Kalshi is launching prediction apps with Native American tribes. That’s dividing Indian country
The partnerships could fund tribal infrastructure, while opponents say prediction markets threaten casino revenue and gaming rights.
- On Wednesday, the Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation and three other tribes launched prediction apps with Kalshi, putting these communities at odds with much of Indian country over the future of tribal gaming.
- Tribal leaders oppose the expansion, citing concerns that prediction sites threaten casino revenues; Glen Gobin, a Tulalip Tribes council member, noted casino dollars funded 100% of a $67 million water pipeline and a $19 million education center.
- CFTC Chairman Mike Selig faces criticism from tribal advocates, as James Siva, chair of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, said decades of work on tribal gaming were "circumvented by a one-man show" at the commission.
- Eric Wright, administrator for the Kletsel Dehe, defends the partnership as essential to tribal sovereignty and economic self-determination; Marshall Pierite, chair of the Tunica-Biloxi tribe, says leaders privately seek to "piggyback on our efforts."
- Legal battles involving tribes and non-Indian casinos continue across the country, with experts predicting the Supreme Court will ultimately determine the legality of sports prediction markets in Indian country.
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Four Native American tribes in California and Oklahoma partnered with Kalshi on prediction apps, opening a debate among tribes about economics, sovereignty and gaming rights.
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Kalshi strikes deals with four Native American tribes, widening split in tribal gaming
Four Native American tribes have partnered with prediction market operator Kalshi to launch tribal-branded apps, expanding the company's ties with Indigenous communities despite opposition from established tribal gaming organizations. The Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, Greenville Rancheria and Alturas Indian Rancheria in California, along with Oklahoma's Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,...
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