{ "schemaVersion": "vultax-public-research-data-v1", "articleUrl": "https://vultax.com/research/prediction-market-legality/united-states/texas", "datasets": [ { "title": "Kalshi, Polymarket US and polymarket.com in Texas", "columns": [ { "name": "Product", "unit": null }, { "name": "What applies in Texas", "unit": null }, { "name": "Source and date", "unit": null } ], "rows": [ [ "Kalshi event contracts", "No Texas action found; Kalshi's member agreement names no US state", "Vultax case record and Kalshi member agreement, checked 30 October 2026" ], [ "Polymarket US (QCX exchange)", "No Texas action found; its app terms require users to meet local age and eligibility rules and name no state", "Polymarket US app terms effective 23 October 2026" ], [ "polymarket.com (international)", "Close-only for the whole United States in the developer documentation; the help page lists the US as completely restricted", "Polymarket documentation and help page, read 30 October 2026" ] ], "measurementContext": "Read 30 October 2026. A row says what a venue's own document states or what Vultax found; it is not a finding that any trade is lawful.", "sources": [ { "label": "Texas Penal Code chapter 47, sections 47.01 and 47.02 (read 30 Oct 2026)", "url": "https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/PE/htm/PE.47.htm", "note": "The Legislature's statutes text: the definition of a bet and the gambling offence, a Class C misdemeanour" }, { "label": "Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs: committee page and interim charges (read 30 Oct 2026)", "url": "https://www.senate.texas.gov/cmte.php?c=570", "note": "Lists the \"Closing Gambling Loopholes\" charge and hearings on 23 June, 14 September and 15 September 2026; the only report posted is the 2024 interim report" }, { "label": "California Attorney General: 37 attorneys general back Utah against Kalshi (29 Oct 2026)", "url": "https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-defends-state-gambling-laws-against-kalshi", "note": "Lists the states joining the brief; Texas is not among them" }, { "label": "Kalshi: Member Agreement, Section VI, version of 1 Oct 2026 (read 30 Oct 2026)", "url": "https://kalshi-public-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/regulatory/agreement/kalshi_member_agreement.pdf", "note": "Kalshi's public regulatory copy; 55 places where trading event contracts is restricted, a list last changed on 22 June 2026. The venue's own policy, not a finding about local law" }, { "label": "Polymarket US: app terms of service, effective 23 Oct 2026", "url": "https://polymarket.us/tos", "note": "QC Tech's app, separate from the QCX exchange and QC Clearing; section 3 sets age, eligibility and identity checks" }, { "label": "Polymarket documentation: geographic restrictions (read 30 Oct 2026)", "url": "https://docs.polymarket.com/api-reference/geoblock", "note": "Blocked, close-only and website-only close-only lists for polymarket.com; does not cover Polymarket US" }, { "label": "Polymarket Help Center: geographic restrictions (read 30 Oct 2026)", "url": "https://help.polymarket.com/en/articles/13364163-geographic-restrictions", "note": "Updated 29 Oct 2026; headed 40 countries completely restricted but listing 41 codes, and differs from the developer documentation" }, { "label": "CFTC: interim final rule excluding casino-style gambling, 91 FR 65969 (19 Oct 2026)", "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-19/html/2026-21376.htm", "note": "RIN 3038-AF81; in effect from 19 October 2026 (release 9309-26); comments close 18 November" }, { "label": "CFTC: proposed rule on event contracts, 91 FR 66022 (Federal Register, 19 Oct 2026)", "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-19/pdf/2026-21377.pdf", "note": "RIN 3038-AF82; announced 9 October (release 9310-26); a proposal, comments close 18 November 2026" }, { "label": "Supreme Court docket 26-299, Flaherty v. KalshiEX (read 30 Oct 2026)", "url": "https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/26-299.html", "note": "Response due 9 November 2026; on 29 October Kalshi asked, unopposed, to move it to 7 December" }, { "label": "Supreme Court docket 26-338, Robinhood Derivatives v. Dreitzer (read 30 Oct 2026)", "url": "https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/26-338.html", "note": "Response due 13 November 2026" }, { "label": "Supreme Court docket 26-344, North American Derivatives Exchange (Crypto.com) v. Nevada (read 30 Oct 2026)", "url": "https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/26-344.html", "note": "Response due 16 November 2026" }, { "label": "Kalshi's request to extend the time to respond in No. 26-299 (letter of 29 Oct 2026)", "url": "https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26-299/431233/20261029183513514_2026-10-29%20Flaherty%20v%20KalshiEX%20LLC%20Extension%20Request.pdf", "note": "Asks to move the brief in opposition from 9 November to 7 December 2026; not yet granted when read on 30 October" }, { "label": "Vultax: Prediction market lawsuit tracker", "url": "https://vultax.com/research/prediction-market-lawsuit-tracker", "note": "Every case Vultax follows, each checked against the court record" }, { "label": "Vultax: Is Polymarket legal in the US?", "url": "https://vultax.com/research/is-polymarket-legal-in-the-us-2026", "note": null } ], "measurement": { "kind": null, "temporalCoverage": null, "population": null, "methodology": null }, "id": "venues-table", "kind": "published-table", "description": "Texas makes betting on games and elections a crime, but no Texas authority has acted against Kalshi or Polymarket US. What the Penal Code says, what the Senate is studying, and how polymarket.com differs.", "articleUrl": "https://vultax.com/research/prediction-market-legality/united-states/texas", "sectionUrl": "https://vultax.com/research/prediction-market-legality/united-states/texas#venues", "publishedAt": "2026-10-30", "modifiedAt": "2026-10-30", "version": "0202ba71fa7940a1153105135475115297ff56bc54217577fb5a86b7c67f3320", "isLive": false, "limitations": "Published research snapshots and calculations; these exports do not contain current quotes or live account data. Observation windows and populations are stated in the source captions and methodology. Missing metadata is unknown, not zero. Describes Texas statutes, legislative records and venue documents as read on 30 October 2026. No Texas court has ruled on prediction-market contracts, and finding no action is not permission. 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