Sports betting rules by state

Sports betting is legal in 39 states and DC, but the rules differ on what you can bet on and how you can pay. College games are off the board entirely in Wisconsin. Bets on in-state college teams are banned in 15 states. College player props are banned in Arizona, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. New online accounts must be opened in person in Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota and Washington. Credit card deposits are not allowed in 11 states.

StateOnlineCollege gamesIn-state college teamsCollege player propsSign up in personCredit cardsEsportsMicro-bettingOther limits
ArizonaLiveYesiYes?Noi——Yesi—No wagers on individual player or in-game occurrences within college sports events; for other events, the Department of Gaming decides which parlay and proposition bet types operators may offer.
ArkansasLiveYesiYes?Yes?——Noi—
ColoradoLiveYesYesi—NoiNoiYesi—
ConnecticutLiveYesiNoi—NoiYesiYesi—
DelawareLimitedYesiNoi—Noi—Noi—
District of ColumbiaLiveYesiYesi—Noi—Yes—
FloridaLiveYesi————Yesi—
IllinoisLiveYesNoi?—Noi———
IndianaLiveYesYesYesiNoi—No—High school and other amateur youth sporting events may not be wagered on at all (IC 4-38-5-5(1)). Beyond that, a sports governing body may ask the Gaming Commission to prohibit wagering on a particular event or wagers of a particular type, and the Commission must grant the request on a showing of good cause (IC 4-38-9-4).
IowaLiveYesiNoi—NoiNoi——
KansasLive————Yesi——
KentuckyLiveYesiYesiYesiNoiYesiYes—No statute bars specific prop-bet types outright. A sports governing body may ask the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation to restrict, limit, or exclude a type, form, or category of sports wagering on its own covered events if it believes that wagering type could undermine the sport's integrity (KRS 230.808).
LouisianaLive——NoiNoi———Individual college player prop bets are banned; team-based college prop bets remain allowed.
MaineLiveYesNoiYesi—NoiYesi—Operators may not take wagers on injuries, penalties, player-discipline rulings, or replay-review outcomes for events of U.S.-headquartered sports governing bodies; a sports governing body may also petition to restrict wagering on its own events for integrity reasons.
MarylandLiveYesYes?YesiNoi—Noi—No statutory restriction on prop-bet types beyond the general wagering rules; an institution of higher education may petition to bar wagering on a specific sport or category of bettor, subject to Commission approval after a public hearing.
MassachusettsLiveYesNoi——NoiYesi—Youth and high-school sports wagering is prohibited; in-state college teams barred except during tournament play; all wager types/events must appear on the MGC-approved Sports Wagering Catalog (205 CMR 247.01).
MichiganLiveYesiYes?Yes?NoiYesiYesi?—No statutory restriction on prop-bet types beyond the general wagering rules; the only carve-outs from the "athletic event" definition are pari-mutuel horse racing, sub-high-school-level sports, non-wagering casino games and fantasy contests.
MississippiLimitedYesiYesiYesi?Yesi———No bets on non-collegiate amateur sports (other than Olympic events), no wagers placed by or on behalf of a coach or participant in the event being wagered on, and no wagers on the outcome of an election for public office.
MissouriLiveYesYesiYesi?NoiYesiYesi—No prop bets on an individual athlete's performance in a single game or match of a collegiate event involving a Missouri collegiate team; no wagering on youth or high school events or on most multi-participant fantasy-sports contests; the Commission may also restrict or exclude a specific bet type if a sport's governing body shows good cause that it could undermine that event's integrity.
MontanaLimitedYesYesiYesiNoi?Noi?——
NebraskaNot authorizedYesiNoiYesiYesiNo?Yesi—Wagering is barred on any sporting event where a majority of the athletes are under 18, on the performance of an athlete under 18, and on proposition or performance bets directly involving a Nebraska college/university team.
NevadaLiveYesYesiYesi?YesiYesiYesi—No prop-specific restriction beyond the general rules that a wager's outcome must be independently confirmable (via media reporting or official league/governing-body records) and that no wager may be accepted from, or on behalf of, an event's officials, owners, coaches, staff, or participants.
New HampshireLiveYesiNoiYesiNo?No?Noi—
New JerseyLiveYesiNoi—Noi?YesiYes—
New MexicoNot authorized—Noi?———Noi—
New YorkLiveYesiNoNoi?NoiYesiNoi—
North CarolinaLiveYesYesiYesiNoiYesiYesYesiWagers on injuries, penalties/disciplinary outcomes, and replay-review results are barred (§ 18C-902(d)(2)).
North DakotaNot authorized—————Noi—
OhioLiveYesYesi—NoiYesiYesi—No blanket statutory ban on player props; the commission may restrict wagers on specific events or bet types on its own authority or at a sports governing body's request.
OregonLiveYesi?——————
PennsylvaniaLiveYesYesiNo?NoiYesiNoi—General proposition wagering (bets on in-game occurrences not tied to the final score) is a Board-approved wager category for both professional and collegiate events.?
Rhode IslandLiveYesiYesi?Yesi?——Noi—Wagers on an individual athlete's performance statistics in a collegiate game are barred only when that game is part of a collegiate tournament held in Rhode Island, or a tournament a Rhode Island college team plays in; the division may also designate other prohibited events.
South DakotaNot authorizedYesiNoiNoiYesi—Noi?—No proposition bets on an individual athlete's or competitor's performance in a collegiate sporting event (SDCL 42-7B-82); also no bets on high school or minor-league sporting events.
TennesseeLiveYesiYes?Noi?NoiNoiYes—No player props on individual college athletes at any school, and no in-game proposition bets on college team events; pregame team props on college games are allowed.?
VermontLiveYesiNoiNoiNoiNoiYesi—Individual player prop bets are barred on NCAA games, though team-based props remain allowed. Prop bets on injuries, arrests, suspensions, and officiating calls are barred for every league. Bets on awards voted on by officials, media, or fans are barred unless based purely on statistics, and bets on league drafts, combines, or other player-evaluation events are barred.
VirginiaLiveYesiNoiNoi—NoiYes—Proposition bets on college sports (including player props) and all bets on youth sports are banned outright; player props are otherwise allowed on professional sports.
WashingtonLimitedYesiNoi—YesiNoi?Yesi—No restriction applies by bet type; wagers are instead restricted by subject. Any event sponsored by a Washington collegiate institution, any collegiate event held in Washington, and minor league sports are all off the board regardless of bet type, including wagers on a "portion" of an event.?
West VirginiaLiveYesiYesi?—Noi?—Yesi—
WisconsinLegal, not launchedNo?No?———Noi—
WyomingLiveYesiYesi?Yesi?NoiYesiYesi—

— not recorded yet. See also gambling age by state and tax rates.