Is Kalshi legal in Louisiana?

We found no court order or regulator action stopping Kalshi from serving Louisiana, as of Oct. 22, 2026. Louisiana's status on prediction markets: in litigation. Details are on our Kalshi in Louisiana page.

Is Polymarket legal in Louisiana?

We found no court order or regulator action stopping Polymarket from serving Louisiana, as of Oct. 28, 2026. Louisiana's status on prediction markets: in litigation. Details are on our Polymarket in Louisiana page.

What is the difference between a sportsbook and a prediction market?

A sportsbook takes the other side of each bet and keeps what bettors lose, under a state license. A prediction market is a federally regulated exchange that matches users with each other and charges a fee, which is why platforms argue state gambling law does not reach them.

Louisiana · Sports betting

Is sports betting legal in Louisiana?

Where sportsbooks stand in Louisiana, where Kalshi, Polymarket and other prediction markets stand, and why the answers differ. Built from our sourced state records.

Reviewed Oct. 28, 2026 · Live figures update with our records · Sources are footnoted

Sportsbooks: Legal onlineKalshi: No restriction found

The short answer

Yes. Online sports betting is legal in Louisiana. Retail and mobile sports betting; mobile launched Jan. 28, 2022.¹

Prediction markets are a separate question: we found no court order or regulator action stopping Kalshi from offering sports contracts in Louisiana, as of Oct. 22, 2026.

Sportsbooks in Louisiana

Sports betting in Louisiana is legal online. Retail and mobile sports betting; mobile launched Jan. 28, 2022.¹ Gaming oversight: Louisiana Gaming Control Board.

Prediction markets in Louisiana

Our status for Louisiana: In litigation. The state and a prediction market operator are actively in court, and no order blocking the operator is in force. Kalshi and Polymarket US sued Louisiana officials in federal court in October 2026 to head off enforcement of the state's gambling laws.

Latest action (Operator lawsuit, Oct. 27, 2026): Polymarket US's exchange sued the attorney general and Gaming Control Board members in the Eastern District of Louisiana (No. 2:26-cv-02482), citing the board's December 2025 notice.²

We track 2 lawsuits involving Louisiana. Federal appeals from Louisiana go to the Fifth Circuit, which has not yet been asked to decide the question. Full record: prediction market laws in Louisiana.

Which prediction market apps work in Louisiana

Prediction market platforms in Louisiana
Platform	In Louisiana	Note
Kalshi	No restriction found
Polymarket US	No restriction found
Coinbase	No restriction found	Contracts trade on Kalshi.
Crypto.com	No restriction found	Contracts trade on Crypto.com \| Derivatives North America (North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc.), an affiliated CFTC-registered exchange and clearinghouse; Crypto.com's 2026-09-08 release places this entity under the OG.com spin-off.
DraftKings Predictions	Sports blocked
Fanatics Markets	Not offered	Contracts trade on Crypto.com \| Derivatives North America (Nadex rules).
FanDuel Predicts	Sports blocked	Contracts trade on CME Group (financial contracts) and Crypto.com \| Derivatives North America / OG (sports, entertainment and combination contracts).
Gemini Predictions	No restriction found
PrizePicks	Offered	The eligibility page lists Louisiana with Team and Culture Picks at 18+. The where-can-I-play page omits LA from its written Team Picks list (its table shows a checkmark) and gives Culture Picks as 21+ in LA.
Robinhood	No restriction found	Contracts trade on KalshiEX, ForecastEx and Rothera Exchange and Clearing (a Robinhood joint venture with SIG); since 2026-09-08 also OG.com's North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc..
Underdog	Offered	Contracts trade on Underdog's own exchange UDX (Aristotle Exchange DCM/DCO, Inc. d/b/a Underdog Exchange), plus Kalshi and Nadex (Crypto.com \| Derivatives North America).
Webull	No restriction found	Contracts trade on Kalshi.

“No restriction found” means we know of no court order, regulator action or platform notice stopping it in Louisiana; it is not a finding that it is legal there.

Why the answers differ

A sportsbook takes the other side of each bet and keeps what bettors lose.³ It needs a license from the state. A prediction market is an exchange that matches users with each other and takes a fee,³ and the large ones are regulated by the CFTC, whose jurisdiction over trading on those exchanges federal law calls exclusive.⁴ That is the platforms’ case for offering sports contracts nationwide; by the 2025 Super Bowl, Kalshi offered them in all 50 states, including states without legal sports betting.⁵

States answer that sports event contracts are sports bets by another name; Massachusetts, for one, says Kalshi’s closely resemble wagers at licensed sportsbooks.⁶ Federal appeals courts have split, 1 for the platforms and 2 for the states, and 3 petitions now ask the Supreme Court to decide: see the circuit split.

Age limits

Kalshi and Polymarket US accept customers from 18,⁷⁸ while most states set the gambling age at 20 or 21, a gap critics including the NCAA have raised.⁹ See how old you have to be. If gambling is causing you harm, call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.

Questions

Is sports betting legal in Louisiana?: Yes. Online sports betting is legal in Louisiana. Retail and mobile sports betting; mobile launched Jan. 28, 2022.
Who regulates sports betting in Louisiana?: Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
Is Kalshi legal in Louisiana?: We found no court order or regulator action stopping Kalshi from serving Louisiana, as of Oct. 22, 2026. Louisiana's status on prediction markets: in litigation. Details are on our Kalshi in Louisiana page.
Is Polymarket legal in Louisiana?: We found no court order or regulator action stopping Polymarket from serving Louisiana, as of Oct. 28, 2026. Louisiana's status on prediction markets: in litigation. Details are on our Polymarket in Louisiana page.
What is the difference between a sportsbook and a prediction market?: A sportsbook takes the other side of each bet and keeps what bettors lose, under a state license. A prediction market is a federally regulated exchange that matches users with each other and charges a fee, which is why platforms argue state gambling law does not reach them.