Online Casinos in United States

The United States regulates online gambling state by state. Real-money online casino games are live in a small group of states, and online sports betting is legal in a much larger number. Rules, minimum ages and regulators vary by state, so check the state you are in. This page is a draft pending human verification of state lists.

Last verified: 2026-10-01

There is no single national answer. Federal law sets a backdrop, including the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and a 2011 Department of Justice opinion that the Wire Act applies only to sports betting. The 2018 Supreme Court decision that struck down the federal sports betting ban left each state to decide whether to authorise sports betting. States decide separately about online casino games.

That is why a player in New Jersey can use a state-licensed online casino, while a player in most other states cannot. Offshore sites that accept US players are not licensed in the player's state and offer no state consumer protection.

Sources agree that real-money online casino (iGaming) is live in seven states: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island. Maine has also legalised online casino, with some sources counting it as an eighth state and others describing it as authorised but not yet launched. Nevada permits online poker but not online slots or table games.

Several states, including New York, Illinois, Maryland, Indiana and Virginia, saw online casino bills in 2026 sessions, and none had passed at the time of the sources reviewed. State lists change with each legislative session, so verify with the state regulator before relying on any list.

Sources put the number of states with some form of legal sports betting at roughly 38 to 39 plus Washington, D.C., including states where betting is only available in person. Online or mobile sports betting is available in many of them, including Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, D.C., Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

This list needs checking against current state regulator pages, because launch dates, retail-only status and referendums (for example, Alabama's reported November 2026 vote) change frequently.

Each state has its own regulator, for example the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the Michigan Gaming Control Board and state lotteries in some states. The minimum age is 21 in most states for online casino and sports betting, with some states allowing 18, so check your state.

Players generally owe federal income tax on gambling winnings, and state tax may also apply. Operators pay state taxes at widely differing rates. Most regulated states offer self-exclusion programs, and licensed operators must verify location, age and identity. Daily fantasy sports, sweepstakes casinos and prediction markets sit in contested or differently regulated territory, and are outside the scope of this page.

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The National Problem Gambling Helpline is 1-800-522-4700 (call or text) and is available 24 hours. State programs and self-exclusion options vary. You must meet your state's minimum age, generally 21, to gamble online.

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