The first legal online wagers were placed in Illinois in June 2020. The state legislature passed the Sports Wagering Act, signed into law by Governor J.B Pritzker on June 28, 2019. Retail sports betting launched in the state on June 5th, 2018 under Title 29 of the Delaware Code. Both online and retail sports betting launched on May 1, 2020.ĭelaware was the first state outside Nevada to offer legal sports betting. Sports betting was legalized by Colorado voters on Nov. The first bets were placed on July 1, 2019, at Oaklawn Racing Casino. Legislation allows for 20 operators in the state, with both online and retail betting opportunities that launched September 9, 2021.Īrkansas voters legalized sports betting at casinos via a 2018 ballot initiative. See where your state stands with sports betting here, from which states have legalized sports betting for online and retail betting to which states are still on the fence – or may never legalize sports betting any time in the near future.Īrizona became the largest state in the southwest to legalize sports betting on April 15, 2021. Luckily it’s becoming more widely accepted.

Nevada has legally been a sports bettor’s dream for nearly a century! Unfortunately, sports betting isn’t legal in every state, and some have certain rules about how you can participate.

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