Where Is Sports Betting Legal? A Guide To All 50 States

Pete Rose bet on the Cincinnati Reds to win the 2023 World Series in Ohio on New Year's Day. Sports betting is legal in 36 states and Washington, D.C., up from 32 in 2021. Mobile sports betting has been legalized in 26 states. Americans wagered $73 billion legally on sports in the first ten months of 2022. New York is the biggest state in sports gambling revenue. The Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in 2018. PASPA had effectively made sports betting illegal except in Nevada and a few other states, but states were allowed to legalize it.

Kentucky introduced a bill that would legalize sports betting. Governor Andy Beshear said that the state will vote on the bill.

A bill that would give control to a legal sports betting market in Minnesota to Native American tribes failed to pass the Senate last year. Rep. Zack Stephenson, who sponsored the bill, said a similar bill will be introduced soon.

Legalizing sports betting is an early priority for Missouri lawmakers. The state is surrounded by states that have legal sports gambling markets. The money from sports bets can be used for education.

It is currently legal to wager on sports at North Carolina's tribal casinos. A bill to expand the state's program to include mobile sports betting failed to become law in 2022. Lawmakers are expected to try again to legalize gambling this year.