Availability · Pennsylvania
Are prediction markets legal in Pennsylvania?
Yes, with limits. Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board calls sports prediction markets illegal sports wagering and has pressed the CFTC, but the Third Circuit’s ruling for Kalshi binds federal courts in the state. DraftKings offers only financial markets in Pennsylvania, according to its own availability map.
Of the 26 platforms we review, 7 are open in Pennsylvania, 5 with restrictions and 11 not at all; for 3 the terms do not say. Sports betting in Pennsylvania: legal, licensed by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov).
Not legal advice. Eligibility usually follows where you are when you trade, and a platform can refuse an individual account. Checked 29 September 2026.
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legislation
PA House (HB 2711, Rep. Tarik Khan + 23 co-sponsors). Would amend Title 4 (Amusements) to regulate prediction markets and impose civil penalties (co-sponsor memo: 'Stopping Insider Trading on Prediction Markets'). Referred to House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee.
multistate amicus brief (Sixth Circuit, KalshiEx LLC v. Schuler)Kalshi
Pennsylvania AG David W. Sunday, Jr. (in 37-AG coalition). Pennsylvania AG David W. Sunday, Jr. joined a 37-AG amicus brief backing Ohio's right to enforce its gambling laws against Kalshi's sports contracts. The California AG release lists the co-signing states.
regulator comment to CFTCKalshi
PGCB (Executive Director Kevin F. O'Toole). Comments to the CFTC say sports prediction markets are illegal sports wagering under Pennsylvania law, and stress underage (18-20) access.
court ruling (binding circuit precedent in PA)Kalshi
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. KalshiEX v. Flaherty (No. 25-1922), 2-1: affirmed a preliminary injunction barring New Jersey from enforcing gambling law against Kalshi's sports contracts on CEA-preemption grounds. A New Jersey case, but it binds federal courts in Pennsylvania.
multistate amicus brief (Ninth Circuit, Nos. 25-7187, 25-7516, 25-7831)Crypto.com Prediction Markets, Kalshi, Robinhood
Attorneys General of Ohio, New Jersey, 37 other states and D.C. (signatories include Pennsylvania AG David W. Sunday, Jr.). Pennsylvania AG David W. Sunday, Jr. signed the multistate amicus brief supporting Nevada regulators against Crypto.com (CDNA), Kalshi and Robinhood, arguing the CEA does not preempt state sports-betting law.
regulator letter to PA congressional delegation
PGCB Executive Director Kevin F. O'Toole. Asked Pennsylvania's U.S. Senators and House members to press the CFTC on the dual-track problem of sports event contracts alongside state-regulated sports wagering.
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KalshiEX is a CFTC-designated contract market and its Member Agreement names no US state as restricted. State court orders block some contract categories in Nevada, Washington and Michigan; elsewhere its contracts are available. Kalshi is in litigation with about 20 states, so this can change quickly.
FanDuel Predicts is available in all 50 states and DC. Users must be 18+ and verify their identity. It is not available on or near tribal land.
Clients of Interactive Brokers LLC aged 21+ are eligible for event/forecast contracts; ForecastEx contracts on US election results are limited to eligible US residents.
Prediction Trading (and Sports Event Trading) is a CFTC-regulated feature of the Crypto.com App, offered through Crypto.com | Derivatives North America. The help centre says it is available in the US only.
The Terms and Conditions limit participation to people aged 18 or older who are U.S. Persons. They name no US state as excluded. PredictIt runs under CFTC no-action relief.
Play-money mana trading is open to users 13+ (minors need a guardian). Outside the listed states, US residents aged 18+ can also enter prize drawings.
“Novig is available nationwide, except in Arizona, Nevada, and Michigan.” Eligibility is based on physical location at the time of trading, and users must be 21 or older.
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The international polymarket.com site is closed to US residents: no deposits and no trades. The help centre lists the US as blocked and the API docs list it as close-only. US residents are sent to the separate Polymarket US app, run by QCX LLC (a CFTC DCM). Polymarket US state-level eligibility was not verified because its ToS page loads its text client-side.
DraftKings’ own availability map shows Pennsylvania as “Financial Markets Only”: sports contracts are not offered there.
Listed in the Terms (updated 24 Jan 2025) among countries whose residents may not use Real-Money Services. Play-money (Ooms) markets stay open, and the app tells users from Restricted Jurisdictions they can still bet play money.
QCX LLC publishes no list of eligible or excluded states. A Nevada court granted a preliminary injunction against QCX LLC d/b/a Polymarket US on 29 May 2026 (Nevada Gaming Control Board). Missouri's Attorney General has sent a cease-and-desist over sports contracts, and New York has announced a lawsuit; neither state is marked closed because the operator has not said it geoblocks them.
ProphetX says it is “available nationwide” but publishes no excluded-state list; its help centre says access “is restricted from certain locations and IP addresses”. Connecticut reportedly ordered it to stop offering sports contracts to residents (September 2026); the order could not be read on the regulator’s site.
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United States named in the Restricted Jurisdictions list; trading not permitted. Terms of Use (no date shown), Restricted Jurisdictions clause.
USA named as a restricted jurisdiction; trading not permitted, content features only. Terms of Service last updated November 18, 2025.
Contracts and services are not offered to US Persons. Terms of Use (no date shown).
Terms of Service (no date shown) state the Services are not available to US Persons, including those accessing from US territory.
United States is named on Probable's Restricted Jurisdictions page (no date shown); access and use prohibited for residents, citizens or persons located there.
Terms (updated 15 Jun 2026) s.1.6 treats US residents, US-located persons and US entities as Restricted Persons barred from the whole interface, including HIP-4 outcome markets.
The Terms say Insight does not currently allow trading from within the United States.
Platform is not available for trading to users from the USA. Terms of Service last updated September 15, 2026, section 1 Eligibility.
United States of America is a Prohibited Territory; trading in Supported Contracts not permitted. Terms of Use updated January 13, 2026, section 2 Prohibited Territories.
United States named as a Restricted Jurisdiction; Restricted Persons must not use the Services. Terms & Conditions last updated September 25, 2025 (embedded at xmarket.app/terms), section 3.2.
Terms (last updated 2025) say Zeitgeist does not accept clients from the United States; browsers from these Regulated Jurisdictions are prohibited from using the site.
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Prediction markets in Pennsylvania: common questions
- Are prediction markets legal in Pennsylvania?
- Yes, with limits. Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board calls sports prediction markets illegal sports wagering and has pressed the CFTC, but the Third Circuit’s ruling for Kalshi binds federal courts in the state. DraftKings offers only financial markets in Pennsylvania, according to its own availability map.
- Can I use Kalshi in Pennsylvania?
- Yes — our records show Kalshi open in Pennsylvania. KalshiEX is a CFTC-designated contract market and its Member Agreement names no US state as restricted. State court orders block some contract categories in Nevada, Washington and Michigan; elsewhere its contracts are available. Kalshi is in litigation with about 20 states, so this can change quickly.
- Can I use Polymarket in Pennsylvania?
- Partly. Polymarket is open in Pennsylvania with restrictions. The international polymarket.com site is closed to US residents: no deposits and no trades. The help centre lists the US as blocked and the API docs list it as close-only. US residents are sent to the separate Polymarket US app, run by QCX LLC (a CFTC DCM). Polymarket US state-level eligibility was not verified because its ToS page loads its text client-side.
- Can I use FanDuel Predicts in Pennsylvania?
- Yes — our records show FanDuel Predicts open in Pennsylvania. FanDuel Predicts is available in all 50 states and DC. Users must be 18+ and verify their identity. It is not available on or near tribal land.
- Can I use Interactive Brokers ForecastTrader in Pennsylvania?
- Yes — our records show Interactive Brokers ForecastTrader open in Pennsylvania. Clients of Interactive Brokers LLC aged 21+ are eligible for event/forecast contracts; ForecastEx contracts on US election results are limited to eligible US residents.
- Can I use Crypto.com Prediction Markets in Pennsylvania?
- Yes — our records show Crypto.com Prediction Markets open in Pennsylvania. Prediction Trading (and Sports Event Trading) is a CFTC-regulated feature of the Crypto.com App, offered through Crypto.com | Derivatives North America. The help centre says it is available in the US only.