Is Polymarket legal in Arizona?

By Settled desk · Checked against 6 sources · NOT LEGAL ADVICE

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SHORT ANSWER

Yes, by its own account. Polymarket says it accepts Arizona.

Polymarket and the alternatives in Arizona

PLATFORMACCEPTSSPORTSSOURCE

PolymarketYESNOT STATEDapps.apple.com ↗

KalshiNOT STATEDNOT STATEDnone found

NovigNONOsupport.novig.com ↗

RobinhoodNOT STATEDNOT STATEDnone found

What the law says

5 MAY 2026D. Ariz. (Judge Liburdi) granted the US and CFTC a preliminary injunction barring Arizona civil and criminal enforcement against DCM event contracts; Kalshi faced a 20-count state criminal information. storage.courtlistener.com ↗

10 APR 2026D. Ariz. (Judge Liburdi) granted the CFTC a TRO barring Arizona from pursuing criminal charges against CFTC-regulated DCMs (release 9211-26). cftc.gov ↗

2 APR 2026CFTC and DOJ sued Arizona in D. Ariz. (US v. Arizona, 2:26-cv-02246), CFTC release 9206-26. cftc.gov ↗

17 MAR 2026Arizona Attorney General Mayes filed criminal charges against KalshiEx LLC and Kalshi Trading LLC for an unlicensed gambling business and election wagering. azag.gov ↗

21 MAY 2025Arizona Department of Gaming sent Kalshi a cease and desist letter stating event wagering without a license is illegal in Arizona. ingame.com ↗

Sources. 6 primary and court sources, each quoted on our side and read on 7 Oct 2026: apps.apple.com, storage.courtlistener.com, cftc.gov (2), azag.gov, ingame.com. A cell marked not stated means no source we found says it either way.

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Where to trade from Arizona

PARTNER LINKS

Polymarket

FEE AT 50¢: 1.5% to 3.5%

See the fees

Kalshi

FEE AT 50¢: 3.5%

See the fees

No partner links here: both go to our own fee pages.

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