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Is Polymarket legal in Louisiana?
Status as of September 25, 2026 · every line has its source and date · not legal advice
As of September 25, 2026: polymarket.com does not let US users open new positions, including in Louisiana. Polymarket US, the CFTC-regulated app, is reported available in Louisiana according to CBS Sports (September 24, 2026). 2 involving Kalshi are listed below with their sources. This is a dated summary of public sources, not legal advice.
Status at a glance
| Service | Louisiana |
|---|
| Polymarket US (CFTC-regulated app) | Reported available |
| polymarket.com (international site) | No new trades for US users |
| Kalshi (for comparison) | Available; sports contracts available |
Kalshi and Polymarket US are reported live in Louisiana, including sports. No Louisiana enforcement action was found; the Attorney General has joined multistate amicus briefs supporting other states against Kalshi.
What has happened in Louisiana
| Date | Company | Event and source |
|---|
| 2026-05-26 | Kalshi | Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a multistate amicus brief, led by Nevada and Utah, supporting Tennessee's officials in Kalshi's Sixth Circuit appeal.
Brief of Amici Curiae Nevada, Utah, 39 Other States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, No. 26-5235 (6th Cir.), Doc. 42 |
| 2025-12-22 | Kalshi | Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a multistate amicus brief, led by Nevada and Ohio, supporting Maryland's regulators in Kalshi's Fourth Circuit appeal.
Brief of Amici Curiae of Nevada, Ohio, 36 Other States, and the District of Columbia Supporting Appellees, No. 25-1892 (4th Cir.), Doc. 41 |
Good to know
- No Louisiana enforcement action or lawsuit involving Kalshi or Polymarket was found as of 2026-09-25: CourtListener shows no Kalshi, Polymarket/QCX, 'prediction market' or 'event contracts' cases in the Eastern, Middle or Western District of Louisiana or the Fifth Circuit, and the State Police Gaming Enforcement page does not mention them (the Gaming Control Board and attorney general websites could not be reached). CourtListener RECAP docket search: kalshi, Louisiana federal district courts
- The Legislature's bill indexes for the 2026 regular session (updated 2026-09-22) and the 2025 session contain no entries for prediction markets or event contracts. Louisiana Legislature, 2026 Regular Session bill index
- Act 182 of 2026 (HB 883), in effect since 2026-08-01, raises penalties for illegal online 'gambling by computer', adds dual-currency games that simulate gambling to that offense, and lets the attorney general or the Gaming Control Board chairman send cease-and-desist notices that the attorney general must list publicly; the enacted text does not mention prediction markets, event contracts or the CFTC. Louisiana Act 182 (HB 883), 2026 Regular Session, enrolled text and bill history
- The amended gambling-by-computer law still says that nothing in it restricts transactions in stocks, bonds, futures, options, commodities or similar instruments on a stock or commodities exchange (La. R.S. 14:90.3(M)). Louisiana Act 182 (HB 883), enrolled text
State regulator: Louisiana Gaming Control Board. Louisiana's gaming regulator. Act 182 of 2026 lets its chairman or the attorney general send cease-and-desist notices over illegal online gambling. The site returned HTTP 403 on 2026-09-25, so it was not opened.
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: medium. Availability rests on one 2026-09-24 news roundup and no enforcement action turned up in court records or the bill indexes, but the regulator and attorney general websites could not be checked. 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 Louisiana?
As of September 25, 2026: polymarket.com does not let US users open new positions, including in Louisiana. Polymarket US, the CFTC-regulated app, is reported available in Louisiana according to CBS Sports (September 24, 2026). 2 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 Louisiana?
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 Louisiana?
Available; sports contracts available, according to the sources on this page as of September 25, 2026.
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