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by State
Sports betting, casinos, online gambling, and lottery status for every US state. Updated 2026.
35
States with legal sports betting
3
States with pending legislation
24
States with commercial casinos
9
States with legal online gambling
6
States with no lottery
All States — Ranked by Gambling Permissiveness
#1DelawareSports ✓Casinos ✓Online ✓Lottery ✓#2MarylandSports ✓Casinos ✓Online ✓Lottery ✓#3New JerseySports ✓Casinos ✓Online ✓Lottery ✓#4PennsylvaniaSports ✓Casinos ✓Online ✓Lottery ✓#5West VirginiaSports ✓Casinos ✓Online ✓Lottery ✓#6MichiganSports ✓Casinos ✓Online ✓Lottery ✓#7Rhode IslandSports ✓Casinos ✓Online ✓Lottery ✓#8NevadaSports ✓Casinos ✓Online ✓No lottery#9ArkansasSports ✓Casinos ✓Lottery ✓#10ColoradoSports ✓Casinos ✓Lottery ✓#11ConnecticutSports ✓TribalOnline ✓Lottery ✓#12IllinoisSports ✓Casinos ✓Lottery ✓#13IndianaSports ✓Casinos ✓Lottery ✓#14IowaSports ✓Casinos ✓Lottery ✓#15KansasSports ✓Casinos ✓Lottery ✓#16LouisianaSports ✓Casinos ✓Lottery ✓#17MaineSports ✓Casinos ✓Lottery ✓#18MassachusettsSports ✓Casinos ✓Lottery ✓#19MissouriSports ✓Casinos ✓Lottery ✓#20NebraskaSports ✓Casinos ✓Lottery ✓#21New YorkSports ✓Casinos ✓Lottery ✓#22OhioSports ✓Casinos ✓Lottery ✓#23VirginiaSports ✓Casinos ✓Lottery ✓#24South DakotaSports ✓Casinos ✓Lottery ✓#25New MexicoSports ✓TribalLottery ✓#26WashingtonSports ✓TribalLottery ✓#27ArizonaSports ✓TribalLottery ✓#28OregonSports ✓TribalLottery ✓#29North CarolinaSports ✓TribalLottery ✓#30FloridaSports ⏳TribalLottery ✓#31KentuckySports ✓No casinoLottery ✓#32MinnesotaSports ⏳TribalLottery ✓#33MontanaSports ✓No casinoLottery ✓#34WyomingSports ✓TribalNo lottery#35MississippiNo sportsCasinos ✓Lottery ✓#36New HampshireSports ✓No casinoLottery ✓#37TennesseeSports ✓No casinoLottery ✓#38VermontSports ✓No casinoLottery ✓#39CaliforniaNo sportsTribalLottery ✓#40TexasNo sportsTribalLottery ✓#41IdahoNo sportsTribalLottery ✓#42North DakotaNo sportsTribalLottery ✓#43OklahomaNo sportsTribalLottery ✓#44WisconsinNo sportsTribalLottery ✓#45GeorgiaSports ⏳No casinoLottery ✓#46AlabamaNo sportsTribalNo lottery#47South CarolinaNo sportsNo casinoLottery ✓#48AlaskaNo sportsNo casinoNo lottery#49HawaiiNo sportsNo casinoNo lottery#50UtahNo sportsNo casinoNo lottery
Sources: American Gaming Association 2024, Legal Sports Report, NCSL. Status as of May 2026 — gambling laws change frequently; verify current status before wagering.