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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
I've unfortunately spent most of my time on the Other Site, as all of the Degenerate Gamblers are over there. But I popped back on here to say #appellatebluesky, #appellatesky, or whatever we're calling it now should follow the developments on sports prediction markets.
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 16/09/2025
While the law is argued in court, the distinction may not ultimately matter much to its customers. “Pragmatically, I think for the retail individual, they don’t see a difference,” said @andrewkim.bsky.social, a lawyer specializing in gaming law.
These platforms maintain that they offer financial services that shouldn’t be considered wagers. But are they really so different? “Pragmatically, I think for the retail individual, they don’t see a difference,” says Kim. “I think retail individuals trading on these platforms are not thinking of it as not gambling. They’re just thinking of it as one more outlet for them to participate in the opportunity to put money on an event.” Recent research supports this, with a study from the American Gaming Association finding that most Americans view sports-related prediction markets as a form of gambling.10 But at the same time, Kim sees some legitimate arguments from these platforms that they are offering swaps and not wagers, at least when it comes to a strict reading of the law.

Slide from a report by the American Gaming Association, titled “Nearly All Americans Recognize Sports Events Contracts as Gambling, Not a Financial Instrument”. Contents: “What are prediction markets most like? Thinking specifically about sports related prediction contracts now. Imagine a scenario where you pay 50 cents to buy a contract that the New York Yankees will win tonight’s game. If the Yankees win, you’ll be paid $1, if they lose you would lose your 50 cents and have nothing. Would you consider this specific type of sports prediction market to be:” Pie chart, showing 85% say “A form of 10% gambling, like sports betting”, 6% say “A financial instrument, like options or commodity futures”, 10% say “Not sure”.
(via the American Gaming Association)
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
I feel like CAFed is like the *least* partisan federal court of appeals...
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Me, telling the story of D.C.: “So, there was an agency called DOGE, named after something called a memecoin. A gentleman by the name of Big Balls worked for DOGE….”
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Rehearing en banc in 3... 2... 1...
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Hey Siri, play "Upgrade U" by Beyonce
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
This is an incredibly niche thought, but do women just have Revolutionary War military costumes in their closet, or what? So many Hamilton videos have popped up out of nowhere.
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Using the "decline and suggest new time" function on Outlook is an act of aggression
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
me: mindlessly watching videos on YouTube YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_iM... @stevevladeck.bsky.social
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Law Professor Answers Supreme Court Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Between Les Liaisons Coldplayeuses and Donald Trump's signature being used for [censored], it's been a helluva 24 hours for this country.
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
So proud.
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Could have sworn 2019 was last year
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Jaime Santos @jaimesantos.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
My colleague @andrewkim.bsky.social and I were proud to partner with Planned Parenthood in opposing certiorari in this case!
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Is this the monkey's paw response to me saying earlier this year that the Court should take up more Rule 23 cases?
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Welp
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Just got off a red-eye, which lasted longer than this ceasefire.
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Weird flex, but ok
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Did not see USCIT coming in off the top rope
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Was the ship named Icarus
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Kudos to the man playing Civ VI on this four-hour flight. Live your truth.
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
It's all fun and games until you're the only person up at 2am who knows how to run a Table of Authorities
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
This has always puzzled me. Technically, the Pope is a foreign sovereign, and a foreign sovereign shouldn't be able to swear or maintain allegiance to another country. But I don't think popes give up their citizenship - do they? Pope Francis didn't give up his Argentine passport.
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Me: People digging into the new Pope’s personal life really need to get a life of their own. Also me: Oooh, we have the same birthday!
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I didn't know the College of Cardinals had the power to pull Ed Martin's nomination.
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Rehearing en banc in 3, 2, 1…
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
My recent re-watch of the Borgias seems relevant
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Is it just me, or do 80% of LinkedIn posts feel ... fake?
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
5 U.S.C. § 6103(a): "The following are legal public holidays ... Veterans Day, November 11."
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
At some point, I suspect this will break Justice Barrett, too.
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
I didn’t even need to open the article to know who this was. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/h...
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‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal (Gift Article)
The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter.
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Sooo... does Senator Van Hollen file these declarations now, or what?
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
You know you pay too much attention to the life sciences industry when you tell your doctor about upcoming drug approvals...
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Will DOJ file a status report tomorrow saying Van Hollen's visit satisfies the "facilitation" requirement?
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
He’s going to crash the economy by TruthSocial, isn’t he.
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
What, exactly, are they appealing? The order to "take all available steps to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia to the United States as soon as possible"? If so, what is the controversy for purposes of appeal?
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Is the government still required to file daily status reports in Abrego Garcia? I feel like this is the closest we've gotten to appointment television, since, well, before the invention of DVR.
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
A missed opportunity for 55 ROGS 55 RFPS 55 DEPOS 55 RFAS
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a man driving a car with 55 burgers written on the side
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Can't wait until the Supreme Court grants shadow mandamus on a discovery issue #finaljudgmentrulewhat
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
I'm sorry, if a judge used the words "intense discovery" and "no business hours," I think I might die. (Who am I kidding, I'm an appellate lawyer; I would die just hearing the word "discovery.")
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
And who says degenerate gambling and the APA don't mix: closingline.substack.com/p/the-curren...
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The Current: Inside The Kalshi-Nevada Hearing's Oral Arguments
The Closing Line has seen the transcript of the hearing about the lawsuit from Kalshi as it argues it is not illegal sports betting. Here are five takeaways from that hearing from attorney Andrew Kim.
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Two unserious thoughts about a very serious case (Abrego Garcia): 1. Do they just draw a different declarant out of a hat every day? Is it like drawing the short straw? 2. At what point are they just going to Xerox the middle finger and upload that to CM/ECF?
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Don't let anyone tell you serious thought leadership about federal preemption and statutory interpretation can't use the Marie Kondo "I Love Mess" GIF.
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a woman says i love mess while talking to another woman
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
If some state secrets privilege prevents you from responding to #2 and #3 from Judge Xinis's order, you should assert the privilege. If you don't, that just makes me wonder whether you're doing nothing.
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
The civil servant who signed this has been around for so long, his bio says he's a *CHARTER MEMBER* of the Senior Executive Service (est. 1979)
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Can't wait til this daily reporting requirement gets appealed under the collateral order doctrine
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
"We made no effort to try to comply with your order while we raced to the Supreme Court, and *hand waves* FOREIGN AFFAIRS"
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Same vibes, tbh.
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a woman in a pink dress is standing in front of a flag and giving a speech .
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Andrew Kim @andrewkim.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
It’s like Trump woke up one day and decided the U.S. economy needed to experience the Johnny Cash rendition of “Hurt.”
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a man playing a guitar with the words " i hurt myself today " next to him
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