Legal Sports Betting by State

Sports betting is legalized state by state. More than 30 states and Washington, D.C. allow online sportsbooks, and you must be physically located in a legal state to place a bet. Here is the current status in every state.

Summary

Legal online
32
Retail only
8
Not legal
11

Sports betting status in every state

Sports betting legal status by state in the US
stateStatusMin. ageLicensed sportsbooks we review
AlabamaNot legal——
AlaskaNot legal——
ArizonaLegal online21+3
ArkansasLegal online21+—
CaliforniaNot legal——
ColoradoLegal online21+3
ConnecticutLegal online21+—
DelawareLegal online21+1
District of ColumbiaLegal online18+1
FloridaLegal online21+—
GeorgiaNot legal——
HawaiiNot legal——
IdahoNot legal——
IllinoisLegal online21+3
IndianaLegal online21+3
IowaLegal online21+3
KansasLegal online21+2
KentuckyLegal online18+2
LouisianaLegal online21+3
MaineLegal online21+—
MarylandLegal online21+3
MassachusettsLegal online21+1
MichiganLegal online21+2
MinnesotaNot legal——
MississippiRetail only21+—
MissouriLegal online21+2
MontanaRetail only18+—
NebraskaRetail only21+—
NevadaLegal online21+—
New HampshireLegal online18+—
New JerseyLegal online21+3
New MexicoRetail only21+—
New YorkLegal online21+2
North CarolinaLegal online21+2
North DakotaRetail only21+—
OhioLegal online21+3
OklahomaNot legal——
OregonLegal online21+—
PennsylvaniaLegal online21+3
Rhode IslandLegal online18+—
South CarolinaNot legal——
South DakotaRetail only21+—
TennesseeLegal online21+2
TexasNot legal——
UtahNot legal——
VermontLegal online21+—
VirginiaLegal online21+3
WashingtonRetail only18+—
West VirginiaLegal online21+2
WisconsinRetail only21+—
WyomingLegal online18+1