# Federal Judge Blocks Minnesota's Prediction-Market Ban as the Sector Consolidates

Kalshi and Polymarket won an injunction on the ground the state law likely conflicts with federal commodities law, while Fanatics bought a regulated exchange to build its own venue.

- Published: 2026-07-28T05:30:46.251Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-07-28/federal-judge-blocks-minnesota-s-prediction-market-ban-as-th
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/kalshi-and-polymarket-win-minnesota-injunction/), [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/07/27/kalshi-polymarket-win-pause-against-minnesota-s-prediction-market-ban), [CoinDesk (Fanatics)](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/27/fanatics-buys-regulated-exchange-in-bid-to-grow-prediction-markets-business)

Kalshi and Polymarket's US arm won an injunction blocking Minnesota's ban on prediction markets, with a federal judge ruling that the state law criminalizing event-based trading would probably violate the federal Commodity Exchange Act. Thr…

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