{
    "dataset": "State_Legal_Framework_Matrix_Raw",
    "version": "2026.1",
    "generated": "2026-07-20T14:20:14+00:00",
    "source": "https://gamblingappsstore.com",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0",
    "note": "Status matrix of US online gambling legality by jurisdiction, 2026. Compiled from state gaming statutes and regulator publications.",
    "columns": [
        "State",
        "Slug",
        "Online Casino",
        "Online Sports Betting",
        "Online Poker",
        "Retail Sports Betting",
        "Notes"
    ],
    "row_count": 51,
    "rows": [
        {
            "state": "Alabama",
            "slug": "alabama",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "notes": "Tribal casinos only; no commercial online framework."
        },
        {
            "state": "Alaska",
            "slug": "alaska",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "notes": "No commercial gambling framework."
        },
        {
            "state": "Arizona",
            "slug": "arizona",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since Sep 2021."
        },
        {
            "state": "Arkansas",
            "slug": "arkansas",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since 2022."
        },
        {
            "state": "California",
            "slug": "california",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "notes": "Tribal casinos; online bills stalled."
        },
        {
            "state": "Colorado",
            "slug": "colorado",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since May 2020."
        },
        {
            "state": "Connecticut",
            "slug": "connecticut",
            "online_casino": "Legal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Framework only",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "iCasino live since Oct 2021; poker not yet launched."
        },
        {
            "state": "Delaware",
            "slug": "delaware",
            "online_casino": "Legal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Legal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "iGaming live since 2013; single-operator model."
        },
        {
            "state": "District of Columbia",
            "slug": "district-of-columbia",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "District-run mobile app plus commercial skins."
        },
        {
            "state": "Florida",
            "slug": "florida",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Seminole compact; Hard Rock mobile app."
        },
        {
            "state": "Georgia",
            "slug": "georgia",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "notes": "No commercial framework; lottery only."
        },
        {
            "state": "Hawaii",
            "slug": "hawaii",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "notes": "No legal gambling."
        },
        {
            "state": "Idaho",
            "slug": "idaho",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "notes": "Tribal casinos only."
        },
        {
            "state": "Illinois",
            "slug": "illinois",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since 2020; in-person registration removed."
        },
        {
            "state": "Indiana",
            "slug": "indiana",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since Oct 2019."
        },
        {
            "state": "Iowa",
            "slug": "iowa",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since 2019; remote registration since 2021."
        },
        {
            "state": "Kansas",
            "slug": "kansas",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since Sep 2022."
        },
        {
            "state": "Kentucky",
            "slug": "kentucky",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since Sep 2023."
        },
        {
            "state": "Louisiana",
            "slug": "louisiana",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since Jan 2022."
        },
        {
            "state": "Maine",
            "slug": "maine",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since Nov 2023."
        },
        {
            "state": "Maryland",
            "slug": "maryland",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since Nov 2022."
        },
        {
            "state": "Massachusetts",
            "slug": "massachusetts",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since Mar 2023."
        },
        {
            "state": "Michigan",
            "slug": "michigan",
            "online_casino": "Legal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Legal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Full iGaming live since Jan 2021."
        },
        {
            "state": "Minnesota",
            "slug": "minnesota",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "notes": "Tribal casinos only."
        },
        {
            "state": "Mississippi",
            "slug": "mississippi",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Retail only",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering restricted to on-premises."
        },
        {
            "state": "Missouri",
            "slug": "missouri",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering launched Dec 2025 after Amendment 2."
        },
        {
            "state": "Montana",
            "slug": "montana",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Retail only",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "On-premises mobile model via lottery."
        },
        {
            "state": "Nebraska",
            "slug": "nebraska",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Retail only",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Retail casino wagering since 2023."
        },
        {
            "state": "Nevada",
            "slug": "nevada",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Legal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Online poker live; mobile sports requires in-person registration."
        },
        {
            "state": "New Hampshire",
            "slug": "new-hampshire",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering via single operator."
        },
        {
            "state": "New Jersey",
            "slug": "new-jersey",
            "online_casino": "Legal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Legal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Largest regulated iGaming market in the US."
        },
        {
            "state": "New Mexico",
            "slug": "new-mexico",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Retail only",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Tribal retail wagering only."
        },
        {
            "state": "New York",
            "slug": "new-york",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since Jan 2022; iCasino bills pending."
        },
        {
            "state": "North Carolina",
            "slug": "north-carolina",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since Mar 2024."
        },
        {
            "state": "North Dakota",
            "slug": "north-dakota",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Retail only",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Tribal retail wagering only."
        },
        {
            "state": "Ohio",
            "slug": "ohio",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since Jan 2023."
        },
        {
            "state": "Oklahoma",
            "slug": "oklahoma",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "notes": "Tribal casinos; no online framework."
        },
        {
            "state": "Oregon",
            "slug": "oregon",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering via lottery-run app."
        },
        {
            "state": "Pennsylvania",
            "slug": "pennsylvania",
            "online_casino": "Legal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Legal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Full iGaming live since 2019."
        },
        {
            "state": "Rhode Island",
            "slug": "rhode-island",
            "online_casino": "Legal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Framework only",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "iCasino live since 2024; poker not yet launched."
        },
        {
            "state": "South Carolina",
            "slug": "south-carolina",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "notes": "No commercial gambling framework."
        },
        {
            "state": "South Dakota",
            "slug": "south-dakota",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Retail only",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Retail wagering in Deadwood only."
        },
        {
            "state": "Tennessee",
            "slug": "tennessee",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "notes": "Online-only market; no retail locations."
        },
        {
            "state": "Texas",
            "slug": "texas",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "notes": "No commercial framework; legislative sessions pending."
        },
        {
            "state": "Utah",
            "slug": "utah",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "notes": "No legal gambling."
        },
        {
            "state": "Vermont",
            "slug": "vermont",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since Jan 2024."
        },
        {
            "state": "Virginia",
            "slug": "virginia",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since Jan 2021."
        },
        {
            "state": "Washington",
            "slug": "washington",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Retail only",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Tribal retail wagering only."
        },
        {
            "state": "West Virginia",
            "slug": "west-virginia",
            "online_casino": "Legal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Legal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Full iGaming live since 2020."
        },
        {
            "state": "Wisconsin",
            "slug": "wisconsin",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Retail only",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "notes": "Tribal on-premises wagering only."
        },
        {
            "state": "Wyoming",
            "slug": "wyoming",
            "online_casino": "Illegal",
            "online_sports_betting": "Legal",
            "online_poker": "Illegal",
            "retail_sports_betting": "Illegal",
            "notes": "Mobile wagering live since Sep 2021."
        }
    ]
}