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578,751Visits to Polymarket from France, June 2026France Blocked Polymarket After 578,751 French Visits in a Month
The president of France's gambling authority ordered internet providers to block polymarket.com on 16 July 2026. The ANJ said the site had 578,751 visits from France in June, and that a Paris prosecutor opened an investigation on 4 May into weather bets.
No. 97 of 98polymarket.com on Denmark's July 2026 block listDenmark's Polymarket Block Stands While the Appeal Is Pending
A court at Frederiksberg ordered Danish internet providers on 8 July 2026 to block 98 gambling sites, polymarket.com among them. Asked about Polymarket's appeal, the Danish Gambling Authority told Vultax a remand has been claimed and the appeal is still pending.
216Entries added to Gespa's blocklist in 2026Switzerland Blocked Four More Domains Carrying Polymarket's Name
Gespa's blocklist has carried polymarket.com since 26 November 2024 and kalshi.com since 25 November 2025. On 25 August 2026 it added polymarket-swiss.ch, polymarketschweiz.ch, polymarketsuisse.ch and polymarketswitzerland.ch.
2Authorised prediction-market operators in GibraltarGibraltar's Prediction-Market Register Lists Two Authorised Operators
Gibraltar's Prediction Market Regulations 2026 created an authorisation separate from a gambling licence. Its register lists Predict Street Limited and Wire Alternative Markets Limited. Applying costs 30,000 pounds and holding the authorisation 100,000 pounds a year.
€420,000Penalty forfeited by Polymarket's operatorPolymarket's Dutch Geoblock Came One Day Late. The Penalty Was 420,000 Euros
The Kansspelautoriteit gave Polymarket's operator until 17 February 2026 to stop offering gambling in the Netherlands. Its recheck on 18 February found the offer still open; Polymarket said it blocked Dutch IP addresses that day. The regulator kept the 420,000 euro penalty.
8Apps whose German listings say they trade on PolymarketEight Apps in Germany's App Store Say They Trade on Polymarket
Polymarket closes Germany to new orders, and its own app is not in the German App Store. On 27 October, eight other apps there said in their listings that users can trade on Polymarket, two of them in German. Polymarket tells such apps to check where users are.
−58%Client crypto assets at Estonian providers in the year to June 2026Crypto at Estonian Providers Halved in a Year. Then the Statistics Stopped
Client crypto assets held through Estonian providers fell by more than half in the year to June 2026, Eesti Pank said on 15 September. The same day it said it cannot publish the third quarter: too few firms hold the new CASP licence, and each figure needs three reporters.
30 Sep 2026kalshi.com entered on the Czech list of unauthorised internet gamesCzechia Blocks Kalshi: Internet Providers Have Had to Block It Since 15 October
The Czech Ministry of Finance entered kalshi.com on its list of unauthorised internet games on 30 September 2026, and internet providers have had to block it since 15 October. The ministry told Vultax on 2 October that it received no objection. polymarket.com has been listed since 13 July.
2Major prediction-market operators that geoblocked IrelandTwo Prediction Markets Geoblocked Ireland After GRAI Interventions
Ireland's gambling regulator told Vultax that two major prediction-market operators restricted access for users in Ireland after its interventions, and that prediction markets offering betting need a GRAI licence as remote betting intermediaries.
Type 3Licence category added for HacksawMalta Extends a Casino Supplier's Licence to Run Prediction Markets for Operators
The Malta Gaming Authority extended Hacksaw Group's B2B supply licence to Type 3 gaming services, the peer-to-peer category, for a prediction-markets platform that betting operators can offer their own customers, Hacksaw announced on 15 October 2026.
23 Oct 2026Latest ministry replyCzechia’s Prediction-Market Blocks Have Separate Website and Payment Triggers
The Czech Ministry of Finance told Vultax on 23 October that neither Polymarket nor Kalshi had objected or appealed. Its reply also explains why a website blacklist entry alone does not establish which payment accounts are blocked.
10Recipients of Ohio’s 2 October lettersPlus500 Says Its Ohio Sports-Contract Block Was Already in Place
Ohio supplied Vultax with Plus500US’s 13 October response: the broker says it already blocked sports-event orders from Ohio, rechecked the controls and reserved its legal objections. The Commission says one company confirmed compliance; it did not supply a closure decision.
Not blockedPayments to Polymarket's operator in LatviaLatvia Blocks Polymarket's Website but Not Payments to Its Operator
Latvia's State Revenue Service told Vultax on 12 October that polymarket.com has been blocked since a decision of 25 November 2024, that its operator Adventure One QSS is not under payment blocking and that the block was not appealed. Two Kalshi companies are on the payment list.
Malta’s MGA Sees ‘Significant Interest’ in Prediction Markets
The regulator told Vultax that some prediction-market products may fit existing betting licences. It declined to discuss individual companies or applications.
Germany's GGL Confirms Proceedings Against Polymarket and Kalshi
Germany's gambling regulator told Vultax that it opened administrative proceedings against both prediction markets and both responded. It says geographic restrictions are in place, while prohibition orders and payment blocks have not been necessary.
69%Sharp moves where under $1,500 changed hands69% of Sharp Polymarket Price Moves Happened on Under $1,500
Vultax traced 1,985 sharp price moves in Polymarket's 400 busiest open markets over 14 days. In 1,375 of them less than $1,500 changed hands. 400 were one trader. Only 70 had many traders moving at once.
98.4%polymarket.com tests from Orange's Spanish network that still loadedPolymarket Is Blocked in Spain, but on Orange 98% of Tests Still Load
Spain blocked Polymarket and Kalshi on 26 May 2026. Four months on, network tests show the block is near-total on Telefónica (Movistar) and Vodafone and barely applied to Polymarket on Orange. The regulator told Vultax on 1 October it cannot say whether it has ruled.
$95.0MPolymarket fees, 30 days, both exchangesPolymarket Took $95M in Fees in 30 Days, More Than Hyperliquid's Perps
DefiLlama's fee table, read on 2 October 2026, puts Polymarket's two exchanges at $95.0 million in fees over 30 days against $68.3 million for Hyperliquid's perpetuals. Polymarket's US exchange nearly doubled in a month. Over a year, Hyperliquid is still twice the size.
No appealPolymarket's operator, three weeks after the block was announcedLithuania Is Evaluating Other Prediction Markets After Blocking Polymarket
Lithuania's Gaming Control Authority told Vultax on 30 September that Polymarket's operator has not responded to or appealed the block, and that it is now evaluating other prediction-market websites. The block rests on a court ruling of 24 August 2026.
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