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Is Polymarket legal in North Dakota?
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 North Dakota. Polymarket US, the CFTC-regulated app, is reported available in North Dakota according to CBS Sports (September 24, 2026). 1 involving Kalshi are listed below with their sources. This is a dated summary of public sources, not legal advice.
Status at a glance
| Service | North Dakota |
|---|
| 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 North Dakota, including sports. No North Dakota enforcement action was found; the Attorney General joined the June 2025 multistate amicus brief supporting New Jersey against Kalshi in the Third Circuit but does not appear among the signers of the later multistate briefs or the 41-attorney-general comment letter reviewed.
What has happened in North Dakota
| Date | Company | Event and source |
|---|
| 2025-06-17 | Kalshi | North Dakota's Attorney General joined a multistate amicus brief, led by Nevada and Ohio, supporting New Jersey's gaming regulators, who were appealing a preliminary injunction that barred New Jersey from enforcing its gaming laws against Kalshi's sports event contracts, in the Third Circuit (KalshiEX LLC v. Flaherty, No. 25-1922). This was an amicus brief, not an enforcement action.
Brief of Amici Curiae of Nevada, Ohio, 32 Other States, District of Columbia, and Northern Mariana Islands Supporting Appellants, KalshiEX LLC v. Flaherty, No. 25-1922 (3d Cir.), Doc. 29 |
Good to know
- The North Dakota Attorney General's news list (items dated 2026-07-28 to 2026-09-23) has no item on Kalshi, Polymarket or prediction markets. North Dakota Attorney General - News
- North Dakota is not among the signers of the later multistate filings checked, including the Sixth Circuit Tennessee brief of 41 states, D.C. and the Northern Mariana Islands (2026-05-26), the other six later briefs, and the 41-attorney-general CFTC comment letter. 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
- A CourtListener search of the District of North Dakota found no Kalshi, Polymarket or QCX case. CourtListener RECAP docket search (Kalshi, KalshiEX, Polymarket, QCX) in ndd
- North Dakota is not among the nine states the CFTC has sued over prediction markets (AZ, CT, IL, KY, MN, NM, NY, RI, WI). CFTC Exercises Emergency Authority to Ensure Market Stability (Release 9281-26)
- The RotoWire prediction-markets legal timeline has no North Dakota entries. Prediction Markets Legal Timeline 2026: States, Courts & Federal Regulation (RotoWire) (news)
- The Covers prediction-markets timeline has no North Dakota entries. Prediction markets timeline (Covers) (news)
State regulator: North Dakota Attorney General, Gaming Division. Regulates charitable gaming (including sports pools) and inspects the state's five tribal casinos under the tribal-state compacts; the page (checked 2026-09-25) shows no statement on 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
- 2026-09-08 Southern District of Iowa (KalshiEX LLC v. Bird, No. 4:26-cv-00109) denied Kalshi a preliminary injunction against Iowa's Attorney General and Racing and Gaming Commission, finding Kalshi unlikely to succeed on preemption; Kalshi appealed to the Eighth Circuit (No. 26-2874, docketed 2026-09-17), a fifth federal circuit now hearing the question. KalshiEX LLC v. Bird, No. 4:26-cv-00109 (S.D. Iowa), Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 57)
- 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
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 the Attorney General's recent news list, court records and two legal timelines. 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 North Dakota?
As of September 25, 2026: polymarket.com does not let US users open new positions, including in North Dakota. Polymarket US, the CFTC-regulated app, is reported available in North Dakota according to CBS Sports (September 24, 2026). 1 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 North Dakota?
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 North Dakota?
Available; sports contracts available, according to the sources on this page as of September 25, 2026.
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