Kalshi acknowledges gambling problem, seeks professional help

The prediction platform that takes bets on everything from who will win the Stanley Cup to when Taylor Swift will tie the knot is joining forces with the National Council on Problem Gambling, which seeks to minimize the effects and prevalence of gambling addiction.

The National Council formed the Financial Services and Trading subcategory and Kalshi is its first member, funding a $2 million, two-year investment to “support a strategic initiative focused on trader health and safety,” says a news release from the council.

Kalshi, a company valued at $22 billion, is contributing to the National Council about half of what Nevada allocates to problem gambling each year.

State funding “isn’t adequate in normal time and certainly not enough to address the rise in harm,” especially among the 18-34 year-old demographic, says Trey Delap, executive director of the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling. That age group is the source of about half of the callers to the U.S. National Gambling Helpline.



https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/05/28/kalshi-acknowledges-gambling-problem-seeks-professional-help/