State-by-state legality.
Status of Kalshi sports event contracts across US states. Editorial summary — not legal advice.
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Key takeaways
- Status words describe whether each exchange accepts residents of a state, as of 3 October 2026; they are not legal verdicts.
- Federal appeals courts are split on sports event contracts (3rd Circuit for Kalshi; 9th and 6th Circuits for the states), and three Supreme Court petitions are pending.
- Court orders block Kalshi sports contracts in Nevada, Michigan and Washington; a Massachusetts order is paused pending appeal.
Status of the five CFTC-regulated exchanges by state, as of 3 October 2026. "Available, dispute pending" means the platform accepts residents but a state case is open or the state sits in a federal circuit whose ruling is under appeal; "Sports contracts blocked by court order" means a court has ordered sports contracts off in that state. This is not legal advice; each state page has the dated sources.
| State | Kalshi | Polymarket US | ProphetX | OG (Crypto.com) | Novig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Alaska | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| Arizona | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Not offered | Not offered |
| Arkansas | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| California | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| Colorado | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Connecticut | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| Delaware | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| District of Columbia | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Florida | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Georgia | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Hawaii | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| Idaho | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| Illinois | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Not offered | Available, dispute pending |
| Indiana | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Iowa | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| Kansas | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Kentucky | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| Louisiana | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Maine | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Maryland | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Not offered | Available, dispute pending |
| Massachusetts | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Not offered | Available, dispute pending |
| Michigan | Sports contracts blocked by court order | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Not offered | Not offered |
| Minnesota | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| Mississippi | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Missouri | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| Montana | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| Nebraska | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Nevada | Sports contracts blocked by court order | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| New Hampshire | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| New Jersey | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Not offered | Available, dispute pending |
| New Mexico | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| New York | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| North Carolina | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| North Dakota | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Ohio | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Not offered | Available, dispute pending |
| Oklahoma | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Oregon | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| Pennsylvania | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| Rhode Island | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| South Carolina | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| South Dakota | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Tennessee | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| Texas | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Utah | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| Vermont | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Virginia | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Washington | Sports contracts blocked by court order | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| West Virginia | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Wisconsin | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending | Available, dispute pending |
| Wyoming | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |