State-by-State Legal Gambling Guides

Get the status of online gambling and sports betting in each state and the broader climate for legal gambling in each state with our Guide to Gambling in the US.

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Alabama

Type of wagering permitted

Under consideration

Alaska

Type of wagering permitted

No movement

Arizona

Type of wagering permitted

Under consideration

Arkansas

Type of wagering permitted

retail sportsbooks

California

Type of wagering permitted

Under consideration

Colorado

Type of wagering permitted

online betting and retail sportsbooks

Connecticut

Type of wagering permitted

Under consideration

Delaware

Type of wagering permitted

retail sportsbooks

Florida

Type of wagering permitted

Under consideration

Georgia

Type of wagering permitted

Under consideration

Hawaii

Type of wagering permitted

No movement

Idaho

Type of wagering permitted

No movement

Illinois

Type of wagering permitted

online betting and retail sportsbooks

Indiana

Type of wagering permitted

online betting and retail sportsbooks

Number of sportsbooks (as of Jan. 01, 2021)

Iowa

Type of wagering permitted

online betting and retail sportsbooks

Kansas

Type of wagering permitted

Under consideration

Kentucky

Type of wagering permitted

Under consideration

Louisiana

Type of wagering permitted

Voters approved a ballot measure

Maine

Type of wagering permitted

Governor vetoed bill, still under consideration

Maryland

Type of wagering permitted

referendum approved

Massachusetts

Type of wagering permitted

Under consideration

Michigan

Type of wagering permitted

online betting and retail sportsbooks

Minnesota

Type of wagering permitted

Tribal gaming conflicts

Mississippi

Type of wagering permitted

retail sportsbooks

Missouri

Type of wagering permitted

Under consideration

Montana

Type of wagering permitted

betting kiosks / on-property mobile betting

Nebraska

Type of wagering permitted

Under consideration

Nevada

Type of wagering permitted

mobile in-person betting

Notable prohibitions

online betting

New Hampshire

Type of wagering permitted

online betting and retail sportsbooks

New Jersey

Type of wagering permitted

online betting and retail sportsbooks

Notable prohibitions

college sports betting

Number of sportsbooks (as of Jan. 01, 2021)

New Mexico

Type of wagering permitted

tribal sportsbooks

New York

Type of wagering permitted

retail sportsbooks

North Carolina

Type of wagering permitted

physical sportsbooks

North Dakota

Type of wagering permitted

No movement

Ohio

Type of wagering permitted

Under consideration

Oklahoma

Type of wagering permitted

No movement

Oregon

Type of wagering permitted

in-person betting and one online betting option

Pennsylvania

Type of wagering permitted

online betting and retail sportsbooks

Notable prohibitions

college sports betting

Number of sportsbooks (as of Jan. 01, 2021)

Rhode Island

Type of wagering permitted

online betting and retail sportsbooks

South Carolina

Type of wagering permitted

No movement

South Dakota

Type of wagering permitted

referendum approved

Tennessee

Type of wagering permitted

online betting

Texas

Type of wagering permitted

No movement

Utah

Type of wagering permitted

No movement

Vermont

Type of wagering permitted

Under consideration

Virginia

Type of wagering permitted

online betting and retail sportsbooks

Washington

Type of wagering permitted

tribal sportsbooks

Washington - DC

Type of wagering permitted

online betting and retail sportsbooks

West Virginia

Type of wagering permitted

online betting and retail sportsbooks

Wisconsin

Type of wagering permitted

Tribal gaming conflicts

Wyoming

Type of wagering permitted

No movement

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