Legal online sports betting states
Not 50 apps. The sports matrix is 32 live, 6 on-property, 2 retail-only, and 11 not-legal. A green chip is not a book ranking.
Answer first
90s| Bucket | Count | What it is not |
|---|---|---|
| live | 32 | Not “online” if you meant a couch app in WA |
| on-property | 6 | MS MT ND SD WA WI — facility, not a state app |
| retail-only | 2 | NE and NM — counter, not a phone book |
| not-legal | 11 | Includes CA and TX — ads do not flip the cell |
Status map
Every sports cell, one chip
32
Live
6
On-site
2
Retail
11
None
- AL
- AK
- AZ
- AR
- CA
- CO
- CT
- DE
- DC
- FL◆
- GA
- HI
- ID
- IL
- IN
- IA
- KS
- KY
- LA
- ME
- MD
- MA
- MI
- MN
- MS
- MO
- MT18
- NE
- NV
- NH18
- NJ
- NM
- NY
- NC
- ND19
- OH
- OK
- OR
- PA
- RI
- SC
- SD
- TN
- TX
- UT
- VT
- VA
- WA18
- WV
- WI
- WY18
Age pip only when the sports row is not 21. ◆ = tribal-compact exclusive, not a multi-book market.
Checked Oct 13, 2026. ◆ on FL: Seminole compact exclusive, still counted live. Age chip only for 18 or 19.
Three mistakes this map is for
“32 states” drops DC and hides Florida. DC is a live cell. Florida is live only as the 2021 Seminole compact — one tribal exclusive, not a New Jersey-style multi-book market. Counting FL like NJ is the error.
Washington, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are on-property. A national app ad that says “legal in Washington” is reading the wrong bucket. Nebraska and New Mexico are retail-only.
The not-legal eleven are Alaska, Alabama, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah. California horse-race ADW and the California Lottery are different cells. They do not create a sportsbook.
Sequence
After you find your chip
Step 01
Open that state’s sports catalogue
Postal path, not the state name: /en/online/il/sports/ for Illinois. /en/online/sports/ is the national format hub.
Step 02
Read the essay if the chip is not enough
National rule: /en/guides/is-online-sports-betting-legal-us/. On-property: /en/guides/on-property-sports-betting-meaning/.
Step 03
Do not treat a missing age pip as 18
Most live rows store 21. NH and WY store 18. AR, MO, and RI have no minAge on the sports row — the chip stays blank on purpose.
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.
01Counts
How many states have legal online sports betting?
Thirty-two live cells, including the District of Columbia, in the sports matrix checked Oct 13, 2026. Six more are on-property only. Two are retail-only. Eleven are not-legal. Saying “38” flattens facility books into statewide apps. This page does not.
Is Florida one of the 32?
Yes, and it is still not like New Jersey. The Florida sports row is live as the 2021 Seminole compact exclusive. The chip carries a diamond for that reason. There is no commercial multi-book market in the notes we store.
Which states do not allow sports betting?
Not-legal in this file: Alaska, Alabama, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah. Washington is not in that list — it is on-property tribal, which is a different bucket.
Sources
- NYS Gaming Commission — Sports Wagering · accessed Oct 13, 2026Example live statewide mobile market.
- Florida Gaming Control Commission · accessed Oct 13, 2026Live compact exclusive — not counted like NJ.