As of 2025, eleven U.S. states remain without legal domestic sports betting, primarily due to political, regulatory, and cultural challenges. Here is a detailed update on each, highlighting recent legislative activity and outlooks. Alabama – In 2025, Senator Greg Albritton reintroduced a scaled-down gambling package, including mobile sports betting, which passed committee but lacked the … Read more
With legislative sessions around the country wrapping up in the coming days, it appears that 2025 will conclude without another state legalizing domestic sports betting. The states of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Utah, Hawaii, Alaska, California, Texas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, and Idaho are the only remaining holdouts without any forms of locally regulated sports betting. Any … Read more
Alaska’s geographical isolation from the lower 48 states has allowed the region to wade gracefully into the waters of legal sports betting. AK is one of only a handful of states that doesn’t have domestic sportsbooks yet, and there is no rush to do so because it shares no borders with other states that allow … Read more
On November 5th, Amendment 2 passed by a slim margin in MO, legalizing domestic sports betting in the state. How slim? Roughly 4,000 votes separated the yeas and nays. The overseas and provisional ballots that have trickled in since then have been largely opposed to legal Missouri sports betting. Now, the gap between yes and no … Read more
While the entire nation focused on the 2024 Presidential election process on November 5th, voters in the state of Missouri quietly passed Amendment 2, ushering in domestic sports betting. A simple majority was required for passage. Amendment 2 was passed by a margin of 7,486 yeas, representing less than 0.1% of those participating. Over $14 … Read more
On Monday night, Georgia lawmakers adjourned for the last time this session. While state legislators passed a handful of critical measures during GA’s 2022 congress – including provisions for an emergency fuel tax holiday and the initial workings of a flat income tax – sports betting didn’t make the cut. Legal Gambling Measures Fall Flat … Read more
This week’s Super Bowl betting hype isn’t limited to the mainland United States. To the surprise of many, Puerto Ricans seem to love the NFL as much as American fans. So much so that the island is authorizing a one-weekend-only sports betting extravaganza in honor of the big day. Details For The Weekend’s Event Now … Read more
Headlines touting the fiscal success of legal sports betting states may be overestimating the value and incentive for domestic sportsbooks to do business in the US. Caught in the heat of competition, several operators have reported out-of-pocket costs that have shown little return. As the saying goes, you have to spend money to make money. … Read more
Since the approval of HB2772 in April, Arizona lawmakers have worked feverously to implement sports betting across the Copper State. With commercial names such as FanDuel, Caesars Sportsbook, and BetMGM entering the betting arena, AZ can look forward to a successful start. Welcoming College Sports Betting With the expansion of AZ gambling laws came the … Read more