Prediction Markets in Nevada (2026): What's Legal

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Nevada prediction markets state guide

Informational only, not legal advice. Court orders in this area change month to month. Check the app before you deposit.

Nevada is the most restricted state for prediction markets. A state-court injunction bars Kalshi from offering sports, election and entertainment contracts to anyone physically in Nevada, and Kalshi must enforce it with GeoComply location checks. On August 28, 2026 the Ninth Circuit ruled 3-0 that Nevada can apply its gambling law to sports event contracts. Polymarket US does not accept Nevada residents, and Robinhood does not let them trade sports contracts. What is left are economic, financial, weather and similar markets.

An earlier version of this page said Kalshi's political contracts were unrestricted in Nevada. That is no longer true.

Status as of October 2026

Platform	Status in Nevada	Detail	Source
Kalshi	Partly blocked	No sports, election or entertainment contracts for anyone located in Nevada; economics, finance and weather still open	OddsShopper tracker, Oct 15, 2026
Polymarket US	Not available	Nevada is on every reported blocked list	OddsShopper, Jul 2026
Robinhood prediction markets	No sports	"Nevada residents can't trade sports event contracts"	Robinhood support, Oct 2026
DraftKings Predictions	Financial markets only	Nevada is one of 13 financial-only states	SI, Oct 16, 2026
FanDuel Predicts	No sports; check app for the rest	Sports run in 18 states, not Nevada	RotoWire, Sep 30, 2026
Novig	Check in app (21+)	Nevada is not on its welcome-offer list	Action Network, Oct 8, 2026
OG (Crypto.com)	Sports restricted	Crypto.com was also a party to the Ninth Circuit ruling	Fox5 Las Vegas, Aug 28, 2026
Nevada-licensed sportsbooks	Legal	The licensed route for sports wagering in the state	Nevada Gaming Control Board

Kalshi in Nevada

There are two court tracks, and both have gone against Kalshi.

State court. The Nevada Gaming Control Board sued Kalshi in Carson City. A temporary restraining order in March 2026 barred sports, election and entertainment contracts in Nevada for 14 days. Kalshi first enforced it using the addresses users gave at sign-up, which let visitors trade, and Board investigators were able to place trades. A May 18, 2026 order required Kalshi to geofence anyone located in Nevada. In July, Kalshi signed a stipulation to use GeoComply by August 12, with $120,000 a day in payments if it missed the deadline. Nevada has since asked the court to hold Kalshi in contempt over trades it says went through after August 12. Kalshi says the testers used false information to get around its controls (Finance Magnates).

Federal court. Kalshi had asked a federal court to stop Nevada from enforcing state law at all. On August 28, 2026 a Ninth Circuit panel ruled 3-0 against it, writing that the contracts are "sports gambling, regardless of whether Kalshi calls them swaps." The panel sent the separate question of election contracts back to the district court. Kalshi asked for rehearing by the full court on September 9; no ruling had been reported by October 15 (OddsShopper). The same decision covers Crypto.com and Robinhood, which must hold a Nevada gaming licence to offer sports contracts in the state (Fox5 Las Vegas).

What a Nevada resident can trade on Kalshi today: economic data (CPI, jobs, Fed decisions), financial and crypto price markets, weather and climate, and other categories outside the injunction. Elections are blocked under the state order even though the Ninth Circuit did not decide them.

Kalshi's welcome promotions usually exclude Nevada as well (Covers, October 2026).

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Polymarket US in Nevada

Polymarket's US app does not onboard Nevada residents, and its international site is closed to all US users. Both products also block Nevada IP addresses. We do not link to Polymarket from this page, and we do not recommend VPN workarounds: they break Polymarket's terms, and Nevada regulators have shown they test for exactly this.

Robinhood in Nevada

Robinhood's support page says Nevada residents cannot trade sports event contracts (Robinhood, October 2026). An older Robinhood page dates the Nevada sports restriction to December 1, 2025. Non-sports contracts (economics, politics where offered, culture) remain available to Nevada accounts that pass Robinhood's checks. Robinhood routes contracts to KalshiEX, ForecastEx, Rothera or Crypto.com's North American Derivatives Exchange.

FanDuel, DraftKings, Novig and OG

DraftKings Predictions offers financial markets only in Nevada (SI).
FanDuel Predicts lists sports in 18 states, not Nevada. RotoWire reports non-sports contracts in all 50 states, but given the Nevada rulings, confirm in the app.
Novig (CFTC exchange since June 16, 2026, 21+) does not include Nevada on its welcome-offer list. Check the app before assuming access.
OG (Crypto.com) cannot offer sports contracts in Nevada after the Ninth Circuit ruling.

Licensed sportsbooks

Nevada's own sportsbooks, licensed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, remain the legal route for sports wagering in the state. If your main interest is sports, that is the realistic option in 2026.

Taxes in Nevada

Nevada has no personal income tax. Trading and betting profits are taxed federally only. Our event-contract tax guide covers the federal rules.

What to watch

The Ninth Circuit's decision on Kalshi's request for rehearing.
The district court's ruling on election contracts, which the Ninth Circuit sent back.
The contempt request over the geofence.

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