State by State Sports Betting Update

Here is a complete sports betting update of where each of the 50 states is in regard to sports betting legislation. This list is current as of the date published, but the legal situation is changing quickly! For more details on each state’s individual situation, and information on the sports betting landscape in America, visit CBS Sports.

Alabama: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Alaska: Not legal.
Arizona: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.
Arkansas: Legal! The state’s first official sportsbook (Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort) began operating in July, and there will be multiple others on the way, though the state is still prohibiting mobile online wagering.

California: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Colorado: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Connecticut: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Delaware: Legal! Less than a month after the Supreme Court’s decision, Delaware moved to fully legalize sports betting. Three casinos began operating sportsbooks in June and the state is looking to add additional locations as well as mobile betting.

Florida: Not legal.

Georgia: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Hawaii: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Idaho: Not legal.

Illinois: Legal! Just a matter of waiting for it to roll out!

IndianaLegal! Casino start taking bets September 1st!

Iowa: Legal! Iowa is one of the latest states to officially legalize sports gambling, with multiple sites beginning to take bets as early as August 15th.

Kansas: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Kentucky: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Louisiana: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Maine: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Maryland: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Massachusetts: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Michigan: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Minnesota: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Missouri: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

MontanaLegal! Hopefully bets will be flying before the NFL Season kicks off!

Nebraska: Not legal.

Nevada: Legal! Duh!

New Hampshire: Legal! Legislation has been passed… let’s get those bets going!

New Jersey: Legal!  New Jersey’s first sportsbooks on June 14, 2018. Atlantic City and the Giants/Jets NFL stadium, among other locations, now offer legalized sports wagering.

New Mexico: Legal! Sort of. Sports betting isn’t explicitly prohibited. This has allowed the Pueblo of Santa Ana tribe to open their own not-outright-legal-but-also-not-technically-illegal sportsbook at its in-state casino.

New York: Legal! New York actually passed a bill in 2013 that made sports gambling legal at the state level, but the state didn’t open its first official sportsbook until July of this year.

North Carolina: Legal! Only at Tribal Casinos.

North Dakota: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Ohio: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Oklahoma: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Oregon: Legal! Oregon is the latest state to join the list of those with legalized sports betting.

Pennsylvania: Legal! Six months after the Supreme Court reversal, Pennsylvania took its first legal sports bet at a casino sportsbook. Additional licenses have since been handed out and mobile/online wagering is also accepted in-state.

Rhode Island: Legal! Rhode Island also opened its first sportsbook six months after the Supreme Court decision.

South Carolina: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

South Dakota: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Tennessee: Legal! Just waiting for the bets to start flying!

Texas: Not yet legal, but legislation proposed.

Utah: Not legal. Never. Won’t happen… but not a big loss :)

Vermont: Not legal, but legislation proposed.

Virginia: Not legal, but legislation proposed.

Washington: Not legal, but legislation proposed.

West Virginia: Legal! In August of 2018, West Virginia became the fifth state to legalize sports gambling. The state offers both in-person and online sports wagering.

Wisconsin: Not legal.

Wyoming: Not legal.

Get a more detailed sports betting update about what’s going on with each state when you visit CBS Sports