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- With 19 states already, or soon, allowing sports betting, including populous states such as New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois, placing legal sports wagers is now a reality for many Americans. A further 24 states are in various stages of legislation on the matter, so many of those states may join the rush in the next year.
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Sports betting is legal in the state of Oregon, but the options are limited. The State Lottery, who also regulates the industry, launched its sports wagering app called Scoreboard in 2019. Alternatively, you can place in-person wagers at the Chinook Winds casino.
Nearly three years removed from the Supreme Court striking down a 1994 ruling that banned sports betting, it seems as if a new state legalizes sports betting every day. We got a slow start with New Jersey leading the way, but have since added nearly two dozen additional states.
Most recently Colorado legalized both in-person and online sports betting, and your state may be next! As of June 2020, 23 states have legalized sports betting, another 4 have already passed bills, and an additional 18 states have pending sports betting bills.
Just because your state has passed a sports betting bill does not mean that sports betting is available in your state. In some cases there is a pending affective date, in some cases, the startup costs or tax rates were set unrealistically high. Click on your state below to find out where sports betting stands as of today.
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Where is Sports Betting Legal?
New states seem to be legalizing sports betting every month. As of June 2020, there are 23 states that have legal sports betting. Of those 23, only 13 have legal mobile or online betting. Below is the complete list of states that currently offer legal sports betting.
| State | Date Legal | Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 7/1/2019 | No |
| Colorado | 5/1/2020 | Yes |
| Delaware | 6/5/2018 | No |
| Illinois | 5/9/2020 | No |
| Indiana | 5/8/2019 | Yes |
| Iowa | 5/13/2019 | Yes |
| Michigan | 12/11/2019 | No |
| Mississippi | 8/1/2018 | Yes |
| Montana | 5/3/2019 | No |
| Nevada | 2010 | Yes |
| New Hampshire | 7/12/2019 | Yes |
| New Jersey | 5/1/2018 | Yes |
| New Mexico | 10/16/2018 | No |
| New York | 6/10/2019 | No |
| North Carolina | 7/26/2019 | No |
| Oregon | 8/27/2019 | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | 5/1/2019 | Yes |
| Rhode Island | 6/22/2018 | Yes |
| Tennessee | 5/1/2019 | No |
| Virginia | 7/1/2020 | Yes |
| Washington | 3/25/2020 | No |
| Washington D.C. | 3/1/2020 | Yes |
| West Virginia | 8/1/2019 | Yes |
When Will Sports Betting Be Legal in the Remaining States?
So, what about the other 27 states? The list below gives you a projected date for each of the states that has a sports betting bill in progress. If there are no prospects for legal sports betting in the near future you will simply see NA next to the state. Most of these states already have legal DFS through both FanDuel and DraftKings.
What States Is Sports Betting Legal In
| State | Expected Date |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 2021 |
| Alaska | NA |
| Arizona | 2021 |
| California | 2021 |
| Connecticut | 2021 |
| Florida | 2021 |
| Georgia | 2021 |
| Hawaii | NA |
| Idaho | NA |
| Kansas | 2021 |
| Kentucky | 2021 |
| Louisiana | 2021 |
| Maine | 2021 |
| Maryland | 2020 |
| Massachusets | 2020 |
| Minnesota | NA |
| Missouri | 2021 |
| Nebraska | NA |
| North Dakota | 2021 |
| Ohio | 2020 |
| Oklahoma | NA |
| South Carolina | NA |
| South Dakota | 2021 |
| Texas | 2021 |
| Utah | NA |
| Vermont | 2021 |
| Wisconsin | NA |
| Wyoming | NA |