Sports betting
Sports betting 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 productSports betting is not legal online or in person; 2026 legalisation bill failed
- AlaskaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNot legal; HB 145 for mobile betting got a hearing in Feb 2026 but no vote
- ArizonaLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedLicensed mobile event wagering statewide under the 2021 law
- ArkansasLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline betting via apps tied to the state's licensed casinos
- CaliforniaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNot legal; voters rejected online betting (Prop 27) in 2022 and no 2026 measure qualified
- ColoradoLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedLicensed online sportsbooks statewide, partnered with Colorado casinos
- ConnecticutLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedLicensed online sportsbooks, including one run by the CT Lottery
- DelawareLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline sports wagering through the Lottery's iGaming sites and app
- District of ColumbiaLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedLicensed mobile sportsbooks available across the District
- FloridaLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOne tribal online sportsbook under the 2021 Seminole compact; statewide since Dec 2023
- GeorgiaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNot legal; a 2026 resolution to let voters decide (HR 450) failed on 6 Mar 2026
- HawaiiNot legal onlineNo legal online productNot legal; 2026 bills including HB 1308 died without agreement
- IdahoNot legal onlineNo legal online productNot legal; no sports betting bill filed in 2026
- IllinoisLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedLegal online since June 2020; remote registration since March 2022; per-wager tax from July 2025
- IndianaLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedLegal online and in person since 2019 under HEA 1015; minimum age 21 (IC 4-38-5-11)
- IowaLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedLegal online since Aug 2019; in-person sign-up rule ended 1 Jan 2021
- KansasLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedLegal online since 1 Sep 2022 under SB 84; run through the Kansas Lottery
- KentuckyLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline since 28 Sep 2023; minimum age raised from 18 to 21 on 15 Jul 2026 by HB 904
- LouisianaLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline betting live since Jan 2022 in 55 of 64 parishes; 9 parishes opted out
- MaineLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedTribal online sportsbooks live since 3 Nov 2023; must be 21+ (8 MRSA §1213)
- MarylandLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline betting live since Nov 2022; 21+ and physically in Maryland
- MassachusettsLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedMobile betting live since 10 Mar 2023 for 21+
- MichiganLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline sports betting live since 22 Jan 2021; bettors must be 21+ (MCL 432.403)
- MinnesotaNot legal onlineNo legal online productNot legal; tribal mobile betting bill SF 4139 failed in 2026
- MississippiNot legal onlineNo legal online productRetail sportsbooks only; app bets must be placed on licensed casino premises, no statewide mobile
- MissouriLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline and retail sportsbooks live since 1 Dec 2025 after Amendment 2; 21+
- MontanaNot legal onlineNo legal online productLottery-run Sports Bet Montana only; wagers must be placed at authorised venues, no statewide online
- NebraskaNot legal onlineNo legal online productRetail only: wagers must be placed in person or at a kiosk at a racino. Online vote on 3 Nov 2026
- NevadaLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedMobile sports betting is licensed and live
- New HampshireLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedOnline sports betting live via one platform under contract with the Lottery; minimum age 18
- New JerseyLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline and mobile sports betting is legal and live statewide
- New MexicoNot legal onlineNo legal online productRetail betting only at tribal casinos under compacts; online betting is not legal
- New YorkLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedMobile sports wagering is legal and live through state-licensed operators
- North CarolinaLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline sports wagering is legal and live through licensed operators
- North DakotaNot legal onlineNo legal online productRetail betting only at tribal casinos under compacts; online betting is not legal
- OhioLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline and retail sports gaming is legal and live through licensed operators
- OklahomaNot legal onlineNo legal online productSports betting is not legal in any form; tribal compact talks have stalled
- OregonLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline betting statewide through a single Oregon Lottery platform; 21+
- PennsylvaniaLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline and retail sports betting regulated by the PGCB; 21+
- Rhode IslandLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedOnline betting via a single state-run platform; 18+; more vendors expected
- South CarolinaNot legal onlineNo legal online productSports betting is not legal online or in person
- South DakotaNot legal onlineNo legal online productRetail sportsbooks in Deadwood and tribal casinos only; online betting is not legal
- TennesseeLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline-only sports betting regulated by the Sports Wagering Council; no retail sportsbooks; 21+
- TexasNot legal onlineNo legal online productSports betting is not legal; the legislature next meets in 2027
- UtahNot legal onlineNo legal online productSports betting is illegal online and in person under the state's gambling ban
- VermontLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedMobile sports betting run under contract with the Department of Liquor and Lottery
- VirginiaLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline sports betting regulated by the Virginia Lottery
- WashingtonNot legal onlineNo legal online productRetail sports betting at tribal casinos only; statewide online betting is not legal
- West VirginiaLegal and licensed21+, 0 sites listedOnline and mobile sports betting regulated by the Lottery Commission
- WisconsinNot legal onlineNo legal online productLegal under AB 601 (signed 9 Apr 2026) but not launched; awaits tribal compact changes
- WyomingLegal and licensed18+, 0 sites listedOnline sports betting permitted by the Gaming Commission since 2021