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Is Kalshi legal in Nevada?

Sports blocked Nevada: Court order in force

The short answer

Kalshi's sports contracts are blocked in Nevada. Kalshi stopped new trades in sports, entertainment and election markets for Nevada users on March 21, 2026, after a state-court temporary restraining order, and told customers by email. Other markets stayed open. Nevada's Gaming Control Board said on June 1, 2026 that a state-court preliminary injunction bars Kalshi from sports-, election- and entertainment-related contracts in Nevada. Covers reported on July 27, 2026 that Kalshi agreed to a third-party geofence by August 12, 2026.

Nevada has 11 public actions on record that name Kalshi. The latest (Oct. 7, 2026): Nevada'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 Nevada go to the Ninth Circuit, which ruled for the states on Aug. 28, 2026.

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

APA

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

What Nevada has done about Kalshi

  1. Other development

    Nevada'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

  2. Other development

    Kalshi petitioned the Ninth Circuit for rehearing en banc; no ruling had been reported by Oct. 20, 2026.

    Source: Joint stipulation, KalshiEX v. Knudsen (D. Mont.), citing the petition

  3. Court order

    A Ninth Circuit panel (Judges R. Nelson, Bade and Lee; No. 25-7516) affirmed the dissolution of Kalshi's injunction as to sports contracts, holding they are likely not swaps and Nevada law is likely not preempted, and remanded on election contracts.

    Source: Ninth Circuit opinion, KalshiEX v. Assad

  4. Other development

    Nevada told the court Kalshi missed the Aug. 12, 2026 geofencing deadline it had agreed to in July and asked for a $120,000-per-day fine; Kalshi says investigators misrepresented their location. No ruling on the fine was found.

    Source: Finance Magnates

  5. Court order

    The Nevada Supreme Court (No. 92771) denied Kalshi's request to stay the state-court injunction.

    Source: SportsBettingDime

  6. Other development

    The Board asked the court to hold Kalshi in contempt and impose significant penalties for not complying with the May 18, 2026 order.

    Source: Nevada Gaming Control Board press release

  7. Court order

    The court ordered Kalshi to geofence so it does not offer sports, election or entertainment event contracts to anyone in Nevada.

    Source: Nevada Gaming Control Board press release

  8. Court order

    Judge Woodbury, who had announced the ruling from the bench on April 3, 2026, entered a preliminary injunction requiring Kalshi to stop offering sports, election and entertainment contracts to Nevada residents by May 4, 2026.

    Source: DeFi Rate

  9. Court order

    Judge Jason Woodbury granted the Board an ex parte TRO against Kalshi.

    Source: Bloomberg

  10. State lawsuit

    The Gaming Control Board sued Kalshi in the First Judicial District Court in Carson City, alleging unlicensed wagering.

    Source: Prediction Market Litigation Tracker (mickbransfield.com)

  11. Court order

    The U.S. District Court for Nevada dissolved the preliminary injunction that had shielded Kalshi from state enforcement.

    Source: Prediction Market Litigation Tracker (mickbransfield.com)

All 15 actions in Nevada

Open questions

Court cases

The legal backdrop in Nevada

State status
Court order in forceA court order currently bars at least one CFTC-regulated prediction market from offering some contracts, usually sports, to people in the state.
Online sports betting
Legal onlineRetail and mobile sports betting through Nevada-licensed sportsbooks since 2010.
Federal appeals court
Ninth CircuitRuled for the states.
Who regulates
Nevada Gaming Control Board; Nevada Gaming Commission; Nevada Attorney General
Laws and bills
None specific to prediction markets

Using Kalshi in Nevada

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 Nevada?
Kalshi's sports contracts are blocked in Nevada. Kalshi stopped new trades in sports, entertainment and election markets for Nevada users on March 21, 2026, after a state-court temporary restraining order, and told customers by email. Other markets stayed open. Nevada's Gaming Control Board said on June 1, 2026 that a state-court preliminary injunction bars Kalshi from sports-, election- and entertainment-related contracts in Nevada. Covers reported on July 27, 2026 that Kalshi agreed to a third-party geofence by August 12, 2026. Nevada has 11 public actions on record that name Kalshi. The latest (Oct. 7, 2026): Nevada'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 Nevada sued Kalshi or ordered it to stop?
Yes. Aug. 28, 2026: A Ninth Circuit panel (Judges R. Nelson, Bade and Lee; No. 25-7516) affirmed the dissolution of Kalshi's injunction as to sports contracts, holding they are likely not swaps and Nevada law is likely not preempted, and remanded on election contracts. July 1, 2026: The Nevada Supreme Court (No. 92771) denied Kalshi's request to stay the state-court injunction. May 18, 2026: The court ordered Kalshi to geofence so it does not offer sports, election or entertainment event contracts to anyone in Nevada. April 28, 2026: Judge Woodbury, who had announced the ruling from the bench on April 3, 2026, entered a preliminary injunction requiring Kalshi to stop offering sports, election and entertainment contracts to Nevada residents by May 4, 2026. March 20, 2026: Judge Jason Woodbury granted the Board an ex parte TRO against Kalshi. Feb. 17, 2026: The Gaming Control Board sued Kalshi in the First Judicial District Court in Carson City, alleging unlicensed wagering. Nov. 24, 2025: The U.S. District Court for Nevada dissolved the preliminary injunction that had shielded Kalshi from state enforcement.
How old do you have to be to use Kalshi in Nevada?
18. That is Kalshi's minimum age, and it lists no different rule for Nevada.
Is sports betting legal in Nevada?
Legal online. Retail and mobile sports betting through Nevada-licensed sportsbooks since 2010.
Which court will decide whether Nevada can regulate Kalshi?
Federal appeals from Nevada go to the Ninth Circuit, which ruled for the states on Aug. 28, 2026. 3 petitions now ask the U.S. Supreme Court to settle the question nationally.

Sources

  1. Kalshi Help Center: Signing Up as an Individual (updated March 10, 2026)
  2. Kalshi in Nevada
  3. Kalshi in Nevada
  4. Ohio et al. amicus brief, U.S. Supreme Court No. 26-299
  5. Joint stipulation, KalshiEX v. Knudsen (D. Mont.), citing the petition
  6. Ninth Circuit opinion, KalshiEX v. Assad
  7. Finance Magnates
  8. SportsBettingDime
  9. Nevada Gaming Control Board press release
  10. DeFi Rate
  11. Bloomberg
  12. Prediction Market Litigation Tracker (mickbransfield.com)
  13. Nevada sports betting status

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