Where is sports betting legal? This is becoming a more popular question as the industry continues to expand in 2024. There are now 38 US states with legal sports betting in some form, plus Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico.
Sports betting became broadly possible in the US in May 2018 when the Supreme Court voted 7-2 to end a six-year legal battle and strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, a federal law that prevented states other than Nevada from conducting legal wagers on collegiate and professional sports. Soon after that ruling, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation permitting sports betting at the state’s casinos and racetracks on June 11, 2018. This made the Garden State an industry leader.
The most recent state to launch legal sports betting was North Carolina, which began accepting wagers on March 11, 2024.
Bookmark this page and stay tuned for the latest updates on state sports betting launches in 2024 and beyond. You can also check out monthly sports betting revenue and handle of all states with legal sportsbooks right here.
Map of U.S. Legal Sports Betting States
This map illustrates which states offer legal sports betting — at retail sportsbooks or via mobile sportsbook apps. See which states are getting set to launch sports betting and read the details below for each market.
For easy tracking, here’s a running list of the status of sports betting in all 50 states and Washington, DC.
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Where Is Sports Betting Legal in the US?
Here, we break down the current status of states where sports betting is legal — and where it isn’t. Click the state name to visit our in-depth review of online and in-person betting availability for that particular market.
Legality of Sports Betting in Each US State
Click any state in the dropdown menu below to learn the status of sports betting legislation across the United States.
Alabama does not currently have legalized sports betting. A pair of house bills that would have legalized retail casinos, a lottery, and mobile sports betting were stripped of their wagering stipulations after passing their first hurdles in February 2024. A compromise effort eventually failed, so sports betting efforts in Alabama were shelved for 2024.
The measure made its way to the Alabama Senate, which approved Senate Bills 310 and 319, permitting a referendum on the 2022 ballot. The Alabama House failed to take up the sports betting legislation that year.
There were no sports betting bills proposed in 2023. DFS was legalized in the state in 2019.
- Status of Legislation: Failed in 2024.
- Chance of Legal Sports Betting Passing: Difficult.
- When Legal Sports Betting Could Launch: 2025 at the earliest.
- Alternative Gaming Available: Fliff, PrizePicks, Underdog Fantasy, Rebet.
There is no legal sports betting in Alaska. The most recent attempt at legalization came in February 2022 when Rep. Adam Wool introduced House Bill 385, which would have authorized online sports betting. The bill did not advance out of the Alaskan Legislature. DFS is not regulated in Alaska but is not outlawed either.
- Status of Legislation: None.
- Chance of Legal Sports Betting Passing: Low (although Gov. Mike Dunleavy supports it).
- When Legal Sports Betting Could Launch: Indefinite wait.
- Alternative Gaming Available: Fliff, PrizePicks, Underdog Fantasy, Betr Picks, Rebet.
Arizona legalized sports betting under a 2021 state law and officially launched sportsbooks on Sept. 9, 2021.
Retail sportsbooks are available in the state, too. Tribes are also allowed to offer retail sports betting on their lands under the Arizona Gaming Compact.
Twenty sports betting licenses are available under the Arizona sports betting rules. Half of the licenses were awarded to professional sports stadiums, PGA Tour host sites, and other approved sites located off Arizona’s tribal reservations. The other half were awarded to Arizona tribes for mobile sports betting.
Arizona sports betting prohibits wagers on injuries, penalties, collegiate prop bets, and high school events.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2021.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $6.57 billion.
- Available sportsbooks: Bet365, BetMGM, Betway, Bally Bet, Betfred, BetRivers, Caesars, Desert Diamond, DraftKings, ESPN Bet, Fanatics, FanDuel, Hard Rock Bet, Golden Nugget, SolSports, Unibet.
Sports betting is legal both online and retail in Arkansas. The state opened its first retail sportsbook in 2019 after voters approved a constitutional amendment legalizing sports betting and casino games in November 2018.
Two of the state’s three casinos have “house” sportsbooks with access to sports betting apps. National operators are expected to eventually launch in Arkansas. A fourth casino, planned for Pope County, is slated to include a retail sportsbook.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2019.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $404 million.
- Available sportsbooks: Betly, Oaklawn Sports, BetSaracen.
There is no legal sports betting in California, and any hopes for legalization appear to be years away. The latest push to bring sports betting to the take failed in November 2022 when California voted against both Prop 26, a tribal sports betting initiative, and Prop 27, the mobile sports betting initiative. Prop 27 was supported by the major sportsbooks including FanDuel and DraftKings.
Subsequent efforts to rally tribal interests around legalization have failed, including a highly unpopular bid by two tech entrepreneurs that ended in January 2024.
Working out a deal with disparate tribal interests remains a huge hurdle. The soonest a California sports betting proposal could come on the ballot again would be 2026, but many experts believe 2028 is a more likely timeframe.
- Status of Legislation: None.
- Chance of Legal Sports Betting Passing: Remote.
- When Legal Sports Betting Could Launch: Indefinite hold.
- Alternative Gaming Available: Fliff, Underdog Fantasy, Sleeper, Betr, PrizePicks, SuperDraft Fantasy, Rebet.
Sports betting was legalized in Colorado by the 2019 state legislature. Legal sports wagering via casinos, retail sportsbooks, and mobile apps launched in Colorado in May 2020.
Colorado has a variety of sports betting options as there are 18 mobile sportsbooks currently active in the state, although Betfred will cease operations on Aug. 31, 2024. There are also several retail sportsbook sites across the state for those who want to wager in person.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2020.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $5.5 billion.
- Available Sportsbooks: Bally Bet, Bet365, Betfred Sportsbook, BetMGM, BetRivers, Betsafe, BetMonarch, Betway, Caesars Sportsbook, Circa Sports, ClutchBet, DraftKings, ESPN Bet, Fanatics, FanDuel, SBK, SI Sportsbook, Sporttrade.
Sports betting is legal in Connecticut. It launched on Oct. 19, 2021, after the state legislature passed sports betting legislation in May. The bill allowed the two tribal casinos in the state to operate their own sportsbooks and various retail establishments throughout the state.
There are currently only three sportsbooks live in the state: DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics. The Mohegan Sun partnered with FanDuel, which offers both online casino and sports betting. DraftKings has a partnership with Foxwoods Resort. Fanatics has partnered with the Connecticut Lottery
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: Yes.
- Year Launched: 2021.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $1.76 billion.
- Available Sportsbooks: DraftKings, FanDuel, Fanatics.
Delaware made history as the first state to legalize sports betting after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in 2018, making the legalization of sports betting the decision of states.
In January 2024, Delaware became the 29th state to allow mobile sports betting when Online sports betting officially went live in Delaware following a soft launch on Dec. 27, 2023, with BetRivers Sportsbook, owned by Rush Street Interactive. A relaunch of its three online casinos (Delaware Park, Bally’s Dover Casino, and Harrington Raceway & Casino) also transpired.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: Yes.
- Year Launched: 2018.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $65.3 million.
- Available Sportsbooks: BetRivers.
Florida sports betting is legal again, although it continues to be challenged in the courts. The Seminole Tribe relaunched sports betting via Hard Rock Bet on Nov. 7, 2023, after a series of federal and state court victories.
Florida took steps toward legal sports betting in 2021 when the Florida Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off in May on an amended tribal gaming compact allowing the Seminole Tribe of Florida to run sportsbooks in the state.
Sports betting was launched for a brief period until a federal judge ruled the compact violated federal gambling laws. Hard Rock Bet, which is operated and predominantly owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, had launched its mobile betting app in the state but then suspended taking bets. Hard Rock Bet went live for all Florida residents on Dec. 5. The Seminole Tribe of Florida launched in-person sports betting at all six Seminole casinos on Dec. 7, 2023.
- Status of Legislation: Legal but limited; court challenges continue.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Available sportsbooks: Hard Rock Bet.
There is no legal sports betting in Georgia currently. Two sports betting bills failed in 2024 as the legislative session ended without approval. Georgia remains one of the most attainable large states without legal sports betting and the only real possibility for 2025.
Bipartisan advocates had hoped 2022 would be the year to get legislation approved. Republicans control both chambers and hold the governor’s mansion. While some are opposed to increased gambling opportunities, the majority do support it as a source of revenue growth and economic development.
- Status of Legislation: Bill proposed.
- Chance of Legal Sports Betting Passing: Possible because of support of state professional teams.
- When Legal Sports Betting Could Launch: 2025.
- Alternative Gaming Available: Underdog Fantasy, Sleeper, Betr, PrizePicks, Fliff, Rebet.
Hawaii is one of only two states that bans any form of gambling. The other is Utah. Several bills were introduced in 2022 but received little support.
However, in 2024 the legislature attempted a method similar to the tribal gaming model: legalizing one integrated casino resort on Oahu on Native Hawaiian lands. There would be no mobile gambling allowed. None of the bill advanced.
DFS is also illegal in Hawaii.
- Status of Legislation: HB2762, filed in 2024, passed a reading, and sat idle as the session ended.
- Chance of Legal Sports Betting Passing: Low.
- When Could Legal Sports Betting Launch: Undetermined.
- Alternative Gaming Available: None.
There is no legal sports betting in Idaho and no timetable as to when expanded gaming could come to the state. DFS is also banned in the state, but pari-mutuel horse racing is legal in Idaho.
The likelihood of sportsbooks being launched in the state is slim. Gaming is legal, however, at Idaho’s tribal casinos through pari-mutuel wagering, the state lottery, bingo, and raffles.
- Status of Legislation: None.
- Chance of Legal Sports Betting Passing: Low.
- When Could Legal Sports Betting Launch: Uncertain.
- Alternative Gaming Available: Pari-mutuel wagering, state lottery.
Sports betting in Illinois was legalized in 2019 for professional sports and out-of-state collegiate games and online sports betting launched in the state in June 2020. There are also several retail sites across the state where you can wager in person.
Wagering on in-state college teams and events is limited to the state’s retail sportsbooks.
Illinois has an online casino bill filed with the state legislature, though the bill must overcome multiple hurdles before it becomes law.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2020.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $11.6 billion.
- Available Sportsbooks: BetMGM, BetRivers, Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN Bet, FanDuel, Fanatics Sportsbook, Circa, Hard Rock Bet.
Sports wagering—both in-person and by mobile app—has been legal in Indiana since 2019. Sports betting officially became legal when HB 1015 was signed into law by the governor in May 2019. Online sports betting launched in the state in October 2019, one month after retail betting went live.
There are currently 11 sportsbooks operating in the state. Bets are permitted on professional and NCAA Division I sports at the state’s casinos, racinos, and off-track betting facilities.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2019.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $4.33 billion.
- Available sportsbooks: Bally Bet, Bet365, BetMGM Sportsbook, BetRivers, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings Sportsbook, ESPN Bet, Fanatics Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook, Hard Rock Bet, SBK Sportsbook.
Iowa sports betting is legal, both online and at retail sites. Iowa became one of the first states to implement legal sports betting with Gov. Kim Reynolds signing the bill into law on May 13, 2019. The state’s in-person registration requirement expired in 2021, allowing in-state bettors to sign up for mobile sportsbooks remotely.
Seventeen sportsbooks are currently active in Iowa. In-state collegiate proposition bets are prohibited, along with bets on minor league sports or any interscholastic sports event.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2019.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $2.42 billion.
- Available sportsbooks: Bally Bet Sportsbook (temporarily paused operations), Bet365 Sportsbook, Betfred Sportsbook, BetMGM Sportsbook, BetRivers Sportsbook, Betway Sportsbook, Caesars Sportsbook, Circa Sportsbook, ClutchBet Sportsbook, DraftKings Sportsbook, DRF Sportsbook, ESPN Bet, FanDuel Sportsbook, Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook, Q Sportsbook.
Sports betting in Kansas launched in September 2022, ahead of that year’s NFL season. It is available both online and at retail sites, and six mobile sportsbooks are currently operating in the state.
In February 2024, Kansas gaming regulators told six DFS operators to cease operations in the state.
The Kansas State Senate passed a bill to permit in-state casinos to operate sports betting apps, but the Kansas House wanted to expand sports betting to smaller licensees, including lottery operators.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2022.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $2.12 billion.
- Available Sportsbooks: BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN Bet, FanDuel, Fanatics.
Sports betting is legal in Kentucky, both in person and online. Kentucky sports betting launched with retail sportsbooks on Sept. 7, 2023, and online sports betting apps went live on Sept. 28. Gov. Andy Beshear made this possible by signing bill HB 551 into law on March 31, 2023.
A total of eight online apps are live in the Bluegrass State, with Circa being the latest sportsbook to launch.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2023.
- Available Sportsbooks: BetMGM, Bet365, Caesars, Circa, DraftKings, ESPN Bet, FanDuel, Fanatics.
Louisiana sports betting is legal and live with nine mobile apps operating. Some of the top betting apps in the US launched in Louisiana on Jan. 28, 2022.
Mobile sports betting is legal in 55 of 64 Louisiana parishes. The state is the only one that left the decision of legalizing up to individual local jurisdictions.
Retail sports betting launched in October 2022. Louisiana has joined a growing list of states in banning single-player college props.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2022.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $2.9 billion.
- Available Sportsbooks: BetMGM, Bet365, Caesars, ClutchBet, DraftKings, FanDuel, Fanatics, BetRivers, ESPN Bet.
Maine sports betting is legal and went live when mobile sportsbook apps launched on Nov. 3, 2023. Gov. Janet Mills signed off on LD 585 in May 2022, activating the sports betting law in August 2022.
Although Maine is authorized to have up to 10 sportsbooks, only two mobile apps are operating in the state: Caesars and DraftKings. State law allows for Maine’s four tribes to have exclusive rights to online sports betting. Wagering is allowed on college sports, but not on in-state teams.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: No.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2023.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $81.8 million.
- Available Sportsbooks: Caesars, DraftKings.
Maryland sports betting is legal and has been operating since 2021. Retail sports betting launched at the end of 2021, but online sportsbooks did not go live until November 2022.
Gov. Larry Hogan legalized sports betting in the state when he signed HB 940 into law in May of 2022. A total of 12 mobile apps are now live. Maryland is also joining an increasing number of states in banning single-player props for college sports.
- Online Sports Betting Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $4.61 billion.
- Available Sportsbooks: BetMGM, Betfred, BetRivers, Bally Bet, betParx, Caesars, Crab Sports, DraftKings, ESPN Bet, FanDuel, Fanatics, LetsBetMD.
Massachusetts sports betting is legal and live. The state was one of the quickest to go from legislation to launch, taking about one year from the time Gov. Charlie Baker signed House Bill 5164 into law on Aug. 10, 2022.
Massachusetts orchestrated a staggered sports betting launch with retail sites going live in January 2023 and online apps launching in March 2023. Six online sportsbooks are currently available. Massachusetts has joined a growing list of states in banning single-player college props.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: Yes.
- Online Sports Betting Apps: Yes.
- When Legal Sports Betting Launched: March 10, 2023.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $4.99 billion.
- Available Sportsbooks: BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN Bet, FanDuel, Fanatics.
Sports wagering and online gaming were legalized in Michigan in 2019. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed HB 4916 on Dec. 20, 2019, which legalized sports betting in the state. There are 13 active sportsbooks in the state, although SI Sportsbook is slated to exit Michigan by the end of 2024.
The first retail sports wagers were accepted by tribal and commercial casinos in 2020, and online and mobile sportsbook options launched in 2021. Bets on sports or athletic events at the high school level or below are prohibited.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: Yes.
- Year Launched: 2021
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $4.81 billion.
- Available Sportsbooks: BetMGM, betPARX, BetRivers, Caesars, DraftKings, Eagle Casino & Sports, ESPN Bet, Fanatics, FanDuel, FireKeepers, Four Winds, SI Sportsbook, WynnBET.
Sports betting is not legal in Minnesota. The 11 native tribes that operate 19 casinos in Minnesota would have been granted control of a legal sports betting operation under eventually fruitless talks held in 2024.
Any hopes of sports betting coming to the state will have to wait until 2025 when new bills could materialize.
Minnesota’s support for live sports betting increased in 2023, but there are more hurdles to clear. A Minnesota sports betting bill passed through the House in May 2022.
- Status of Legislation: Pending.
- Chance of Legal Sports Betting Passing: Low.
- When Could Legal Sports Betting Launch: 2025.
- Alternative Gaming Available: Underdog Fantasy, Sleeper, Betr, Rebet.
Mississippi sports betting was legalized in 2018 but only at in-state casinos. The Mississippi House of Representatives approved a bill in early 2024 that would expand mobile sports betting statewide. It ultimately failed, meaning online sports betting must be conducted on the property of one of the scores of Mississippi casinos.
Mississippi was the third state to legalize sports betting after the Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on state sports wagering regulation in 2018. Sportsbooks in Mississippi launched in August 2018 at licensed commercial and tribal casinos.
Mobile sports betting is now limited to casino properties partnered with either BetMGM or Pearl River.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Limited.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2018.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $474 million.
- Available sportsbooks: BetMGM.
Missouri sports betting is not yet legal. Bills that would legalize sports betting in the state on excursion gaming boats and online for in-state bets have been introduced in the Missouri Senate to no avail.
Missouri residents won’t see betting apps in the state in 2024 even with high-profile interests like several Missouri professional sports teams backing the move. However, a ballot vote in November 2024 looks to have a decent chance of coming to fruition.
DFS is legal in Missouri.
- Status of Legislation: Impasse.
- Chance of Legal Sports Betting Passing: Low.
- When Could Legal Sports Betting Launch: Maybe 2025.
- Alternative Gaming Available: Fliff, Underdog, Sleeper, SuperDraft, DraftKings Fantasy, Rebet.
Sports betting has been legal in Montana since March 2020. Online options are limited, however, as sportsbooks are open in bars and restaurants through kiosks regulated by the state lottery.
Mobile and online sports betting are available onsite only, and there are no statutory or regulatory limits on amateur sports wagers. All mobile betting is operated by the state lottery and Intralot. The state also limits wagers to $250 at a kiosk or $1,000 on the website.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Limited to property around lottery outlets.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2020.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $62.2 million.
- Available Sportsbooks: Sports Bet Montana (in person only).
Sports betting became legal in Nebraska since May 2021 following the passage of LB 561, but online wagering is not available in the state. The law approved the construction of six new casinos in the state, plus physical sportsbooks at those locations.
Retail betting commenced on June 22, 2023 at WarHorse Casino in Lincoln with the Grand Island Casino Resort in Grand Island next on Aug. 23.
A coalition including the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and national sports betting companies like DraftKings and FanDuel are planning to attempt to gain the 122,000 petitions needed to put mobile sports betting on the ballot.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: No.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2023.
- Alternative Gaming Available: Fliff, Underdog Fantasy, Sleeper, PrizePicks and SuperDraft Fantasy, Rebet.
Fittingly enough, sports betting in legal in Nevada – the gaming capital of the country. Nevada was the first state to have legal sports betting in 1949 and and was the only state with mobile sportsbooks until 2018.
Nevada remains a popular destination despite the spread of legal options nationally as it has a storied and massive retail sportsbook presence with nearly 200 locations.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 1949.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $8.2 billion.
- Available sportsbooks: Atlantis, BetMGM, B-Connected Sports, Caesars Sportsbook, Circa Sports, Golden Nugget, Rampart Sports, South Point, STN Sports, TI Sports, Westgate Sportsbook, William Hill, Wynn Sports.
Sports betting is legal in New Hampshire. Online sports betting in New Hampshire launched through DraftKings in 2019 and at retail sites in 2020.
Wagering is allowed statewide on professional and college sports. There are some amateur restrictions in place — no bets can be wagered on New Hampshire collegiate teams or other collegiate games played in-state that are not affiliated with an interstate tournament.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2019.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $821 million.
- Available sportsbooks: DraftKings.
New Jersey has had legal and live sports betting since June 2018. New Jersey opened its first sportsbooks in 2018 after winning the U.S. Supreme Court case that ended the federal ban on state-regulated sports wagering.
Now the state has one of the largest sports betting markets in the nation, with wagers accepted at commercial casinos, race tracks and via online and mobile platforms statewide. Amateur restrictions are in place for in-state college teams and events.
A total of 14 sportsbooks are currently live in the state.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: Yes.
- Year Launched: 2018.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $11.9 billion.
- Available sportsbooks: Bet365, BetMGM, BetPARX, BetRivers, Betway, Borgata, Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN Bet, Fanatics, FanDuel, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock Bet, Prime, Tipico.
Sports betting is legal in New Mexico in limited fashion. All types of Class III gaming — including sports betting — are allowed at tribal casinos in New Mexico per a 2015 tribal gaming compact. But no online or mobile sports betting is allowed, at least for now.
BetMGM opened a retail sportsbook at Isleta Resort & Casino in 2023. Pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing is legal.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: No.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2018.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: No tribal obligation to report.
- Alternative Gaming Available: Underdog, Fliff, PrizePicks.
Sports betting has been legal in New York since 2022, and the state has grown into gaming juggernaut. New York mobile sports betting launched just in time for the 2022 Super Bowl and is now the standard in the United States.
New York first legalized sports betting at its commercial casinos in 2013 with retail sports betting launching in 2019 at eight upstate New York casinos.
A total of nine online sportsbooks are currently operating in the state.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Date Launched: 2019.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $19.1 billion.
- Available sportsbooks: Bally Bet, BetMGM, BetRivers, Caesars, DraftKings, Fanatics, FanDuel, Resorts World Bet, WynnBet.
Sports betting is legal in North Carolina, both online and in person. The state became the most recent to go live with mobile apps when North Carolina sports betting launched on March 11, 2024.
Sports betting in North Carolina became legal at two tribal casinos in 2021. However, mobile sports betting took until June 2023 to be legalized. HB 347 was ratified one week after North Carolina’s legislature gave final approval.
A total of eight online apps are live. North Carolina has joined a growing list of states in banning single-player college props.
- Projected Tax Revenue: $100 million by 2029.
- Legal Sports Betting Launch Date: March 11, 2024.
- Available sportsbooks: BetMGM, bet365, Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN BET, Fanatics, Fanduel, Underdog Sports.
Sports betting is technically legal in North Dakota, but betting is only available at tribal sites. The state’s federally recognized tribes gained the right to offer retail sports betting in 2021, and five have opened casino sportsbooks.
In 2023 the state Senate narrowly voted down House Resolution 3032 which would have put the issue of state-wide sports betting before voters in 2022.
No online sports betting is available in North Dakota.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: No.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Date Launched: 2021.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: No tribal obligation to report.
- Alternative Gaming Available: PrizePicks, Underdog, Fliff.
Sports betting became legal in Ohio when Gov. Mike DeWine signed HB 29 into law on Dec. 22, 2021. Ohio sports betting launched in the state on Jan. 1, 2023, and is available both online and in person.
DeWine had made clear he wanted legislation to pass in 2021, but it took until January 2022 to cross the threshold.
Ohio has joined a growing list of states in banning single-player college props. A total of 19 mobile apps are live in the state.
- Online Sports Betting Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $7.5 billion.
- Available Sportsbooks: Bally Bet, Bet365, Betfred, BetJACK, MVGBet (Betly), BetMGM, BetPARX, Betr, BetRivers, Betway, Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN Bet, Fanatics, FanDuel, Hard Rock Bet, Prime Sportsbook, Tipico.
Sports betting is not legal in Oklahoma.
In December of 2023, Sen. Casey Murdock, R-Felt, filed a sports betting bill in the Senate under which the Oklahoma Lottery Commission would oversee retail and mobile sportsbooks.
Tribal-state relations will likely dictate when and if legal sports betting comes to Oklahoma. The future of sportsbooks in the state remains uncertain after relations between the state and its tribal nations took a downturn amid tribal gaming compact lawsuits.
Sports betting will likely be on hold until state-tribal relations thaw.
- Status of Legislation: Pending.
- Chance of Legal Sports Betting Passing: Tenuous.
- When Could Legal Sports Betting Launch: Uncertain.
- Alternative Gaming Available: Fliff, Underdog Fantasy, Sleeper, Betr, Rebet.
Sports betting is legal in Oregon, both in person and for online wagering. Oregon went live in 2019 with sports wagering through tribal casinos, followed by the state lottery. Bettors can wager on professional sports through the Oregon Lottery at kiosks, retailers and via DraftKings, which is the lottery’s sportsbook partner and the only app in the state.
Oregon was on the vanguard of outlawing college props.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2019.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $675 million.
- Available Sportsbooks: DraftKings.
Pennsylvania sports betting is legal and available both online and at retail sites. Both versions became legal when Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed a significant bill into law in October 2017.
Sports wagers are legal at commercial casinos and racinos, off-track betting venues, mini-casinos, and online via mobile apps. Twelve mobile apps currently operate in the state.
Pennsylvania has joined a growing list of states in banning single-player college props.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: Yes.
- Year Launched: 2018.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $7.68 billion.
- Available Sportsbooks: Betfred, BetMGM, BetRivers, bet365, PlaySugarHouse, Betway, Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN Bet, FanDuel, Fanatics, BetPARX.
Rhode Island sports betting is legal both online and in person. Sports wagering has been legal in the state since 2018 at two casinos operated by the Rhode Island Lottery.
Mobile and online betting launched the following year through Sportsbook Rhode Island and is allowed statewide. Betting on in-state college teams and sporting events is prohibited, with little restriction on other college wagers.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2018.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $461 million.
- Available Sportsbooks: Sportsbook Rhode Island.
Sports betting is not legal in South Carolina. Attempts were made in 2023 to bring legal sports betting to the state when legislation was introduced, but it failed to gain traction.
Today, legal gaming in the state is limited generally to the state lottery and casino boats. According to polling, the general public has shown interest in legalization if proceeds can be applied to problems, including the state’s notoriously bad roads. But Gov. Henry McMaster is a staunch opponent in the conservative haven.
DFS is not regulated in the state.
- Status of Legislation: Dead.
- Chance of Legal Sports Betting Passing: Low.
- When Could Legal Sports Betting Launch: Uncertain.
- Alternative Gaming Options: Fliff, Underdog Fantasy, Sleeper, SuperDraft, Rebet.
Sports betting has been legal in South Dakota since 2021, but options are limited to in-person betting.
Gov. Kristi Noem signed legislation in March 2021 that allowed sports betting in the city of Deadwood and at tribal casinos. No online betting options are currently available, and any attempts to expand gaming options have failed thus far.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Limited to Deadwood casinos.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2021.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $9 million.
Tennessee sports betting is legal, but the state is unique in that it has online wagering only.
Sports wagering online and via mobile app launched in 2020. The state lottery operates sports betting, but commercial apps have launched, including DraftKings, FanDuel, and a few others. Bettors can place sports wagers anywhere in Tennessee with specific restrictions: prop betting on all NCAA football or basketball games is illegal.
There are currently 10 mobile apps operating in Tennessee.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: No.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2020.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $4.29 billion.
- Available Sportsbooks: Action 247, BetMGM, Betly, Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN Bet, Hard Rock, FanDuel, Fanatics, Zen Sports.
Texas does not have legal sports betting, and any push for legalization likely won’t happen until 2025. Once thought to be a state with zero chance of legalizing sports betting, Texas has become an intriguing wild card.
Sportsbooks, pro teams, and even retired athletes have lobbied the state hard to push for the referendum. In 2021, the legislative session came to a close without any resolution or movement.
Texas’ legislature meets only in odd-numbered years, slowing the process. The next session will not be held until 2025.
Multitudes of professional sports team owners based in Texas have called for legalization. The status of DFS remains in limbo in the state.
- Status Of Legislation: No legislative sessions until 2025.
- Chance of Legal Sports Betting Passing: Low.
- When Could Legal Sports Betting Launch: 2027.
- Alternative Gaming Options: Fliff, Rebet.
Utah bans all forms of gambling, including state lotteries and sweepstakes. There is no proposed legislation to lift the ban.
Utah also does not offer a state lottery. In short, Utah is one of the least likely states in the country to legalize online sports betting.
- Status of Legislation: None.
- Chance of Legal Sports Betting Passing: Low.
- When Could Legal Sports Betting Launch: Uncertain.
- Alternative Gaming Options: Fliff, Rebet.
Sports betting was legalized in Vermont in June 2023 when Gov. Phil Scott signed the bill into law, making it the 38th state to legalize sports wagering. Vermont online sports betting launched on Jan. 11, 2024.
Vermont currently has no retail sports betting options and only three mobile apps operating. According to its sports betting legislation, Vermont is required to contract with a minimum of two but not more than six mobile sports betting operators.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: No.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2024.
- Available Sportsbooks: DraftKings, FanDuel, Fanatics.
Sports betting is legal in Virginia, which began offering online-only sportsbooks in 2021 after its state lottery approved a permit for FanDuel, the first app to launch in the state.
More recently, Virginia has joined a growing list of states in banning single-player college props. There are currently more than a dozen online apps operating in the state although as many as 18 can launch.
There are no retail sports betting sites currently in the state.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: No.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2021.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $4.94 billion.
- Available Sportsbooks: Bally Bet, Bet365 Sportsbook, Betr, Betfred, BetMGM, BetRivers, Betway, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings, ESPN Bet, FanDuel, Hard Rock Bet, Fanatics, Sports Illustrated.
Washington State sports betting is legal but limited to tribal lands. The state legalized in-person sports betting at tribal casinos in 2020, which took nearly a year to launch.
Bettors can visit brick-and-mortar sportsbooks; however, online sports betting is prohibited in the state, even under this law.
DFS is currently not legal in Washington.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: No.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Pending.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2021.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: No tribal obligation to report.
Sports betting is legal in Washington, DC online and in person and now has three mobile sportsbooks available district-wide. The District has had live sports betting through the DC Lottery since 2020. But beginning in early 2024, the DC Lottery-run GambetDC app was phased out as the District-wide mobile option and replaced by FanDuel. In July 2024, BetMGM, DraftKings, and Caesars launched district wide as well after the D.C. Council approved of a budget that included a provision to open up the digital sports betting market.
Various commercial sportsbooks also have partnerships with local professional sports teams. However, to use those apps, bettors must be within a geo-fenced proximity of that team’s venue.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: No.
- Year Launched: 2020.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $169 million.
- Available Sportsbooks: BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, FanDuel.
Sports betting, both online and retail, is legal in West Virginia.
Shortly before the Supreme Court overturned PASPA in May 2018, Gov. Jim Justice helped West Virginia’s legislature pass SB 415 to legalize sports betting in the state. Sports betting then launched in West Virginia at retail casinos in 2018.
Today, bettors can place sports wagers in person and online at commercial casinos, racinos, and online operators. There are eight mobile sportsbooks currently operating in the state.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: Yes.
- Year Launched: 2018.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $483 million.
- Available Sportsbooks: Betly, BetMGM, BetRivers, Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN Bet, Fanatics, FanDuel.
Sports betting is technically legal in Wisconsin for in-person wagering even though there are no laws on the books. Wisconsin has legal sports betting at three casinos owned by federally recognized native tribes. State-wide sports betting is not legal.
Tribal amendments could allow the Oneida Indian Nation, Forest County Potawatomi Community, and St. Croix Chippewa to expand their operations.
Online betting is only through the Oneida tribe. Mobile sports bets can only be placed on Oneida Nation land.
- Status of Legislation: None.
- Chance of Legal Sports Betting Passing: Uncertain.
- When Could Legal Sports Betting Launch: Uncertain.
Wyoming sports betting is legal and live. Perhaps one of the biggest surprises in 2021 was the passage of sports betting legislation in Wyoming.
Sports betting launched in the state on Sept. 1, 2021, with DraftKings and BetMGM being the first to go live. Four mobile apps operate in the state.
- Online Sportsbook Apps: Yes.
- Retail Sportsbooks: Yes.
- Legal Online Casinos: Yes.
- Year Launched: 2021.
- 2023 Sports Betting Handle: $172 million.
- Available Sportsbooks: BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, FanDuel.
Single-event sports betting has arrived in Canada.
Ontario sports betting is now live. The move comes after legislation to end the prohibition on single-event sports wagering in Canada cleared Parliament in 2021. Royal assent (approval) of the legislation was granted on June 29, 2021, allowing legal sports betting end-to-end. Individual provinces can pass their own laws that create a regulatory framework for the operation of single-event sports betting.
States Without Legal Sports Betting
While legal sports betting has grown throughout the country, several states do not offer sports wagering.
These are the states without legal sports betting: California, Texas, Idaho, Utah, Minnesota, Missouri, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Alaska, and Hawaii. For its part, Hawaii has no legal gambling of any kind.
While several of these states have had bills proposed to expand legal gaming, new legislation will likely not be introduced until 2025.
In the meantime, residents of those states can engage in daily fantasy sports (where available). Apps such as Underdog Fantasy allow users to draft fictional fantasy rosters with players across multiple teams and compete. Meanwhile, social sportsbooks like Fliff and Rebet allow users to make sports picks with play money and sweepstakes tokens.
States That Could Launch Sports Betting Next
It remains to be seen what state could legalize sports betting next.
Due to their size, California and Texas would have the biggest impact in terms of sports betting revenue were they ever to enter the legal sports wagering fray. Unfortunately, it appears California will not likely have a measure come on the ballot again until 2026 at the earliest. Frankly, 2028 is a stronger possibility.
Despite support from professional teams in the state, Texas also has had little movement on the legal sports betting front this year. The next push will not come until 2025 when the Texas Legislature meets.
Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, Alabama, and South Carolina could also be in play, although some have a stronger case than others. A ballot campaign to gain support for a sports betting measure in Missouri has the support of FanDuel and DraftKings, and there is hope sports betting could appear on the ballot in November 2024.
States With Legal Sports Betting FAQ
Legal online sports betting is available in 38 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Check out our updated table for the latest online sports betting news.
Legal sports betting handle reached more than $121 billion in the US in 2023. New York had the most wagers, with $19 billion. New Jersey ($11.9 billion), Illinois ($11.6 billion), and Pennsylvania ($7.6 billion) were the other states with the most sports betting handle.
There are not that many left, but Georgia continues to try. The path remains difficult in California.
No, sports betting is currently legal in 38 US states and two jurisdictions, with a few more to come. The two largest states still without legal sports betting are California and Texas.
For decades in the late 20th century, legal sports betting was the exclusive domain of Nevada. On May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court repealed PASPA, and states quickly assembled to pass legislation to allow legal sports betting in jurisdictions across the country.
Thirty-eight states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have some form of legalized sports betting. A small group of states have only in-person betting, including Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin.
DraftKings is live and legal in more than two dozen US states, including Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Mississippi and Washington allow only retail betting with DraftKings.
FanDuel is live and legal in more than two dozen states, including Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Sports betting in Texas is not legal yet, but the state has been progressing toward passing legislation. Lawmakers missed the deadline to legalize sports betting in 2023 but there is optimism the topic will be a priority in 2025.
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