⇄ ALTERNATIVES · UPDATED 8 Oct 2026
I like Kalshi fine, but nobody should be loyal to a casino. Here are the 8 sites closest to it on coins, KYC and games, each one tested the same way, with the exact points where it beats Kalshi and where it loses.
Kalshi
5.9
BEST OVERALL
BetOnline
6.6
BEST SPORTSBOOK
BetOnline
6.6
| Site | Score | KYC | Payout test | Coins | Sportsbook | Beats Kalshi on | Visit |
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Kalshi
original
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5.9 | Full KYC | — | 3 | — | — | Official site |
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BetOnline
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6.6 | Light KYC | — | 17 | ✓ | lighter KYC, 14 more coins, higher score (6.6 vs 5.9) | Visit |
 SportsBetting.ag
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6.4 | Light KYC | — | 17 | ✓ | lighter KYC, 14 more coins, higher score (6.4 vs 5.9) | Visit |
 Bovada
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6.4 | Full KYC | — | 6 | ✓ | 3 more coins, higher score (6.4 vs 5.9), has a sportsbook | Visit |
 BetUS
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5.9 | Full KYC | — | 5 | ✓ | 2 more coins, has a sportsbook | Visit |
 MyBookie
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4.8 | Light KYC | — | 10 | ✓ | lighter KYC, 7 more coins, has a sportsbook | Visit |
 Ignition Casino
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6.1 | Light KYC | — | 6 | — | lighter KYC, 3 more coins, higher score (6.1 vs 5.9) | Visit |
 Cafe Casino
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5.8 | Light KYC | — | 6 | — | lighter KYC, 3 more coins | Visit |
 Slots.lv
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5.8 | Light KYC | — | 6 | — | lighter KYC, 3 more coins | Visit |
A sportsbook-first US-facing book with published betting limits up to $50,000 on NFL spreads, re-bets every 61 seconds, early lines and 17 cryptocurrencies with no cap…
A Panama-based US sportsbook with published high limits (NFL spreads to $50,000), live betting, props, esports, racebook, poker and casino. Seventeen coins in and out, Bitcoin…
The biggest US-facing offshore sportsbook since 2011: 28 sports, props builder, live betting, $1M max payout and a casino and poker room on the same wallet.…
A US-facing sportsbook since 1994: 25 sport categories with politics, props builder, live betting and streaming, plus casino, poker and racebook. Crypto in five coins, 24/7…
A US-facing sportsbook since 2014: 25 sports with politics, esports and Gaelic games, live betting, cash out, casino and racebook. Ten coins for deposits, but payouts…
A US-facing poker room and casino since 2016: anonymous poker tables, 300-plus slots, live dealer and fee-free crypto in six coins plus Lightning. Withdrawals are approved…
A US-only crypto casino since 2016 with a Curaçao licence that checks out on the regulator's validator, hundreds of slots, live dealer and Hot Drop Jackpots.…
A slots-first US and Canadian casino since 2013 with a Curaçao licence verified on the CGA validator, 93 live dealer tables and Hot Drop Jackpots. Bitcoin…
Kalshi is the prediction market that chose to be regulated. The CFTC designated it as a contract market in 2020, you trade against other members rather than a house, and its fee formula is public. So why do people look for Kalshi alternatives?
The first reason is paperwork. Nothing works until you have photographed a government ID live in the app, and Kalshi may ask for proof of address, source of funds or, in the US, a Social Security number. If you want to trade without handing over documents, a regulated exchange is the wrong place. The second is cost. A taker pays 3.5 percent of the stake on a 50-cent contract, which is more than Polymarket charges on sports, and card deposits can cost another 2 percent. The third is access. Kalshi restricts some countries in its Member Agreement, and in the US the states are fighting back: in August 2026 the Ninth Circuit let Nevada enforce its gaming laws against Kalshi's sports contracts, and New Jersey has taken its case to the Supreme Court. Finally, there is no welcome bonus. The list below shows what else is available.
On my current scores, BetOnline (6.6/10). The table above shows exactly where it beats Kalshi and where it does not.
Usually one of four things: your country got excluded, KYC got stricter, a withdrawal took longer than it should, or you just want a different bonus. None of those make the original a scam, they just mean it is time to compare.
Shared categories, shared coins, similar KYC policy and whether both have a sportsbook, then sorted by my score. Shit List sites never appear here, however similar they are.
