Illinois Gaming Board
Illinois Gaming Board cease-and-desist letter to Polymarket US
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Bluebook
Illinois Cease-and-Desist Letter to Polymarket US (Jan. 27, 2026), Prediction Market Laws (last updated Nov. 7, 2026), https://predictionmarketlaws.com/documents/il-gaming-board-polymarket-cease-and-desist-2026.
APA
Prediction Market Laws. (2026, November 7). Illinois Cease-and-Desist Letter to Polymarket US (Jan. 27, 2026). https://predictionmarketlaws.com/documents/il-gaming-board-polymarket-cease-and-desist-2026
The Gaming Board sent Polymarket's U.S. exchange the demand it had sent Kalshi, Robinhood and Crypto.com in 2025: stop unlicensed sports wagering in Illinois or face possible civil or criminal penalties. This letter also cites an Illinois Supreme Court decision on what counts as gambling.
What the letter says
- The demand. Polymarket US, and anyone affiliated with its operations, is “directed to cease and desist this illegal activity.”
- The law cited. The same statutes as the 2025 letters, plus J&J Ventures Gaming, LLC v. Wild, Inc., 2016 IL 119870.
- The warning. Possible civil or criminal penalties.
What happened next
Illinois was one of several states that wrote to Polymarket's U.S. exchange early in 2026; Tennessee's Sports Wagering Council had sent it a cease-and-desist letter on Jan. 9.
Read and cite it
Cite the letter
Letter from Marcus D. Fruchter, Adm'r, Ill. Gaming Bd., to QCX LLC d/b/a Polymarket US (Jan. 27, 2026).
Cite this summary
Prediction Market Laws, Illinois Gaming Board cease-and-desist letter to Polymarket US (read Nov. 7, 2026), https://predictionmarketlaws.com/documents/il-gaming-board-polymarket-cease-and-desist-2026.