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Side-by-side, California-focused reviews of the major CFTC-regulated prediction market platforms — fees, market depth, sports coverage, and which one fits your style.
Polymarket is our #1 pick for California traders — while Kalshi is our #3 pick, a US-regulated Designated Contract Market with the widest event catalog available to CA residents 21+. Polymarket is not currently available in California.
All the platforms below operate under federal commodities law, which is why CFTC-regulated event contracts are open to Californians even though state-licensed online sports betting is not. Every option is open to verified CA residents 21+.
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- 1.Commodity Futures Trading Commission — Event Contracts — CFTC.gov
- 2.Kalshi wins court battle to offer election contracts — Reuters
- 3.Kalshi & prediction-markets coverage — Bloomberg
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