Whether Sporttrade is available to Washington residents in 2026, dated and neutral. The exchange shut its United States sports betting product, never held a Washington licence, and Washington treats event contracts as unauthorized. Information, not advice.
Last reviewed 10 March 2026 · Status as of March 2026 · Information, not legal advice
Sporttrade is doubly out of reach in Washington. The platform closed its United States sports betting business in 2026, and Washington, one of the strictest states on online wagering, never hosted it and now treats event based contracts as unauthorized.
As of March 2026, Sporttrade is not available to Washington residents. The company exited United States online sports betting in 2026 and never held a Washington licence, and Washington's Gambling Commission has stated that event based contracts are not authorized in the state. There is no live Sporttrade product to use from Washington, and the state would resist a future launch.
Sporttrade was licensed for sports betting in New Jersey, Colorado, Iowa, Arizona, and Virginia. Washington, which is among the most restrictive states on online gambling, was never a Sporttrade market, so no Washington resident could open an account while it operated.
In May 2026 Sporttrade told its users it was leaving the United States online sports betting market. Wagering stopped on May 25, 2026, and platform access was removed for everyone on June 26, 2026, with residents of the states where it had operated given until June 25 to withdraw balances. There is therefore no live Sporttrade product to log into from anywhere in the country at the moment.
On February 4, 2026, Sporttrade filed applications with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to register as a designated contract market and a derivatives clearing organization, the structure that would let it list event contracts nationwide. As of March 2026 the company was still waiting on a decision, and reporting on whether a final determination had been issued was unclear. We mark that status as pending rather than approved, and we do not predict the outcome.
Washington is also hostile to the event contract model that Sporttrade hopes to enter. In December 2025 the Washington State Gambling Commission stated that offering or participating in event based contracts is not authorized in Washington, and the state has been in litigation with prediction market operators including Kalshi and Robinhood through 2026. A future Sporttrade exchange would meet a clearly stated state objection.
For a reader, the practical position is simple. The old Sporttrade sports betting product is shut, the new federal exchange is not yet live, and Washington residents could not use the platform before in any case. We will revisit this page if the CFTC acts and Sporttrade reopens, and we will date any change.
Sporttrade is not available to you, and Washington is not a state where we would point you to an alternative event contract platform. The Washington State Gambling Commission stated in December 2025 that event based contracts are not authorized in the state, and Washington has been in litigation with prediction market operators including Kalshi and Robinhood. Because the state regulator has flagged the activity itself, listing venues to open here would cut against our rule that availability gates any recommendation.
Read the current position in our Washington legality guide before you act. We do not invite a Washington reader to open an account where the state regulator has flagged the activity as unauthorized.
There is no live Sporttrade product as of March 2026, it never operated in Washington, and Washington treats event based contracts as unauthorized. This is general information, not legal advice.
No. Sporttrade was licensed only in New Jersey, Colorado, Iowa, Arizona, and Virginia. Washington, one of the strictest states on online wagering, was never included.
In December 2025 the Washington State Gambling Commission stated that offering or participating in event based contracts is not authorized in the state. The commission framed it as a precautionary alert, and Washington has been in court with prediction market operators.
Sporttrade left United States online sports betting in 2026, ending wagering on May 25 and removing access on June 26, while pursuing a federal exchange licence from the CFTC.
Washington's regulator has flagged event based contracts as unauthorized, so we do not direct Washington residents to open an account. Read our Washington legality guide for the current position.
Washington's regulator has flagged this entire category as unauthorized, which is a stronger warning than a fee or a score could convey. Prediction markets can lose you money. Stake only what you can afford to lose, never to chase a loss, and never on borrowed money. If it stops feeling like a free choice, step back. In the United States you can call or text the national helpline on 1-800-GAMBLER or visit ncpgambling.org.
The position above rests on primary regulatory and platform sources. Confirm it yourself before you act, because the rules in this area change.
Status as of March 2026. General information, not legal advice.