Sweepstakes Casino Legality Across the United States
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Alabama
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 19 and up.
View guideAlaska
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideArizona
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideArkansas
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideCalifornia
Ban effective January 1, 2026 under AB 831 (signed October 11, 2025). Penalties: $1,000-$25,000 fine and/or up to 1 year jail. 79-0 Assembly vote.
View guideColorado
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideConnecticut
Banned effective October 1, 2025 under SB 1235. Penalties up to 5 years prison and $5,000 fine.
View guideDelaware
Enforced ban effective April 11, 2025 by Delaware Department of Gaming Enforcement. Operators voluntarily withdrew.
View guideFlorida
Sweepstakes casinos are available with some additional requirements.
View guideGeorgia
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideHawaii
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideIdaho
Gold Coins only - cash prize redemption illegal since 1953. Sweeps Coins cannot be redeemed for cash prizes.
View guideIllinois
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideIndiana
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideIowa
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideKansas
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideKentucky
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideLouisiana
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideMaine
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideMaryland
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideMassachusetts
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideMichigan
Banned since late 2023 by Michigan Gaming Control Board cease-and-desist orders. Court action precedent established.
View guideMinnesota
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideMississippi
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideMissouri
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideMontana
Banned effective October 1, 2025 under SB 555 (signed May 2025). Penalties: up to 10 years prison and $50,000 fine.
View guideNebraska
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideNevada
Sweepstakes casinos are not permitted in Nevada due to traditional gambling regulations
View guideNew Hampshire
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideNew Jersey
Banned effective August 15, 2025 under A5447. Criminal penalties for unregulated sweepstakes casino operations.
View guideNew Mexico
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideNew York
Sweepstakes casinos are available with some additional requirements.
View guideNorth Carolina
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideNorth Dakota
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideOhio
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideOklahoma
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 18 and up.
View guideOregon
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guidePennsylvania
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideRhode Island
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideSouth Carolina
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideSouth Dakota
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideTennessee
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideTexas
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideUtah
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideVermont
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideVirginia
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideWashington
Sweepstakes casinos are not permitted in Washington
View guideWest Virginia
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideWisconsin
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 21 and up.
View guideWyoming
Sweepstakes casinos are fully legal for players aged 18 and up.
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