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Tennessee AG Defends Sports Wagering Authority

Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti filed an opening brief in the Sixth Circuit seeking to reverse a preliminary injunction that blocked Tennessee from enforcing its sports wagering laws against KalshiEX LLC. Kalshi offers contracts tied to sports outcomes, including game winners, player performance, and point spreads. Tennessee argues those products mirror offerings from licensed sportsbooks while…

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Mariner Finance Pays $11.1 Million in Tennessee AG Settlement

Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti reached an $11.1 million settlement with Mariner Finance resolving allegations that the company violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act and other consumer protection laws through deceptive lending practices and hidden add-on products. As previously reported, Tennessee was part of a bipartisan coalition of AGs that sued Mariner over its lending practices,…

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Tennessee AG Pushes Illegal Online Sweepstakes Casinos to Fold

Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti announced that his office sent formal cease-and-desist letters to nearly 40 online sweepstakes casinos operating in Tennessee, and that recipients have either disabled the unlawful components of their platforms or agreed to wind down operations in the coming weeks. According to the AG’s Office, online sweepstakes casinos use a dual-currency system—including…

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AGs Focus on Everyday Issues at 2025 NAAG Capital Forum

By: Emily Yu The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) hosted its yearly Capital Forum in Washington, D.C. between December 8 and 10, 2025.  Panels touched on new developments in technology and longstanding areas of AG interest alike, but all centered around goods and services consumed by nearly every American. Social Media and AI Hawaii…

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Bipartisan AGs: Federal Ban on State AI Regulations Does Not Compute

A bipartisan coalition of 37 AGs sent a letter to leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives opposing a federal ban against state-level regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. In the letter, the AGs argue that an amendment to the federal budget reconciliation bill—which would impose a 10-year prohibition on states from enforcing state laws…

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