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Is Polymarket legal in Minnesota?

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 Minnesota: a federal judge preliminarily enjoined (2026-07-27) Minnesota's new felony ban on prediction markets as applied to CFTC-registered exchanges before its 2026-08-01 effective date.

What has happened in Minnesota

Good to know

• The law makes it a felony to create or operate a prediction market for consideration as part of a business, and also to advertise such products; it reaches far more than sports. Order on Plaintiffs' Motions for Preliminary Injunction, Nos. 26-cv-2661, 26-cv-2778, 26-cv-2841 (D. Minn.)
• The injunction protects only CFTC-registered exchanges (designated contract markets), and the court said the statute 'may not be preempted in all its applications'. Order on Plaintiffs' Motions for Preliminary Injunction, Nos. 26-cv-2661, 26-cv-2778, 26-cv-2841 (D. Minn.)
• Kalshi told the court it had more than 90,000 verified users in Minnesota as of 2026-05-26. Order on Plaintiffs' Motions for Preliminary Injunction, Nos. 26-cv-2661, 26-cv-2778, 26-cv-2841 (D. Minn.), footnote 29
• SF 4760's House companion is HF 3990 (not HF 4437 as in the lead); the governor approved SF 4760 on 2026-05-18 and it was filed as Chapter 97. SF 4760 Status in the Senate, 94th Legislature (Revisor of Statutes)
• Tribal gaming groups, including the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association, were allowed to file an amicus brief in the Minnesota cases (motion granted 2026-06-29); no Minnesota tribal lawsuit against Kalshi or Polymarket was found on CourtListener. United States v. State of Minnesota, No. 0:26-cv-02661 (D. Minn.), docket entries 40 and 59 (CourtListener)
• No cease-and-desist letter or other state enforcement against Kalshi or Polymarket was found; the ban was enjoined as to CFTC-registered exchanges before its 2026-08-01 effective date. United States v. State of Minnesota, No. 0:26-cv-02661 (D. Minn.), docket (CourtListener)

State regulator: Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division. Its director, Jon Anglin, is a named defendant, and the 2026 laws let the director issue cease-and-desist orders and seek injunctions for § 609.7615 violations; the DPS website could not be opened (404 and bot check), so the statute page is cited instead.

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. The law, the injunction and the docket status through 2026-09-23 are confirmed from official legislative and court sources, and a 2026-09-24 news roundup reports the markets remain live. 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 Minnesota?

As of September 25, 2026: polymarket.com does not let US users open new positions, including in Minnesota. Polymarket US, the CFTC-regulated app, is reported available in Minnesota according to ABC News (July 28, 2026). 5 state actions involving Polymarket and 7 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 Minnesota?

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 Minnesota?

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

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