Prediction Markets — State Availability Map (2026)
Which states can you legally trade on Kalshi, Polymarket, DraftKings Predictions, and FanDuel Predicts? Full state-by-state breakdown, updated July 2026.
Quick Answer
tap your state on the live map to see whether Kalshi, Polymarket, DraftKings Predictions, or FanDuel Predicts is available there. The distinction that matters in 2026 is not which venue reaches your state but which contracts it can offer there — most state orders target sports, though Nevada's also covers elections and entertainment and Washington's findings reach politics and culture. Kalshi faces August 12 geofence deadlines in Nevada and Michigan and a Washington injunction entered in early August. Polymarket US states availability everywhere except Nevada. Verify on the venue before you trade — this moves weekly.
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Not all prediction market platforms are legal in all states. This interactive map shows you — by state — which platforms (Kalshi, Polymarket, DraftKings Predict, FanDuel Predicts) you can legally access and trade.
Check this first before signing up for anything. It changes as laws update and will save you from wasting time registering somewhere you can't use.
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You're in Ohio. You want to trade on Kalshi AND DraftKings Predict. Click your state on the map — it shows you: Kalshi ✅, DraftKings Predict ✅, Polymarket ⚠️ (crypto/wallet required).
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Full guide →All 50 States — Platform Availability
Last updated: July 2026| State | Kalshi | Polymarket | DraftKings | FanDuel |
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| NENebraska | ||||
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| WYWyoming |
Availability may vary. Always verify with the platform before trading. Last updated July 2026.
Prediction Market Legality by State — What You Need to Know
The question is no longer “which venue reaches my state” — it is “which contracts.” Most state enforcement in 2026 has targeted sports event contracts and left economics and weather alone, so a venue can be open in your state and still unable to list the market you want. Headline state counts hide that entirely. Two caveats worth stating plainly: the sports-only pattern is a tendency, not a rule — Nevada's Kalshi stipulation also covers elections and entertainment, and Washington's findings reach politics and culture markets — and this area moves week to week, so treat anything here as of its stated date and confirm on the venue before you trade.
Kalshi is a CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market operating under federal commodity law, and it accepts accounts in all 50 states. What it can list there is the open question. A King County judge granted Washington a preliminary injunction on July 20, 2026, with operative terms due by August 5; the court's findings cover sports, elections, politics, entertainment and culture markets, and the case names Kalshi alone. A July 24 stipulation with the Nevada Gaming Control Board requires Kalshi to geofence sports, election and entertainment contracts by August 12 or pay $120,000 a day. Michigan set the same August 12 deadline at $500,000 a day. Massachusetts, Ohio, Maryland, New York, Montana and Arizona remain unresolved, with appeals pending in the Second, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Circuits.
Polymarket is two venues, and only one is open to you. Polymarket US is a CFTC-designated exchange that opened to US traders in December 2025 — dollars, full identity verification, off-chain settlement. Its own App Store listing, updated July 31, 2026, claims all 50 states with one footnoted exception: Nevada. Be precise about what that is. It is a marketing claim, and it is the only per-state statement Polymarket publishes — we checked the developer documentation, the public API and the Help Center geographic-restrictions page, which names only Ontario. Nothing lets a trader verify their own state before signing up. Polymarket's original international book runs on-chain and remains closed to US persons; we quote its prices as a reference only, and the two books share neither liquidity nor an order book.
DraftKings Predictions and FanDuel Predicts restrict sports by choice rather than by court order. Both parents hold sportsbook licenses, and neither wants a prediction market cannibalizing a regulated book it already runs. FanDuel Predicts launched in January 2026 across all 50 states for financial contracts, with sports in 18. DraftKings' own availability page, updated July 22, 2026, lists 48 states — every state but Maine and New Hampshire — running financial contracts only in its sportsbook states and in litigation states. Their maps look restrictive, but the restriction is commercial, not legal.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Kalshi legal in all US states?
Kalshi is a CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market, so it operates under federal commodity law and accepts accounts in all 50 states. What it can offer varies. Three states have moved against Kalshi contracts: Washington, where a King County judge granted a preliminary injunction on July 20, 2026 whose operative terms were due by August 5; Nevada, where a July 24 stipulation requires Kalshi to geofence sports, election and entertainment contracts by August 12 at $120,000 a day; and Michigan, with an August 12 geofence deadline at $500,000 a day. Most orders target sports contracts, but Washington's findings also reach elections, politics, entertainment and culture markets. This changes weekly — check the map for your state and confirm on the venue before trading.
Can I use Polymarket in the United States?
Yes, through Polymarket US — a CFTC-designated exchange that opened to US traders in December 2025. It settles in dollars and requires full identity verification. Polymarket's own App Store listing, updated July 31, 2026, states availability in all 50 states with one footnoted exception: trading is unavailable in Nevada. That footnote is the only per-state statement Polymarket publishes — there is no state eligibility list in its developer documentation, its public API, or its Help Center geographic-restrictions page, which names only Ontario. Treat every other state as an operator claim you should confirm at signup. Polymarket's original international book is a separate on-chain venue closed to US persons, and the two do not share an order book, so their prices are not interchangeable.
Which states block prediction market sports contracts?
Sports event contracts are the target of most state enforcement actions, though not all — Nevada's Kalshi stipulation also covers elections and entertainment, and Washington's findings reach politics and culture markets too. Kalshi faces geofence deadlines of August 12, 2026 in Nevada and Michigan, and a Washington injunction whose terms were due August 5. Litigation is unresolved in Massachusetts, Ohio, Maryland, New York, Montana and Arizona, with appeals pending in the Second, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Circuits. Some limits are commercial rather than legal: FanDuel Predicts launched with sports in 18 states, and DraftKings Predictions withholds sports where it already holds a sportsbook license.
Can I trade prediction markets in Nevada?
Nevada is the most restricted state. Polymarket US does not accept Nevada traders — its own App Store listing says trading is unavailable there, with no market-type qualifier. Kalshi agreed with the Nevada Gaming Control Board on July 24, 2026 to geofence sports, election and entertainment contracts by August 12 or pay $120,000 a day; the stipulation enumerates those three categories and does not address others. Polymarket's international book is not an alternative for a Nevada trader — it is closed to US persons everywhere, and we show its prices as a reference only, never as something you can act on.
Which states have DraftKings Predictions available?
DraftKings' own availability page, updated July 22, 2026, lists DraftKings Predictions in 48 states — every state except Maine and New Hampshire. Which contracts you get varies: DraftKings generally withholds sports contracts in states where it already holds a sportsbook license and in states with active prediction market litigation, leaving financial and economic contracts only. That is a commercial choice rather than a legal restriction. The state map shows the current picture.
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