Poker

Poker in the US: choose your state

Licensing happens state by state, so the sites you can use depend on where you are when you play, not where you live.

• AlabamaNot legal onlineNo legal online productRegulated online poker is not legal
• AlaskaNot legal onlineNo legal online productRegulated online poker is not legal
• ArizonaNot legal onlineNo legal online productRegulated online poker is not legal
• ArkansasNot legal onlineNo legal online productRegulated online poker is not legal
• CaliforniaNot legal onlineNo legal online productRegulated online poker is not legal
• ColoradoNot legal onlineNo legal online productRegulated online poker is not legal
• ConnecticutNot legal onlineNo legal online productAllowed by the 2021 law, but DCP says no operator is licensed for online poker; no poker room has launched
• DelawareLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline poker live on the casino sites; Lottery reports poker revenue monthly from June 2025 to Sep 2026; 21+
• District of ColumbiaNot legal onlineNo legal online productRegulated online poker is not legal
• FloridaNot legal onlineNo legal online productRegulated online poker is not legal
• GeorgiaNot legal onlineNo legal online productRegulated online poker is not legal
• HawaiiNot legal onlineNo legal online productRegulated online poker is not legal
• IdahoNot legal onlineNo legal online productRegulated online poker is not legal
• IllinoisNot legal onlineNo legal online productRegulated online poker is not legal
• IndianaNot legal onlineNo legal online productRegulated online poker is not legal
• IowaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNot legal; IRGC says poker is permitted only in person
• KansasNot legal onlineNo legal online productRegulated online poker is not legal
• KentuckyNot legal onlineNo legal online productRegulated online poker is not legal
• LouisianaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo law licenses real-money online poker; no regulated framework for online casino games
• MaineNot legal onlineNo legal online productPoker is included in the 2026 tribal iGaming law (8 MRSA §1402) but no platform is live yet
• MarylandNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo law licenses real-money online poker; no online casino framework
• MassachusettsNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo law licenses real-money online poker; H.4431 (iGaming) went to study in 2026
• MichiganLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedRegulated online poker live; shared multi-state player pools under MSIGA, which Michigan joined in 2022
• MinnesotaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo law licenses real-money online poker; Minnesota permits only gambling enumerated by statute
• MississippiNot legal onlineNo legal online productOnline casino-style gaming, including poker, is not allowed in Mississippi
• MissouriNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo law licenses real-money online poker; no online casino framework
• MontanaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo law licenses real-money online poker; internet gambling is prohibited
• NebraskaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo law authorises real-money online poker
• NevadaLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedLicensed online poker is legal and live under Regulation 5A
• New HampshireNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo regulated online poker in New Hampshire
• New JerseyLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedRegulated online poker is live, part of a multi-state shared network
• New MexicoNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo regulated online poker in New Mexico
• New YorkNot legal onlineNo legal online productOnline poker is not legal; 2026 bills proposed it but none passed
• North CarolinaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo regulated online poker in North Carolina
• North DakotaNot legal onlineNo legal online productAttorney General states that state law prohibits online gaming
• OhioNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo regulated online poker in Ohio; HB 298 would allow internet gaming but has not passed
• OklahomaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo law authorises real-money online poker
• OregonNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo regulated online poker; poker is offered only in tribal casinos
• PennsylvaniaLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedRegulated online poker; shared multi-state player pools since April 2025
• Rhode IslandNot legal onlineNo legal online productIGaming law technically covers poker but no online poker has launched
• South CarolinaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo law authorises real-money online poker
• South DakotaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo law authorises real-money online poker
• TennesseeNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo law authorises real-money online poker
• TexasNot legal onlineNo legal online productNo legal real-money online poker
• UtahNot legal onlineNo legal online productReal-money poker, online or live, is illegal under the state's gambling ban
• VermontNot legal onlineNo legal online productReal-money online poker is not legal in Vermont
• VirginiaNot legal onlineNo legal online productReal-money online poker is not legal in Virginia
• WashingtonNot legal onlineNo legal online productNot legal; online gambling is a class C felony under RCW 9.46.240
• West VirginiaLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedLegal since 2019; first room live June 2025 in a shared multi-state pool; still live in Oct 2026 not confirmed
• WisconsinNot legal onlineNo legal online productReal-money online poker is not legal in Wisconsin
• WyomingNot legal onlineNo legal online productOnline poker rooms are illegal in Wyoming