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How to self-exclude from Kalshi
Kalshi is federally regulated, so state self-exclusion lists don't reach it. Its own exclusion can't be lifted early, but it doesn't block Kalshi contracts sold through other apps.
Where to find it
Web: open the menu (☰, top left) > Responsible Risk Management. App: menu > Settings or Account Options > Responsible Risk Management. Also available through SelfExclude.io for participating prediction-market platforms.
Before you do it: withdraw your balance and let open bets or positions settle. Once you’re excluded you may not be able to move money.
Your options
Timeout / cool-off (short break — ends on its own)
- Trading Break: 'a day or more' (exact options not published; in app) · unconfirmed
Self-exclusion (the real block)
- Voluntary Self-Exclusion ('Voluntary Opt-Out'): fixed term chosen by user; Kalshi does not publish the durations (in app) · unconfirmed
- Via SelfExclude.io: 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, or 1 year; binding, can be extended not shortened; active within 24 hours of ID verification (Veriff, government ID)
A timeout is a pause. If you’re here because betting is causing harm, choose self-exclusion — and your state’s list on top of it.
Does it cover their other apps and other states?
Covers kalshi.com, the Kalshi app and API only. Kalshi states self-exclusion and trading breaks do NOT limit access to Kalshi products through a Futures Commission Merchant (brokers/partner apps that route to Kalshi, e.g. PrizePicks predictions, Robinhood, Webull, Coinbase - broker list ). SelfExclude.io also reaches Novig; Polymarket, Robinhood, ProphetX, Matchbook, Juice Exchange listed as integrations 'in progress'.
CFTC-designated contract market offering sports event contracts nationwide; not state-licensed. Heavy 2025-2026 state litigation: Massachusetts AG suit (at MA SJC May 2026; June 25 2026 motion to add claims that people on the state self-exclusion list and minors traded on Kalshi); private class action (filed Apr 22 2026) by a man on the MA self-exclusion list who lost tens of thousands on Kalshi Jan-Feb 2026; Missouri AG cease-and-desist Sep 18 2026. Kalshi argues federal preemption and does not participate in state self-exclusion systems.
Does your state’s list reach Kalshi?
NO. Kalshi does not check state self-exclusion lists (confirmed by MA class action and MA AG filings; Kalshi says it is federally regulated, not a sportsbook). SelfExclude.io is independent of state lists.
Your balance and open bets
Close positions you don't want to hold BEFORE excluding or taking a break: you cannot sell during the period and open positions stay until they settle. Withdrawal rights during exclusion.
Can it be undone early?
Once set, trading breaks, self-exclusions and funding caps cannot be lifted or changed until they expire.
Does the marketing stop?
Deposit limits and closing the account
Personalized Funding Cap: max deposit per calendar month. Decreases take effect immediately; increases only next calendar month; locked until expiry. Wire deposits not allowed while a cap is set.
(no close-account article found in the Responsible Trading collection).
Who to contact
Chat (bottom right of website) or help.kalshi.com/en/articles/13823855-contact-kalshi-support. Partner: Birches Health for behavioral support. Crisis line 988 listed.
The gaps people miss
- State self-exclusion (sportsbook/casino) does NOT block Kalshi sports contracts: a MA self-excluded person lost tens of thousands there in early 2026.
- Excluding on Kalshi does NOT block Kalshi contracts bought through FCM partner apps (brokers/pick'em apps). You must exclude on each app too.
- Open positions get frozen, not refunded: close them first.
- SelfExclude.io max length is 1 year and only covers participating platforms (Kalshi, Novig live; others pending).
The Betting Firewall
This is one wall. You need five.
No single block holds on its own. A state list does nothing about offshore sites or the money in your checking account; an app exclusion does nothing about the next app. Stack all five.
- The apps — this pageSelf-exclude and close every sportsbook, fantasy, and prediction-market account you have.
- Your phoneBlock the apps and sites at the device level so a deleted app can't come back. Guide →
- A blockerInstall Gamban or another blocker that can't be removed early. Guide →
- Your moneyCard controls, gambling blocks at your bank, and someone else on the account. Guide →
- The state listEnroll in your state's self-exclusion program so every licensed operator has to refuse you. Guide →
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