Connecticut attorney general
Case
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.
Role at the time: Attorney General of Connecticut
Responding to
Can Connecticut regulate sports prediction markets as gambling?
“None of that is happening now on Kalshi, and we’re suing to put a stop to it”
Tong denounces alleged failures to protect consumers and says the state is suing to stop them. This expresses substantive criticism, not only a dispute over how sports contracts are characterized.
Statement dates: August 26, 2026
