People of the State of New York v. QCX LLC (d/b/a Polymarket US)

Petition filed; removed to federal court2d Cir.State v. Platform

Docket last checked September 25, 2026. Snapshot — not legal advice.

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Overview

New York’s Attorney General brought a verified petition under Executive Law § 63(12) against QCX LLC, which does business as Polymarket US, in New York County Supreme Court on September 24, 2026. It follows the same template as her petition against Kalshi: eight causes of action for repeated illegality, resting on the state constitution’s gambling clause, the Penal Law’s gambling offenses, the Racing Law’s sports-wagering licensing provisions and the federal Wire Act.

The petition asks the court to permanently bar Polymarket US from offering contracts on sports, culture, elections and other events in New York without a Gaming Commission license, and to order an accounting, restitution, damages, disgorgement, a penalty of three times its gains, and $100,000 for each unauthorized offer of sports wagering. QCX LLC is the only respondent. The Governor joined the announcement but is not a petitioner. Nothing has been decided. (Caption, court, statute and relief confirmed against the filed petition.)

Polymarket US removed the petition to federal court the same day (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:26-cv-08338), citing the federal-officer removal statute and federal-question jurisdiction, and filed its own suit against the Attorney General and the Gaming Commission. (Removal confirmed from the notice of removal, ECF No. 1.)

Changes

Logged September 25, 2026

  • Filing

    Polymarket US removed the Attorney General’s petition to the Southern District of New York (No. 1:26-cv-08338), invoking the federal-officer removal statute and federal-question jurisdiction.

    Notice of removal, 1:26-cv-08338 (S.D.N.Y.), ECF 1

Logged September 24, 2026

  • New case

    New York’s Attorney General filed an Executive Law § 63(12) petition against QCX LLC, which does business as Polymarket US, in New York County Supreme Court. It seeks an injunction against unlicensed event contracts, restitution, disgorgement, treble gains and $100,000 per unauthorized sports-wagering offer.

    NY Attorney General — Verified Petition

Timeline

September 24, 2026

The Attorney General files a verified petition against QCX LLC (Polymarket US) in New York County Supreme Court under Executive Law § 63(12).

September 24, 2026

Polymarket US removes the petition to the Southern District of New York (No. 1:26-cv-08338) and sues the Attorney General and the Gaming Commission in a separate action.

What's next: Now in federal court. The Attorney General’s earlier petitions against Kalshi, Coinbase and Gemini were each removed the same way, and remand motions are pending in those; whether she seeks remand here is not yet known.

Parties

Plaintiffs

  • People of the State of New York, by Letitia James, Attorney General

Defendants

  • QCX LLC (d/b/a Polymarket US)
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