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U.S. Legal Online Gambling
In April 2018, Nevada was the only state where bettors could legally place sports bets online or at retail sportsbooks. That is no longer the case. In 2022, more than 30 states have legalized sports gambling, with mobile wagering legal in more than two dozen states. The scarcity of sports betting wasn’t due to a lack of interest. The rapid expansion of sports betting legalization in the U.S. was due to the removal of a federal prohibition, which the Supreme Court struck down in May 2018.Legal Online Betting In The U.S.
Once the sole domain of Nevada, legal sports betting has spread across the U.S. following the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) by the Supreme Court in May of 2018. Passed in 1992, PASPA, with limited exceptions, prohibited states from legalizing sports betting. With the federal ban removed, the choice to pass sports betting legislation is in the hands of individual states, and many have taken action. More than 30 states currently offer legal sportsbooks in some form. More than two dozen states offer online sports betting, while a handful of states only allow in-person wagering at retail locations. State-specific gambling regulation agencies oversee each state's sports betting industry. In most states, the agency that regulates other forms of legal gambling, or the state lottery, is in charge of overseeing sports betting.Online Sports Betting Legal States
Online sports betting is legal in the following states:- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine (pending)
- Maryland
- Massachusetts (pending)
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
States With Retail-Only Sportsbooks
The following states have legalized retail sports betting (in-person bets), but not online sports betting:- Delaware
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Washington State
- Wisconsin
States That Could Legalize Sports Betting
The following states are in the process of legalization and could pass a sports betting bill in the next 3-4 years. Likely:- California
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Florida
- Georgia
- Texas
- Vermont
- Oklahoma