| "State","Online","Retail","date","Notes","online_sports_betting_date","if_else(online_sports_betting_date < date, ""Online first"", ""Retail First"")" | |
| "Nevada","YES","YES",1931-01-01,"Sports betting has been legal in Nevada since 1931. Both online and retail betting are legal.",2010-10-01,"Retail First" | |
| "New Jersey","YES","YES",2018-05-15,"Governor Phil Murphy signed New Jersey’s sports betting bill on June 11th, 2018, officially allowing venues such as Monmouth Park and the Borgata to start accepting wagers, which they did just three days later. The law also allows for extensive online licensing.",2018-08-01,"Retail First" | |
| "Delaware","YES","YES",2018-06-05,"Delaware was the first state outside Nevada to offer legal sports betting. Retail sports betting launched in the state on June 5, 2018 under Title 29 of the Delaware Code.",2024-01-03,"Retail First" | |
| "Mississippi","ON-PREMISES ONLY","YES",2018-08-01,"Sports betting officially started in Mississippi on Aug. 1, 2018, after the state repealed its sports betting ban in 2017. Retail betting is available at many casinos, but the state is not licensing online operators at this time. Online sports betting is allowed on casino property only.",NA,NA | |
| "West Virginia","YES","YES",2018-09-01,"Sports betting started in West Virginia on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, at the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, per ESPN.",2018-12-27,"Retail First" | |
| "New Mexico","NO","YES",2018-10-16,"The Santa Ana Star Casino became the first to offer sports betting in New Mexico in October 2018. The state does not license online sportsbooks at this time.",NA,NA | |
| "Pennsylvania","YES","YES",2018-11-15,"Both retail and online sports betting are legal and licensed in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania effectively places a 41% tax on sportsbooks, plus a $10 million licensing fee. As a result, some online operators have decided not to enter the fledgling licensed online market.",2019-05-28,"Retail First" | |
| "Rhode Island","YES","YES",2018-11-26,"Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed the state’s sports betting bill into law in 2018. A separate bill authorizing remote registration became law in 2020.",2019-09-04,"Retail First" | |
| "Arkansas","YES","YES",2019-07-01,"Arkansas voters legalized sports betting at casinos via a 2018 ballot initiative. The first bets were placed on July 1, 2019, at Oaklawn Racing Casino.",2022-03-05,"Retail First" | |
| "Iowa","YES","YES",2019-08-15,"Iowa legalized sports betting on May 13, 2019, when Governor Reynolds signed an Iowa sports betting and fantasy sports bill into law. Both retail and online betting are available.",2019-08-15,"Retail First" | |
| "Oregon","YES","YES",2019-08-27,"Sports betting in Oregon started on Tuesday, Aug, 27th, at Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City, reports the Oregonian.",2019-10-16,"Retail First" | |
| "Indiana","YES","YES",2019-08-30,"HB 1015 was signed into law on May 8, 2019, authorizing sports betting at riverboat casinos and other establishments throughout the state. Both retail and online sports betting are now available.",2019-10-03,"Retail First" | |
| "New Hampshire","YES","YES",2019-12-30,"HB480 was passed in July 2019, legalizing sports betting in New Hampshire. Both retail and online betting are allowed.",2019-12-30,"Retail First" | |
| "Illinois","YES","YES",2020-03-09,"The state legislature passed the Sports Wagering Act, signed into law by Governor J.B Pritzker on June 28, 2019. The first legal online wagers were placed in Illinois in June 2020. Bills to legalize Illinois online casinos are also being considered.",2020-06-18,"Retail First" | |
| "Montana","ON-PREMISES ONLY","YES",2020-03-09,"“Gov. Steve Bullock signed a bill Friday [May 3rd] for the Montana State Lottery to oversee wagering on sports through kiosks and mobile devices,” per AP News.",NA,NA | |
| "Michigan","YES","YES",2020-03-11,"On Dec. 20, 2019, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the Lawful Sports Betting Act, legalizing sports betting in the state.",2021-01-22,"Retail First" | |
| "Washington","NO","YES",2020-03-25,"HB 2638 was signed into law by Governor Jay Inslee on March 25th, 2020, legalizing retail sports betting on tribal lands. The law only permits mobile wagering while on the premises of existing tribal casinos.",NA,NA | |
| "Colorado","YES","YES",2020-05-01,"Sports betting was legalized by Colorado voters on Nov. 6, 2019. Both online and retail sports betting launched on May 1, 2020.",2020-05-01,"Retail First" | |
| "Washington, DC","YES","YES",2020-05-28,"Sports betting was legalized in the nation’s capitol in December 2018, with both retail and online operations managed by the DC Lottery live by summer.",NA,NA | |
| "Tennessee","YES","NO",2020-11-01,"Tennessee passed the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act on June 4, 2019. The state’s unique online-only sports betting market launched in November 2020.",2020-11-01,"Retail First" | |
| "Virginia","YES","YES",2021-01-21,"A fairly comprehensive Virginia sports betting bill was signed into law in April 2020. Online sports betting launched in the state in the first weeks of 2021.",2021-01-21,"Retail First" | |
| "Nebraska","NO","YES",2021-05-25,"Governor Pete Ricketts legalized sports betting when he signed LB561 into law on May 25, 2021. Sports betting will be limited to in-person locations only.",NA,NA | |
| "Wisconsin","NO","YES",2021-07-01,"Governor Tony Evers signed an agreement with the Oneida Tribe to amend the state’s gaming compact to allow for in-person and mobile app betting while at the Oneida Nation’s gaming facilities.",NA,NA | |
| "Wyoming","YES","YES",2021-09-01,"Governor Mark Gordon signed HB 133 into law on April 5th, 2021, legalizing online sports betting. At least five sportsbooks are expected. Additionally, the Northern Arapaho Tribe will have sports betting at its casinos.",2021-09-01,"Retail First" | |
| "Arizona","YES","YES",2021-09-09,"Arizona became the largest state in the southwest to legalize sports betting on April 15, 2021. Legislation allows for 20 operators in the state, with a combination of online and retail betting opportunities.",2021-09-09,"Retail First" | |
| "South Dakota","NO","YES",2021-09-09,"South Dakota voters overwhelmingly approved Amendment B in the November 2020 US election, paving the way for legal sports betting within the city limits of Deadwood, SD, and at existing tribal casinos within the state.",NA,NA | |
| "Connecticut","YES","YES",2021-10-19,"In May 2021, Connecticut lawmakers passed a bill to legalize sports betting. Online sports betting in the state launched on October 19, 2021.",2021-10-19,"Retail First" | |
| "New York","YES","YES",2022-01-08,"A constitutional amendment legalized sports betting in New York in 2013, though the first sportsbooks only began accepting wagers in early 2019. Only retail sportsbooks can be licensed to operate in the state, but that will change in 2021 or early 2022.",2022-01-08,"Retail First" | |
| "Louisiana ","YES","YES",2022-01-28,"Voters in 55 of the Louisiana’s 64 parishes approved legal sports betting in the November 2020 US election, prompting Governor John Bel Edwards to sign sports betting into law in June 2021. Sports wagers will only be allowed in parishes that voted for legalization.",NA,NA | |
| "Kansas","YES","YES",2022-09-01,"The Kansas Senate voted for a sports betting bill in April 2022. Online and retail sports betting in Kansas officially commenced on September 1, 2022.",2022-09-08,"Retail First" | |
| "Maryland","YES","YES",2022-11-23,"Maryland online sports betting commenced on November 23, 2022. Maryland voters overwhelmingly approved Question 2 in the November 2020 US Election, authorizing sports betting at the state’s existing casinos.",2022-11-23,"Retail First" | |
| "Ohio","YES","YES",2023-01-01,"Ohio sports betting launched at 12:01am EST on Jan. 1, 2023 after their sports betting bill was approved on Dec. 8, 2022.",2023-01-01,"Retail First" | |
| "Massachusetts","YES","YES",2023-03-10,"Massachusetts online sports betting commenced on March 10, 2023. Seven online sports betting operators kicked off the Commonwealth’s online sports betting.",2023-03-10,"Retail First" | |
| "Kentucky","YES","YES",2023-09-07,"Kentucky lawmakers approved a retail/online sports betting bill on March 30, 2023. Gov. Andy Beshear signed the bill into law, officially making Kentucky the 37th state in the country to legalize sports betting. Retail sports betting launched on Sept. 7, 2023, and online sports betting launched on Sept. 28, 2023.",2023-09-28,"Retail First" | |
| "Maine","YES","YES",2023-11-03,"Gov. Janet Mills signed a sports betting bill into law in late 2022.",2023-11-03,"Retail First" | |
| "Florida","YES","YES",2023-11-07,"Despite multiple state and potential Supreme Court lawsuits, the Florida Seminole Tribe launched online sports betting in November 2023. Florida agreed to a 2021 gaming compact that authorizes both online and retail sports betting exclusively for the Seminole Tribe.",2023-11-07,"Retail First" | |
| "Vermont","YES","YES",2024-01-11,"A Vermont online sports betting bill was sent to Gov. Phil Scott (R) on May 9 after being approved by the House of Representatives. Scott signed the bill into law on June 14, 2023, and sports betting launch five months later.",2024-01-11,"Retail First" | |
| "North Carolina","YES","YES",2024-03-11,"Gov. Roy Cooper signed online sports betting bill HB 347 into law on June 14, 2023. Online sports betting launched in the Tar Heel State on March 11, 2024.",2024-03-11,"Retail First" | |
| "Missouri","YES","YES",2025-12-01,"Legal sports betting in Missouri officially launched on December 1, 2025.",NA,NA | |