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CONTESTEDCFTC-regulated venues · checked 7 OCT 2026

Is Kalshi legal in Wisconsin?

By Settled desk · Checked against 4 sources · NOT LEGAL ADVICE
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Contested. Kalshi publishes no state list that names Wisconsin, and none of the sources we checked bars it there. Wisconsin has acted against Kalshi: e.D. Wis. (Judge Griesbach) stayed and administratively closed US v. Wisconsin pending decisions on appeals (docket text, doc 72).

Kalshi and the alternatives in Wisconsin

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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. 4 primary and court sources, each quoted on our side and read on 7 Oct 2026: courtlistener.com, storage.courtlistener.com, cftc.gov, wisdoj.gov. A cell marked not stated means no source we found says it either way.
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