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Is Polymarket legal in Georgia?

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 Georgia, including sports. No state enforcement action was found; Georgia has no legal sports betting.

What has happened in Georgia

No state action involving Polymarket or Kalshi was found in the sources checked.

Good to know

• A private company, Georgia Gambling Recovery LLC, sued Kalshi, Robinhood, Webull and Susquehanna under Georgia's gambling-loss recovery law (O.C.G.A. 13-8-3) to recover Georgians' losses; the defendants removed it to federal court, which denied remand on February 2, 2026 (M.D. Ga. No. 4:25-cv-310). This is private litigation, not a state action. Georgia Gambling Recovery LLC v. Kalshi Inc., No. 4:25-cv-310 (M.D. Ga.), Order denying remand, Doc. 46
• No Georgia state enforcement action against Kalshi or Polymarket was found as of 2026-09-25; checked Georgia Attorney General press releases listed for August 28 to September 23, 2026, Georgia Lottery press releases for September 2026, and a CourtListener search of Georgia's federal courts, which showed only private suits. Georgia Attorney General press releases
• Covers reports that Georgia lawmakers debated another sports betting legalization push in 2026 but it failed in the state House. Is Kalshi Legal in Georgia? (Covers) (news)
• Covers' prediction-app comparison lists Kalshi as available in all states and DC except Nevada and Washington, and Polymarket in all states and DC except Nevada. Prediction market apps comparison (Covers) (news)

State regulator: Georgia Lottery Corporation. Georgia has no legal sports betting and no sports-wagering regulator; the Georgia Lottery Corporation runs the state lottery and is the main gaming-related state body, and its September 2026 press releases say nothing about prediction markets.

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:

• 2026-09-25 Pending appellate decisions that could change several states' status: Sixth Circuit (Kalshi v. Ohio, No. 26-3196, and Kalshi v. Tennessee, No. 26-5235; argued 2026-07-30), Fourth Circuit (Kalshi v. Maryland, No. 25-1892; argued 2026-05-07), Second Circuit (Kalshi's New York and Connecticut appeals, Nos. 26-1835 and 26-2239, heard in tandem), Seventh Circuit (CFTC and Kalshi appeals from the Wisconsin injunction denial, No. 26-2636 et al.), Tenth Circuit (Kalshi v. Utah, No. 26-4100). No decision in any of these appeared in the court records checked for this file (CourtListener; indexes can lag PACER by a few days). CourtListener dockets cited in the Ohio, Tennessee, Maryland, New York, Connecticut, Wisconsin and Utah entries
• 2026-09-16 Ninth Circuit (Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi, Inc., No. 25-7504; Murguia, McKeown, Paez; opinion by Judge McKeown) affirmed in part and reversed in part the denial of two California tribes' preliminary-injunction motion, holding the tribes likely to succeed in showing Kalshi's sports event contracts entered from tribal lands are class III gaming offered in violation of IGRA and their gaming procedures; the case was remanded for the remaining injunction factors, so no injunction had issued as of the last docket entry checked. Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi, Inc., No. 25-7504 (9th Cir. Sept. 16, 2026) - published opinion (PDF)
• 2026-09-09 Kalshi petitioned for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc of the Ninth Circuit's 2026-08-28 Nevada decision (KalshiEX, LLC v. Assad, No. 25-7516); Montana's 2026-09-17 enforcement pause is tied to the outcome of that request. KalshiEX, LLC v. Assad, No. 25-7516 (9th Cir.) docket, entry 206 (CourtListener); Joint Stipulation of Dismissal, KalshiEX LLC v. Knudsen (D. Mont.), Doc. 35
• 2026-09-02 New Jersey petitioned the US Supreme Court for certiorari in Flaherty v. KalshiEX, LLC (No. 26-299, docketed 2026-09-08); Kalshi's response deadline was extended to 2026-11-09; an amicus brief was filed 2026-09-22 by the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States. Supreme Court docket No. 26-299
• 2026-08-28 Ninth Circuit (KalshiEX, LLC v. Assad, No. 25-7516; opinion by Judge R. Nelson, with Judges Bade and Lee; Lee concurring) affirmed in part the District of Nevada's order dissolving Kalshi's preliminary injunction, holding the CEA likely does not preempt Nevada gaming law as applied to Kalshi's sports event contracts (which it described as sports bets, not 'swaps'), and remanded for the district court to consider Nevada's challenges to Kalshi's election contracts. Nevada's regulator described the ruling as a 3-0 decision also covering Crypto.com and Robinhood. KalshiEX, LLC v. Assad, No. 25-7516 (9th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026) - published opinion (PDF)

How sure is this page? Confidence: high. Two independent outlets (CBS Sports and Covers) dated September 22-24, 2026 report both platforms live in Georgia with sports and no state action, and the only Georgia court case found is a private suit confirmed from the court's own order; the check of Georgia legislation was limited. Researched September 25, 2026; court cases in several states can change the status at any time.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Polymarket legal in Georgia?

As of September 25, 2026: polymarket.com does not let US users open new positions, including in Georgia. Polymarket US, the CFTC-regulated app, is reported available in Georgia according to Covers (September 22, 2026). 0 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 Georgia?

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 Georgia?

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

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