Updated October 2026

Online Casinos by State 2026

US online casino law varies state by state. Real-money online casinos are licensed in a small group of states. Sweepstakes casinos operate under promotional law in many others, but a growing list of states, including California, New York and New Jersey, now ban them by statute. Pick your state for the legal context, the operators that accept you, and the local responsible-gambling resources.

Real-Money Online Casinos

States with licensed, regulated real-money online casino sites.

Sweepstakes Casinos

States where sweepstakes casinos operate under federal promotional law.

Alabama
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Alaska
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Arizona
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Arkansas
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Colorado
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
District of Columbia
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Florida
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Georgia
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Hawaii
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Illinois
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Iowa
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Kansas
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Kentucky
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Massachusetts
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 21+
Minnesota
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Mississippi
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 21+
Missouri
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Nebraska
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
New Hampshire
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
New Mexico
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 21+
North Carolina
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
North Dakota
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 21+
Ohio
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 21+
Oregon
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 21+
South Carolina
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
South Dakota
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 21+
Texas
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Utah
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Vermont
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Virginia
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 21+
Wisconsin
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+
Wyoming
Federal sweepstakes law
Minimum age: 18+

Restricted States

States that ban sweepstakes casinos by statute or enforcement, or where major operators have pulled out. These pages list no operators.