Washington trader seeks $580,545 from Kalshi in September lawsuit
Scott Bright's case began in September, after Washington sued Kalshi and obtained preliminary relief in a separate case.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: Ars Technica
Why it matters
Bright's case tests whether losing customers, not just state attorneys general, can recover money from Kalshi under state gambling-loss statutes. A win would turn Washington's fight over event contracts into a per-customer restitution risk for prediction markets.
Scott Bright, a Bellevue resident who says he lost $308,781.62 trading sports event contracts on Kalshi, is seeking $580,544.98 in a case that began in September. Bright is not suing Kalshi co-founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara. His complaint names KalshiEX LLC and Kalshi Inc.…
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