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Where Online Casinos Are Legal in the US: States, Regulators and Minimum Age

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Checked on 2 November 2026: compiled with AI from the official sites listed in the sources, each figure confirmed by two separate searches of the official site or on the page itself, and read by our editor before publication; every month the figures are checked again, automatically. Rules and prices change; the official site always has the last word.

Online casino games are legal in only a few US states. Below are the states that license them, the year they started, the minimum age and the regulator, for 8 states, each read on the state’s own site on 2 November 2026. Play only with operators the regulator lists.

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Where Online Casinos Are Legal in the US (checked 2 November 2026)
StateOnline casinos sinceMinimum ageRegulator
New Jersey201321Division of Gaming Enforcement
Pennsylvania201921Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Michigan202121Michigan Gaming Control Board
West Virginia2020–West Virginia Lottery
Delaware201321Delaware Lottery
Connecticut202121–
Rhode Island202421Rhode Island Lottery
Maine–21Gambling Control Unit, Department of Public Safety

How to use this table

  • A licensed site checks where you are when you play: you must be inside the state, whatever your address.
  • The regulator’s site lists the licensed operators; an offshore site is not protected by state rules.
  • Licensed operators must offer deposit limits and self-exclusion: set them before you play.

Before you rely on it

  • Laws change, and more states are considering online casinos: the date each row was checked is in the sources.
  • Help with problem gambling: the National Problem Gambling Helpline, 1-800-GAMBLER.

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