Every Kalshi commercial, who made it, and who objected
The Kalshi commercial most people search for is the AI-generated ad that ran in the YouTube TV stream of Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Finals, made in two days with Google Veo 3. In 2026 Kalshi ran celebrity spots with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Timothée Chalamet, J Balvin and Marshawn Lynch, made by the agency es muy good.
The AI ad from the 2025 NBA Finals
The Kalshi commercial most people search for is the AI-generated ad that ran in the YouTube TV stream of Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Finals, made in two days with Google Veo 3.
The Kalshi ad had a high-profile debut, appearing in the YouTube TV stream of Game 3 of the NBA Finals on June 11.
Kalshi hired me to make the most unhinged NBA Finals commercial possible.
Accetturo shared many of his prompts and revisions online, explaining how he used Google's Veo 3 AI video generator to create the ad.
Kalshi said the cost of prompting the AI was under $2,000; the filmmaker’s fee and the cost of the airtime were not disclosed.
was under $2,000.
It ends on the line “trade on anything, anywhere in the US”, and drew more than 3 million views on Kalshi's X account after one week.
The 2026 celebrity spots
In 2026 Kalshi ran celebrity spots with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Timothée Chalamet, J Balvin and Marshawn Lynch, made by the agency es muy good.
By Kalshi News Jun 3, 2026
Kalshi’s ad with Chalamet, “ Dentist ,” launched over the summer during the World Cup.
By Kalshi News Jul 14, 2026
Dropping today (Sept. 10), the latest ad features Lynch checking out the Kalshi 2027 football champion report while checking out at a convenience store
The Lynch spot was directed by Craig Gillespie and shot on 35mm film. Kalshi's X account now reads “Trade what's next.”
Why there is no Super Bowl ad
No. The NFL bars prediction-market commercials from its broadcasts, so there was no Kalshi spot in Super Bowl LX.
Prediction-market commercials have not been allowed on NFL broadcasts all season; they were added to the list of categories the NFL forbids before the kickoff of the 2025 season, the source says.
But you won’t see any prediction-market commercials during Super Bowl LX between the Patriots and Seahawks on Feb. 8.
The move away from AI
A representative for the company told him that it’s “old and that they no longer use AI-generated ads.” The rep also said that it’s “‘reviewing our relationship with’ the agency that made it.”
“I saw pretty much every brand under the sun use AI,” Kalshi’s head of growth Keaton Inglis told Ad Age earlier this month.
Regulators who objected
Yes. Washington’s attorney general cited a Kalshi ad in suing it, and Connecticut and New York regulators ordered it to stop advertising to their residents.
In one Kalshi advertisement, one person texts another that they “found a way to bet on the NFL even though we live in Washington,” which seems to acknowledge that Kalshi knows that they are attempting to skirt state law.
orders Kalshi to immediately cease and desist advertising and offering its Contracts to Connecticut residents. The order is dated 2 December 2025.
cease and desist from illegally operating, advertising, promoting, administering, managing, or otherwise making available an unlicensed mobile sports wagering platform in New York State
Separately, the industry's own advertising watchdog referred Kalshi to regulators over influencer disclosures:
New York, NY - June 8, 2026 - As part of its marketplace monitoring program, BBB National Programs' National Advertising Division will refer Kalshi Inc. to the appropriate regulatory authorities, including relevant state Attorneys General, for review and possible enforcement action for failure to participate in the National Advertising Division (NAD) inquiry.
Where each state stands now is on prediction market legality.
