Gambling Across State Lines

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After New Jersey's Supreme Court victory in May 2018, any state that wishes can legalize sports betting.

At the same time various state lawmakers are considering sports betting legislation, Congress is too. Senators Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and now-retired Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, co-introduced comprehensive sports betting legislation at the end of 2018. On Sept. 27, 2018 the House Judiciary Committee held a formal hearing on the topic.

The dual track of proposals -- state and federal -- have increased in frequency since the start of 2017.

To measure the change in the landscape, we ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia in terms of how likely it is for each jurisdiction to offer full-scale legal sports betting. A brief synopsis for the active states is included, with updates to follow.

Last updated on November 3, 2020.

Already there

1. Nevada

No longer the only state to permit a wide variety of legal sports betting, Nevada is a mature market that has existed for decades. Given its long history in successfully offering regulated sports wagering, many states might look to Nevada for best practices.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person and mobile
Notable prohibitions: None
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 223
Population: 3,034,392 (2,246,259 21+)

2. Delaware

On June 5, 2018, Delaware moved to offer single-game betting on a number of different sports at three casinos in the state. Expanded sports wagering options could take place at additional locations or online. Delaware's authorization of what Gov. John Carney described as 'a full-scale sports gaming operation' happened less than a month after the Supreme Court ruled that the federal law restricting single-game betting to Nevada was unconstitutional.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person
Notable prohibitions: No betting on games involving in-state college teams
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 3
Population: 967,171 (726,161 21+)

3. New Jersey

On June 11, 2018, Gov. Phil Murphy signed the sports betting bill that had passed the previous week. A William Hill sportsbook at Monmouth Park took the first bets on Thursday, June 14 at 10:30 a.m. ET. Gov. Murphy was the first customer in line. The Borgata in Atlantic City booked sports bets 30 minutes later. Other sportsbooks in New Jersey opened soon thereafter. For example, FanDuel's first sportsbook at the Meadowlands opened its doors on July 14.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person and mobile
Notable prohibitions: No betting on games involving in-state college teams and collegiate events held within the state
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 9
Population: 8,908,520 (6,634,683 21+)

4. Mississippi

Two casinos owned by MGM Resorts booked their first sports bets in Mississippi on Aug. 1, 2018. Mississippi enacted a new law in 2017 that allowed for sports betting pending a favorable decision by the Supreme Court. In June 2018, the Mississippi Gaming Commission adopted implementing regulations that require all betting to take place in person, with mobile wagering to be considered later.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person
Notable prohibitions: None
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 29
Population: 2,986,530 (2,153,795 21+)

5. West Virginia

On Aug. 30, 2018, West Virginia became the fifth state to offer legal and regulated sports betting when the Hollywood Casino -- a sportsbook owned by Penn National -- opened its doors. The move came six months after the West Virginia legislature passed a new bill with the West Virginia Lottery Commission serving as the chief regulator.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person and mobile
Notable prohibitions: None
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 5
Population: 1,805,832 (1,375,788 21+)

6. New Mexico

On Oct. 16, 2018, the Santa Ana Star Casino & Hotel booked its first sports bet in partnership with Nevada-based USBookmaking. Although New Mexico has not passed any new sports betting legislation since the Supreme Court's decision, the move by the Santa Ana Star Casino & Hotel was made via a gaming compact with the state. According to Nedra Darling, spokeswoman at the Department of the Interior's Office of Indian Affairs -- the federal agency in Washington, DC that oversees tribal gaming compacts -- the New Mexico compacts permit 'any or all forms of Class III Gaming,' a category in the federal regulations that specifically includes '[a]ny sports betting and pari-mutuel wagering.'

Type of wagering permitted: In-person
Notable prohibitions: No betting on games involving in-state college teams
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 32
Population: 2,095,428 (1,529,540 21+)

7. Pennsylvania

The Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course booked the first legal sports bets in Pennsylvania in mid-November 2018. The move came just over a year after Gov. Tom Wolf signed a new sports betting bill as part of a broad legislation push that included online poker and DFS. The October 2017 bill became effective after the Supreme Court's May 2018 ruling upending the federal ban on single-game betting outside of Nevada.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person and mobile
Notable prohibitions: None
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 12
Population: 12,807,060 (9,645,705 21+)

8. Rhode Island

The Twin River Casino in Lincoln opened its doors for legal sports betting on Nov. 26, 2018. The move came five months after Gov. Gina Raimondo signed the state budget, which included language allowing sports betting. Only two locations would be allowed to offer sports betting under the law, with the state's lottery providing regulatory oversight. In early 2019, the law was tweaked to provide for mobile betting.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person and mobile
Notable prohibitions: No betting on games involving in-state college teams
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 2
Population: 1,057,315 (800,838 21+)

9. Arkansas

On July 1, 2019, the Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort booked the first legal sports bets in Arkansas. Two other retail locations opened sportsbooks in the subsequent months. Sports betting is regulated by the Arkansas Racing Commission.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person
Notable prohibitions: No betting on games involving in-state college teams
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 3
Population: 3,013,825 (2,191,256 21+)

10. New York

On July 16, 2019, the first legal sports bets were placed in New York. J. Gary Pretlow -- a New York lawmaker and chair of the state's racing and wagering committee -- was among the first to place a wager at the Rivers Casino in Schenectady. The opening of a legal sportsbook came six years after New York passed a law to allow sports betting at four on-site locations, all in upstate New York. After lying dormant for years, the law was revived after the Supreme Court ruling in 2018 and the issuance of regulations earlier this year. The current law does not allow for mobile wagering.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person
Notable prohibitions: No betting on games involving in-state college teams
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 28
Population: 19,542,209 (14,724,807 21+)

11. Iowa

Legal sports betting arrived in Iowa on Aug. 15, with multiple operators all opening their doors to customers on the first day. The move came three months after Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into a law a comprehensive bill to legalize sports betting in the Hawkeye State. Operators must pay a $45,000 licensing fee and there is a 6.75 percent tax on revenue. The new law permits mobile wagering. Betting on college sports is permitted, but certain kinds of in-game prop bets involving college games are banned. The new law bestows the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission with authority to regulate sports betting.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person and mobile
Notable prohibitions: No prop betting on in-state college athletics
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 23
Population: 3,156,145 (2,286,374 21+)

12. Oregon

Legal sports betting returned to Oregon on Aug. 27 after a long hiatus, with the first bets booked on-site at the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City. Oregon is one of a small number of states that already had a law on the books permitting some forms of sports betting, so the resumption of wagering did not require the legislature to pass any new law or have the governor amend an existing tribal-state compact. In mid-October, mobile sports betting arrived in Oregon too, with the state-run lottery overseeing the launch of a new website and app.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person and mobile
Notable prohibitions: None at the Chinook Winds Casino Resort, but sportsbook operated by the Oregon Lottery does not permit betting on games involving in-state colleges
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 10
Population: 4,190,713 (3,167,912 21+)

13. Indiana

Legal sports betting opened up at a number of locations in Indiana on Sept. 1. The Indiana Gaming Commission oversees all sports betting regulations and has issued licenses to operators across the state. Wagering on both college and pro sports is permitted, but betting on esports and high school sports is banned. Indiana's new law allows for both mobile and in-person wagering. Regulations permit sports leagues or colleges to request 'to utilize a geofence to prohibit wagers at the location of a particular sporting event.'

Type of wagering permitted: In-person and mobile
Notable prohibitions: No prop betting on in-state college athletics
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 14
Population: 6,691,878 (4,842,337 21+)

14. New Hampshire

Governor Chris Sununo placed the ceremonial first legal sports wager -- on the New England Patriots -- in New Hampshire on Dec. 30, 2019. The state's lottery is in charge of regulatory of regulatory oversight. Both retail and mobile sports betting will be permitted on a wide variety of sports, although no betting on New Hampshire's in-state colleges is allowed.

Type of wagering permitted: Mobile
Notable prohibitions: No betting on in-state colleges
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 0
Population: 1,356,458 (1,042,882 21+)

15. Illinois

Legal sports betting arrived in Illinois on March 9, 2020. The move came less than a year after the Illinois legislature passed a broad gaming bill that allowed for both online and in-person sports betting. With Governor J.B. Pritzker's signature, the new law also provided for betting on-location at venues such as Wrigley Field. Operators and certain data providers are required to obtain a license under the new law.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person and mobile
Notable prohibitions: No wagering on minor leagues or Illinois college teams
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 10
Population: 12,741,080 (9,391,158 21+)

16. Michigan

Legal sports betting in Michigan commenced on March 11, 2020, with two Detroit-area casinos launching on the same day. The move came less than three months after Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the 'Lawful Sports Betting Act' into law. The new law provides for wagering on a wide variety of sports, including college contests.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person and mobile
Notable prohibitions: None
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 27
Population: 9.995,915 (7,428,72721+)

17. Montana

Legal sports betting arrived in Montana in March 2020. The move came after Governor Steve Bullock formally signed into law a 28-page bill that brought sports wagering to Big Sky country via the state's lottery. Governor Bullock cited the Montana Lottery's 'proven track record of responsibility and integrity' when signing the bill.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person
Notable prohibitions: None
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 13
Population: 1,062,305 (793,151 21+)

18. Colorado

May 1, 2020 marked the launch of legal sports betting in Colorado, with multiple operators allowing residents to open accounts online and place wagers. The move came less than six months after Colorado voters -- by a narrow margin -- approved a ballot measure that would provide 'for the regulation of sports betting through licensed casinos.' Both mobile and retail sports betting are permitted. Tax revenue from sports betting will help fund various state water projects.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person and mobile
Notable prohibitions: None
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019): 35
Population: 5,695,564 (4,210,663.00 21+)

19. Washington, D.C.

In June 2020, the D.C. Lottery launched its 'GameBetDC' platform allowing consumers 'to wager while in the District on major sports worldwide' via computer or mobile device. Sports betting in nation's capital followed the passage of the Sports Wagering Lottery Amendment Act of 2018 and a Congressional review period during which time Congress did not formally object. The Office of Lottery and Gaming provides regulatory oversight of all sports wagering in D.C.

Type of wagering permitted: In-person and mobile
Notable prohibitions:No betting on games involving colleges located in D.C.
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019):None
Population: 705,749

20. Tennessee

Regulated sports wagering -- all online -- launched on November 1, 2020 in Tennessee with four licensed operators offering a wide variety of options. The 'Tennessee Sports Gaming Act' permits statewide mobile sports betting without any brick-and-mortar anchor. As such, there are no in-person retail sports betting locations in the state. Subject to an exception, Tennessee's new law requires all licensed operators to 'exclusively use official league data for purposes of live betting.'

Type of wagering permitted: Mobile only
Notable prohibitions:None
Number of casinos (as of Dec. 31, 2019):None
Population: 6,829,174

On-deck circle

21. North Carolina

On July 26, 2019, Governor Roy Cooper signed into a law a bill to 'allow sports and horse race wagering on tribal lands,' with such betting designated as a 'Class III' gaming activity under the state compact. The new law permits betting on both college and professional sports, but all bettors must place their wagers in-person at one of two retail locations.

22. Washington

Governor Jay Inslee signed Washington's sports betting bill into law on March 25, 2020. The new law permits sports wagering at Class III tribal casinos in the state. Mobile sports wagering is not allowed statewide, but is permitted when on-site at a licensed tribal casino. Betting on an 'esports competition or event' is allowed, but the new law bans wagering on games involving in-state colleges or minor league professional events. The new bill delegates regulatory oversight to the Washington State Gambling Commission.

23. Virginia

After some back-and-forth between Governor Ralph Northam and the legislature, legalized sports wagering was approved in the Commonwealth of Virginia in April 2020. Online betting is allowed, but wagering is not permitted on Virginia-based college sports or certain youth sports.

24. Maryland

In November 2020, Maryland voters approved 'sports and events betting for the primary purpose of raising revenue for education' by about a 2-1 margin. A regulatory framework must be created by Maryland lawmakers before any sports wagering takes place. The Maryland referendum would potentially allow for both in-person and mobile sports betting throughout the state.

25. South Dakota

On November 3, 2020, voters in South Dakota approved a ballot measure permitting 'sports wagering in Deadwood.' Other tribal locations in South Dakota could see the arrival of regulated sports betting too. State lawmakers must now establish a regulatory apparatus and tax rate for legalized sports wagering.

26. Louisiana

In November 2020, voters in the vast majority of Louisiana's 64 parishes approved a ballot measure permitting 'sports wagering activities and operations.' As a result, regulated sports wagering could come to New Orleans and certain other cities as early as 2021. Lawmakers will be tasked with setting up a regulatory scheme during an upcoming state legislative session.

Moving toward legalization

All of these states have seen some degree of legislative activity towards the legalization of sports betting the past few years.

27. Oklahoma

In April 2020, two federally-recognized tribes reached agreement with Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on new gaming compacts that include sports betting. On June 8, 2020, Governor Stitt announced that the Department of the Interior had approved the compacts, paving the way for sports betting to start in Oklahoma as soon as the 'compacts are published in the Federal Register.' A bipartisan group of state lawmakers, along with Oklahoma's attorney general, have expressed opposition to the expansion of sports betting in Oklahoma and the prospect of legalized sports wagering remains uncertain.

28. Maine

On the last day of the state's 2019 legislative session -- June 19 -- Maine lawmakers passed 'An Act to Ensure Proper Oversight of Sports Betting in the State.' Shortly thereafter, the governor vetoed the bill. The legislature could re-introduce the bill later.

29. Nebraska

Illegal

On November 3, 2020, Nebraska voters approved certain amendments to its state constitution legalizing 'all games of chance.' If the new constitutional amendments are construed to include wagering on sporting events, legalized sports betting could arrive in Nebraska upon the establishment of certain regulations.

30. Connecticut

31. Kentucky

32. Massachusetts

33. Minnesota

34. Missouri

35. Kansas

36. South Carolina

37. California

39. Ohio

40. Arizona

41. Hawaii

42. Texas

43. Georgia

44. Vermont

45. Alabama

46. Florida

47. Alaska

48. Wyoming

No legalization activity ... yet

49-50. Idaho and Wisconsin

Gambling Across State Lines

These states have not had any publicly-announced bills devoted to sports betting legalization.

Unlikely

51. Utah

Utah's anti-gambling stance is written into the state's constitution. Any change to existing state policy toward gambling would be a massive departure from decades of opposition to any form of gambling, including lottery tickets, table games and sports betting.

This U.S. Federal gambling law prohibits the operation of interstate betting activities in the United States. The Federal Wire Act, also known as the Interstate Wire Act of 1961, specifically made it illegal for illicitly run US-based sports gambling businesses to utilize any form of wire communications to send or accept betting information and wagers from across state lines or foreign US-owned territories.

The Federal Wire Act officially amended Chapter 50 of Title 18 of the United States Code of Laws. The law has since been interpreted by the DOJ to include interstate online communications; hence its effective prohibition of interstate online sports betting in the US. For this reason, it is important that players and operators understand the specific laws concerning gambling implemented in countries they choose to participate and practice gaming-related activities in.

History of the Federal Wire Act

Then-US attorney general Robert F. Kennedy, who was emboldened by the presence of his brother John F. Kennedy as the US president, suggested to Congress passing a law which would prohibit interstate gambling. His suggestion led to a newly crafted bill which was introduced in the US Senate as SB 1656. This bill would be later known as the Federal Wire Act. SB 1656 was included in eight bills presented to Congress that year. The Federal Wire Act as proposed by Robert F. Kennedy would help the US Justice Department effectively slow down the sportsbook activities of criminal organizations operating within the United States and its territories. The Wire Act was signed on September 13th, 1961 by then-US President John F. Kennedy.

What is the Federal Wire Act?

The Federal Wire Act is a law that was designed to curb the illegal bookmaking activities of organized crime syndicates. Its language included and punished domestic businesses and bookies who accepted bets over the telephone or telegraph. This Act was created to specifically address the ongoing and growing issue of organized interstate racketeering and number-fixing which demonstrated to be profitable to criminal organizations and Mafia families. The Federal Wire Act proved to be successful as it severely damaged the 1960’s era mobsters from generating revenue from illegal bookmaking activities. The Act’s language minimized the mobs reach within the nation and cut their connection from U.S. territories.

What Does the Federal Wire Act Regulate?

The Federal Wire Act regulates the use of wire communication networks by domestic state-based sports betting operations. The Act effectively bans any US-based sportsbooks using wired communications to communicate between states as an attempt to destroy illegal crime networks that profit from game-fixing, racketeering, and wager collecting. While this effectively worked in the 1960’s, the Act was not prepared for the invention of the internet nor capable of foreseeing online gaming markets. A law later on known as PASPA would come to regulate domestic brick and mortar sports betting operations and activities for 25 years before its removal from the U.S. lawbooks.

Does The Federal Wire Act Effectively Prohibit Sports Betting In The US?

The Act gave local state law enforcement more strength to apply stricter punishment to mobsters by imposing longer sentences than previously possible under existing state legislation. The Federal Wire Act cut the flow of wealth provided through illegal bookmaking and number fixing to criminal organizations without effecting casual bettors. The Act was not designed to attack players from the U.S.A. but rather to strike unlicensed gambling services that used wired communicates to collect bets and pay out winnings from and to domestic players, respectively. Therefore, the Federal Wire Act was actually an anti-organized crime law not anti-gambling legislation, as while the law is relevant to gambling it also has nothing to do with gamblers.

It is stated in the Federal Wire Act, those caught in violation “shall be fined or imprisoned for no more than 2 years or both”. This improved the Justice Department’s ability to combat the unlicensed illegal sports betting industry which was at the time run by the Mafia and smaller local bookies. The laws enacted by the U.S. Congress and President Kennedy were known as the 1960’s Interstate Anticrime Acts which empowered the Federal Government to take a more effective role in the fight against organized crime and racketeering. At the time, the Mafia manipulated Labor Unions, shook down businesses, and ran unlicensed gambling rings.

The Act’s language was intended to assist territories and states in enforcing their respective laws on illegal bookmaking. However, as time came to show, the language in the Federal Wire Act could be circumvented by illegal figures through its exclusion of the internet as a wired communication facility. For this reason, in 2001 the Department of Justice under the Bush administration declared the Federal Wire Act of 1961 intended to expand its regulatory prohibition to all forms of US-based online gambling. However, in 2011 the DOJ officially clarified its position that the Federal Wire Act only outlawed US-based intrastate online sports betting operations, and had no application regarding state-regulated online casinos, online sportsbooks, poker sites or other online gambling initiatives allowed by state law.

In 2018, after the repeal of PASPA, the issue of the Federal Wire Act’s relevancy to online sportsbooks was brought into question. It was clarified that the Federal Wire Act only restricted -USbased interstate wagering on sports. Meaning that the Wire Act makes it illegal for any domestic state-regulated online sportsbook to accept bets outside fo their state. This allows state-approved sportsbook the capability to offer wagering online to any bettor residing in or visiting their state without violating the Federal Wire Act.

FAQ’s

DOES THE FEDERAL WIRE ACT AFFECT ONLINE GAMBLING IN THE UNITED STATES?

The Federal Wire Act was once interpreted as federal legislation that could regulate all forms of online gambling, specifically in the 1990’s dot-com era. However, this stance was challenged when the DOJ released a formal opinion on their interpretation of the Federal Wire Act. According to the DOJ’s 2011 statement, the Federal Wire Act only applied to US-based online sports betting and did not apply to casino or poker online gambling nor extend its jurisdiction beyond the United States and its declared territories.

In 2018 following the repeal of PASPA, the Wire Act was once more considered due to the major changes in the US sports betting market. The Wire Act now only restricts interstate online betting, which means that state-regulated online sportsbooks are not permitted to accept bets across state lines or from sources outside of the United States. This is a stark contrast from the law’s previous application which effectively prohibited all US based online sportsbook activity.

DOES THE FEDERAL WIRE ACT MAKE ONLINE SPORTS BETTING ILLEGAL FOR US RESIDENTS?

No. The Federal Wire Act does not criminalize offshore online gambling as it only outlaws interstate wagering through state-regulated online sports betting. For this reason, states are not permitted to accept bets from outside of their state. If an individual state decides to accept out of state wagers, they would immediately face legal actions and injunctions by sports leagues or the federal government for their violation of this law.

DOES THE FEDERAL WIRE ACT APPLY TO OFFSHORE ONLINE SPORTSBOOKS?

No, the Wire Act only has prohibitive jurisdiction concerning betting activities between states within the United States and its territories. Outside of the U.S., governing jurisdictions are free to regulate and license online sportsbooks and offer their betting services to whomever they choose.

Across

The US does not have any federal law on the books that outlaws offshore gambling, therefore, US players are free to access offshore betting destinations. However, the states of Washington and Connecticut do have state laws in place to prohibit residents from engaging in any type of online betting including both US based and/or offshore gambling.

ARE THERE PENALTIES FOR US RESIDENTS WHO BET ON SPORTS ONLINE?

Under the Federal Wire Act, it is only a crime to accept bets outside of a state’s jurisdiction or operate a sportsbook on US soil that is unregulated and unlicensed. However, nowhere in the law does it place prohibitions on bettors from the U.S.A. wagering on sports at legally licensed online sportsbooks.

ARE THERE ANY LEGISLATIVE PUSHES TO REWRITE THE FEDERAL WIRE ACT?

Before 2011, the DOJ improperly used the Federal Wire Act to prosecute countless individuals and businesses under the general interpretation of the Wire Act. Since the rise of the internet, the anti-gambling leaning members of Congress intended to use the Wire Act to rid the Internet of casino-style gambling.

In 1996, then-US Senator of Arizona Jon Kyl introduced a bill called the Crime Prevention Act that included an amendment to the Wire Act to encompass the Internet under its prohibitive jurisdiction.

Sports Gambling Across State Lines

In 1996, then-US Representative Tim Johnson of South Dakota introduced his own bill to take a jab at online gambling called the Computer Gambling Prevention Act.

In 1997, Senator Jon Kyl tried once more to introduce another anti-internet gaming legislation by the name of the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act which would make all contests, sports games, or games of chance classified as a bet or wager thus illegalizing its online forms.

In 1999, after his previous attempt in 1997, Senator Jon Kyl tried to reintroduce the same legislation.

In 2002, then-US Representative Bob Goodlatte of Virginia introduced his own prohibitive bill called the Combating Illegal Gambling Reform and Modernization Act which would classify bets and wagers to include all gambling activities and games of chance.

All of these attempts to pass anti-internet gambling legislation failed and due to the DOJ’s clarification regarding the application of the Federal Wire Act, few states and government entities were able to prosecute legitimate online businesses and social bettors.

However, in the past few years a new bill has gained momentum and is aimed to outlaw most forms of online gaming. In 2014, Sheldon Adelson the world’s wealthiest casino owner who has a great distaste for regulated online gambling is the primary supporter and push behind this bill.

Wire Act Gambling Across State Lines

RAWA also known as the Restoration of America’s Wire Act which would ban domestically regulated online gambling and immediately criminalize and shut down multiple state-regulated online gaming industries across the US. RAWA could effectively ban online lottery sales, online poker, online sportsbooks, online casinos and online bingo, exemptions include online horse race wagering and daily fantasy sports contests.