Status of Sports Betting in All States
August 24, 2023In May 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court said there would be no more federal bans on sports betting in the U.S. That pushed the right to decide the fate of sports betting in each state to the respective state legislatures.
After the good news was announced, some states immediately went to work on crafting sports betting legislation. Other states took a "wait-and-see" approach while a few states indicated they might never pass sports betting legislation.
It's August 2023. It's been more than five (5) years since the SCOTUS made its historic announcement. This is a good time to take a look at the state of sports betting in each of the 50 states.
Alabama - Not yet legal
Alaska - Not yet legal
Arizona - Retail and Mobile sports betting is legal
Arkansas - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
California - Not yet legal
Colorado - Mobile sports betting is legal
Connecticut - Mobile sports betting is legal
Delaware - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Florida - Retail and mobile sports betting is tentatively legal
Georgia - Not yet legal
Hawaii - Not yet legal
Idaho - Not yet legal
Illinois - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Indiana - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Iowa - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Kansas - Mobile sports betting is legal
Kentucky - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Louisiana - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Maine - Not yet legal
Maryland - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Massachusetts - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Michigan - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Minnesota - Not yet legal
Mississippi - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Missouri - Pending
Montana - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Nebraska - Retail sports betting is legal
Nevada - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
New Hampshire -
New Jersey - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
New Mexico - Not yet legal
New York - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
North Carolina - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
North Dakota - Pending
Ohio - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Oklahoma - Not yet legal
Oregon - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Pennsylvania - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Rhode Island - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
South Carolina - Not yet legal
South Dakota - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Tennessee - Mobile sports betting is legal
Texas - Not yet legal
Utah - Not yet legal
Vermont - Mobile sports betting is legal
Virginia - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Washington - Retail sports betting is legal
West Virginia - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Wisconsin - Retail sports betting is legal
Wyoming - Retail and mobile sports betting is legal
Note: If you live in a state where sports betting is not yet legal, you can probably use mobile sports betting apps in other states as long as you are physically located in.
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