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Is sports betting legal in Pennsylvania?

Yes. Pennsylvania’s sports row is live statewide interactive sports wagering under the Gaming Control Board, tethered to a sports-wagering certificate. You must be 21 and in Pennsylvania.

Answer first

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Online
Question people searchPennsylvania realityWhat to check
Is sports betting legal in Pennsylvania?live — statewide interactivePGCB sports-wagering operators
Age?21minAge on the sports row
Online casino too?Casino row also liveIs online casino legal in Pennsylvania?
Operator list?PGCB roster/en/online/pennsylvania/sports/

Progress

Pennsylvania sports cell

  1. 1

    4 Pa.C.S. / 58 Pa. Code 807

    Sports-wagering certificate

  2. 2

    PGCB list

    Online sports-wagering licensed operators

  3. 3

    In Pennsylvania · 21+

    Geofence

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    Catalogue

    /en/online/pennsylvania/sports/

iGaming is a different live row. Do not mix the licence cards.

Floor rules

Two live products

Know before you sit

sports live
Statewide interactive, certificate-tethered. minAge 21.
casino live
Separate interactive-gaming operators. See the PA casino plaque.

Sequence

How to verify

  1. Step 01

    Open PGCB sports-wagering operators

    gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov — licensed operators page.

  2. Step 02

    Stay in Pennsylvania

    A New Jersey session does not travel.

  3. Step 03

    Self-exclusion if you need it

    responsibleplay.pa.gov — separate howto in this wave.

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Questions before and after you play

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01Pennsylvania sports

Is sports betting legal in Pennsylvania?

Yes. The sports row is live statewide interactive sports wagering under the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Minimum age on the row is 21. You must be physically in Pennsylvania. Licence cards: /en/online/pennsylvania/sports/.

Is online casino legal in Pennsylvania too?

Yes — a separate live casino row. See Is online casino legal in Pennsylvania? and the iGaming catalogue. Do not treat a sports certificate as an iGaming permit.

02Advice

Is this page legal advice?

No. It restates the Pennsylvania sports row (checked Oct 13, 2026). Ask PGCB or counsel for a personal account.

Sources

  1. PGCB — online sports wagering licensed operators · accessed Oct 13, 2026

Research by jurisdiction

All supporting sources by jurisdiction and data type

Research by jurisdiction
JurisdictionLicence records
Arizona3628Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Arkansas4Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
California171Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Colorado10Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Connecticut106Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Delaware674Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
District of Columbia342Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Idaho9Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Illinois11599Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Indiana18Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Iowa2631Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Kansas1809Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Kentucky2Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Louisiana4002Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Maine8Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Michigan3Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Missouri2Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Montana1819Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Nebraska10Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Nevada688Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
New Jersey53Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Ohio7Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Oklahoma3Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Oregon8Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Pennsylvania26Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
South Dakota6Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Washington13Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
Puerto Rico267Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28
US Virgin Islands131Verified records in this database (not a market total)Official source · 2026-10-28

No confirmed value published yet (records under review or not researched; this is not a zero or a prohibition): Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.