Is Polymarket Legal in Alaska? Polymarket US Status (September 2026)

Status as of September 25, 2026 · every line has its source and date · not legal advice

Status at a glance

Kalshi and Polymarket US are reported live in Alaska, including sports, even though sports betting is not legal there. No Alaska enforcement action against either platform was found; the Attorney General has joined five multistate amicus briefs in Kalshi cases and the 41-attorney-general comment letter to the CFTC, opposing Kalshi's position that federal law overrides state gambling laws.

What has happened in Alaska

Service	Alaska
Polymarket US (CFTC-regulated app)	Reported available
polymarket.com (international site)	No new trades for US users
Kalshi (for comparison)	Available; sports contracts available

Date	Company	Event and source
2026-06-11	Kalshi	Alaska's Attorney General joined a multistate amicus brief, led by Nevada and Utah, supporting Ohio in Kalshi's Sixth Circuit appeal from the denial of a preliminary injunction (KalshiEX LLC v. Schuler, No. 26-3196). This was an amicus brief, not an enforcement action. Brief of Amici Curiae Nevada, Utah, 37 Other States, and the District of Columbia Supporting Defendants-Appellees, KalshiEX LLC v. Schuler, No. 26-3196 (6th Cir.), Doc. 57
2026-05-26	Kalshi	Alaska's Attorney General joined a multistate amicus brief, led by Nevada and Utah, supporting Tennessee's officials in their Sixth Circuit appeal from a preliminary injunction that bars Tennessee from enforcing its sports-wagering laws against Kalshi (KalshiEX LLC v. Orgel, No. 26-5235). This was an amicus brief, not an enforcement action. Brief of Amici Curiae Nevada, Utah, 39 Other States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Supporting Appellants, KalshiEX LLC v. Orgel, No. 26-5235 (6th Cir.), Doc. 42
2026-04-30	Kalshi	Alaska's Attorney General signed the comment letter of 41 attorneys general (lead signers Ohio, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee and Utah) urging the CFTC to confirm it lacks jurisdiction over sports-related event contracts; the letter cites Kalshi's sports markets as an example. This was a comment letter, not an enforcement action. Comment letter of Ohio, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Utah, 34 other States and the District of Columbia to the CFTC on prediction markets, Docket No. 2026-05105 (PDF via the New Jersey Attorney General)
2026-04-24	Kalshi	Alaska's Attorney General joined a multistate amicus brief, led by Nevada and Ohio, supporting Massachusetts in Kalshi's appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from the state-court injunction against its sports event contracts (Commonwealth v. KalshiEX LLC, No. SJC-13906). This was an amicus brief, not an enforcement action. Brief of Amici Curiae of Nevada, Ohio, 35 Other States, and the District of Columbia Supporting Appellee, Commonwealth v. KalshiEX LLC, No. SJC-13906 (Mass.) (PDF hosted by the New York Attorney General)
2026-01-30	Kalshi	Alaska's Attorney General joined a multistate amicus brief, led by New Jersey and Ohio, supporting Nevada's gaming regulators in Kalshi's Ninth Circuit appeal after the district court dissolved Kalshi's preliminary injunction (KalshiEX LLC v. Hendrick, No. 25-7516). This was an amicus brief, not an enforcement action. Brief of Amici Curiae of New Jersey, Ohio, 37 Other States, and the District of Columbia Supporting Appellees, KalshiEX LLC v. Hendrick, No. 25-7516 (9th Cir.), DktEntry 48.1 (PDF hosted by the New Jersey Attorney General)
2025-12-22	Kalshi	Alaska's Attorney General joined a multistate amicus brief, led by Nevada and Ohio, supporting Maryland's regulators in Kalshi's Fourth Circuit appeal from the denial of a preliminary injunction (KalshiEX LLC v. Martin, No. 25-1892). This was an amicus brief, not an enforcement action. Brief of Amici Curiae of Nevada, Ohio, 36 Other States, and the District of Columbia Supporting Appellees, KalshiEX LLC v. Martin, No. 25-1892 (4th Cir.), Doc. 41

Good to know

State regulator: Alaska Department of Law (Alaska has no sports-betting regulator). Sports betting is not legal in Alaska, so no state agency licenses it; the Department of Law is the Attorney General's office. Its press-release page (law.alaska.gov/press/releases.html) could not be keyword-searched from this environment.

The federal picture

Polymarket US operates as a CFTC-designated contract market after Polymarket bought the CFTC-licensed exchange QCEX; Kalshi has been a designated contract market since 2020. Whether states may still apply their gambling laws to sports event contracts is being decided in the courts:

How sure is this page? Confidence: medium. Availability rests on news roundups (CBS Sports and Covers, 2026-09-24; FOX Sports, 2026-08-06) that agree, and the absence of a state action rests on court-record searches and two legal timelines; the Department of Law's releases could not be searched. Researched September 25, 2026; court cases in several states can change the status at any time.

Other states

Frequently asked questions

Is Polymarket legal in Alaska?

As of September 25, 2026: polymarket.com does not let US users open new positions, including in Alaska. Polymarket US, the CFTC-regulated app, is reported available in Alaska according to CBS Sports (September 24, 2026). 6 involving Kalshi are listed below with their sources. This is a dated summary of public sources, not legal advice.

Can I use polymarket.com from Alaska?

Not for new trades. Polymarket's help center lists the United States as a blocked country and its developer documentation lists it as close-only (existing positions can be closed, new ones cannot be opened); US residents are pointed to Polymarket US.

Is Kalshi available in Alaska?

Available; sports contracts available, according to the sources on this page as of September 25, 2026.

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