Gambling online was accepted in the United States from the late 1990s until 2006, according to the New York Times. Gross revenue from online gambling, or iGaming, was up 22.6% for the first half of 2022, the American Gaming Association reported.
Florida passed legislation legalizing online sports betting, but it has been on pause because of a legal dispute. In 2023, new online sports betting opportunities opened in Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Ohio. Nevada, the country's gambling capital, has only legalized online poker (rather than a full suite of casino games that can be played online) and online sports betting. Rhode Island has legalized online casinos but won't go live until 2024. Twenty-six of the 27 states featured below have approved sports betting online.Īmong the other types of gambling, six states have legalized online casinos: Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, and Michigan. Sports betting is the most popular-and the most widely legalized-form of online gambling, skyrocketing from $4.34 billion in gross revenue in 2021 to $7.50 billion in 2022, according to the American Gaming Association.
