New Betting Sites and Apps: State-By-State Breakdown

Online sports betting began in Arizona in September 2021. There are now more than 15 legal sports betting apps in the Grand Canyon State, making it one of the most competitive markets in the United States.

Three major sportsbooks have launched in Arizona over the past year. ESPN BET replaced Barstool Sportsbook in November 2023, while bet365 and Fanatics Sportsbook expanded into the state in 2024.

There are more legal online sportsbooks in Colorado than in any other state. However, ambitious newcomers continue to pile into the Centennial State.

ClutchBet launched in June 2023, followed by ESPN BET five months later. Fanatics then rolled out its new sports betting app in Colorado. A sports betting exchange called Sporttrade also launched in August 2023.

That said, many sportsbooks have also left the market since sports betting began in May 2020. The departed operators include WynnBET, Sky Ute, Maverick Sports, MaximBet, theScore Bet, PointsBet, and Tipico.

Connecticut’s legal sports wagering market began in 2021. The Nutmeg State permits only three online sportsbooks. FanDuel teamed up with the Mohegan Tribe to launch in Connecticut, and DraftKings partnered with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe.

The other master license went to the Connecticut Lottery. Officials selected Rush Street Interactive, which runs BetRivers, as its online sports betting partner. However, the company decided to leave the market, and it was replaced by Fanatics Sportsbook in December 2023.

There are three legal sports betting sites in Delaware. But they are all identical, as they are powered by the Delaware Lottery’s official provider.

888 Sport powered the three online sportsbooks until January 2024. That’s when BetRivers took over the contract. Bettors in the First State now have more sports wagering options at the new BetRivers-powered site, and the range of casino games has also expanded significantly.

Fanatics Sportsbook, DraftKings, BetMGM, FanDuel, and Caesars Sportsbook have landed in the nation’s capital. New customers in Washington, D.C., can sign up now to receive up to $4,800 in bonuses!

Caesars is the best new DC sports betting site, offering bettors an elite option popular in dozens of markets across the US.

Gov. Ron DeSantis legalized online sports betting when he signed an updated gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe in 2021. The tribe launched Hard Rock Sportsbook later that year, but it faced a legal challenge. A district court judge ruled that the compact breached state and federal law, and she ordered the Seminole Tribe to take the sportsbook offline.

A lengthy legal battle ensued, but the Seminole Tribe was ultimately cleared to relaunch online sports betting in November 2023. The tribe launched an updated sportsbook app called Hard Rock Bet, which enjoys a monopoly over Florida’s legal online sports betting market.

Illinois has one of the largest online sports wagering markets in the United States, but there are only nine legal sports betting apps in the state. On Aug. 27, Hard Rock Bet became the latest sportsbook to join the Prairie State.

Penn Entertainment pulled Barstool Sportsbook from the market in 2023, replacing it with the newly created ESPN BET.

Legal online sports betting in the Hoosier State kicked off in October 2019. bet365, ESPN BET, and Fanatics are among the brands to recently expand into Indiana.

Betway left the market as it shut down its US sportsbook operations. However, Betr is gearing up to launch in Indiana, so the number of legal options will remain consistent.

Iowa sports betting began in 2019. The Hawkeye State has one of the most crowded markets in the country, with smaller players like Betfred, Circa Sportsbook, ClutchBet, Q Sportsbook, and SuperBook available.

ESPN BET and Fanatics joined the party in recent months, increasing the level of competition in Iowa. Sporttrade, a sports betting exchange, also launched in Iowa in May 2024. However, Betway and Tipico recently decided to depart the state.

Legal online sports betting began in September 2022. State law permits up to 12 online sportsbooks, but there are currently just six legal apps in Kansas.

BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, and FanDuel are the established players in the Sunflower State, but they are now up against ambitious newcomers in ESPN BET and Fanatics Sportsbook.

Kentucky rolled out legal online sports betting in September 2023 after Gov. Andy Beshear signed HB 551 into law. The bill permits up to 27 regulated sports betting apps. However, only eight sportsbooks have been launched thus far.

Online sports betting is legal in 55 of the 64 parishes in Louisiana. The first apps launched in January 2022. There are now eight licensed online sportsbooks in the Bayou State.

ESPN BET launched in November 2023. ClutchBet was already live in Colorado and Iowa, and it expanded into Louisiana in January 2022, followed by bet365 five days later.

Maine became the latest state to usher in a new era of legal sports betting when Caesars and DraftKings launched in November 2023. They currently hold a duopoly over the market, and state law does not permit any other online sportsbooks to launch.

Voters approved online sports betting in November 2020, but it took two years for the first apps to go live in Maryland. After a raft of new launches in recent months, there are now 12 legal online sportsbooks in the Old Line State.

The aptly named Crab Sports went live in the summer of 2023, followed by Fanatics Sportsbook and ESPN BET. LetsBetMD then became the latest arrival in July 2024.

Massachusetts introduced legal sports wagering in March 2023. State law permits up to 15 sports betting apps. After the recent launches of Fanatics Sportsbook, ESPN BET, and Bally Bet, there are currently seven online sportsbooks in Massachusetts.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the Lawful Sports Betting Act in December 2019, and the first online sportsbooks launched at the start of 2021. There are currently 12 legal sports betting sites in the Great Lakes State following the launch of ESPN BET and Fanatics.

However, several sportsbooks have also exited Michigan, including SI Sportsbook, Unibet, PointsBet, TwinSpires, FOX Bet, and Golden Nugget Sportsbook. WynnBET will soon leave the market, but a new app from Caesars Entertainment will replace it.

New Jersey was the first state to permit legal online sportsbooks after the Supreme Court overturned a federal ban in 2018. At one point, there were more than 20 licensed sports betting apps in the Garden State, but many have shut down, including Barstool, Betway, FOX Bet, Golden Nugget, PointsBet, theScore Bet, Tipico, TwinSpires, Unibet, and WynnBET.

But new operators continue to launch. ESPN BET, Fanatics Sportsbook, and Prime Sportsbook are the latest arrivals in New Jersey.

New York has the largest online sports betting market in the United States. State law permits just nine online sportsbooks, and before online sports wagering began in January 2022, there was a highly competitive bidding process.

FanDuel, DraftKings, Caesars, BetMGM, BetRivers, PointsBet, WynnBET, Resorts, and Bally Bet were all cleared to launch. Several other applicants, including bet365, were unsuccessful. Fanatics recently acquired PointsBet’s license, and it has now replaced that sportsbook in the Empire State.

North Carolina’s legal online sports betting industry began in March 2024. The Tar Heel State has issued licenses to the most famous sportsbooks in the country, including FanDuel, BetMGM, DraftKings, and Caesars. Underdog, a fantasy sports provider, also debuted its new online sportsbook in North Carolina.

Online sportsbooks, retail sports betting lounges, and kiosks in bars and stores launched in unison at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2023. State law allows up to 50 licensed sports betting apps, but there are currently 18 for you to choose from.

Prime Sportsbook, Fanatics, and ESPN BET launched in the fall of 2023. Underdog has also gained conditional approval to launch traditional online sports betting in the Buckeye State, and it could go live soon.

Online sports betting has proved popular in Pennsylvania since launching in 2019. However, sportsbooks must pay a $10 million licensing fee and a 36% tax rate, so only the largest companies have entered the market.

There are 12 sports betting apps in Pennsylvania, including industry heavyweights such as FanDuel, DraftKings, and BetMGM. ESPN BET launched in the Keystone State in November 2023, followed by Fanatics at the start of 2024, and bet365 arrived in July.

The first sportsbooks launched in Tennessee in November 2020, just as the major sports leagues were returning following a series of lockdowns. Since there are no land-based casinos in the Volunteer State, online sportsbooks are awarded licenses without the need to partner with a physical casino or tribe.

Eleven sports betting apps are currently legal in Tennessee, including a local sportsbook named Action 247. ESPN BET and Fanatics are the most recent launches.

Vermont launched legal sports betting in January 2024. The law allows only online wagering, so there are no retail sportsbooks.

Sports betting regulators in Vermont selected FanDuel, DraftKings, and Fanatics for the first three licenses. All three sportsbooks launched on the same day.

FanDuel became the first online sportsbook to launch in Virginia when the app went live in January 2021, followed swiftly by DraftKings. There are now 13 legal sports betting sites in the Commonwealth, although state law permits up to 18.

ESPN BET and Fanatics Sportsbook launched within a week of one another in November, which should keep the top VA sportsbooks on their toes. In other news, Betfred and Sports Illustrated Sportsbook recently exited the market.

West Virginia was one of the first states to legalize online sports betting after the federal ban was overturned in 2018. Eight legal sports betting sites now operate in the Mountain State after ESPN BET and Fanatics launched in a busy three-day period in November 2023.