The trajectory of legal sports betting in the U.S. shifted dramatically in May 2018. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), a 1992 federal law that had banned sports wagering in most states, was the catalyst. This ruling returned the power to legalize sports betting to individual states. In the years since, there has been a rapid and widespread wave of legalization.
As the data shows, a majority of states have now launched their own regulated markets for both online and retail sportsbooks, transforming a niche, limited market into a mainstream, multi-billion dollar industry
| State | Legal Online Sportsbooks | Legal Betting Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | YES | 21 | |
| Arkansas | YES | 21 | |
| Colorado | YES | 21 | |
| Connecticut | YES | 21 | |
| Delaware | YES | 21 | |
| Florida | YES | 21 | |
| Illinois | YES | 21 | |
| Indiana | YES | 21 | |
| Iowa | YES | 21 | |
| Kansas | YES | 21 | |
| Kentucky | YES | 18 | |
| Louisiana | YES | 21 | |
| Maine | YES | 21 | |
| Maryland | YES | 21 | |
| Massachusetts | YES | 21 | |
| Michigan | YES | 21 | |
| Montana | YES | 18 | |
| Nebraska | YES | 21 | |
| Nevada | YES | 21 | |
| New Hampshire | YES | 18 | |
| New Jersey | YES | 21 | |
| New Mexico | YES | 21 | |
| New York | YES | 21 | |
| North Carolina | YES | 21 | |
| Ohio | YES | 21 | |
| Oregon | YES | 21 | |
| Pennsylvania | YES | 21 | |
| Rhode Island | YES | 18 | |
| Tennessee | YES | 21 | |
| Vermont | YES | 21 | |
| Virginia | YES | 21 | |
| Washington | YES | 18 | |
| Washington D.C. | YES | 18 | |
| West Virginia | YES | 21 | |
| Wyoming | YES | 18 |
