Gambling Laws
by State

36 of 50 states allow legal sports betting as of May 2026, with 2 more pending. 24 have commercial casinos, 9 allow online casino gambling, and 6 have no state lottery. Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia rank most permissive on this page's score; Alaska, Hawaii and Utah rank least.

36

States with legal sports betting

2

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 ✓#25FloridaSports ✓TribalLottery ✓#26New MexicoSports ✓TribalLottery ✓#27WashingtonSports ✓TribalLottery ✓#28ArizonaSports ✓TribalLottery ✓#29OregonSports ✓TribalLottery ✓#30North CarolinaSports ✓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.

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