Where Can You Use Polymarket and Kalshi? Access by Country (2026)

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How to read the table

Each row shows a country's status under each platform's own published rules, plus any public regulator or court action we could source. The statuses:

• Restricted: the platform's own list blocks trading from this country.
• Close-only: existing users there can close positions but can't open new ones.
• Some regions: only named regions are restricted, such as four Canadian provinces on Polymarket.
• Separate product: residents use a different, separately regulated product, as US residents do with the Polymarket US app.
• Not listed: the platform's published list doesn't name the country. This is not the same as permitted, and a regulator may still block the site.

Regulator actions show the authority as it names itself, what it did and the date: the date of the action where it was published, otherwise the date it was first reported. "No public action found" means our searches found none, not that none exists. Polymarket statuses follow its Help Center list (updated August 14, 2026), except South Korea, which only the developer docs name; each row notes where the two differ. Kalshi statuses follow its Member Agreement as fetched on September 24, 2026; the agreement itself is undated.

Every status and action in the table shows what kind of source it rests on and the date we last checked it:

• Official: published by the regulator, court or government itself, or the full text of a court decision
• Platform document: the platform's own terms, help center or developer docs
• Secondary report: a news or law-firm report; we have not yet found the official text, so treat the detail with more caution

Status under each platform's published rules and public regulator and court actions, as of September 24, 2026. Not legal advice.

Why the lists disagree

There are three reasons a country can look different depending on where you check.

• Platform lists and government blocks are separate things. A platform's list is its own policy; a regulator's order is the government's. Polymarket's lists don't name Spain, India, Portugal, Hungary, Romania, Argentina, Colombia, Indonesia, Turkey or Ukraine as a whole, yet each of these has a public government block or order against Polymarket. Kalshi's list doesn't name Brazil or Spain, and both ordered blocks of Kalshi in 2026.
• Polymarket publishes two official lists that don't fully match. Its Help Center page (updated August 14, 2026) lists blocked countries and names four close-only countries: Singapore, Poland, Thailand and Taiwan. Its developer docs (undated) describe most of the same countries as close-only rather than blocked, add South Korea, apply Malta's restriction to sports markets only, and describe a narrower restriction for Ireland, Japan, Malta, the Netherlands and South Korea. We use the dated Help Center list and flag the differences.
• Lists change, and not always with a date. Kalshi's Member Agreement is undated. Its October 23, 2025 notice listed 46 countries plus five Ukrainian regions, and the November 4, 2025 notice added the People's Republic of China. The current version (checked September 2026) names 55 countries: it has since added Hungary, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates, and now lists Ukraine as a whole country. On Polymarket, Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec joined Ontario as restricted Canadian provinces in a terms update dated July 6, 2026.

Regulators are also coordinating. In June 2026 gambling regulators from nine European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland) issued a joint statement on enforcement against unlicensed prediction markets.

Beyond the 27 countries in the table, regulators or courts in Belgium, Switzerland, Romania, Hungary and Denmark have also blocked or blacklisted Polymarket. Of these, only Belgium is on Polymarket's own list.

United States

• Polymarket. US residents can't deposit or trade on polymarket.com; they use the separate Polymarket US app, run by QCX LLC, a CFTC-designated contract market, which opened to all US iOS users on May 12, 2026. At state level, a Nevada court has barred Polymarket from offering event contracts to Nevada residents without a gaming licence (preliminary injunction reported in June 2026), and Tennessee and Missouri are among the states that have sent cease-and-desist letters.
• Kalshi. Kalshi is a CFTC-designated US exchange, but several states dispute its sports event contracts, and the courts have split. The Third Circuit ruled for Kalshi in New Jersey in April 2026. The Ninth Circuit ruled on August 28, 2026 that federal law likely does not stop Nevada from regulating sports event contracts, and on September 16, 2026 that Kalshi sports contracts on tribal land in California are likely Class III gaming. In Massachusetts, a state-court injunction against Kalshi's sports contracts (January 2026) was stayed pending appeal in February 2026.

The CFTC sued Connecticut, Arizona and Illinois in April 2026 over their actions against prediction markets, and after the Ninth Circuit ruling it said the split "calls out for resolution by the Supreme Court."

For more detail, see our Polymarket review and Kalshi review.

Frequently asked questions

Is Polymarket available in my country?

Check where you are physically located against Polymarket's published list. As of September 2026 that list blocks or limits trading in countries including the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Australia and Singapore, and in parts of Canada and Ukraine. Some regulators also block Polymarket where it isn't on that list, such as Spain, India and Turkey. US residents use the separate Polymarket US app. This is not legal advice.

Can I use Kalshi outside the US?

Kalshi has accepted international members since October 2025, subject to its Member Agreement. As of September 2026 that agreement lists 55 restricted countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia, France, Italy, India, China and Singapore. Regulators in Brazil, Spain and Italy have also ordered blocks of Kalshi. Check Kalshi's current terms and your local law; this is not legal advice.

Can I use a VPN to access Polymarket or Kalshi?

No. Polymarket's help center says that using a VPN to get around its restrictions violates its Terms of Use, and Kalshi's Member Agreement excludes people in its restricted jurisdictions. Getting around a block can also break local law. You don't need a VPN to research these markets: PolyKal's prices, order books and fee calculator don't require one.

Why can I see prices on PolyKal if Polymarket is blocked where I live?

Because PolyKal is a separate, read-only research site that shows public market data, and it doesn't restrict access by country. Viewing data is not trading: PolyKal doesn't place orders or give access to either platform, and a block on Polymarket or Kalshi still applies to trading there.

Why does Polymarket's list differ from what my government says?

A platform's list is its own policy, and regulators act separately. Several countries not on Polymarket's list, including Spain, India, Portugal and Turkey, have ordered blocks or told Polymarket to stop. Polymarket's Help Center and its developer docs also don't fully match each other.

Is Polymarket legal in the US?

US residents can't trade on polymarket.com. The separate Polymarket US app operates as a CFTC-regulated designated contract market, but some states are challenging prediction markets in court, and a Nevada court has barred Polymarket from offering event contracts to Nevada residents without a gaming licence. This is not legal advice.

How often is this page updated?

We re-verify every entry quarterly, and each entry shows its date and source. If you spot one that is out of date, email [email protected] with a link to the new rule or order.

Change log

Every change to a country's status, note or source is listed here with the date we made it. We re-check every entry at least once a quarter, and sooner when a platform or regulator announces a change.

Next scheduled full re-check: 2026-12-24

• 2026-09-27 — : added (, ).
• 2026-09-24 — Brazil: source upgraded to Official.
• 2026-09-24 — Argentina: source upgraded to Official.
• 2026-09-24 — Hong Kong SAR China: source upgraded to Official — added IFEC's own page (2026-04-16) next to the news report that names the platforms.
• 2026-09-24 — Netherlands: Polymarket entry corrected after re-checking the source — cease_and_desist date corrected from 2026-02-17 (report date) to 2026-01-20 (date of the action).
• 2026-09-24 — Netherlands: Polymarket entry corrected after re-checking the source — fine date corrected from 2026-06-23 (report date) to 2026-05-19 (date of the action).
• 2026-09-24 — Netherlands: source upgraded to Official.
• 2026-09-24 — Indonesia: Polymarket entry corrected after re-checking the source — block_order date corrected from 2026-05-25 (report date) to 2026-05-22 (date of the action).
• 2026-09-24 — Indonesia: source upgraded to Official.
• 2026-09-24 — Australia: Polymarket entry corrected after re-checking the source — isp_block date corrected from 2025-08-14 (report date) to 2025-08-13 (date of the action).
• 2026-09-24 — Australia: source upgraded to Official.
• 2026-09-24 — United States: Polymarket entry corrected after re-checking the source — injunction date corrected from 2026-02-02 (report date) to 2026-01-29 (date of the action).
• 2026-09-24 — United States: source upgraded to Official.
• 2026-09-24 — United States: Polymarket entry corrected after re-checking the source — injunction date corrected from 2026-06-03 (report date) to 2026-05-29 (date of the action).
• 2026-09-24 — United States: source upgraded to Official.
• 2026-09-24 — United States: source upgraded to Official.
• 2026-09-24 — Page published with 27 countries and the United States, checked against each platform's published rules.

How to cite

You may quote this page with credit to “PolyKal” and a link to it. Market prices are third-party data from Polymarket and Kalshi.

The country data on this page is available as free, machine-readable JSON, with a source type and check date for every entry. Check each platform's own terms before relying on it.

Sources & verification

Platform rules were checked on September 24, 2026; regulator actions are dated individually in the table. Where only secondary reporting was available, we cite it and say so. We re-verify this page quarterly.

• Polymarket Help Center: Geographic restrictions (updated August 14, 2026) and Polymarket developer docs: Geoblock (undated): Polymarket's two lists and its VPN rule.
• Kalshi Member Agreement (undated; fetched September 24, 2026), Kalshi exchange notice, October 23, 2025, Kalshi exchange notice, November 4, 2025 and Kalshi Help Center: trading from outside the US (updated March 20, 2026).
• crypto-economy.com, June 23, 2026 and parameter.io, June 24, 2026 (secondary): Kalshi's India addition and 55-country count. Canadian Gaming Business, July 13, 2026 (secondary): Polymarket's Canadian provinces. Ontario Securities Commission: the April 2025 Ontario settlement.
• Europe: ANJ, November 29, 2024 and ANJ, July 16, 2026 (France); DGOJ, May 26, 2026 (Spain); Kansspelautoriteit, February 17, 2026 (Netherlands); ADM blacklist via Punto Informatico, July 2026 and The Cryptonomist, October 22, 2025 (Italy); CoinDesk, January 20, 2026 (Portugal); GGL joint statement, June 2026.
• More of Europe: Gespa (Switzerland); Romania Insider, October 2025; CMS, January 2026 (Hungary); Yogonet, August 21, 2026 (Denmark); SBC News, February 3, 2025 (Belgium); CoinDesk, January 13, 2026 (Ukraine); European Gaming legal tracker (secondary; Netherlands penalty); AffPapa, September 8, 2025 (Germany warning); CoinDesk, September 7, 2026 (UK FCA).
• Americas: Lefosse, April 2026 (Brazil); Buenos Aires Times, March 2026 (Argentina); Coljuegos, September 29, 2025 (Colombia).
• Asia-Pacific and Turkey: ThePrint, May 2026 (India); Blockhead, May 26, 2026 (Indonesia); CoinDesk, August 18, 2026 (South Korea); Taiwan News (Taiwan); The Standard (Hong Kong); CoinDesk, January 13, 2025 (Singapore); The Block, January 15, 2025 (Thailand); Covers, August 2025 (Australia); Bitcoin.com News, June 2026 (Japan); Cumhuriyet, July 2026 (Turkey).
• Poland: beatcoin.pl, February 23, 2026 and the Ministry of Finance register.
• United States: Polymarket Help Center: Website vs App; SBC Americas, February 2, 2026 and SCCG, June 3, 2026 (Nevada); The Block, January 9, 2026 (Tennessee); PlayUSA, September 22, 2026 (Missouri); Massachusetts Attorney General, January 20, 2026; Bloomberg Law, February 17, 2026; Third Circuit opinion, April 6, 2026; Ninth Circuit opinion, August 28, 2026; JURIST, September 2026 (tribal-land ruling); PBS NewsHour, April 3, 2026 (CFTC suits).

PolyKal is an independent research tool. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by Polymarket or Kalshi. We report each platform's published rules and public regulator and court actions; we don't say whether trading is legal for you, and we don't help anyone get around a platform's restrictions. Last reviewed September 24, 2026. Not legal or financial advice.