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Arizona Files Criminal Charges Against Kalshi Prediction Market Alleging an “Illegal Gambling Operation”
And Kalshi was having such a good week.
On Tuesday, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed criminal charges against KalshiEx LLC and Kalshi Trading LLC, the companies behind the Kalshi prediction market platform, for “operating an illegal gambling business in Arizona without a license,” and “for election wagering.” All told, the filing carries 20 charges.
“Kalshi may brand itself as a ‘prediction market,’ but what it’s actually doing is running an illegal gambling operation and taking bets on Arizona elections, both of which violate Arizona law,” Mayes said. “No company gets to decide for itself which laws to follow.”
Mayes alleges Kalshi “accepted bets from Arizona residents on a wide range of events in violation of Arizona law,” like professional and college sports — including prop bets — and whether the SAVE Act would become law. SAVE, or the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, is a proposed federal law that would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require “documentary proof of United States citizenship” to register to vote.
All told, the filing carries four counts of election wagering, including bets on the 2028 presidential race ($2 on J.D. Vance winning the big office), the 2026 Arizona gubernatorial race, the 2026 Arizona Republican gubernatorial primary and the 2026 Arizona Secretary of State race. Arizona law prohibits operating an unlicensed wagering business and separately bans betting on elections outright.
The bets specified for on each of the 20 counts ranged from $1-$30. Count 6 was a dollar bet on if Elon Musk would attend the Super Bowl. (He did not.)
“These state-court charges are seriously flawed. It’s gamesmanship,” a Kalshi spokesperson said in a statement provided to The Hollywood Reporter.
“Four days after Kalshi filed suit in federal court, these charges were filed to circumvent federal court and short-circuit the normal judicial process. They attempt to prevent federal courts from evaluating the case based on the merits — whether Kalshi is subject to exclusive federal jurisdiction,” the Kalshi statement continues. “These charges are meritless, and we look forward to fighting them in court.”
“Arizona will not be bullied into letting any company place itself above state law,” Mayes said.
At this point in the story, you’re probably wondering, what about Polymarket? Polymarket is an offshore platform and thus out of reach of U.S. regulators, but certainly not out of reach of bettors’ access.
More than $120 million in total was wagered on this past Sunday’s Oscars on Kalshi, a spokesperson told THR. The predictions markets on both Kalshi and Polymarket got 19 of 24 Academy Awards winners correct.
GLENDALE, Ariz. – An Arizona Rattlers player is accused of leaving his dog inside a car for hours while he was at practice on Sunday evening.
What we know:
Officers responded to a report of a dog inside a vehicle in the parking lot of Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale just before 5:30 p.m. on March 15.
The dog was found inside the locked car, panting, with the windows closed with only a small crack, according to court documents.
The caller said they first saw the dog inside at around 3 p.m., and remained in the area until 6 p.m., where the dog remained inside with no owner present. They also told police they tried giving the animal water.
Dig deeper:
The owner of the car and dog, later identified as 24-year-old Patrick Jones, a linebacker for the Rattlers, arrived and initially told officers the vehicle wasn’t his but later admitted that it was.
Jones said he was staying at a hotel nearby and had nowhere else to keep the dog. While speaking to police, Jones got the dog out and told them they could take it “because he could not care for it,” court documents said.
What we don’t know:
The dog’s current health status has not been disclosed.
What’s next:
The dog was taken to an animal shelter. Jones was not arrested, but Glendale Police are filing animal cruelty charges.
Map of the incident location.
The Source: Glendale Police Department
The Cardinals added DL Roy Lopez in free agency. We grade the free agent addition for 2026.
The first week of NFL free agency is in the books. The Arizona Cardinals have been active, although they have not made any real significant moves like last offseason. It is time to start grading their initial moves.
We don’t know how they will actually work out, as the season is still months away, but based on need, fit and value, we can give initial grades.
Let’s look at defensive lineman Roy Lopez.
Grading the Cardinals’ signing of Roy Lopez
Grade: B-minus
Lopez returns to Arizona after a season in Detroit on a two-year, $10.5 million contract. He will presumably be the team’s starting nose tackle. He is not a spectacular player, but he is solid. He had career-highs in sacks (two) and quarterback hits (five) while playing in a rotational role for the Lions. He logged 425 defensive snaps.
He is a space eater. He is active. He doesn’t produce a lot, but he also didn’t cost much. He is a veteran, something badly needed in the Cardinals’ defensive line room after the release of Justin Jones and Bilal Nichols, and with the uncertain status of Calais Campbell.
He is another player who is not a bad signing. It’s decent signing.
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The National Weather Service provides helpful information for extreme heat in Arizona, but you may need some help deciphering the data on the website page.
For example, under “Average First 100° F Day,” there are two sets of figures for the Phoenix area: “May 10 (POR)” and “May 2 (1991-2020).” So, which one do we go by?
According to The Republic’s environment and climate editor, Shaun McKinnon, those two sets of figures can be interpreted this way:
“May 10 is the ‘period of record,’ which means the average for 1896-2025. May 2 is based on the last 30 years (which is the time frame the National Weather Service uses to determine ‘normal’ temps. Every 10 years, the service slides the date ahead 10 years to keep it at 30). The difference between the two figures shows that 100-degree days are arriving on average eight days sooner than over the long term.”
Which means it’s starting to get hotter sooner in the year now.
The data also applies on the other side of what we Arizonans loosely call “the summer season”: The average last 110-degree day is Aug. 13 (period of record) and Aug. 26 (1991-2020), which anyone who has lived here long enough knows by experience means the extreme heat is lasting longer.
What you need to know about Phoenix-area heat
A Tucson native whose family spent summers in the White Mountains, Rebecca “Becca” Dyer lives in the Valley and is a copy editor/online producer for The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com. Send tips on Arizona history items to rebecca.dyer@arizonarepublic.com.
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