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Online Gambling Jurisdiction Rankings
How well does each jurisdiction protect residents from online gambling harms and bankruptcies?
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Jurisdiction Rankings and Report Cards
Scoring v1.0 (3/2026)
#1
Montana
No online gambling
Sent cease and desist to Kalshi.
99
/ 100
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#2
Alabama
No online gambling
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole. In April 2024, A 2024 gambling package including sports betting (HB 151 constitutional amendment) passed the House but stalled in the Senate…
97
/ 100
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#2
Hawaii
No online gambling
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole. In April 2025, HB 1308 (sports betting) failed in conference when House and Senate versions could not be reconciled, ending the 2025 push.
97
/ 100
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#2
Idaho
No online gambling
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
97
/ 100
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#2
Minnesota
No online gambling
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole. In February 2025, A major sports betting bill failed to pass the Senate State and Local Government committee.
97
/ 100
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#2
Mississippi
No online gambling
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole. In February 2025, The Mississippi House passed an online/mobile sports betting bill, but it still faced Senate hurdles.
97
/ 100
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#2
North Dakota
No online gambling
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
97
/ 100
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#2
South Carolina
No online gambling
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
97
/ 100
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#2
South Dakota
No online gambling
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
97
/ 100
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#2
Utah
No online gambling
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
97
/ 100
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#2
Washington
No online gambling
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
97
/ 100
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#2
Wisconsin
No online gambling
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
97
/ 100
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#13
Alaska
No online gambling
95
/ 100
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#13
California
No online gambling
95
/ 100
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#13
Georgia
No online gambling
95
/ 100
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#13
Nebraska
No online gambling
In March 2025, Nebraska senators advanced an online sports betting proposal, moving it forward but not to final passage.
95
/ 100
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#13
New Mexico
No online gambling
95
/ 100
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#13
Oklahoma
No online gambling
In January 2026, the Senate Business and Insurance Committee passed multiple bills to legalize sports betting; measures still required full…
95
/ 100
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#13
Texas
No online gambling
95
/ 100
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#20
Massachusetts
Online sports betting legal
Went to court to close the Kalshi loophole.
62
/ 100
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#21
Nevada
Online sports betting legal
Went to court to close the Kalshi loophole.
60
/ 100
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#22
New York
Online sports betting legal
Went to court to close the Kalshi loophole.
59
/ 100
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#23
Maryland
Online sports betting legal
Went to court to close the Kalshi loophole.
57
/ 100
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#23
Ohio
Online sports betting legal
Went to court to close the Kalshi loophole.
57
/ 100
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#23
Tennessee
Online sports betting legal
Went to court to close the Kalshi loophole.
57
/ 100
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#26
Illinois
Online sports betting legal
Sent cease and desist to Kalshi.
54
/ 100
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#27
Arizona
Online sports betting legal
Sent cease and desist to Kalshi.
53
/ 100
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#28
Louisiana
Online sports betting legal
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
52
/ 100
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#29
Arkansas
Online sports betting legal
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
51
/ 100
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#29
Colorado
Online sports betting legal
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
51
/ 100
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#29
Indiana
Online sports betting legal
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole. In January 2025, A 2025 proposal to legalize online casino gambling (iGaming) and expand the online lottery cleared its first committee hurd…
51
/ 100
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#29
Iowa
Online sports betting legal
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
51
/ 100
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#29
Maine
Online sports betting legal
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
51
/ 100
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#29
North Carolina
Online sports betting legal
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
51
/ 100
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#29
Vermont
Online sports betting legal
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
51
/ 100
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#36
Florida
Online sports betting legal
49
/ 100
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#36
Kansas
Online sports betting legal
49
/ 100
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#36
Missouri
Online sports betting legal
49
/ 100
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#36
Virginia
Online sports betting legal
49
/ 100
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#40
Kentucky
Online sports betting legal
47
/ 100
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#40
Wyoming
Online sports betting legal
47
/ 100
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#42
Puerto Rico
Online sports betting legal
45
/ 100
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#43
Oregon
Online sports betting legal
State-run promotion of online gambling. Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
43
/ 100
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#44
New Hampshire
Online sports betting legal
State-run promotion of online gambling.
41
/ 100
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#45
District of Columbia
Online sports betting legal
State-run promotion of online gambling.
39
/ 100
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#46
Connecticut
Sports betting + iCasino
Went to court to close the Kalshi loophole.
17
/ 100
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#46
New Jersey
Sports betting + iCasino
Went to court to close the Kalshi loophole.
17
/ 100
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#48
Pennsylvania
Sports betting + iCasino
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
12
/ 100
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#49
Michigan
Sports betting + iCasino
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
11
/ 100
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#49
Rhode Island
Sports betting + iCasino
Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
11
/ 100
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#51
West Virginia
Sports betting + iCasino
9
/ 100
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#52
Delaware
Sports betting + iCasino
State-run promotion of online gambling. Joined the 36-state Attorney General coalition to close Kalshi loophole.
5
/ 100
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