Denmark'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.
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polymarket.com on Denmark's July 2026 block list
No. 97 of 98
The Danish Gambling Authority's list of websites blocked in July 2026, after the court ruling of 8 July
- Sites blocked since 2012
- 870
- Gambling sites blocked through the Danish courts, the authority said on 19 August 2026
- Polymarket's own block
- None
- Denmark is not on Polymarket's restrictions page, read 21 October 2026
The court order
On 8 July 2026 the court at Frederiksberg ruled for the Danish Gambling Authority, Spillemyndigheden, and ordered Danish internet providers to block 98 websites that offered illegal gambling to Danes. The authority announced the ruling on 19 August.
polymarket.com is number 97 on the authority's published list of the websites blocked in July 2026. In total, the authority said, 870 illegal gambling sites have been blocked through the courts since 2012.
The appeal
Polymarket has appealed the order. Vultax asked the authority about the appeal, whether it had asked Polymarket to block Danish users, and whether kalshi.com was under review. The answer, on 6 October 2026, was short: "All we can say is a remand has been claimed, and the appeal is still pending. We have no further comments."
A remand asks the appeal court to send the case back to the lower court. The authority gave no hearing date.
How a Danish block works
The authority first asks an operator to stop offering gambling to Danes. If that does not happen, it asks the telecommunications providers to block the site, and the providers ask the court to confirm that the site is illegal and must be shut off. The block is a DNS block: a Danish user who opens a blocked site sees a page saying it is illegal and blocked by the authority.
Denmark is not on Polymarket's own restrictions page, read on 21 October 2026, so the block rests on internet providers alone. kalshi.com is not on the July 2026 list. Every country's measures are in the Europe tracker.
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Questions this page answers
- Is Polymarket blocked in Denmark?
- Yes. A court at Frederiksberg ordered Danish internet providers on 8 July 2026 to block 98 gambling sites, and polymarket.com is number 97 on the Danish Gambling Authority's list. Polymarket's appeal is pending.
- Has Polymarket appealed the Danish block?
- Yes. On 6 October 2026 the Danish Gambling Authority told Vultax that a remand has been claimed and the appeal is still pending.
- Is Kalshi blocked in Denmark?
- kalshi.com is not on the Danish Gambling Authority's list of websites blocked in July 2026.
Sources and evidence
- Danish Gambling Authority: the Danish Gambling Authority blocks 98 illegal gambling sites, 19 August 2026
Read 21 October 2026. The authority's answer to Vultax of 6 October 2026 is attributed in the text.
- Danish Gambling Authority: websites blocked, July 2026
polymarket.com is number 97
- Polymarket: geographic restrictions
Blocked and close-only jurisdictions, read 21 October 2026
- Vultax: prediction-market regulation in Europe, the tracker
Every national order and written regulator answer on one record
Based on the Danish Gambling Authority's written answer to Vultax of 6 October 2026, its announcement of 19 August 2026 and its list of websites blocked in July 2026, read on 21 October 2026. Access from Danish networks was not tested. Not legal advice.
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