Can you bet on Kalshi in Louisiana? Partly.

Q: Can you trade Robinhood event contracts in Louisiana?

Available in Louisiana. Event contracts offered in-app via the Kalshi partnership.

Q: Can you trade Kalshi event contracts in Louisiana?

Limited in Louisiana. State-level challenge pending; non-sports contracts unaffected.

Q: Can you trade Polymarket US event contracts in Louisiana?

Limited in Louisiana. Phased sports-led rollout; availability varies by state — verify at signup.

Q: Can you trade Polymarket event contracts in Louisiana?

Not available in Louisiana. Offshore exchange, and the venue the board's Polymarket prices come from. Generally not open to US persons — verify at signup. Polymarket US is the separate US-regulated venue; see its row.

Polymarket US is limited here; Robinhood event contracts are available.

Verified 2026-09-18 against venue terms · method

Robinhood

Available in Louisiana

Event contracts offered in-app via the Kalshi partnership.

Open Robinhood

Kalshi

Limited in Louisiana

State-level challenge pending; non-sports contracts unaffected.

Open Kalshi

Polymarket US

Limited in Louisiana

Phased sports-led rollout; availability varies by state — verify at signup.

Open Polymarket US

Polymarket

Not available in Louisiana

Offshore exchange, and the venue the board's Polymarket prices come from. Generally not open to US persons — verify at signup. Polymarket US is the separate US-regulated venue; see its row.

Sportsbook banned here, or limited you?

Kalshi and Polymarket US are federally regulated exchanges. They do not limit winners.

What changed in Louisiana

2026-09-18 — Promo exclusion list now 13 states: The union of venue promo-exclusion states grew from 9 to 13 during 2026. Current list tracked on this site — AR, AZ, CT, IL, LA, MA, MD, MI, MT, NV, NJ, OH, WA.

Taxes in Louisiana

Louisiana does not set how prediction-market winnings are taxed — your federal return does. The unsettled question is federal characterization (Section 1256 versus Schedule D versus gambling income), not state-by-state treatment, and it is the same unsettled question in every state on this site. TapeXray does not publish per-state tax guidance. Research, not advice.

Do you pay taxes on prediction-market winnings?Yes — prediction-market profits are taxable in the US. What the IRS has and has not said about Kalshi, Polymarket US, and event-contract gains.
Which 1099 forms does Kalshi actually send?Kalshi issues 1099-INT, 1099-MISC, and 1099-DA forms — but no 1099-B for event-contract trades. What each form covers and what you must report yourself.
Section 1256 vs Schedule D for event contractsEvent-contract gains could be taxed three ways: 60/40 Section 1256, capital gains, or gambling income. What each means, and why nobody has settled on one.
Polymarket US (QCX) taxes: what's differentPolymarket's US exchange is CFTC-regulated like Kalshi, so the tax questions are the same — but its history and tooling are months old.
Export your Kalshi and Polymarket trade historyNeither venue sends a 1099-B, so your exported trade history is your tax record. Where the data lives and how often to pull it.
Prediction-market tax record-keeping checklistA quarterly, ten-minute routine that makes April painless: exports, statements, promo terms, and the artifacts that survive an audit.

Editorial seed data. Verify with the venue before relying on it.