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33 -- countries where prediction platforms restricted or banned for prediction market platforms (Polymarket, Kalshi) (2026-03)

Name: Countries Where Prediction Platforms Restricted Or Banned Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-10-04

2026-03 · BETBY

By March 2026, prediction market platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi had been restricted or banned in at least 33 countries across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

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Data Vintage

2026-03

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prediction market platforms (Polymarket, Kalshi)

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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

61/100 confidence

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BETBY Primary Tier B

https://betby.com/en/blog/betbys-kirill-nekrasov-for-5-star-why-prediction-markets-havent-scaled-in-… ↗

Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2026-03 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

BETBY's Kirill Nekrasov for 5 Star: Why Prediction Markets haven’t scaled in sportsbooks and how that’s changing?

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BETBY · Original study ↗

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prediction market platforms (Polymarket, Kalshi): 33 countries where prediction platforms restricted or banned. Source: BETBY (2026-03). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/prediction-platforms-banned-countries-2026

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