Legal daily fantasy sports states
Twenty-one live fantasy rows, seven paper, twenty-three not-legal. California is not-legal. DFS is not the sports row.
Answer first
90s| Status | Count | Read it as |
|---|---|---|
| live | 21 | Licensed or registered paid fantasy |
| legal-not-live | 7 | Paper; not an open market in our file |
| not-legal | 23 | Includes CA, TX, FL, NV, WA |
Progress
Fantasy cell ≠ sports cell
- 1
21 live
Paid fantasy licensed/registered
- 2
23 not-legal
Includes CA Opinion 23-1001
- 3
Sports 32 live
A different format row
- 4
/en/online/…/fantasy/
Licence cards
A live sports state can still be not-legal for DFS. Read both rows.
Floor rules
Use the other guides
Know before you sit
- This page
- The count.
- Is DFS legal?
- The essay + CA cite.
- DFS vs sports
- The compare. Catalogue: /en/online/{state}/fantasy/.
After the 90 seconds
Questions before and after you play
A 90-second guide cannot cover every table moment. Tap a group, then a question — answers are short paragraphs, not one-liners.
01List
What states is daily fantasy sports legal in?
Twenty-one live fantasy rows in our matrix (Oct 13, 2026), seven legal-not-live, twenty-three not-legal. California is not-legal under AG Opinion 23-1001. This page does not rank apps. Licence cards: /en/online/{state}/fantasy/.
Is DFS legal where sports betting is legal?
Not automatically. They are different format rows. Read both cells. Nevada sports can be live while fantasy is not-legal.
02Advice
Is this page legal advice?
No. Counts from state-status.json. For a contest, use that state’s fantasy roster or ask counsel.
Sources
- California AG Opinion 23-1001 (July 3, 2025) · accessed Oct 13, 2026