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Illinois Answers Project Quotes Benesch’s Kevin Frankel on Illinois’ Legal Fight Over Prediction Markets

March 13, 2026

The Illinois Answers Project recently quoted Kevin Frankel, a partner at Benesch and chair of the firm’s State Attorneys General Practice Group, in an in‑depth examination of how prediction market platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi may conflict with Illinois’ century‑old gambling laws.

The article explores growing legal challenges facing prediction market companies as Illinois regulators and private litigants argue that event‑based contracts offered by these platforms constitute illegal gambling under state law.

More: Prediction Markets Up Against Illinois’ Century-Old Gambling Law in Series of Lawsuits – Illinois Answers