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Know the rules in your state.
Check your state's sports betting rules, online and in-person availability, age requirements and licensed sportsbooks. Online betting is live in 32 of the 51 jurisdictions (50 states plus Washington, DC). The map covers all 39 legal sports betting states plus Washington, DC, and the 11 states where betting is still not allowed.
State reference
Each state decides for itself whether it is a place where sports betting is legal, through which channels and at what age, so the answer is a list of legal sports betting states rather than one national rule. The map and the table below come from one dataset, so the two always agree. Pick a state on the map, in the list of small states or in the table to see its regulator, launch dates and licensed sportsbooks.
| State | Status | Online | In person | Minimum age | Online launch | Regulator |
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| Alabama | Not legal | No | No | — | — | — |
| Alaska | Not legal | No | No | — | — | — |
| Arizona | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Sep 9, 2021 | Arizona Department of Gaming |
| Arkansas | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Mar 5, 2022 | Arkansas Racing Commission |
| California | Not legal | No | No | — | — | — |
| Colorado | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | May 1, 2020 | Colorado Division of Gaming |
| Connecticut | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Oct 19, 2021 | Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Gaming Division |
| Delaware | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Dec 27, 2023 | Delaware State Lottery Office |
| District of Columbia | Online + retail | Live | Live | 18+ | May 28, 2020 | D.C. Office of Lottery and Gaming |
| Florida | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Dec 5, 2023 | Florida Gaming Control Commission |
| Georgia | Not legal | No | No | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | Not legal | No | No | — | — | — |
| Idaho | Not legal | No | No | — | — | — |
| Illinois | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Jun 18, 2020 | Illinois Gaming Board |
| Indiana | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Oct 3, 2019 | Indiana Gaming Commission |
| Iowa | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Aug 15, 2019 | Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission |
| Kansas | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Sep 1, 2022 | Kansas Lottery and Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission |
| Kentucky | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Sep 28, 2023 | Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation |
| Louisiana | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Jan 28, 2022 | Louisiana Gaming Control Board |
| Maine | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Nov 3, 2023 | Maine Gambling Control Unit |
| Maryland | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Nov 23, 2022 | Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency |
| Massachusetts | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Mar 10, 2023 | Massachusetts Gaming Commission |
| Michigan | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Jan 22, 2021 | Michigan Gaming Control Board |
| Minnesota | Not legal | No | No | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | Retail only | No | Live | 21+ | — | Mississippi Gaming Commission |
| Missouri | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Dec 1, 2025 | Missouri Gaming Commission |
| Montana | Retail only | No | Live | 18+ | — | Montana Lottery |
| Nebraska | Retail only | No | Live | 21+ | — | Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission |
| Nevada | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | — | Nevada Gaming Control Board |
| New Hampshire | Online + retail | Live | Live | 18+ | Dec 30, 2019 | New Hampshire Lottery Commission |
| New Jersey | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Aug 1, 2018 | New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement |
| New Mexico | Tribal retail | No | Live | 21+ | — | — |
| New York | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Jan 8, 2022 | New York State Gaming Commission |
| North Carolina | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Mar 11, 2024 | North Carolina State Lottery Commission |
| North Dakota | Tribal retail | No | Live | 19+ | — | — |
| Ohio | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Jan 1, 2023 | Ohio Casino Control Commission |
| Oklahoma | Not legal | No | No | — | — | — |
| Oregon | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Oct 16, 2019 | Oregon State Lottery |
| Pennsylvania | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | May 28, 2019 | Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board |
| Rhode Island | Online + retail | Live | Live | 18+ | Sep 4, 2019 | Rhode Island Lottery |
| South Carolina | Not legal | No | No | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | Retail only | No | Live | 21+ | — | South Dakota Commission on Gaming |
| Tennessee | Online only | Live | No | 21+ | Nov 1, 2020 | Tennessee Sports Wagering Council |
| Texas | Not legal | No | No | — | — | — |
| Utah | Not legal | No | No | — | — | — |
| Vermont | Online only | Live | No | 21+ | Jan 11, 2024 | Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery |
| Virginia | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Jan 20, 2021 | Virginia Lottery |
| Washington | Tribal retail | No | Live | 18+ | — | Washington State Gambling Commission |
| West Virginia | Online + retail | Live | Live | 21+ | Dec 27, 2018 | West Virginia Lottery Commission |
| Wisconsin | Tribal retail | Authorized, not launched | Live | 18+ | — | Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Gaming |
| Wyoming | Online + retail | Live | Live | 18+ | Sep 1, 2021 | Wyoming Gaming Commission |
Pick any two jurisdictions to see their rules side by side; rows that differ are highlighted.
| Field | A | B |
|---|---|---|
| Status | — | — |
| Online | — | — |
| In person | — | — |
| Minimum age | — | — |
| Online sportsbooks | — | — |
| Regulator | — | — |
Download the full dataset with launch dates, laws and sources as CSV. A dash means the state has no legal market for that field.
Licensed sportsbooks
A sportsbook can only take your bet if the state where you are standing has licensed it. The lists below follow each regulator's own records: brands that hold a license but do not take bets yet are left out, and every list names the regulator it was checked against, with a link to its register where the state publishes one. Nevada and Louisiana are not listed because their regulators publish no list of the brands taking bets, and Pennsylvania is covered in the state reference above with its status, dates and regulator. Choose a state above or open it below.
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Arizona help: Arizona Department of Gaming, Division of Problem Gambling, 1-800-NEXT-STEP.
Checked against the Arizona Department of Gaming register.
21+. Bet with your head, not over it. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.
Arkansas help: Arkansas Problem Gambling Council.
Checked against Arkansas Racing Commission, which publishes no list of operators.
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Colorado help: Problem Gambling Coalition of Colorado.
Checked against the Colorado Division of Gaming register.
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Connecticut help: Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, problem gaming resources, 1-888-789-7777.
Checked against the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Gaming Division register.
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Delaware help: Delaware Council on Gambling Problems, 1-888-850-8888.
Checked against the Delaware State Lottery Office register.
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District of Columbia help: DC Office of Lottery and Gaming, problem gambling resources, 1-800-MY-RESET.
Checked against the D.C. Office of Lottery and Gaming register.
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Florida help: Florida Gaming Control Commission, gambling resources, 1-833-PLAYWISE.
Checked against Florida Gaming Control Commission, which publishes no list of operators. Full rules in the Florida guide.
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Illinois help: Illinois Gaming Board, help for problem gamblers.
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Indiana help: Indiana Gaming Commission, problem gambling help, 1-800-9-WITH-IT.
Checked against the Indiana Gaming Commission register.
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Iowa help: Your Life Iowa, 1-800-BETS OFF.
Checked against the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission register.
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Kansas help: Kansas Gambling Help.
Checked against Kansas Lottery and Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, which publishes no list of operators.
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Kentucky help: Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling.
Checked against Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, which publishes no list of operators.
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Maine help: Maine DHHS, problem gambling.
Checked against the Maine Gambling Control Unit register.
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Maryland help: Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling.
Checked against the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency register.
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Massachusetts help: Massachusetts Problem Gambling Helpline, 1-800-327-5050.
Checked against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission register.
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Support for players and families: Gam-Anon · Gamblers Anonymous · National Council on Problem Gambling.
Checked against the Michigan Gaming Control Board register.
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Missouri help: Missouri Alliance to Curb Problem Gambling, 1-888-BETSOFF.
Checked against the Missouri Gaming Commission register. Full rules in the Missouri guide.
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New Hampshire help: New Hampshire Lottery, play responsibly, 1-800-MY-RESET.
Checked against the New Hampshire Lottery Commission register.
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New Jersey help: Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey.
Checked against the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement register. Full rules in the New Jersey guide.
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New York help: New York State Gaming Commission, play safe, 1-877-8-HOPENY.
Checked against the New York State Gaming Commission register.
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North Carolina help: North Carolina Problem Gambling Program, 877-718-5543.
Checked against the North Carolina State Lottery Commission register.
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Ohio help: Pause Before You Play (Ohio for Responsible Gambling), 1-800-589-9966.
Checked against the Ohio Casino Control Commission register.
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Oregon help: Oregon Problem Gambling Resource, 1-877-MYLIMIT.
Checked against the Oregon State Lottery register.
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Rhode Island help: Rhode Island Lottery, responsible gambling, 1-877-9GAMBLE.
Checked against Rhode Island Lottery, which publishes no list of operators.
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Tennessee help: Tennessee REDLINE, 800-889-9789.
Checked against the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council register.
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Vermont help: Vermont Department of Mental Health, problem gambling resources.
Checked against Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery, which publishes no list of operators.
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Virginia help: Virginia Lottery, voluntary exclusion program, 888-532-3500.
Checked against the Virginia Lottery register.
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West Virginia help: Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia.
Checked against the West Virginia Lottery Commission register.
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Wyoming help: Wyoming Gaming Commission, responsible gaming, 1-800-522-4700.
Checked against the Wyoming Gaming Commission register.
Before you bet
A license in one state is not a license in yours.
Check a sportsbook
Every legal sportsbook in the US answers to a state regulator, and each state keeps its own list. Run through the checks below for the app you are looking at; tick each one as you confirm it.
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HeardIf an app is legal in New Jersey, I can use it anywhere.
ActuallyA license covers one state. The same brand needs a separate license in every state where it takes bets, and it blocks wagers everywhere else.
HeardOffshore sites are legal because they are licensed abroad.
ActuallyNo US state licenses them. A foreign license gives you no protection from any US regulator if a payout or dispute goes wrong.
HeardLiving in a legal state is what counts.
ActuallyLocation counts, not residency. A visitor can bet in a legal state; a resident of a legal state cannot bet while traveling in a state without legal betting.
Apps confirm where you are with geolocationA location check the app runs before each bet, using your phone's GPS, Wi-Fi and network data, to confirm you are inside the state's borders. , and states measure the market by handleThe total amount of money wagered, before winnings are paid out. Revenue is what the sportsbook keeps after paying winners. , the total amount wagered.
State by state
The question behind most searches is short: is sports betting legal in my state? Here is the answer for every state and Washington, DC, with the date it changed and the body that regulates it, drawn from the same records as the map.
No. Sports betting is not legal in Alabama, online or in person, and no state-licensed sportsbook can accept bets from someone located there.
Any expansion of gambling in Alabama needs a constitutional amendment approved by lawmakers and voters. The 2025 sports wagering bill (HB 490) and the 2026 gaming amendment (SB 257) both stopped in committee.
Most recent bill: SB 257, last action February 3, 2026.
No. Sports betting is not legal in Alaska, online or in person, and no state-licensed sportsbook can accept bets from someone located there.
Two companion bills, HB 145 and SB 194, would allow mobile-only betting; both were heard and held in committee.
Most recent bill: SB 194, last action May 8, 2026.
Yes. Arizona allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on September 9, 2021. 12 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by Arizona Department of Gaming, and the minimum age is 21+.
Licenses are split between tribes and the state's professional sports franchises, which is why team-branded books sit next to the national brands. Retail betting runs at tribal casinos and at the franchises' venues.
Yes. Arkansas allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on March 5, 2022 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on July 1, 2019. 3 online sportsbooks are taking bets under Arkansas Racing Commission, and the minimum age is 21+.
Every sportsbook here is tied to one of the state's licensed casinos: Oaklawn, Southland or Saracen. Mobile betting covers the whole state through those casinos and their approved partners.
No. Sports betting is not legal in California, online or in person, and no state-licensed sportsbook can accept bets from someone located there.
No bill to legalize sports betting is moving in Sacramento. The 2025 law AB 831 went the other way: it bans online sweepstakes games, including ones that imitate sports bets.
Most recent bill: AB 831, last action October 11, 2025.
Yes. Colorado allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on May 1, 2020. 12 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by Colorado Division of Gaming, and the minimum age is 21+.
Online sportsbooks must partner with a casino in Black Hawk, Central City or Cripple Creek, the three towns where Colorado licenses commercial casinos. Betting is legal on any device inside the state.
Yes. Connecticut allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on October 19, 2021 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on September 30, 2021. 3 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Gaming Division, and the minimum age is 21+.
A deliberately small market: DraftKings runs through the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe (Foxwoods), FanDuel through the Mohegan Tribe (Mohegan Sun) and Fanatics through the Connecticut Lottery, which also runs the retail betting locations outside the two casinos.
Yes. Delaware allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on December 27, 2023 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on June 5, 2018. 1 online sportsbook is listed as taking bets by Delaware State Lottery Office, and the minimum age is 21+.
Delaware was taking single-game bets weeks after the 2018 ruling, at its three casinos: Delaware Park, Bally's Dover and Harrington. Online betting came years later through the Delaware Lottery and one shared platform.
Yes. District of Columbia allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on May 28, 2020 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on July 31, 2020. 5 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by D.C. Office of Lottery and Gaming, and the minimum age is 18+.
One of the few places where you can bet at 18. Stadium sportsbooks near Capital One Arena, Nationals Park and Audi Field hold exclusive two-block zones, and betting is not allowed on federal property inside the District.
Yes. Florida allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on December 5, 2023 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on December 7, 2023. 1 online sportsbook is taking bets under Florida Gaming Control Commission, and the minimum age is 21+.
Florida's market belongs to the Seminole Tribe under its gaming compact: a mobile bet placed anywhere in the state is treated as made on tribal land, and Hard Rock Bet is the only app. Retail betting runs at the Seminole casinos.
No. Sports betting is not legal in Georgia, online or in person, and no state-licensed sportsbook can accept bets from someone located there.
The 2026 constitutional amendment, HR 450, failed on the House floor on March 6, 2026, and the companion bills never passed a chamber. Without an amendment, the Georgia Lottery cannot run sports betting either.
Most recent bill: HR 450, last action March 6, 2026.
No. Sports betting is not legal in Hawaii, online or in person, and no state-licensed sportsbook can accept bets from someone located there.
Hawaii has no casinos, no lottery and no tribal gaming. A 2025 bill passed both chambers in different versions and died in conference; a 2026 online-only proposal cleared one House committee.
Most recent bill: HB 1308, last action April 25, 2025.
No. Sports betting is not legal in Idaho, online or in person, and no state-licensed sportsbook can accept bets from someone located there.
The Idaho Constitution allows only a state lottery, pari-mutuel racing and charitable bingo and raffles. Sports betting would need a constitutional amendment, and no bill was introduced in 2025 or 2026.
Yes. Illinois allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on June 18, 2020 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on March 9, 2020. 10 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by Illinois Gaming Board, and the minimum age is 21+.
Bets on Illinois college teams are not allowed, apart from a narrow in-person exception. Since July 1, 2025 online operators pay a per-bet tax on top of the tax on their revenue.
Yes. Indiana allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on October 3, 2019 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on September 1, 2019. 11 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by Indiana Gaming Commission, and the minimum age is 21+.
Accounts can be opened entirely online. Bets on esports and on high school and youth events are not allowed, and each casino may partner with no more than three online brands.
Yes. Iowa allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on August 15, 2019. 10 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, and the minimum age is 21+.
Iowa licenses run through its casinos, and the regulator publishes each operator's website. Accounts can be opened entirely online.
Yes. Kansas allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on September 1, 2022. 7 online sportsbooks are taking bets under Kansas Lottery and Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, and the minimum age is 21+.
Each of the four state-owned casinos may work with up to three online sportsbooks, all approved by the Kansas Lottery. Bets are accepted only from people located inside Kansas.
Yes. Kentucky allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on September 28, 2023 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on September 7, 2023. 9 online sportsbooks are taking bets under Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, and the minimum age is 21+.
Sportsbooks are licensed through Kentucky's horse racetracks. The minimum age was 18 when betting opened in 2023; a 2026 law, passed over the governor's veto, raised it to 21 for retail and online betting.
Yes. Louisiana allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on January 28, 2022 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on October 31, 2021. Online sportsbooks are licensed by Louisiana Gaming Control Board, and the minimum age is 21+.
Louisiana is the only state where online betting stops at parish lines: it works in the 55 parishes that voted for it in November 2020, not in the other nine. Online platforms are permitted by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
Yes. Maine allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on November 3, 2023. 2 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by Maine Gambling Control Unit, and the minimum age is 21+.
Maine reserves its mobile licenses for the Wabanaki tribes, one each, and each tribe partners with a single sportsbook. In-person betting runs at Oxford Casino and other licensed facilities.
Yes. Maryland allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on November 23, 2022 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on December 9, 2021. 11 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, and the minimum age is 21+.
Maryland licenses betting at casinos, stadiums, racetracks and a group of smaller retail locations. Mobile operators pay 20 percent of their revenue in tax, most of it dedicated to public schools.
Yes. Massachusetts allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on March 10, 2023 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on January 31, 2023. 7 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by Massachusetts Gaming Commission, and the minimum age is 21+.
Retail betting runs at Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield and Plainridge Park Casino. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission licenses the online brands separately.
Yes. Michigan allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on January 22, 2021 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on March 11, 2020. 13 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by Michigan Gaming Control Board, and the minimum age is 21+.
Online books operate as partners of Detroit's three commercial casinos (MGM Grand, MotorCity and Hollywood at Greektown) or of the state's tribes. Michigan runs its own problem gambling helpline, 1-800-270-7117.
No. Sports betting is not legal in Minnesota, online or in person, and no state-licensed sportsbook can accept bets from someone located there.
The 2026 tribal-only mobile bill, SF 4139, failed on the Senate floor 22 to 44 on March 23, 2026. Minnesota has tribal casinos but no sports betting at them.
Most recent bill: SF 4139, last action March 23, 2026.
Only in person. Mississippi allows sports betting at licensed venues (first bets on August 1, 2018), but there is no statewide online betting; the minimum age is 21+.
Mississippi took its first bets in August 2018 at Beau Rivage in Biloxi and Gold Strike in Tunica, but mobile betting statewide is not allowed. Bills to allow it died in Senate committees in 2025 and 2026.
Yes. Missouri allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on December 1, 2025. 8 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by Missouri Gaming Commission, and the minimum age is 21+.
Voters approved sports betting by constitutional amendment, and both retail and mobile betting opened on December 1, 2025. Bets on a Missouri college team player's individual performance are not allowed.
Only in person. Montana allows sports betting at licensed venues, but there is no statewide online betting; the minimum age is 18+.
Montana's sports betting runs through the state lottery's Sports Bet Montana terminals at licensed bars and restaurants. You can open an account in the app, but you bet on the premises of a licensed location.
Only in person. Nebraska allows sports betting at licensed venues (first bets on June 22, 2023), but there is no statewide online betting; the minimum age is 21+.
Betting takes place only in the sportsbooks of licensed racetrack casinos such as WarHorse Lincoln and Omaha. Nebraska bans bets on in-state college games involving Nebraska teams and on high school events.
Yes. Nevada allows sports betting both online and in person. Online sportsbooks are licensed by Nevada Gaming Control Board, and the minimum age is 21+.
Nevada had legal sports betting long before 2018. You can bet on a phone anywhere in the state, but the account has to be opened by showing photo ID in person, and each app belongs to a Nevada casino licensee.
Yes. New Hampshire allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on December 30, 2019 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on August 12, 2020. 1 online sportsbook is listed as taking bets by New Hampshire Lottery Commission, and the minimum age is 18+.
DraftKings is the only sportsbook, under a contract with the New Hampshire Lottery. The minimum age is 18; a 2025 bill to raise it to 21 was killed.
Yes. New Jersey allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on August 1, 2018 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on June 14, 2018. 13 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, and the minimum age is 21+.
New Jersey brought the case that ended the federal ban, and it took its first legal bets on June 14, 2018. Every online sportsbook operates under the license of an Atlantic City casino or a racetrack.
Only at tribal casinos. In New Mexico, sports betting runs on the premises of tribal casinos under gaming compacts, starting on October 16, 2018; there is no commercial or statewide mobile market. Minimum age: 21+.
There is no state sports betting law; tribal casinos offer it under their gaming compacts, and only on site. The first sportsbook opened at Santa Ana Star Casino.
Yes. New York allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on January 8, 2022 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on July 16, 2019. 8 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by New York State Gaming Commission, and the minimum age is 21+.
Mobile sportsbook revenue is taxed at 51 percent. Every mobile bet is routed to equipment at a licensed commercial casino, and bets on New York college teams are not allowed.
Yes. North Carolina allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on March 11, 2024 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on March 18, 2021. 7 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by North Carolina State Lottery Commission, and the minimum age is 21+.
Online betting opened statewide on March 11, 2024; the retail sportsbooks that operate are at the Cherokee and Catawba tribal casinos. College sports are on the board, within the state's approved catalog.
Only at tribal casinos. In North Dakota, sports betting runs on the premises of tribal casinos under gaming compacts; there is no commercial or statewide mobile market. Minimum age: 19+.
Betting is possible only at tribal casinos whose compacts were amended to include it. A 2025 attempt to put statewide legalization on the ballot failed in the House.
Yes. Ohio allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on January 1, 2023. 13 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by Ohio Casino Control Commission, and the minimum age is 21+.
Ohio opened retail and online betting on the same day, January 1, 2023. Bets can also be placed at self-service kiosks in licensed bars and restaurants.
No. Sports betting is not legal in Oklahoma, online or in person, and no state-licensed sportsbook can accept bets from someone located there.
HB 1047, which would have created tribal sports wagering, passed the House in March 2025 but failed in the Senate 21 to 27 on April 22, 2026.
Most recent bill: HB 1047, last action April 28, 2026.
Yes. Oregon allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on October 16, 2019 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on August 27, 2019. 1 online sportsbook is listed as taking bets by Oregon State Lottery, and the minimum age is 21+.
DraftKings is the only online sportsbook, run through the Oregon Lottery, and it takes no bets on college sports. College games can be bet in person at the tribal casinos that run sportsbooks.
Yes. Pennsylvania allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on May 28, 2019 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on November 15, 2018. 11 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, and the minimum age is 21+.
Online sportsbooks run under the licenses of Pennsylvania's casinos, and the Gaming Control Board decides which events are on the board, college games included.
Yes. Rhode Island allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on September 4, 2019 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on November 26, 2018. 1 online sportsbook is taking bets under Rhode Island Lottery, and the minimum age is 18+.
The state runs the market itself: Sportsbook Rhode Island, operated for the Rhode Island Lottery, is the only live app, and retail betting is at the two Bally's casinos. The minimum age is 18.
No. Sports betting is not legal in South Carolina, online or in person, and no state-licensed sportsbook can accept bets from someone located there.
Two bills to create a sports wagering commission, S. 444 and H. 3625, are sitting in committee.
Most recent bill: S. 444, last action March 12, 2025.
Only in person. South Dakota allows sports betting at licensed venues (first bets on September 9, 2021), but there is no statewide online betting; the minimum age is 21+.
The South Dakota Constitution limits sports betting to the city of Deadwood, so bets are placed in Deadwood casinos only. A 2026 proposal for statewide mobile betting passed the Senate but died in a House committee.
Yes, online only. Tennessee has no retail sportsbooks; bets are placed through licensed apps that went live on November 1, 2020, regulated by Tennessee Sports Wagering Council, from age 21+.
Tennessee has no retail sportsbooks at all; every legal bet is placed through a licensed app. Betting with any operator that is not on the Sports Wagering Council's list is illegal.
No. Sports betting is not legal in Texas, online or in person, and no state-licensed sportsbook can accept bets from someone located there.
Legalizing sports betting in Texas takes a constitutional amendment: two thirds of both chambers and then a public vote. The 2025 resolutions never got a committee vote, and the next regular session is in 2027.
Most recent bill: HJR 134, last action March 19, 2025.
No. Sports betting is not legal in Utah, online or in person, and no state-licensed sportsbook can accept bets from someone located there.
Utah's constitution prohibits games of chance. In 2026 lawmakers passed a bill widening the state's definition of gambling to cover proposition-style bets.
Most recent bill: HB 243, last action March 25, 2026.
Yes, online only. Vermont has no retail sportsbooks; bets are placed through licensed apps that went live on January 11, 2024, regulated by Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery, from age 21+.
Vermont allows betting only through the apps the Department of Liquor and Lottery contracts with; there are no retail sportsbooks. Bets on Vermont college teams are not allowed and accounts cannot be funded by credit card.
Yes. Virginia allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on January 20, 2021. 10 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by Virginia Lottery, and the minimum age is 21+.
Virginia bans bets on youth sports, proposition bets on college games and bets on Virginia college teams. Retail sportsbooks operate inside the state's licensed casinos.
Only at tribal casinos. In Washington, sports betting runs on the premises of tribal casinos under gaming compacts, starting on September 9, 2021; there is no commercial or statewide mobile market. Minimum age: 18+.
Sports betting is legal only at tribal casinos, and only while you are on the premises, either at the counter or on a phone inside the property. A 2026 law allows bets on Washington college teams there but not on individual college players.
Yes. West Virginia allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on December 27, 2018 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on August 30, 2018. 9 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by West Virginia Lottery Commission, and the minimum age is 21+.
West Virginia took its first legal bet in 2018 and licenses betting through its five casinos. Mobile bets are accepted from anyone located in the state.
Only at tribal casinos. In Wisconsin, sports betting runs on the premises of tribal casinos under gaming compacts, starting on November 30, 2021; there is no commercial or statewide mobile market. Minimum age: 18+.
Wisconsin has tribal sportsbooks only, in person at casinos such as Oneida in Green Bay. A 2026 law allows tribal online betting, but no tribe can launch it until its amended compact is approved by the US Department of the Interior.
Yes. Wyoming allows sports betting both online and in person; mobile wagering opened on September 1, 2021 and the first retail sportsbook took bets on September 9, 2021. 5 online sportsbooks are listed as taking bets by Wyoming Gaming Commission, and the minimum age is 18+.
Wyoming has online betting from age 18 and no state-licensed retail sportsbooks. The only in-person book is the Northern Arapaho Tribe's at Wind River Hotel & Casino.
Launch dates
The day a state's first legal sportsbook took a bet, by channel. Nevada's market predates the 2018 ruling; every other launch below followed it, starting with Delaware on June 5, 2018. Switch channels to see how online betting trailed the counters at casinos and racetracks.
How the law works
For more than 25 years one federal statute, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPAThe 1992 federal law that barred states from authorizing sports betting. Nevada and a few states with existing sports lotteries were exempt. The Supreme Court struck it down in 2018. ), stopped states from authorizing sports betting. Nevada kept the full-scale market it already had, and a few states kept the limited sports lotteries they were already running. On May 14, 2018 the Supreme Court decided Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association 6 to 3: the provisions that barred states from authorizing sports gambling violated the anticommandeering rule, and the rest of the law could not be severed from them. PASPA fell as a whole, and the question went back to each legislature.
That is why the national question has no single answer, only 51 separate ones. Each state chose its own model: some licensed casinos and racetracks only, some put the market under the state lottery, some opened statewide mobile betting with a dozen operators, and some left it to tribal casinos under their gaming compacts. As of the last check, 11 jurisdictions still have no legal sports betting at all.
One state, Nevada, offered full-scale legal sports betting; a few others ran limited sports lotteries.
Some form of legal sports betting runs in 40 of the 51 jurisdictions, each under its own state law.
…the transmission of information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers on a sporting event or contest…Read the text
That carve-out covers information sent between places where the bet is legal on both ends. A betting business still may not take a sports bet across state lines from a place where it is illegal, which is one reason licensed apps check where you are before every wager.
Passing a bill does not make sports betting legal on its own. A bill moves through four steps before anyone can place a bet: it is introduced, it passes both chambers, it is signed into law, and the regulator writes rules and licenses operators. Only then does the first sportsbook open, and online launch often comes months after retail. The state table keeps these steps apart. "Legal, not yet launched" means the law exists but no licensed book takes bets yet; a bill that has only been introduced does not change a state's status at all.
Three things together: the operator holds a license from that state's regulator, the app or retail counter is the one covered by that license, and you are inside the state when you bet. A brand that is licensed in New Jersey is not licensed in Texas, and an offshore site that accepts customers from every state holds no US state license at all. That is why each list on this page links to the regulator, and to its register where the state publishes one; the regulator is the only place where a license can be confirmed.
Common questions
Yes, in most of the country, but state by state. Sports betting is legal in some form in 40 of the 51 jurisdictions (the 50 states and Washington, DC). Federal law no longer forbids states to allow it, so each legislature decides. In 11 states there is still no legal option at all.
Online betting is live in 32 jurisdictions: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming. You have to be physically inside one of them when you place the bet.
Alabama, Alaska, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Utah. No state-licensed sportsbook may take a bet from someone located in these states, online or in person. So if the question is whether sports betting is legal in Texas or California, the answer today is no.
In-person betting happens at a licensed counter or kiosk, usually in a casino, racetrack or stadium. Online betting runs through an app or website licensed by the state. Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin allow in-person betting only. In states with both, the online market is usually far larger because it is available anywhere inside the state lines.
21 in most states. The exceptions with a lower age are District of Columbia (18+), Montana (18+), New Hampshire (18+), North Dakota (19+), Rhode Island (18+), Washington (18+), Wisconsin (18+), Wyoming (18+). The age can differ between online and retail betting and between commercial and tribal venues, so check the state row in the table.
Yes, if the state you are visiting is one where sports betting is legal and the sportsbook is licensed there. What counts is where you are at the moment of the bet, not where you live. Many apps let you log in to an account opened elsewhere, but the wager is only accepted while geolocation confirms you are inside a legal state.
You can usually open the app and look at your account, but licensed sportsbooks block wagers while you are located in a state without legal betting. Their geolocation check runs before each bet and near state lines it can be strict.
Look it up with the state regulator. Every list on this page names the regulator it was checked against and links to its register where the state publishes one. A sportsbook that is licensed in one state is not automatically licensed in yours, and a site that takes customers from all 50 states holds no US state license.
No. A bill becomes law when it is signed, then the regulator writes rules, licenses operators and approves their systems. That usually takes months, and online betting often opens later than retail. This page lists a state as live only once licensed sportsbooks actually take bets.
Because the federal ban that applied to most states, PASPA, was struck down by the Supreme Court on May 14, 2018 in Murphy v. NCAA. Since then each state has written its own law: how many licenses, whether mobile betting is allowed, which events are off the board and how winnings and operators are taxed.
They are not licensed by any US state, which means no state regulator oversees how they hold your money, verify age or settle disputes. Use only sportsbooks listed on your state regulator's register.
In most states you can open an account online. Nevada still requires an in-person step for some or all mobile accounts.
Usually, with limits. Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia and Washington restrict some college wagers, for example bets on in-state teams or on individual college players. The details are in each state's row and guide.
Yes. The IRS treats gambling winnings as fully taxable income that must be reported on your return, and losses can be deducted only if you itemize, within the limits federal tax law sets. Many states tax the winnings as well. Separately, sportsbooks pay a federal excise tax of 0.25 percent on state-authorized wagers.
Missouri (December 1, 2025), North Carolina (March 11, 2024), Vermont (January 11, 2024). The timeline above shows every launch since 2018.
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER. In Michigan the state helpline is 1-800-270-7117. Most states also run a self-exclusion program that bars you from licensed sportsbooks for a period you choose; our responsible gambling page lists them.
One record per jurisdiction, 51 in total, each holding the law that authorizes betting, the dates of enactment and of the first retail and online bets, the minimum age by channel, the regulator and the sportsbooks that regulator lists as operating. Facts come first from statutes, compacts and regulator registers, then from legislature bill pages; news reports are used only where an official page could not be reached, and those records carry a lower rating in the confidence column of the download. The records cite 380 distinct source pages and 38 regulators, last checked October 20, 2026.
Limits: a state can change its operator list between checks, and tribal sportsbooks are not always listed by any public register. The map, table, answers and lists on this page all read from the same records, so a correction changes every view at once. Get the full records as CSV, and read how corrections are handled on the about page.
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