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Digital Readiness · Prediction Markets

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Every U.S. state, mapped against the topics moving fastest at the legislature. Click any state for the law and where enforcement actually stands.

Prediction Markets

Wisconsin

Limited or adjacent coverage.Trending toward more guardrails.

Last action 2026-04-23 · 23 April 2026Next review by 2026-08-10 · 10 August 2026

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Sources

Why this status

Wisconsin's Department of Justice filed civil lawsuits in April 2026 against Kalshi and other prediction-market platforms, citing the state's sports-betting statute — but neither cited source could be read on this review, so the posture stays under review.

What this means

Wisconsin has an active DOJ civil action on record as of April 2026, aimed at prediction-market platforms the state says fall under its sports-betting statute — but the exact scope of that action, and whether any court has issued orders affecting those platforms, is not confirmed by a readable source on this review. The controlling statute referenced is Wis. Stat. §945.03. Whether it squarely covers prediction markets like Kalshi — or applies more narrowly to traditional sports betting — is a question the litigation itself may be resolving. For households in Wisconsin, the practical picture is that state enforcement attention is pointed at these platforms based on public records, but no final court ruling or confirmed injunction has been verified here.

What to verify next

Open the DOJ press release directly at the URL on this card — it loads in a normal browser and gives the full text of the April 23 filing, including which platforms are named and what relief the state is seeking. For court-order status, the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access portal (wcca.wicourts.gov) lets you search by party name to see whether a judge has issued any orders in these cases.

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Public-source posture estimateNot legal adviceMap regenerated2026-05-15 · 15 May 2026