Kalshi spokesperson and former Special Assistant to the President of the United States
DI has documented statements by Jacki McGavick on Prediction Markets. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
Statement dates: September 10, 2026
Role at the time: Kalshi spokesperson
Statement summary
McGavick argues that blocking federally supervised exchanges undermines consumer safety.
“You don't protect consumers by blocking exchanges that are actually regulated”
She criticizes the restriction itself, arguing it harms consumers.
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Case
Relationship to this case: Speaker
Connecticut's September action against nine prediction-market companies intensified a dispute over sports-event contracts. State officials invoke gambling laws and consumer safeguards, while the CFTC argues that federal authority displaces the challenged restrictions.
