Settled
Compare ↗
HOME / LEGALITY / BY STATE / WISCONSIN
CONTESTEDCFTC-regulated venues · checked 7 OCT 2026

Are prediction markets legal in Wisconsin?

By Settled desk · Checked against 6 sources · NOT LEGAL ADVICE
ADVERTISEMENTLeaderboard · 970×90
SHORT ANSWER

Yes, for now, and contested. Polymarket says it accepts Wisconsin. Novig says it accepts Wisconsin, sports included. Wisconsin sued five sports event contract venues on 23 Apr 2026; E.D. Wis. denied the CFTC's injunction motion on 28 Jul and stayed the CFTC's suit on 8 Sep 2026.

Which platforms accept Wisconsin residents

PLATFORMACCEPTSSPORTSSOURCE
Kalshi logoKalshiNOT STATEDNOT STATEDnone found
Robinhood logoRobinhoodNOT STATEDNOT STATEDnone found

What the law says

8 SEP 2026E.D. Wis. (Judge Griesbach) stayed and administratively closed US v. Wisconsin pending decisions on appeals (docket text, doc 72). courtlistener.com ↗

28 JUL 2026E.D. Wis. (Judge Griesbach) denied the CFTC's motion for a preliminary injunction against Wisconsin enforcing gambling law against five sports event contract venues; also denied intervention. storage.courtlistener.com ↗

28 APR 2026CFTC and DOJ sued Wisconsin in E.D. Wis. (US v. Wisconsin, 2:26-cv-00749), CFTC release 9220-26, after Wisconsin sued five prediction markets. cftc.gov ↗

23 APR 2026Wisconsin DOJ announced lawsuits against Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, Polymarket, Crypto.com and affiliates over alleged illegal sports betting via event contracts. wisdoj.gov ↗

Sources. 6 primary and court sources, each quoted on our side and read on 7 Oct 2026: apps.apple.com, support.novig.com, courtlistener.com, storage.courtlistener.com, cftc.gov, wisdoj.gov. A cell marked not stated means no source we found says it either way.
ADVERTISEMENT
MPU · 300×250
Where to trade from Wisconsin
PARTNER LINKS
Polymarket logo
Polymarket
FEE AT 50¢: 1.5% to 3.5%
See the fees
Novig logo
Novig
FEE AT 50¢: 0% to 1.5%
See the fees
No partner links here: both go to our own fee pages.
ADVERTISEMENT
Half page · 300×600
ADVERTISEMENT
Billboard · 970×250
ADVERTISEMENTAnchor · 970×90
×