Has Minnesota 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 Minnesota that names Kalshi, as of Oct. 21, 2026.

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

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

Is sports betting legal in Minnesota?

Not legal. Sports betting is not legal in Minnesota.

Which court will decide whether Minnesota can regulate Kalshi?

Federal appeals from Minnesota go to the Eighth Circuit, where an appeal on the question is pending. 3 petitions now ask the U.S. Supreme Court to settle the question nationally.

MN · Kalshi · Checked Oct. 21, 2026

Is Kalshi legal in Minnesota?

No restriction found Minnesota: In litigation

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 Minnesota as of Oct. 22, 2026.

Minnesota has 2 public actions on record that name Kalshi. The latest (Oct. 7, 2026): Minnesota's attorney general signed an Ohio-led amicus brief, joined by 38 other states and DC, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant New Jersey's petition in Flaherty v. KalshiEX (No. 26-299).

Federal appeals from Minnesota go to the Eighth Circuit, where an appeal on the question is pending.

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 Minnesota?, Prediction Market Laws (last updated Oct. 22, 2026), https://predictionmarketlaws.com/platforms/kalshi/minnesota.

APA

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

What Minnesota has done about Kalshi

Oct. 7, 2026
Other development
Minnesota's attorney general signed an Ohio-led amicus brief, joined by 38 other states and DC, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant New Jersey's petition in Flaherty v. KalshiEX (No. 26-299).
Source: Ohio et al. amicus brief, U.S. Supreme Court No. 26-299
May 27, 2026
Operator lawsuit
Kalshi sued Attorney General Keith Ellison, Gov. Walz and the state gambling enforcement director in the District of Minnesota, raising Supremacy Clause and First Amendment claims.
Source: The Block

All 6 actions in Minnesota

Court cases

KalshiEX LLC v. EllisonU.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 0:26-cv-02778Injunction granted
United States v. State of MinnesotaU.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 0:26-cv-02661Injunction granted

The legal backdrop in Minnesota

State status: In litigationThe state and a prediction market operator are actively in court, and no order blocking the operator is in force.
Online sports betting: Not legalSports betting is not legal in Minnesota.
Federal appeals court: Eighth CircuitAppeal pending.
Who regulates: Minnesota Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division; Minnesota Attorney General
Laws and bills: 2 on record

Using Kalshi in Minnesota

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 Minnesota?: 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 Minnesota as of Oct. 22, 2026. Minnesota has 2 public actions on record that name Kalshi. The latest (Oct. 7, 2026): Minnesota's attorney general signed an Ohio-led amicus brief, joined by 38 other states and DC, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant New Jersey's petition in Flaherty v. KalshiEX (No. 26-299). This summarises public actions; it is not legal advice.
Has Minnesota 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 Minnesota that names Kalshi, as of Oct. 21, 2026.
How old do you have to be to use Kalshi in Minnesota?: 18. That is Kalshi's minimum age, and it lists no different rule for Minnesota.
Is sports betting legal in Minnesota?: Not legal. Sports betting is not legal in Minnesota.
Which court will decide whether Minnesota can regulate Kalshi?: Federal appeals from Minnesota go to the Eighth Circuit, where an appeal on the question is pending. 3 petitions now ask the U.S. Supreme Court to settle the question nationally.