Ford seeks to upset Lombardo, become Nevada’s first Black governor

By: Dana Gentry

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: October 15, 2026

Words: 1,428

Last Updated: 2 days, 5 hours ago

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Among the stack of lawsuits Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford has filed in his two terms is one of particular significance to the state and its bread-and-butter gambling industry – the effort to keep prediction markets out of states with regulated sports betting.

But on Wednesday, Ford briefly eschewed his adversarial posture and in a fundraising pitch, touted prediction platform Kalshi’s take on his chances against Gov. Joe Lombardo, whom he hopes to …

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