Prediction market laws by state
Every state and DC, sorted by the strongest action taken against CFTC-regulated prediction markets. Select a state for its full history, laws, pending bills and cases.
From public records, 51 jurisdictions
Has the state taken public action on prediction markets?
22 YesNo 29
- Court order in force 3
- In litigation 17
- Enforcement, no lawsuit 1
- Law enacted 1
- No public action found 29
| State | Status | Where it stands | Online sports betting | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | No public action found | Alabama officials have taken no enforcement action against prediction markets; only private class actions against Kalshi have been filed there. | Not legal | June 12, 2026 |
| Alaska | No public action found | Alaska has taken no public enforcement or legislative action on prediction markets. | Not legal | June 12, 2026 |
| Arizona | In litigation | A federal injunction bars Arizona from prosecuting Kalshi; Arizona has asked the Ninth Circuit to lift it for sports contracts. | Legal online | Sept. 14, 2026 |
| Arkansas | No public action found | Arkansas's attorney general issued a non-binding opinion that Kalshi-style sports contracts need a gaming license, but no enforcement has followed. | Legal online | June 12, 2026 |
| California | No public action found | California has not acted against prediction markets, but the Ninth Circuit held that two tribes are likely to show Kalshi's sports contracts on their land violate federal Indian gaming law. | Not legal | Oct. 8, 2026 |
| Colorado | No public action found | Colorado regulators are monitoring prediction-market litigation but have taken no enforcement action; the attorney general has urged federal limits. | Legal online | June 12, 2026 |
| Connecticut | In litigation | Connecticut is suing Kalshi, has ordered nine other platforms to stop sports contracts, and won a federal ruling Kalshi is appealing. | Legal online | Oct. 5, 2026 |
| Delaware | No public action found | Delaware has taken no public action on prediction markets; the Third Circuit's pro-Kalshi ruling, now before the Supreme Court, governs there. | Legal online | June 12, 2026 |
| District of Columbia | No public action found | D.C. has not acted against prediction markets locally but joined state amicus briefs urging Supreme Court review of the Kalshi preemption fight. | Legal online | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| Florida | No public action found | Florida officials have not acted against prediction markets, but the Seminole Tribe sued DraftKings over its sports contracts in October 2026. | Legal online | Oct. 8, 2026 |
| Georgia | No public action found | Georgia officials have taken no action on prediction markets; private class actions and gambling-loss recovery suits against Kalshi are pending. | Not legal | None found |
| Hawaii | No public action found | Hawaii has taken no enforcement action on prediction markets; a 2026 bill to treat them as gambling failed. | Not legal | June 12, 2026 |
| Idaho | No public action found | Idaho has taken no public enforcement or legislative action on prediction markets. | Not legal | June 12, 2026 |
| Illinois | In litigation | A federal judge partly blocked Illinois from applying its sports-wagering license and criminal laws to Kalshi and Coinbase; fee questions remain open. | Legal online | Oct. 2, 2026 |
| Indiana | No public action found | Indiana has taken no public enforcement or legislative action on prediction markets. | Legal online | June 12, 2026 |
| Iowa | In litigation | A federal judge refused to block Iowa from enforcing its gambling laws against Kalshi; Kalshi has appealed to the Eighth Circuit. | Legal online | Sept. 15, 2026 |
| Kansas | No public action found | Kansas regulators have said they are monitoring prediction-market litigation but have taken no enforcement or legislative action. | Legal online | June 12, 2026 |
| Kentucky | In litigation | Kentucky's attorney general is suing Kalshi and Polymarket's U.S. exchange, operators are challenging a new 14.25% prediction-market tax, and the CFTC is suing Kentucky; no court order restricts any platform. | Legal online | Oct. 14, 2026 |
| Louisiana | No public action found | Louisiana's Gaming Control Board told its sports-betting licensees that sports event contracts count as sports wagering, but no action against a prediction market operator was found. | Legal online | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| Maine | No public action found | No Maine lawsuit, cease-and-desist letter or prediction-market law was found; the attorney general backed New Jersey's Supreme Court petition. | Legal online | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| Maryland | In litigation | Kalshi's challenge to Maryland's gambling enforcement awaits a Fourth Circuit ruling after a federal judge refused to block the state. | Legal online | Oct. 14, 2026 |
| Massachusetts | In litigation | A state-court injunction against Kalshi's sports contracts has been stayed since February 2026 while Massachusetts' highest court considers Kalshi's appeal. | Legal online | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| Michigan | Court order in force | A Michigan state-court injunction bars Kalshi's sports contracts in Michigan, and the state is seeking to hold Kalshi in contempt. | Legal online | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| Minnesota | In litigation | Minnesota's 2026 law making prediction markets a felony is preliminarily enjoined as to CFTC-registered exchanges while challenges from the CFTC, Kalshi and Polymarket continue. | Not legal | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| Mississippi | No public action found | No Mississippi lawsuit, cease-and-desist letter or prediction-market law was found; the attorney general supports New Jersey's Supreme Court petition. | Retail only | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| Missouri | In litigation | Missouri told six prediction-market operators to stop sports contracts or get licensed; Novig and Crypto.com sued the attorney general in federal court. | Legal online | Oct. 16, 2026 |
| Montana | Enforcement, no lawsuit | Montana's Gambling Control Division twice ordered Kalshi to stop sports contracts; Kalshi's federal suit ended in a stipulated dismissal under which the state holds off enforcement for now. | Retail only | Sept. 21, 2026 |
| Nebraska | No public action found | No Nebraska enforcement, lawsuit or prediction-market law was found; the attorney general supports New Jersey's Supreme Court petition. | Retail only | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| Nevada | Court order in force | Nevada state-court injunctions bar Kalshi, Polymarket and Coinbase sports contracts, and the Ninth Circuit has sided with Nevada against Kalshi. | Legal online | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| New Hampshire | No public action found | No New Hampshire enforcement, lawsuit or prediction-market law was found; the attorney general supports New Jersey's Supreme Court petition. | Legal online | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| New Jersey | In litigation | Federal courts have barred New Jersey from enforcing its gambling laws against Kalshi's sports contracts; the state has asked the Supreme Court to step in. | Legal online | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| New Mexico | In litigation | New Mexico's attorney general is suing Kalshi, the CFTC is suing New Mexico, and several operators and tribes are in court; no rulings yet. | Retail only | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| New York | In litigation | New York's attorney general is suing Kalshi and Polymarket US while federal courts weigh the CFTC's bid to block state enforcement. | Legal online | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| North Carolina | Law enacted | North Carolina's 2026 budget law taxes prediction markets at 6% from 2027 and recognizes the CFTC's authority over them; no enforcement or lawsuit was found. | Legal online | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| North Dakota | No public action found | No North Dakota lawsuit, cease-and-desist, or prediction-market bill was found as of October 2026. | Retail only | None found |
| Ohio | In litigation | Ohio won at the Sixth Circuit against Kalshi, is pressing cease-and-desist demands on ten more platforms, and faces new suits from Polymarket US and Underdog. | Legal online | Oct. 16, 2026 |
| Oklahoma | No public action found | Oklahoma has taken no enforcement action against prediction markets; its attorney general and tribes have voiced opposition through filings and statements. | Not legal | June 12, 2026 |
| Oregon | No public action found | Oregon has not sued or issued orders against prediction markets, though its attorney general joined multistate briefs backing other states. | Legal online | June 12, 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | No public action found | Pennsylvania has taken no enforcement action; lawmakers have introduced bills to license, tax or regulate prediction markets. | Legal online | June 12, 2026 |
| Rhode Island | In litigation | Rhode Island's lawsuit against Kalshi and Polymarket US is consolidated with Kalshi's federal suit; injunction motions argued in August are undecided. | Legal online | Aug. 3, 2026 |
| South Carolina | No public action found | South Carolina officials have not sued or issued orders; private plaintiffs are suing prediction markets under an old gambling-loss recovery law. | Not legal | June 12, 2026 |
| South Dakota | No public action found | South Dakota has taken no direct action against prediction markets but has joined multistate amicus briefs opposing Kalshi. | Retail only | June 12, 2026 |
| Tennessee | In litigation | The Sixth Circuit vacated Kalshi's Tennessee injunction (rehearing is pending); Tennessee has since ordered Underdog to stop offering sports contracts, and Underdog has sued. | Legal online | Oct. 13, 2026 |
| Texas | No public action found | Texas has not acted against prediction markets but held a Senate hearing in September 2026 ahead of possible 2027 legislation. | Not legal | Sept. 15, 2026 |
| Utah | In litigation | Utah beat Kalshi in federal court, expanded its gambling ban to cover proposition bets, and sued Kalshi in state court on October 20, 2026. | Not legal | Oct. 20, 2026 |
| Vermont | No public action found | Vermont has taken no enforcement action; a 2026 House bill to prohibit certain prediction markets died in committee when the session ended. | Legal online | June 12, 2026 |
| Virginia | No public action found | Virginia has not acted against prediction markets; a 2026 gaming-commission bill that would have studied them failed. | Legal online | June 12, 2026 |
| Washington | Court order in force | A King County court injunction bars Kalshi from offering sports, election and several other categories of event contracts to Washington users while the state's lawsuit proceeds. | Retail only | Sept. 23, 2026 |
| West Virginia | No public action found | No West Virginia lawsuit, cease-and-desist, or prediction-market bill was found as of October 2026. | Legal online | None found |
| Wisconsin | In litigation | Wisconsin's suits against five prediction markets sit in federal court awaiting remand rulings, alongside CFTC, operator, tribal and voter cases. | Retail only | Oct. 17, 2026 |
| Wyoming | No public action found | Wyoming has taken no action against prediction markets beyond joining a multistate amicus brief supporting Ohio. | Legal online | June 12, 2026 |
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