A federal judge has temporarily stopped Minnesota from enforcing its newly enacted prediction market ban, allowing federally registered platforms to continue operating in the state while litigation over regulatory authority moves forward. The measure would have made it a crime to create, operate, host or promote a prediction market in Minnesota. Menendez concluded that the challengers had shown a sufficient likelihood that federal commodities law overrides significant parts of Minnesota’s ban. State Challenges Continue Across the CountryThe Minnesota dispute is part of a broader legal conflict between state gambling authorities and federally regulated prediction market operators. A federal judge blocked that prosecution after finding that federal law pre-empted the relevant state gambling provisions.