{"id":12348,"date":"2025-06-20T13:35:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T13:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=opinion&#038;p=12348"},"modified":"2025-06-20T13:35:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T13:35:27","slug":"tribal-powerhouses-arent-bluffingprediction-markets-cant-trample-igra","status":"publish","type":"opinion","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/opinion\/tribal-powerhouses-arent-bluffingprediction-markets-cant-trample-igra\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribal powerhouses aren\u2019t bluffing\u2014prediction markets can\u2019t trample IGRA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When it comes to U.S. gaming, <strong>tribes aren\u2019t playing around<\/strong>\u2014they\u2019re the juggernauts of the industry, flexing true financial and legal muscle. From San Manuel\u2019s stadium sponsorships to Seminole and Mohegan investments in sports franchises, tribal enterprises are running the field. Now, with Kalshi pushing \u2018prediction markets\u2019 under commodity law, tribal attorneys like <strong>Scott\u202fCrowell<\/strong> and <strong>Joseph\u202fWebster<\/strong> are fighting back in court\u2014and this fight just got real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crowell and Webster, representing a coalition of <strong>60 federally recognized tribes<\/strong> and <strong>nine tribal organizations<\/strong>, argued in the Third Circuit that Kalshi&#8217;s sports contracts violate the <strong>Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA)<\/strong>. Their amicus brief doesn&#8217;t just challenge semantics\u2014it&#8217;s a full-frontal defense of tribal sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>IGRA gives tribes exclusive rights to <em>Class III<\/em> gaming on their lands\u2014sports betting included. Kalshi is trying to dodge that by calling bets \u201cevent derivatives\u201d under the <strong>Commodity Exchange Act (CEA)<\/strong>. That\u2019s a loophole tribes say undermines the federal law protecting their compacts. Their argument? <strong>Kalshi\u2019s contracts are outright sports wagers, plain and simple\u2014and they\u2019re conducted on tribal soil.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s more than a legal tussle; it\u2019s about setting the terms for the future. Platforms like Kalshi might operate under CFTC jurisdiction, but tribes aren&#8217;t standing still. They\u2019ve invested billions in gaming power\u2014not just casinos but stadium naming rights (San Manuel at SoFi), pro teams (Seminole\u2019s Hard Rock), even the WNBA\u2019s Connecticut Sun under the Mohegan banner. This isn\u2019t about nostalgia\u2014it\u2019s about market control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link-la-fiesta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tribal-powerhouses-arent-bluffingprediction-markets-cant-trample-igra2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tribal-powerhouses-arent-bluffingprediction-markets-cant-trample-igra2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tribal-powerhouses-arent-bluffingprediction-markets-cant-trample-igra2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tribal-powerhouses-arent-bluffingprediction-markets-cant-trample-igra2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tribal-powerhouses-arent-bluffingprediction-markets-cant-trample-igra2.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kalshi may have secured preliminary wins in some courts\u2014but tribal attorneys Crowell and Webster made one thing crystal clear: <strong>these are tribal issues as much as legal ones<\/strong>. Their brief isn\u2019t just about bets\u2014it defends a longstanding framework built on sovereignty, compacts, and local benefit. Prediction markets might be trendy, but tribes are betting on systems with money, muscle, and legal certainty. And when it comes to sovereignty, they don\u2019t bluff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tribal nations, led by attorneys Scott\u202fCrowell and Joseph\u202fWebster, are drawing a firm line against platforms like Kalshi, defending sovereignty and booming casino influence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12351,"menu_order":37,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[1458,57,4891,102,4902],"class_list":{"0":"post-12348","1":"opinion","2":"type-opinion","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-america","8":"tag-casinos","9":"tag-kalshi","10":"tag-online-betting","11":"tag-tribal-gaming","12":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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