Online gambling in the US: what is legal, and where
In the US, each state sets its own rules. Pick a product to see licensed sites for your state, or check the table first.
Every state, product by product
Tap a state for the full picture: what is legal, the minimum age, the regulator, recent law changes and a source for every status.
| State | Online casinos | Sports betting | Poker | Lottery | Sweepstakes casinos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | No | No | No | No | Allowed18+ |
| Alaska | No | No | No | No | Allowed18+ |
| Arizona | No | Legal21+ | No | No | No |
| Arkansas | No | Legal21+ | No | Legal18+ | Allowed18+ |
| California | No | No | No | No | Banned |
| Colorado | No | Legal21+ | No | Legal18+ | Allowed18+ |
| Connecticut | Legal21+ | Legal21+ | No | Legal18+ | Banned |
| Delaware | Legal21+ | Legal21+ | Legal21+ | Legal18+ | No |
| District of Columbia | No | Legal18+ | No | Legal18+ | Allowed18+ |
| Florida | No | Legal21+ | No | No | No |
| Georgia | No | No | No | Legal18+ | Allowed18+ |
| Hawaii | No | No | No | No | Allowed18+ |
| Idaho | No | No | No | No | No |
| Illinois | No | Legal21+ | No | Legal18+ | No |
| Indiana | No | Legal21+ | No | No | Banned |
| Iowa | No | Legal21+ | No | No | Allowed18+ |
| Kansas | No | Legal21+ | No | Legal18+ | Allowed18+ |
| Kentucky | No | Legal21+ | No | Legal18+ | No |
| Louisiana | No | Legal21+ | No | No | Banned |
| Maine | No | Legal21+ | No | No | Banned |
| Maryland | No | Legal21+ | No | No | No |
| Massachusetts | No | Legal21+ | No | Legal21+ | Allowed18+ |
| Michigan | Legal21+ | Legal21+ | Legal21+ | Legal18+ | No |
| Minnesota | No | No | No | No | No |
| Mississippi | No | No | No | No | No |
| Missouri | No | Legal21+ | No | No | Allowed18+ |
| Montana | No | No | No | Legal18+ | Banned |
| Nebraska | No | No | No | No | Allowed18+ |
| Nevada | No | Legal21+ | Legal21+ | No | No |
| New Hampshire | No | Legal18+ | No | Legal18+ | Allowed18+ |
| New Jersey | Legal21+ | Legal21+ | Legal21+ | Legal18+ | Banned |
| New Mexico | No | No | No | No | Allowed18+ |
| New York | No | Legal21+ | No | Legal18+ | Banned |
| North Carolina | No | Legal21+ | No | Legal18+ | Checking |
| North Dakota | No | No | No | Legal18+ | Allowed |
| Ohio | No | Legal21+ | No | No | Allowed18+ |
| Oklahoma | No | No | No | No | Banned |
| Oregon | No | Legal21+ | No | No | Allowed18+ |
| Pennsylvania | Legal21+ | Legal21+ | Legal21+ | Legal18+ | Allowed18+ |
| Rhode Island | Legal21+ | Legal18+ | No | Legal18+ | Allowed |
| South Carolina | No | No | No | No | Allowed18+ |
| South Dakota | No | No | No | No | Allowed18+ |
| Tennessee | No | Legal21+ | No | Legal18+ | Banned |
| Texas | No | No | No | No | Allowed18+ |
| Utah | No | No | No | No | Allowed18+ |
| Vermont | No | Legal21+ | No | No | Allowed18+ |
| Virginia | No | Legal21+ | No | Legal18+ | Allowed18+ |
| Washington | No | No | No | No | No |
| West Virginia | Legal21+ | Legal21+ | Legal21+ | Legal18+ | Checking |
| Wisconsin | No | No | No | No | Allowed18+ |
| Wyoming | No | Legal18+ | No | No | No |
Legal: licensed by the state. Allowed: not banned and not licensed. No: not legal online. Checking: we are confirming the position. Laws change: always check the operator's licence on the regulator's register.
