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U.S. Sweepstakes Casino Legality Tracker

Daily-updated legal status across all 51 US jurisdictions. Editorially independent. CC-BY licensed.

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51Jurisdictions tracked
0Status changes (90d)
113Active bills
12Banned or pending
0%Reviewed in 7 days

Last updated September 22, 2026 (UTC). Coverage SLA target: review at least 70% of jurisdictions within 7 days.

Sweepstakes casinos are tracked across all 51 US jurisdictions. As of September 22, 2026,7 are banned and 5 face a pending ban; the remainder are legal/unregulated, gray-market, or restricted. Status is changing quickly — this page updates daily from official bill data and vetted news.

Interactive U.S. legality map

Alabama: Gray marketAlaska: Legal / unregulatedArizona: Gray marketColorado: Legal / unregulatedFlorida: Gray marketGeorgia: Gray marketIndiana: Gray marketKansas: Gray marketMaine: Pending banMassachusetts: Gray marketMinnesota: Pending banNew Jersey: BannedNorth Carolina: Gray marketNorth Dakota: Gray marketOklahoma: Gray marketPennsylvania: Gray marketSouth Dakota: Legal / unregulatedTexas: Gray marketWyoming: Legal / unregulatedConnecticut: BannedMissouri: Legal / unregulatedWest Virginia: Gray marketIllinois: Gray marketNew Mexico: Legal / unregulatedArkansas: Legal / unregulatedCalifornia: BannedDelaware: Legal / unregulatedDistrict of Columbia: Gray marketHawaii: Gray marketIowa: Gray marketKentucky: Gray marketMaryland: Gray marketMichigan: RestrictedMississippi: Gray marketMontana: BannedNew Hampshire: Gray marketNew York: BannedOhio: Gray marketOregon: Legal / unregulatedTennessee: Gray marketUtah: Gray marketVirginia: Pending banWashington: BannedWisconsin: Pending banNebraska: Gray marketSouth Carolina: Pending banIdaho: BannedNevada: RestrictedVermont: Legal / unregulatedLouisiana: Gray marketRhode Island: Legal / unregulated

Hover or tap a state for its current status.

State status table

StateStatusConfidenceSourcesLast changed
AlabamaGray marketmedium1Apr 8, 2026
AlaskaLegal / unregulatedhigh1May 12, 2026
ArizonaGray marketmedium1Jan 15, 2026
ArkansasLegal / unregulatedhigh1May 12, 2026
CaliforniaBannedhigh3Feb 20, 2026
ColoradoLegal / unregulatedhigh1May 12, 2026
ConnecticutBannedhigh2May 12, 2026
DelawareLegal / unregulatedhigh1May 12, 2026
District of ColumbiaGray marketmedium1Apr 9, 2026
FloridaGray marketmedium1Mar 13, 2026
GeorgiaGray markethigh1May 12, 2026
HawaiiGray marketmedium1Mar 10, 2026
IdahoBannedhigh1May 12, 2026
IllinoisGray marketmedium1Feb 19, 2026
IndianaGray marketmedium1Mar 12, 2026
IowaGray marketmedium1May 15, 2026
KansasGray marketmedium1Apr 10, 2026
KentuckyGray marketmedium1Apr 14, 2026
LouisianaGray marketmedium1May 11, 2026
MainePending banmedium1Apr 2, 2026
MarylandGray marketmedium1Mar 23, 2026
MassachusettsGray marketmedium1Aug 18, 2025
MichiganRestrictedhigh1May 12, 2026
MinnesotaPending banmedium1May 4, 2026
MississippiGray marketmedium1Apr 8, 2026
MissouriLegal / unregulatedhigh1May 12, 2026
MontanaBannedhigh3May 12, 2026
NebraskaGray marketmedium1Mar 12, 2025
NevadaRestrictedhigh2May 12, 2026
New HampshireGray marketmedium1Dec 10, 2025
New JerseyBannedhigh2Jan 13, 2026
New MexicoLegal / unregulatedhigh1May 12, 2026
New YorkBannedhigh3May 15, 2026
North CarolinaGray marketmedium1May 7, 2025
North DakotaGray marketmedium1Apr 11, 2025
OhioGray marketmedium1May 19, 2026
OklahomaGray marketmedium1May 30, 2025
OregonLegal / unregulatedhigh1May 12, 2026
PennsylvaniaGray markethigh1May 12, 2026
Rhode IslandLegal / unregulatedhigh1May 12, 2026
South CarolinaPending banmedium1Feb 19, 2026
South DakotaLegal / unregulatedhigh1May 12, 2026
TennesseeGray marketmedium1May 22, 2026
TexasGray marketmedium1May 24, 2025
UtahGray marketmedium1Mar 17, 2026
VermontLegal / unregulatedhigh1May 12, 2026
VirginiaPending banmedium1Feb 16, 2026
WashingtonBannedhigh1May 12, 2026
West VirginiaGray marketmedium1Mar 3, 2026
WisconsinPending banmedium1Mar 23, 2026
WyomingLegal / unregulatedhigh1May 12, 2026

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Pending legislation

  • neutralSB2136TNAN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8, Chapter 6, Part 4; Title 40, Chapter 2 and Title 47, relative to illegal activity.Introduced
  • neutralHB936OHAuthorize sales and use tax exemption for medical items, servicesIntroduced
  • anti-sweepsS10400NYProhibits any person, corporation, or advertising operator from displaying or maintaining a billboard advertisement that promotes the purchase, use or consumption of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor products, alcoholic beverages or gambling or sports wagering services; defines terms; provides an exception for public health messaging sponsored by a government entity.Introduced
  • neutralSF2289IAA bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3040.) Effective date: 05/15/2026, 07/01/2026.Introduced
  • neutralS10401NYRequires that any billboard advertisement that promotes tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor products, alcoholic beverages or gambling or sports wagering services shall be removed exactly upon the last day of the advertising contract for such billboard advertisement and replaced with a public service announcement about the health harms of the same product which was removed.Introduced
  • neutralHB53LAAdds certain gambling crimes as predicate offenses for racketeering (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)Introduced
  • anti-sweepsSF4474MNOnline sweepstakes games prohibitionIntroduced
  • anti-sweepsS10092NYEnacts the "no gambling ads for kids act" under which certain covered platforms and social media platforms are prohibited from advertising a service permitting gaming-related gambling, predictive market wagering, online sweepstakes gaming, sports-related gambling, and/or traditional online gambling to minors.Introduced
  • neutralHB904KYAN ACT relating to gaming.Introduced
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  • neutralHB2515KSEstablishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction modification for sales of specie.Introduced
  • neutralB26-0656DCInternet Gaming and Consumer Protection Act of 2026Introduced

Operator availability matrix

Availability is reference data compiled from operator terms and public sources. Operator names link to our editorial reviews where available — this tracker itself contains no affiliate links.

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Free to reuse under CC-BY 4.0 with attribution to Sweepstakes Wiz.

Sweepstakes Wiz. "U.S. Sweepstakes Casino Legality Dataset." sweepstakeswiz.com/sweepstakes-tracker/, accessed September 22, 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

Which states restrict or ban sweepstakes casinos?

As of September 22, 2026, the tracker lists 7 banned and 5 pending-ban jurisdictions, with the rest split between legal/unregulated, gray-market, and restricted. Use the interactive map and table above for each state's current status.

How often is this legality data updated?

The dataset refreshes daily via automated ingestion of LegiScan bill data and vetted news sources, with a human review queue for high-impact status changes. Every state row shows its last-reviewed and last-updated timestamps.

Can journalists and publishers cite this tracker?

Yes. The dataset is published under CC-BY 4.0 with citation-ready JSON and CSV endpoints. See the "Cite this dataset" and API sections below.

Is this legal advice?

No. This is an editorial legal-status monitor compiled from public sources. It is not legal advice; consult a licensed attorney for your situation.