New Mexico tribe and pueblos wrap up case that Kalshi sports betting hurts their sovereignty

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 511

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Three New Mexico pueblos and one tribe on Friday wrapped up their closing arguments that a federal judge should step in to prohibit the online prediction market Kalshi from enabling what the plaintiffs allege amounts to illegal sports gambling on sovereign tribal land.

In May, the plaintiffs — the Mescalero Apache Tribe, as well as the Pojoaque, Sandia and Isleta Pueblos — alleged in federal court that Kalshi violates tribal …

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