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Is Kalshi legal in Vermont?

No restriction found Vermont: 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 Vermont as of Oct. 22, 2026.

Vermont has one public action on record that names Kalshi. The latest (June 12, 2026): Vermont joined a 37-state coalition (36 states plus California) that filed an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit supporting Ohio's enforcement position against Kalshi (date is the coalition announcement).

Federal appeals from Vermont go to the Second 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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Is Kalshi Legal in Vermont?, Prediction Market Laws (last updated Oct. 22, 2026), https://predictionmarketlaws.com/platforms/kalshi/vermont.

APA

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

What Vermont has done about Kalshi

  1. Other development

    Vermont joined a 37-state coalition (36 states plus California) that filed an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit supporting Ohio's enforcement position against Kalshi (date is the coalition announcement).

    Source: California Attorney General press release

Court cases

We track no case between Kalshi and Vermont.

The legal backdrop in Vermont

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
Legal onlineOnline-only sports betting since January 2024; no retail sportsbooks; minimum age 21.
Federal appeals court
Second CircuitAppeal pending.
Who regulates
Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery; Vermont Attorney General
Laws and bills
1 on record

Using Kalshi in Vermont

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 Vermont?
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 Vermont as of Oct. 22, 2026. Vermont has one public action on record that names Kalshi. The latest (June 12, 2026): Vermont joined a 37-state coalition (36 states plus California) that filed an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit supporting Ohio's enforcement position against Kalshi (date is the coalition announcement). This summarises public actions; it is not legal advice.
Has Vermont 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 Vermont that names Kalshi, as of Oct. 21, 2026.
How old do you have to be to use Kalshi in Vermont?
18. That is Kalshi's minimum age, and it lists no different rule for Vermont.
Is sports betting legal in Vermont?
Legal online. Online-only sports betting since January 2024; no retail sportsbooks; minimum age 21.
Which court will decide whether Vermont can regulate Kalshi?
Federal appeals from Vermont go to the Second Circuit, where an appeal on the question is pending. 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. California Attorney General press release
  3. Vermont sports betting status

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