American Gambling Markets Atlas (AGMA)

States

StateOnline sportsOnline casinoCasinosLotterySummaryReviewed
AlabamaNot authorizedNot authorizedNot authorizedNot authorizedAlabama has no lottery, no commercial or Class III casinos, and no sports betting, online casinos or online poker.Oct 10, 2026
AlaskaNot authorizedNot authorizedNot authorizedNot authorizedAlaska has no lottery, commercial casinos, legal sports betting or pari-mutuel racing, making it one of the most restrictive states.Oct 10, 2026
ArizonaLiveNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveArizona has legal retail and mobile sports betting, daily fantasy sports and keno, launched September 9, 2021.Oct 10, 2026
ArkansasLiveNot authorizedLiveLiveArkansas has four licensed casinos under Amendment 100 (2018), plus retail and mobile sports betting and a scholarship lottery.Oct 10, 2026
CaliforniaNot authorizedNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveCalifornia has no legal sports betting, online casinos or commercial casinos; the 2022 Propositions 26 and 27 both failed.Oct 10, 2026
ColoradoLiveNot authorizedLiveLiveColorado has commercial casinos in Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek, plus retail and online sports betting taxed at 10%.Oct 10, 2026
ConnecticutLiveLiveNot authorizedLiveConnecticut's market rests on a 2021 deal among the Mohegan Tribe, the Mashantucket Pequot (Foxwoods) Tribe and the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, the only three licensees.Oct 11, 2026
DelawareLimitedLiveLiveLiveDelaware runs all legal gambling as a state lottery monopoly, with three racino casinos in Dover, Delaware Park and Harrington.Oct 11, 2026
District of ColumbiaLiveNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveDC authorizes retail and online sports betting, skill-game machines, a lottery with iLottery, and charitable bingo and raffles.Oct 10, 2026
FloridaLiveNot authorizedLimitedLiveThe Seminole Tribe's 2021 Gaming Compact dominates Florida, giving it exclusivity over statewide online and retail sports betting (as Hard Rock Bet), craps, roulette and expanded slots.Oct 10, 2026
GeorgiaNot authorizedNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveGeorgia is one of the most restrictive gambling states, where casinos, sports betting, online poker and pari-mutuel racing are all barred.Oct 10, 2026
HawaiiProhibitedProhibitedProhibitedNot authorizedHawaii bans gambling in essentially all forms, with the single exception of private social gambling among adults.Oct 10, 2026
IdahoProhibitedProhibitedProhibitedLiveIdaho bans gambling outright except for a state lottery, pari-mutuel betting and charitable bingo/raffles, and tribal video gaming machines at four tribes.Oct 10, 2026
IllinoisLiveNot authorizedLiveLiveIllinois has a heavily taxed online and retail sports betting market, one of the largest video gaming terminal industries, and 17 commercial casinos.Oct 10, 2026
IndianaLiveNot authorizedLiveLiveIndiana authorizes retail and statewide mobile sports betting, 13 commercial casinos and racinos, one tribal casino, the Hoosier Lottery and licensed daily fantasy sports.Oct 10, 2026
IowaLiveNot authorizedLiveLiveIowa has one of the country's oldest modern commercial casino markets, with 19 state-licensed casino and racetrack facilities.Oct 10, 2026
KansasLiveNot authorizedLiveLiveKansas uses a state-owned destination casino model, with the Kansas Lottery owning four regional casinos run by contracted managers.Oct 11, 2026
KentuckyLiveNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveRetail and online sports betting have been legal since 2023, with a minimum age of 21 since April 2026.Oct 10, 2026
LouisianaLiveNot authorizedLiveLiveLouisiana has a lottery, riverboat casinos, video poker, a single New Orleans land casino and tribal casinos.Oct 11, 2026
MaineLiveLegal, not launchedLiveLiveTwo commercial casinos operate, and retail sports betting is allowed at casinos, tracks and off-track parlors.Oct 10, 2026
MarylandLiveNot authorizedLiveLiveSix commercial casinos, retail and mobile sports betting, and registered daily fantasy sports are legal.Oct 10, 2026
MassachusettsLiveNot authorizedLiveLiveThree commercial casinos operate, plus statewide retail and online sports betting since early 2023.Oct 11, 2026
MichiganLiveLiveLiveLiveMichigan has one of the broadest legal markets in the country, with online sports betting, iGaming and an iLottery.Oct 10, 2026
MinnesotaNot authorizedNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveGambling centers on 18 tribal casinos, two card clubs, horse racing, a state lottery and charitable gambling.Oct 11, 2026
MississippiLimitedNot authorizedLiveLiveRetail sports betting has been legal since 2018, but only at licensed casinos, including via geofenced apps on casino premises.Oct 10, 2026
MissouriLiveNot authorizedLiveLiveMissouri has 13 commercial riverboat casinos, a state lottery and licensed daily fantasy sports, with no tribal gaming.Oct 10, 2026
MontanaLimitedProhibitedNot authorizedLiveSports betting is a Montana Lottery monopoly offered only on the premises of about 2,000 licensed taverns and casinos.Oct 10, 2026
NebraskaNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveLiveVoters approved casino games and sports betting at licensed racetracks in 2020, and the state now has five casino properties.Oct 10, 2026
NevadaLiveNot authorizedLiveProhibitedNevada is the original U.S. gambling market, with commercial casinos legal since 1931 and single-game sports betting since 1949.Oct 10, 2026
New HampshireLiveNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveThe Lottery Commission runs nearly all gambling, including a single-operator DraftKings sports book since December 2019.Oct 10, 2026
New JerseyLiveLiveLiveLiveNew Jersey has the most mature competitive online gambling market in the US, with online casino and poker since 2013.Oct 10, 2026
New MexicoNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveLiveGambling rests on tribal casinos, non-tribal racinos and clubs with slot machines, and the lottery and horse racing.Oct 10, 2026
New YorkLiveNot authorizedLiveLiveNew York has the nation's highest-taxed mobile sports betting market, at 51% of gross gaming revenue, with nine licensed online operators.Oct 11, 2026
North CarolinaLiveNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveStatewide online and expanded retail sports betting have been legal since January 2024, taxed at 18%.Oct 10, 2026
North DakotaNot authorizedNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveGambling centers on extensive charitable gaming and five tribal Class III casinos.Oct 11, 2026
OhioLiveNot authorizedLiveLiveOhio has had mobile and retail sports betting since January 1, 2023, and the tax doubled from 10% to 20% in July 2023.Oct 10, 2026
OklahomaNot authorizedNot authorizedLimitedLiveLegal gambling in Oklahoma is almost entirely tribal, with 35 tribes running roughly 130 or more casinos under the 2004 State-Tribal Gaming Act.Oct 10, 2026
OregonLiveNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveThe state Lottery is the center of Oregon's market, running about 10,865 video lottery terminals in roughly 2,083 bars and taverns.Oct 10, 2026
PennsylvaniaLiveLiveLiveLivePennsylvania runs one of the largest commercial gambling markets in the US, with 17 land-based casinos plus retail and online sports betting.Oct 10, 2026
Rhode IslandLiveLiveLiveLiveRhode Island's entire commercial gambling market is state-run through the Division of Lottery with two licensed facilities, Bally's Twin River and Bally's Tiverton.Oct 11, 2026
South CarolinaNot authorizedNot authorizedProhibitedLiveSouth Carolina is among the most restrictive gambling states, with no casinos, no sports betting and no online gambling.Oct 10, 2026
South DakotaNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveLiveCommercial casino gambling is limited to Deadwood, which also offers sports betting taxed at 9% with a $1,000 maximum single bet, plus 9 tribal casinos.Oct 11, 2026
TennesseeLiveNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveTennessee legalized online-only sports wagering on July 1, 2019, with no retail sportsbooks, casinos or pari-mutuel racing industry.Oct 10, 2026
TexasNot authorizedNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveTexas is one of the most restrictive gambling states, with legal gambling limited to the state lottery, charitable bingo and raffles, pari-mutuel racing and limited tribal gaming.Oct 10, 2026
UtahProhibitedProhibitedProhibitedProhibitedUtah is one of only two states, with Hawaii, that has no legal, state-authorized form of gambling.Oct 10, 2026
VermontLiveNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveVermont is one of the most restrictive gambling states, with no casinos, no pari-mutuel racing and no video gaming terminals.Oct 10, 2026
VirginiaLiveContestedLiveLiveVirginia has a competitive online-only sports betting market and four commercial casinos, plus historical horse racing terminals.Oct 10, 2026
WashingtonLimitedProhibitedNot authorizedLiveSports wagering in Washington is limited to tribal casinos, and 23 of the state's 29 federally recognized tribes operate 29 casinos.Oct 11, 2026
West VirginiaLiveLiveLiveLiveWest Virginia has commercial gaming at 4 racetrack casinos plus the Greenbrier resort, with slots, table games and sports betting.Oct 10, 2026
WisconsinLegal, not launchedNot authorizedNot authorizedLiveWisconsin's market is dominated by Class III tribal gaming under compacts with 11 tribes and bands, and there is no commercial casino industry.Oct 11, 2026
WyomingLiveProhibitedNot authorizedLiveGambling is banned by statute, with specific exceptions rather than a constitutional scheme.Oct 10, 2026