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FairPredicts launches ad campaign against Kalshi ahead of Senate gambling probe
A self-described 'market integrity watchdog' is spending six figures to challenge Kalshi's Washington narrative, just as the Senate turns its attention to prediction market regulation.
A newly launched watchdog group dropped a six-figure advertising blitz in the capital ahead of Wednesday’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing on gambling and prediction markets, according to NBC News.
The nonprofit group says it was formed to monitor the prediction market industry and has focused much of its criticism on Kalshi, citing concerns over sports betting expansion and the possibility of traders profiting from nonpublic political or government information.
The hearing comes amid rising pressure on prediction market operators from both regulators and lawmakers. Senate officials have said the inquiry will examine market oversight, integrity concerns and the growing accessibility of betting platforms for younger users.
Kalshi rejected the allegations and suggested FairPredicts may be aligned with casino operators seeking to undermine competing prediction market businesses.
Legal walls closing in
Prediction markets have increasingly collided with the gambling industry as platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket expand their reach. The sector has faced mounting scrutiny following insider trading allegations, including Kalshi’s suspension of political candidates who traded on their own elections and the arrest of a US special forces soldier accused of using classified information to make profits on Polymarket.
President Donald Trump recently expressed concern about the expansion of gambling markets, even as his family-controlled Trump Media & Technology Group previously unveiled plans to offer prediction markets.
In response to conflict-of-interest concerns, the Senate last month approved a bipartisan resolution banning its members from participating in prediction markets.