alt Hacker NewsIf you’re a Houston bar owner dependent on post game traffic, there would be risk of them losing.
There are a thousand of exchanges that have no risk on my life, but that doesn’t mean they don’t impact others.
If you’re a Houston bar owner dependent on post game traffic, there would be risk of them losing.
There are a thousand of exchanges that have no risk on my life, but that doesn’t mean they don’t impact others.
A bar here in SF made local news for using Kalshi for just this purpose: https://sfstandard.com/2026/07/06/san-francisco-world-cup-ka...
In a similar vein, companies that run skill competitions (hole-in-one prizes, half-court shots, etc.) can and regularly do buy insurance on those events.
Under this theory, Kalshi is arguably not trading in commodities, but insurance, which is state-regulated.