Has Alabama sued Kalshi or ordered it to stop?

Not that we have found. We have no cease-and-desist letter, state lawsuit, court order or settlement in Alabama that names Kalshi, as of Oct. 21, 2026.

How old do you have to be to use Kalshi in Alabama?

18. That is Kalshi's minimum age, and it lists no different rule for Alabama.

Is sports betting legal in Alabama?

Not legal. No legal sports betting; LSR lists Alabama among states without it.

Which court will decide whether Alabama can regulate Kalshi?

Federal appeals from Alabama go to the Eleventh Circuit, which has not yet been asked to decide the question. 3 petitions now ask the U.S. Supreme Court to settle the question nationally.

AL · Kalshi · Checked Oct. 21, 2026

Is Kalshi legal in Alabama?

No restriction found Alabama: No public action found

The short answer

Kalshi does not publish a list of states where it is unavailable, and we found no court order, regulator action or Kalshi notice that stops it from serving Alabama as of Oct. 22, 2026.

Alabama has one public action on record that names Kalshi. The latest (June 12, 2026): The Alabama attorney general joined a 37-state amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit (KalshiEX LLC v. Schuler) supporting Ohio's authority to apply its gaming laws to Kalshi.

Federal appeals from Alabama go to the Eleventh Circuit, which has not yet been asked to decide the question.

Availability: Kalshi Help Center: Signing Up as an Individual (updated March 10, 2026), checked Oct. 22, 2026. A summary of public actions, not legal advice.

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Bluebook

Is Kalshi Legal in Alabama?, Prediction Market Laws (last updated Oct. 22, 2026), https://predictionmarketlaws.com/platforms/kalshi/alabama.

APA

Prediction Market Laws. (2026, October 22). Is Kalshi Legal in Alabama?. https://predictionmarketlaws.com/platforms/kalshi/alabama

What Alabama has done about Kalshi

June 12, 2026
Other development
The Alabama attorney general joined a 37-state amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit (KalshiEX LLC v. Schuler) supporting Ohio's authority to apply its gaming laws to Kalshi.
Source: California Attorney General (coalition press release)

All 2 actions in Alabama

Court cases

Yee v. KalshiEX LLC, et al. (consolidated)U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1:25-cv-08585-JLR (lead); member cases include 1:25-cv-09913 (Pelayo), 1:26-cv-00317 (Hallman), 1:26-cv-01924 (Jennings)Pending

The legal backdrop in Alabama

State status: No public action foundWe found no public enforcement, litigation or enacted law. Pending bills may still be listed on the state's page.
Online sports betting: Not legalNo legal sports betting; LSR lists Alabama among states without it.
Federal appeals court: Eleventh CircuitNo appeal yet.
Who regulates: Alabama Attorney General's Office
Laws and bills: None specific to prediction markets

Using Kalshi in Alabama

Minimum age: 18
Identity checks: Kalshi requires legal name, date of birth and a residential address (no commercial addresses or PO boxes) that match a government ID. It asks for a live in-app photo of a driver's license or passport. It may also ask for proof of address, employment information or source of funds. It may request a Social Security number at any point after signup, which it uses for identity verification and tax reporting; an SSN is not required to deposit. (Help articles updated June 30 and August 25, 2026.) Source
Tax forms: Kalshi says users who meet IRS reporting thresholds get Form 1099-INT (interest), 1099-MISC (credits and rewards), 1099-B (proceeds from crypto transfers) and 1099-DA (digital asset reporting from ZeroHash). The forms appear under Tax Info in the Account tab, and some are emailed through Zenwork. Kalshi gives no dollar thresholds or issue dates. Trading profit-and-loss statements are in the documents tab (help article updated June 22, 2026). SourceWhat the platform says it reports; not tax advice.

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Questions people ask

Is Kalshi legal in Alabama?: Kalshi does not publish a list of states where it is unavailable, and we found no court order, regulator action or Kalshi notice that stops it from serving Alabama as of Oct. 22, 2026. Alabama has one public action on record that names Kalshi. The latest (June 12, 2026): The Alabama attorney general joined a 37-state amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit (KalshiEX LLC v. Schuler) supporting Ohio's authority to apply its gaming laws to Kalshi. This summarises public actions; it is not legal advice.
Has Alabama sued Kalshi or ordered it to stop?: Not that we have found. We have no cease-and-desist letter, state lawsuit, court order or settlement in Alabama that names Kalshi, as of Oct. 21, 2026.
How old do you have to be to use Kalshi in Alabama?: 18. That is Kalshi's minimum age, and it lists no different rule for Alabama.
Is sports betting legal in Alabama?: Not legal. No legal sports betting; LSR lists Alabama among states without it.
Which court will decide whether Alabama can regulate Kalshi?: Federal appeals from Alabama go to the Eleventh Circuit, which has not yet been asked to decide the question. 3 petitions now ask the U.S. Supreme Court to settle the question nationally.