Online · TX
Licensed online gambling in Texas
No commercial online licences in Texas on our matrix. Is online gambling legal in Texas?
- live or limited formats
- 0
- active licences
- 0
- checked
- Oct 13, 2026
Formats in Texas
- CasinoNot legalPenal Code Chapter 47. Narrow defenses include the state lottery, not internet casino games.
- SportsNot legalPenal Code § 47.02(a)(1): a bet on the result of a game or contest, or on a participant's performance, is a Class C misdemeanor.
- PokerNot legalPenal Code Chapter 47: gambling offenses; defenses do not include internet poker.
- RacingNot legalOccupations Code § 2027.002. L3 mirror. Official capitol HTML was an application shell and was not kept.
- LotteryNot legalEnrolled SB 3070, effective 2025-09-01. Online sales and couriers.
- FantasyNot legalOpinion KP-0057 (2016-01-19): a court would likely find paid daily fantasy illegal under Penal Code § 47.02. A traditional private league may have the § 47.02(b) defense.
From the US database · government sources
Gambling in Texas: key facts
Regulators
3
Texas Lottery
Laws on file
6
Status by gambling type
| Type | Status | Age | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charitable gaming | Legal and live | — | — |
| Daily fantasy sports | not legal | — | — |
| Horse racing | Legal and live | — | — |
| Lottery | Legal and live | 18+ | — |
| Online casino | not legal | — | — |
| Online horse betting (ADW) | not legal | — | — |
| Online lottery | not legal | — | — |
| Online poker | not legal | — | — |
| Online sports betting | not legal | — | — |
| Skill games | Legal and live | — | — |
| Tribal casinos | tribal only | — | — |
Regulator
Key dates
- 2019-04-01 Tex. Occ. Code § 2027.001 effective
- 2019-04-01 Tex. Occ. Code § 2027.002 effective
Documents on file · 5 most important of 13
- State of Texas
Tex. Penal Code § 47.02
Gambling
Statute · statutes.capitol.texas.gov
- State of Texas
Tex. Occ. Code § 2027.001
Pari-mutuel wagering rules
effective 2019-04-01 · Statute · txrc.texas.gov
- State of Texas
Tex. Occ. Code ch. 2001
Bingo Enabling Act
Statute · txbingo.org
- Texas Lottery
Official record
Texas Lottery about
checked 2026-10-15 · Web record · texaslottery.com
- Bureau of Indian Affairs (federal)
Official record
BIA Indian gaming compacts
checked 2026-10-15 · Web record · bia.gov
Government sources (7)
- Tex. Penal Code § 47.02 web.archive.org · checked 2026-10-15
- Texas Lottery about texaslottery.com · checked 2026-10-15
- Tex. Occ. Code § 2027.001 txrc.texas.gov · checked 2026-10-15
- BIA Indian gaming compacts bia.gov · checked 2026-10-15
- NIGC Gaming Tribe Report, updated 12/12/2025 nigc.gov · checked 2026-10-15
- Texas Racing Commission txrc.texas.gov · checked 2026-10-14
- Texas Charitable Bingo regulations and statutes Not from a registry (Reference source, not an official registry) txbingo.org · checked 2026-10-14
Floors in this state
Real listings · not adsCommercial casino floors only. Tribal casinos are counted separately and linked from the directory; details are still being added.
No commercial floors in our catalog for Texas yet. US floors hub · Legal gambling by state
Guides
Texas online — education
Law and verify howtos. No operator domains on these pages.
- Is online casino legal in Texas?No. Texas has no commercial online-casino licence. Penal Code Chapter 47 generally prohibits gambling, with narrow defenses such as the state lottery — not internet casino games.Read
- Is online casino legal in the US?Only where a state licenses it. Federal law does not legalize online casinos nationwide, and a .com domain is never a licence. Seven states run licensed iGaming; Nevada allows online poker only.Read
FAQ
Texas online FAQ
Is online gambling licensed in Texas?
Our matrix shows no playable online format in Texas. See the is-it-legal page for statute context.
Are tribal operators included?
Yes — when a registry row is tribal we label the nation and legal basis (compact, state law, or regulator licence).
Do you show promotional player offers?
No. Promotional player offers are never collected or shown on this site.
Sources
- MatrixTexas × format status (regulator cites)Checked 2026-10-13
- RegulatorNot named
- MethodMethodology
Registry rows only. Ranks are not sold.