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Is Polymarket Legal in India? Kalshi, Polymarket and the Online Gaming Act
Blockedpolymarket.com in India
A MeitY advisory of April 2026 names Polymarket among sites blocked under section 69A of the IT Act; the blocking order itself is not public
India's Online Gaming Act bans online money games, and the government says polymarket.com is blocked. What the Act and the Rules say, and what each venue does. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act makes it an offence to offer a game played online for money in the hope of winning more, whether it turns on skill, chance or both, and its Rules took effect on 1 May 2026. The government has gone further for polymarket.com. An advisory from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), issued in April 2026, names Polymarket among prediction-market sites "blocked for access in India under section 69A" of the Information Technology Act, and tells VPN providers that helping people reach them breaks the Act.
Sources checked 30 October 2026.
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- Restricted — Kalshi event contractsIndia has been on the list in section VI of Kalshi's member agreement since its 22 June 2026 update
- 3 years — Maximum penalty for offering an online money gameUp to three years in prison, a fine of up to ₹1 crore, or both, under section 9 of the Online Gaming Act
- Yes — Online Gaming Act in forceRules in force from 1 May 2026; a challenge is pending in the Supreme Court with no stay found
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Vultax Research Team, Is Polymarket Legal in India? Kalshi, Polymarket and the Online Gaming Act, 2026-10-30, https://vultax.com/research/prediction-market-legality/india
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