# AskSpinner Prediction Market Rules by Jurisdiction

**Version:** 2026-11-10
**Rows:** 19 (18 jurisdictions; the United States has separate federal and state rows, PMC-01 and PMC-02; all others PMC-03 to PMC-19)
**File:** askspinner-prediction-market-rules-by-country-v2026-11-10.csv
**Coverage:** How national or state regulators, courts and legislatures treat prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi in 18 jurisdictions (United States, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, India, Australia, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, Germany, Romania, Great Britain, Canada (Ontario), Brazil and Colombia), as of November 10, 2026
**Companion page:** https://askspinner.com/news/is-polymarket-legal-prediction-market-rules-by-jurisdiction

## Description
This is a curated table of the legal position on prediction markets in each jurisdiction covered: whether platforms are blocked, sanctioned, licensed or contested, the law relied on, and the key enforcement action. Each row links to a primary source the AskSpinner news desk opened itself.

## Columns
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| entry_id | Stable ID (PMC-01 to PMC-19) |
| jurisdiction | Country, or sub-national unit where the rule is set there (United States federal/states, Great Britain, Ontario) |
| region | Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America or Latin America |
| stance | Short label for the legal position (e.g. blocked, penalty order, gambling licence required, contested) |
| regulator_or_body | Regulator, court or ministry that acted |
| legal_basis | Statute or rule relied on, as named in the source |
| key_action | The main enforcement step or ruling |
| action_date | ISO date of that action (ISO month where the source gives no day) |
| operators_named | Platforms named in the source (Polymarket, Kalshi, Coinbase and others) |
| election_contracts | Treatment of contracts on elections, where the source addresses them |
| sports_contracts | Treatment of contracts on sports, where the source addresses them |
| primary_source_url | Primary source we opened (regulator, court, legislature or government document) |
| source_type | Kind of source (e.g. statute, court order or opinion, regulator release, official blocklist, regulator decision, technical note) |
| askspinner_link | Related AskSpinner story, if any |
| notes | Caveats and additional primary links |
| last_checked | ISO date the primary source was last opened |

## Methodology
A row needs at least one primary source that we opened ourselves: a statute, a court opinion or docket, a regulator's decision, block list or release, or a government document. Media reports are used only to locate sources and are not cited as the basis of a row. Jurisdictions reported to have acted but where the order or official list entry could not be opened are excluded. As of this version, seven of them are listed on the companion page under "Not yet in the table" (Portugal, Belgium, Poland, Greece, Hungary, Ukraine and the Philippines), and four more are being checked (Thailand, Japan, Argentina and Liberia); they will be added when the underlying document can be linked. The table is selective and is updated in place, with a version bump when the file changes.

Where an official source later becomes unreachable, the row keeps the official URL and the notes add an archived copy where one exists.

## Licence
CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

**Attribution:** AskSpinner news desk, askspinner.com

## Suggested citation
APA: AskSpinner. (2026). *Prediction market rules by jurisdiction* (Version 2026-11-10) [Data set]. https://askspinner.com/news/is-polymarket-legal-prediction-market-rules-by-jurisdiction
Chicago: AskSpinner. "Prediction Market Rules by Jurisdiction." Version 2026-11-10. November 10, 2026. https://askspinner.com/news/is-polymarket-legal-prediction-market-rules-by-jurisdiction.

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