{"id":19043,"date":"2026-10-07T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=19043"},"modified":"2026-10-07T06:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:45:09","slug":"czech-republic-orders-kalshi-block-after-us59-2-billion-in-monthly-volume","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/czech-republic-orders-kalshi-block-after-us59-2-billion-in-monthly-volume\/","title":{"rendered":"Czech Republic orders Kalshi block after US$59.2 Billion in monthly volume"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Czech Republic, October 6, 2026; the Ministry of Finance added Kalshi.com on September 30 to its official list of unauthorised internet games, triggering a requirement for internet service providers to block the domain by October 15.<\/strong> The measure makes Kalshi the second major prediction market targeted by Prague after <strong>Polymarket, which was added to the blacklist in July 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/polymarket-delivers-accurate-predictions-but-italy-and-the-czech-republic-move-to-block-the-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>&#8211; Polymarket delivers accurate predictions, but Italy and the Czech Republic move to block the platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The competent authority is the <strong>Czech Ministry of Finance<\/strong>, headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister <strong>Alena Schillerov\u00e1<\/strong>. The relevant technical unit is <strong>Department 73 \u2014 Procedural Agendas and Gambling Regulation<\/strong>, led by <strong>Martin \u0160abo<\/strong>, under <strong>Act No. 186\/2016 Coll., the Gambling Act<\/strong>. The <strong>Czech Telecommunication Office (CTU)<\/strong>, chaired by <strong>Marek Ebert<\/strong>, technically maintains the unified list of blocked websites, while ISPs implement the restriction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-35.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19047\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4752475247524752;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-35.png 836w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-35-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-35-767x520.png 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Marek Ebert<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case was also pushed by the <strong>Institute for Gambling Regulation (IPRH)<\/strong>, an industry association representing approximately <strong>95% of the Czech legal gambling market<\/strong> and led by <strong>Jan \u0158ehola<\/strong>, a former head of gambling regulation at the Ministry itself. Its position is that economic substance should prevail: if a person risks money on an uncertain outcome, calling the product a \u201ccontract\u201d does not remove its gambling nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-36.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19048\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5418848167539267;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-36.png 678w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-36-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jan \u0158ehola<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The figures explain the regulatory pressure. Kalshi handled <strong>US$59.2 billion in contract volume during September<\/strong>, up 48% from August, accounted for <strong>more than 80%<\/strong> of aggregate volume among the main monitored platforms and reached <strong>US$238.8 billion from January through September<\/strong>. Market reports also place its current capital-raising ambitions around a <strong>US$40 billion valuation<\/strong>. The dispute is transatlantic. In the United States, <strong>KalshiEX LLC<\/strong> operates as a <strong>Designated Contract Market<\/strong> registered with the <strong>Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)<\/strong> since <strong>November 3, 2020<\/strong>. The CFTC, chaired by <strong>Michael S. Selig<\/strong>, even approved on <strong>May 29, 2026<\/strong> a perpetual bitcoin contract submitted by Kalshi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Europe, meanwhile, Belgium, France, Romania, Spain and Germany have taken restrictive positions toward certain prediction markets, while <strong>Gibraltar<\/strong> is moving toward a specific regulatory framework. Its Gambling Commissioner, <strong>Andrew Lyman<\/strong>, has argued that regulation can be preferable to outright blocking. Kalshi <strong>Chief Risk Officer Udesh Jha<\/strong> said at SBC Summit Lisbon 2026 that the company wants to expand further in Europe, precisely as several regulators are challenging its legal classification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Czech Republic, October 6, 2026; the Ministry of Finance added Kalshi.com on September 30 to its official list of unauthorised internet games, triggering a requirement for internet service providers to block the domain by October 15. 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