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What the statuses mean

Restricted

Polymarket currently lists the location as restricted.

Close-only

Existing positions may be closed, but new positions cannot be opened.

Regional restrictions

Restrictions apply only in specified regions of the country.

Not listed as restricted

The location does not currently appear on Polymarket’s restricted-location list. This does not itself determine local legal status.

CountryPolymarket statusSpecific restrictions
AustraliaRestricted—
BelarusRestricted—
BelgiumRestricted—
BrazilRestricted—
Britain (UK)Restricted—
BurundiRestricted—
Central African Rep.Restricted—
Congo (Dem. Rep.)Restricted—
CubaRestricted—
EthiopiaRestricted—
FranceRestricted—
GermanyRestricted—
IranRestricted—
IraqRestricted—
IrelandRestricted—
ItalyRestricted—
JapanRestricted—
Korea (North)Restricted—
LebanonRestricted—
LibyaRestricted—
MaltaRestricted—
Myanmar (Burma)Restricted—
NetherlandsRestricted—
NicaraguaRestricted—
RussiaRestricted—
SlovakiaRestricted—
SomaliaRestricted—
South SudanRestricted—
SpainAccess requires current verification—
SudanRestricted—
SyriaRestricted—
United StatesRestricted—
US minor outlying islandsRestricted—
VenezuelaRestricted—
YemenRestricted—
ZimbabweRestricted—
PolandClose-only—
SingaporeClose-only—
TaiwanClose-only—
ThailandClose-only—
CanadaBlocked in some regionsPolymarket blocks Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. Other Canadian provinces and territories are not listed as blocked regions.
UkraineRestrictions in some regionsRestrictions apply in Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk.
AfghanistanNot listed as restricted—
Åland IslandsNot listed as restricted—
AlbaniaNot listed as restricted—
AlgeriaNot listed as restricted—
AndorraNot listed as restricted—
AngolaNot listed as restricted—
AnguillaNot listed as restricted—
AntarcticaNot listed as restricted—
Antigua & BarbudaNot listed as restricted—
ArgentinaNot listed as restricted—
ArmeniaNot listed as restricted—
ArubaNot listed as restricted—
AustriaNot listed as restricted—
AzerbaijanNot listed as restricted—
BahamasNot listed as restricted—
BahrainNot listed as restricted—
BangladeshNot listed as restricted—
BarbadosNot listed as restricted—
BelizeNot listed as restricted—
BeninNot listed as restricted—
BermudaNot listed as restricted—
BhutanNot listed as restricted—
BoliviaNot listed as restricted—
Bosnia & HerzegovinaNot listed as restricted—
BotswanaNot listed as restricted—
Bouvet IslandNot listed as restricted—
British Indian Ocean TerritoryNot listed as restricted—
BruneiNot listed as restricted—
BulgariaNot listed as restricted—
Burkina FasoNot listed as restricted—
CambodiaNot listed as restricted—
CameroonNot listed as restricted—
Cape VerdeNot listed as restricted—
Caribbean NLNot listed as restricted—
Cayman IslandsNot listed as restricted—
ChadNot listed as restricted—
ChileNot listed as restricted—
ChinaNot listed as restricted—
Christmas IslandNot listed as restricted—
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNot listed as restricted—
ColombiaNot listed as restricted—
ComorosNot listed as restricted—
Congo (Rep.)Not listed as restricted—
Cook IslandsNot listed as restricted—
Costa RicaNot listed as restricted—
Côte d'IvoireNot listed as restricted—
CroatiaNot listed as restricted—
CuraçaoNot listed as restricted—
CyprusNot listed as restricted—
Czech RepublicNot listed as restricted—
DenmarkNot listed as restricted—
DjiboutiNot listed as restricted—
DominicaNot listed as restricted—
Dominican RepublicNot listed as restricted—
East TimorNot listed as restricted—
EcuadorNot listed as restricted—
EgyptNot listed as restricted—
El SalvadorNot listed as restricted—
Equatorial GuineaNot listed as restricted—
EritreaNot listed as restricted—
EstoniaNot listed as restricted—
Eswatini (Swaziland)Not listed as restricted—
Falkland IslandsNot listed as restricted—
Faroe IslandsNot listed as restricted—
FijiNot listed as restricted—
FinlandNot listed as restricted—
French GuianaNot listed as restricted—
French PolynesiaNot listed as restricted—
French S. Terr.Not listed as restricted—
GabonNot listed as restricted—
GambiaNot listed as restricted—
GeorgiaNot listed as restricted—
GhanaNot listed as restricted—
GibraltarNot listed as restricted—
GreeceNot listed as restricted—
GreenlandNot listed as restricted—
GrenadaNot listed as restricted—
GuadeloupeNot listed as restricted—
GuamNot listed as restricted—
GuatemalaNot listed as restricted—
GuernseyNot listed as restricted—
GuineaNot listed as restricted—
Guinea-BissauNot listed as restricted—
GuyanaNot listed as restricted—
HaitiNot listed as restricted—
Heard Island & McDonald IslandsNot listed as restricted—
HondurasNot listed as restricted—
Hong KongNot listed as restricted—
HungaryNot listed as restricted—
IcelandNot listed as restricted—
IndiaNot listed as restricted—
IndonesiaNot listed as restricted—
Isle of ManNot listed as restricted—
IsraelNot listed as restricted—
JamaicaNot listed as restricted—
JerseyNot listed as restricted—
JordanNot listed as restricted—
KazakhstanNot listed as restricted—
KenyaNot listed as restricted—
KiribatiNot listed as restricted—
Korea (South)Not listed as restricted—
KuwaitNot listed as restricted—
KyrgyzstanNot listed as restricted—
LaosNot listed as restricted—
LatviaNot listed as restricted—
LesothoNot listed as restricted—
LiberiaNot listed as restricted—
LiechtensteinNot listed as restricted—
LithuaniaNot listed as restricted—
LuxembourgNot listed as restricted—
MacauNot listed as restricted—
MadagascarNot listed as restricted—
MalawiNot listed as restricted—
MalaysiaNot listed as restricted—
MaldivesNot listed as restricted—
MaliNot listed as restricted—
Marshall IslandsNot listed as restricted—
MartiniqueNot listed as restricted—
MauritaniaNot listed as restricted—
MauritiusNot listed as restricted—
MayotteNot listed as restricted—
MexicoNot listed as restricted—
MicronesiaNot listed as restricted—
MoldovaNot listed as restricted—
MonacoNot listed as restricted—
MongoliaNot listed as restricted—
MontenegroNot listed as restricted—
MontserratNot listed as restricted—
MoroccoNot listed as restricted—
MozambiqueNot listed as restricted—
NamibiaNot listed as restricted—
NauruNot listed as restricted—
NepalNot listed as restricted—
New CaledoniaNot listed as restricted—
New ZealandNot listed as restricted—
NigerNot listed as restricted—
NigeriaNot listed as restricted—
NiueNot listed as restricted—
Norfolk IslandNot listed as restricted—
North MacedoniaNot listed as restricted—
Northern Mariana IslandsNot listed as restricted—
NorwayNot listed as restricted—
OmanNot listed as restricted—
PakistanNot listed as restricted—
PalauNot listed as restricted—
PalestineNot listed as restricted—
PanamaNot listed as restricted—
Papua New GuineaNot listed as restricted—
ParaguayNot listed as restricted—
PeruNot listed as restricted—
PhilippinesNot listed as restricted—
PitcairnNot listed as restricted—
PortugalNot listed as restricted—
Puerto RicoNot listed as restricted—
QatarNot listed as restricted—
RéunionNot listed as restricted—
RomaniaNot listed as restricted—
RwandaNot listed as restricted—
Samoa (American)Not listed as restricted—
Samoa (western)Not listed as restricted—
San MarinoNot listed as restricted—
Sao Tome & PrincipeNot listed as restricted—
Saudi ArabiaNot listed as restricted—
SenegalNot listed as restricted—
SerbiaNot listed as restricted—
SeychellesNot listed as restricted—
Sierra LeoneNot listed as restricted—
SloveniaNot listed as restricted—
Solomon IslandsNot listed as restricted—
South AfricaNot listed as restricted—
South Georgia & the South Sandwich IslandsNot listed as restricted—
Sri LankaNot listed as restricted—
St BarthelemyNot listed as restricted—
St HelenaNot listed as restricted—
St Kitts & NevisNot listed as restricted—
St LuciaNot listed as restricted—
St Maarten (Dutch)Not listed as restricted—
St Martin (French)Not listed as restricted—
St Pierre & MiquelonNot listed as restricted—
St VincentNot listed as restricted—
SurinameNot listed as restricted—
Svalbard & Jan MayenNot listed as restricted—
SwedenNot listed as restricted—
SwitzerlandNot listed as restricted—
TajikistanNot listed as restricted—
TanzaniaNot listed as restricted—
TogoNot listed as restricted—
TokelauNot listed as restricted—
TongaNot listed as restricted—
Trinidad & TobagoNot listed as restricted—
TunisiaNot listed as restricted—
TurkeyNot listed as restricted—
TurkmenistanNot listed as restricted—
Turks & Caicos IsNot listed as restricted—
TuvaluNot listed as restricted—
UgandaNot listed as restricted—
United Arab EmiratesNot listed as restricted—
UruguayNot listed as restricted—
UzbekistanNot listed as restricted—
VanuatuNot listed as restricted—
Vatican CityNot listed as restricted—
VietnamNot listed as restricted—
Virgin Islands (UK)Not listed as restricted—
Virgin Islands (US)Not listed as restricted—
Wallis & FutunaNot listed as restricted—
Western SaharaNot listed as restricted—
ZambiaNot listed as restricted—

Source: Polymarket Geographic Restrictions. Checked 2026-08-10. This list can change and does not determine local legality.

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