Is gambling illegal in my state, or is sports betting legal in my state? Where is US online sports betting legal or in retail locations? If you’ve come here wondering that, we’ve got you covered. Check below the map, too, for links to relevant information in your state.
When will online sports betting be legal in my state?
Hover over any state to find out what, if anything, is happening in terms of sports betting legalization there.
KEY:
- Green = Legal
- Orange = Legalized but not yet live
- Yellow = Legislation on the table
- Blue = No meaningful legislation action
More info by state
| STATE | STATUS | BILL/LEGISLATION | MOBILE / RETAIL SPORTSBOOK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | No recent action | A sports betting bill that included mobile predictably failed in 2019. The Governor has appointed a team to study gambling in the state. New bills aren't likely until they've finished. | TBD |
| Alaska | No action | ||
| Arizona | Legal | Arizona sports betting is both legal and live. The state senate passed its bill, HB 2772, by a 23-6 margin in April 2021. The vote satisfied the need for a 2/3rds majority. Governor Deucy signed the legislation on April 15, officially legalizing both online and retail sports betting. After a clean rollout process, the state's first legal wagers were placed on September 9th, 2021, the first day of the NFL season. | Both |
| Arkansas | Legal | Retail sports betting went live in July 2019. | Both. Online coming sometime in 2022. |
| California | Pending | Several ballot initiatives to legalize sports betting may be voted on in 2022. | Would be retail only |
| Colorado | Legal | Colorado online and retail sports betting went live in early 2020. | Both |
| Connecticut | Legal | Online sports betting launched in CT on Oct. 19, 2021. Both of the state's tribal entities are involved, as is the Connecticut Lottery. Retail wagering is also permitted. | Both |
| Delaware | Legal | Grandfathered under PASPA; no new legislation deemed necessary | Retail only |
| District of Columbia | Legal | The Sports Wagering Lottery Amendment Act of 2018 legalized sports betting in D.C. The Council voted in February to bypass an RFP process and award a sole-source contract to Intralot to roll out the city's only mobile sportsbook. Capital One Arena will be the nation's first retail sportsbook inside of a professional sports venue. | Both |
| Florida | Legal | Hard Rock Sportsbook, owned by the Seminole tribe, went live for a few weeks but is currently shut down until assorted legal issues are resolved. | TBD |
| Georgia | Pending | Georgia began entertaining the addition of sports betting in fall of 2019. Public hearings were held in 2020 and 2021 and support seems to be gathering steam. Recent polling indicates that a growing majority of Georgia voters want to see sports betting and casino gaming. There's hope. | TBD |
| Hawaii | No recent action | A recent bill to study legal sports betting went nowhere. | TBD |
| Idaho | No action | ||
| Illinois | Legal | Well, they did it. SB 690 was the vehicle. The first legal bets were accepted at Rivers Casino Des Plaines on March 9th, 2020. | Both |
| Indiana | Legal | Went live in September 2019 | Both |
| Iowa | Legal | Retail and online sportsbooks launched together in August 2019. | Both |
| Kansas | No recent action | There has been some promising developments in the legislature, but we aren't close to legalization yet. | TBD |
| Kentucky | No recent action | TBD | |
| Louisiana | Legal | Legislation was signed into law in 2021 that legalizes retail and mobile betting in the state. | Both |
| Maine | Pending | Maine came close, but supporters of legalization will have to regroup after their latest legislative setback in 2021. | TBD |
| Maryland | Legal | Get ready, MD! 10 mobile sports betting licenses will be up for grabs, all tied to brick-and-mortar gaming facilities. 30 retail-only licenses for restaurants, bars, and other interested parties are also included. Expect online sports betting in MD sometime in 2022 | Both |
| Massachusetts | Pending | Whole lot of bills on table and a governor in support. There's a decent chance for it to happen in 2022. | Would be both |
| Michigan | Legal | Retail sports betting began in Michigan on March 11, 2020. Michigan online sports betting and casinos went live in January 2021. | Both |
| Minnesota | No recent action | TBD | |
| Mississippi | Legal | Retail sportsbooks went live in August 2018 and have been a success. They'll take another shot at mobile wagering in 2022. | Retail only |
| Missouri | No recent action | Discussions, hearings, but no consensus. | TBD |
| Montana | Legal | Bill passed in May 2019 to legalize through the Montana Lottery in bars and taverns. | Retail only |
| Nebraska | Legal, not yet live | Sports betting was legalized in NE in 2021, but the regulatory process is ongoing. Stay tuned. | TBD |
| Nevada | Legal | Mecca of sports betting since 1949 or so. | Both |
| New Hampshire | Legal | Went live in December 2019. | Both |
| New Jersey | Legal | Went live in June 2018. | Both |
| New Mexico | Legal | There's sportsbooks operating at five tribal casinos currently. The state AG has interpreted the tribal-state compacts as allowing sports wagering. | Retail only |
| New York | Legal | Regulations approve in-person sports betting. A state-run, online sports betting structure was approved in 2021. Online mobile betting debuted in January 2022 | Both |
| North Carolina | Legal | Retail sports betting is now legal and live in the state of North Carolina. Betting is only available at a pair of tribal casinos: Harrah’s Cherokee and Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River. Mobile wagers will have to wait. | Retail only |
| North Dakota | Live, but not legal | The legislature has debated sports betting legalization for years, but has not authorized it. Two tribes in the state opened sportsbooks on their land without approval, operating in a legal gray area. | Retail only |
| Ohio | Legal, not yet live | Sports betting is finally legal in Ohio. Sportsbooks will launch sometime in 2022. | Both |
| Oklahoma | No recent action | In a holding pattern. Need buy-in from state tribes. | |
| Oregon | Legal | The first retail sportsbook opened in August 2019. Online wagering began shortly after in October, run by the Oregon Lottery. | Both |
| Pennsylvania | Legal | Went live in June 2019. | Both |
| Rhode Island | Legal | Legalized in 2018 at the state's two casinos, Twin River in Lincoln and the Tiverton, which launched in late 2018. | Both |
| South Carolina | No action | ||
| South Dakota | Legal | Gov. Noem put pen to paper in March, legalizing sports betting in Deadwood, SD. The law is retail only, and only in the city of Deadwood. | Retail only |
| Tennessee | Legal | Online only sports betting went live in mid 2020 | Online only |
| Texas | No action | ||
| Utah | Never | ||
| Vermont | No recent action | Legislature has seen a few bills but none yet with traction. | TBD |
| Virginia | Legal | Virginia online sports betting went live in early 2021. Retail sports betting coming in the future. | Both |
| Washington | Legal | Washington officially legalized sports betting on March 25, 2020. The law permits sports betting in-person, at tribal casinos within the state. Wagers on professional and collegiate athletics are permitted, though in-state college teams are off limits. The state of Washington took its first legal bets on September 9th, 2021. | Retail only |
| West Virginia | Legal | Went live in August 2018. | Both |
| Wisconsin | Legal | Two tribes opened retail sportsbooks in late 2021. More possibly to come. | Retail only |
| Wyoming | Legal | Wyoming launched online sports betting on September 1, 2021. Like Tennessee, Wyoming only offers online betting. The minimum age to wager in the state is just 18. | Online only |
