Pari-mutuel betting : Minimum age to work at a racetrack is 16, but the racing commission can license children even younger, who are working for their parent or legal guardian.

Indiana Code § Casinos : Indiana has riverboat gambling, even though, at this writing, none of the casinos are in operation. The minimum age for an occupational license is 18; however, anyone under 21 is prohibited from being in the area of a riverboat where gambling is being conducted.

Indiana Code §§, Bingo and pull-tabs : Players must be over Indiana Code §; Indiana Administrative Code title 45, regulation Department of State Revenue.

Lottery : Iowa law prohibits the sale of a lottery ticket to a person under the age of 18, but allows adult to buy tickets for them as gifts. Iowa Code §§99E. Pari-mutuel betting : Iowa Code §99D. No one may knowingly permit a person under the age of 18 to make a pari-mutuel wager.

at §99D. Casinos : Iowa raised the minimum gambling age on its riverboat casinos from 18 to 21 in It against the law for a licensee to knowingly allow a minor to participate in the gambling, or even to be in the area of the excursion boat where gambling is being conducted.

Iowa Code §§99B. Bingo : Iowa makes some specific exemptions to its general prohibition on gambling by anyone under KANSAS —The general law of Kansas defines a minor as "a person under 21 years of age"; yet, the lower age of 18 is used for both legal and illegal gambling.

Kansas Statutes §§ l and m. Lottery : Kansas goes further than most states in keeping the presence of children out of the state lottery.

Besides the usual restriction that licensees must be at least 18, the state legislature has prohibited the Kansas lottery from "recruiting for employment or as a volunteer any person under 18 years of age for the purpose of appearing, being heard or being quoted in any advertising or promotion of any lottery in any electronic or print media.

Pari-mutuel betting : The legislature put the same ban on the Kansas racing commission, prohibiting the use of children in commercials. It is a crime to sell a pari-mutuel ticket to a person knowing such person to be under 18 years of age.

Those under 18 are also specifically barred from buying the ticket. Kansas Statutes §§ and Casinos : The state is in the middle of a protracted fight over Indian casinos.

Although the legislature created a joint committee on gaming compacts, no mention was made of minimum age limits. Kansas Statutes § Bingo and pull-tabs : Minimum age limit of 18 to participate in the management, operation or conduct of any game of bingo.

Although "conduct" is not the best word, this statute probably covers playing the game as well. Lottery : It is a violation to knowingly sell a lottery ticket to someone under 18, and a misdemeanor to do it a second time. This would not prohibit adults from buying lottery tickets for minors.

Kentucky Revised Statutes §A. Pari-mutuel betting : Although Kentucky statutes do not expressly cover pari-mutuel betting, Kentucky places an age restriction of 18 on all activities except drinking ; therefore, it is legal for anyone 18 or older to bet at race tracks.

Kentucky Revised Statutes §2. The state's racing commissioners also report the minimum age as being Bingo : Kentucky has a "Charitable Gaming" Act, which controls bingo games. The age limit is A charitable organization may permit persons under 18 to play bingo if they are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and if only non-cash prizes are awarded.

Kentucky Revised Statutes § LOUISIANA —The latest state to raise the minimum age for some forms of gambling. Casino gaming was always limited to players over 21, but state Senator Dardenne's SB33 in amended La.

A year-old and the owner of a bar with video poker machines filed suit in January , claiming the new law violates the state constitutional provision against age discrimination. AP Newswire J Jan. The amendment provides that winnings of underage video pokers players are paid to the state.

A licensee who knowingly lets a minor over 15 play, or even inadvertently lets a child under 15 play, will have its license revoked. Louisiana has everything except sports betting: Riverboat casinos, two Indian casinos, America's first urban land-based casino in New Orleans, video poker machines everywhere with large numbers at truckstops and racetracks, electronic bingo machines, pari-mutuel betting, and a state lottery.

Lottery : See paragraph above. The law provides that no ticket shall knowingly be sold to any person under the age of 21, but does not prohibit the purchase of a ticket by a person over 21 for the purpose of making a gift to a minor. Louisiana Revised Statutes and Pari-mutuel betting : The state legislature told the state racing commission to adopt rules and regulations to exclude and eject "persons.

who are not of age. Another state statute holds that any minor age six or above may, with the permission of the racing association, be allowed to attend any race meeting if accompanied by a parent, grandparent, or legal guardian but in no case shall any minor in attendance be allowed to engage in wagering.

An applicant for licensure as a jockey, apprentice jockey, exercise person, groom, or hot walker must be at least Casinos and slot machines : Anyone under 21 is not permitted to play any table game or slot machine, loiter in the designated gaming area of a riverboat, or be employed as a gaming employee.

Non-riverboat gaming devices are similarly limited to players over The legal burden is placed both on the minor and on the gambling operator. Louisiana Revised Statutes , and Bingo and pull-tabs : Louisiana Revised Statutes This statutory language is vague but probably covers players.

Lottery : Maine has one of the weakest regulatory schemes for its state lottery. Tickets may not be sold to anyone under 18, but may not be bought by adults as gifts for minors. The minor who buys illegally is subject to no punishment. In addition, there is no penalty for unintentionally selling to a minor.

Maine Revised Statutes Title 8, §§ and Pari-mutuel betting : Off-track betting facilities are open to children under age 16 when accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or custodian.

A person under the age of 18 is not only prohibited from participating in a pari-mutuel pool, but may not come within 15 feet of a betting window or other place for accepting wagers. Maine Revised Statutes title 8, §§D and Bingo and pull-tabs : No one under the age of 16 years is permitted to take part in the conduct of, or participate in, the game of "Beano" or "Bingo," nor shall such minor be admitted to the playing area unless accompanied by parent, guardian or other responsible person.

Maine Revised Statutes title 17, § Lottery : The state follows the other states in requiring that no ticket be sold to a person the seller knows is under 18, while allowing adults to buy tickets for minors as gifts.

Lottery sellers must be at least Maryland State Government Code §§ and Pari-mutuel betting : The state's racing commissioners report the minimum age as being Casinos and slot machines : Charities in some parts of Maryland can operate casinos, including slot machines.

Bingo : Maryland's bingo laws are unique in two aspects: the state legislature has passed specific statutes for individual counties, rather than a single law covering the entire state; and some statutes explicitly allow year-olds to play bingo. Maryland Criminal Law Code Art.

Massachusetts General Laws chapter 10, §§24 and Pari-mutuel betting : Massachusetts does not even allow minors age 18 to attend its horse and dog races, let alone make bets. But the penalties are very small. Massachusetts General Laws chapter A, §§9 and Bingo and pull-tabs : In Massachusetts, Bingo is called "Beano.

Casinos : The governor of Massachusetts has agreed to allow an Indian tribe to own a casino, with a minimum gambling age of Lottery : It is a misdemeanor to knowingly sell, or offer to sell, a lottery ticket to anyone under Although tickets may not be sold to minors, an adult may buy one as a gift for someone under State law also requires a person to be at least 18 in order to acquire a lottery resale license.

Michigan Compiled Laws §§ Pari-mutuel betting : "A holder of a race meeting license shall not knowingly permit a person less than 18 years of age to be a patron of the pari-mutuel wagering conducted or supervised by the holder.

Casinos and slot machines : Charities are allowed to run "Millionaire parties," i. Michigan has signed compacts with many tribes, now operating high-stakes casinos throughout the state. The legislature has voted a minimum age of 18 for all charity casinos.

Michigan Compiled Laws § Indian casinos appear to be abiding by this age limit. Bingo and pull-tabs : Charity game ticket may not be sold to anyone under However, like lottery tickets, charity pull-tabs may be bought for minors as gifts by adults.

MINNESOTA —Minnesota is the only state that, at least on paper, came close to having a comprehensive plan for dealing with the minimum age for gambling, and it failed.

After the compacts were signed, the state legislature passed a statute mandating that Indian casinos be restricted to adults over 21, and added that the minimum age for all other forms of legal gambling in the state would also be raised from 18 to 21 if more than half the tribes agreed to that limit.

The tribes took this as a trick to get them to re-open compact negotiations and rejected the move to Lottery : Minnesota is unusual in setting up a complex system for dealing with underage lottery players, including prohibiting minors from receiving prizes.

This would seem to preclude gifts by adults. Subdivision 1. Purchase by minors. A person under the age of 18 years may not buy or redeem for a prize a ticket in the state lottery.

Subdivision 2. Sale to minors. A lottery retailer may not sell and a lottery retailer or other person may not furnish or redeem for a prize a ticket in the state lottery to any person under the age of 18 years.

It is an affirmative defense, meaning the burden is on the lottery retailer, to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he reasonably and in good faith relied upon the minor's showing a false identification.

Pari-mutuel betting : The age restrictions are identical to the state lottery. Minnesota Statutes §§ Casinos : More legal full-scale Indian casinos than Atlantic City, with minimum age limits presently at Bingo and pull-tabs : No one under 18 may buy a pull-tab, tipboard ticket, paddlewheel ticket, or raffle ticket, or a chance to participate in a bingo game other than a bingo game exempt or excluded from licensing; violation is a misdemeanor.

A licensed organization or employee who allows a person under age 18 to participate in lawful gambling is guilty of a misdemeanor. Casinos : Mississippi has true riverboat casinos and dockside casinos that are technically over water but cannot move.

Mississippi Code § Age requirement for patrons and gaming employees; penalties for violations; belief as to person's age no excuse. Play, be allowed to play, place Wagers, or collect winnings, whether personally or through an agent, from any gaming authorized under this chapter. In any prosecution or other proceeding for the violation of any of the provisions of this section, it is no excuse for the licensee, employee, dealer or other person to plead that he believed the person to be twenty-one 21 years old or over.

Bingo and pull-tabs : Charity bingo operators are given the unusual option of excluding anyone under The state charitable bingo law provides that no licensee shall allow anyone under 18 to play a bingo game unless accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian, except that a licensee may prohibit all persons under 18 from entering the licensed premises by posting a written notice to that effect.

The state allows video pull-tab and video bingo machines. Lottery : Tickets may not be sold to anyone under 18; however gifts by adults to minors are permitted.

No one under 21 may be licensed as a lottery game retailer. Missouri Revised Statutes §§ Pari-mutuel betting : A strangely worded statute prohibits minors from ''knowingly making or attempting to make any wager on any horse race. Racetrack licensees may not knowingly permit anyone under 18, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, into any pari-mutuel wagering area.

Licensees are also prohibited from knowingly permitting any individual under 18 to place a wager. Missouri Revised Statutes § Casinos : Missouri has two unusual provisions: The state legislature explicitly gave cities the option to completely exclude minors from riverboat casinos; and a minor's parent or conservator may sue to recover any money lost gambling.

The other provisions of the Excursion Gambling Boat Statute are typical: "A person under twenty-one years of age shall not make a wager on an excursion gambling boat and shall not be allowed in the area of the excursion boat where gambling is being conducted; provided that employees of the licensed operator of the excursion gambling boat who have attained eighteen years of age shall be permitted in the area in which gambling is being conducted when performing employment-related duties, except that no one under twenty-one years of age may be employed as a dealer or accept a wager on an excursion gambling boat.

Bingo and pull-tabs : Children as young as 16 may play or participate in the conducting of bingo, and even those under 16 may attend, when accompanied by a parent or guardian. MONTANA —The state has legalized video poker and keno machines. Montana also has card clubs and allows calcutta betting on sports events.

Indian tribes are operating casinos. Lottery : Tickets may not be sold to or by anyone under Montana Code §§, Pari-mutuel betting : Montana Code § prohibits the licensee permitting a minor to use the pari-mutuel system. Casinos : A person under 18 may not "purposely or knowingly" participate in a gambling activity.

The law also disallows an operator from purposely or knowingly allowing a person under 18 years of age to participate in a gambling activity. The Video Gaming Machine Control Law requires operators to place gaming devices in such a way as to prevent access by persons under Montana Code §§ and Charity bingo and pull-tabs : A "bingo caller" is defined as a person 18 years of age or older.

Montana Code § NEBRASKA —Nebraska has the unusual arrangement of having no state lottery, but allowing cities and counties to run lotteries. It then makes a strange age distinction:. Lottery : Villages, cities and counties can operate lotteries in Nebraska—minimum age to buy a ticket: However, charity lotteries and raffles—minimum age to buy a ticket: Compare Nebraska Revised Statutes §§, , and with §, , It is a minor misdemeanor for anyone under 19 to knowingly buy a governmental lottery ticket, and a more serious misdemeanor to knowingly sell one.

While most states either allow adults to buy lottery tickets as gifts, or are silent on the issue, Nebraska explicitly prohibits anyone from buying a ticket for the benefit of a person under Pari-mutuel betting : Knowingly aiding or abetting any minor to make a pari-mutuel wager is a misdemeanor.

Nebraska Revised Statutes § Bingo and pull-tabs : Age 18 minimum; lotteries are allowed to sell "pickle cards," i. The state also allows keno, which has become a big business.

Lottery : The Nevada Constitution still prohibits all lotteries, except charity raffles. The enabling statute does not mention a minimum age for buying a raffle ticket. The age limit of 21 for casinos probably applies. Pari-mutuel betting : Almost complete prohibition for everyone under Notice the statutory prohibition on "loitering," allowing casinos to have minors pass through.

Also note the minor is not allowed to collect; nothing is said to prevent casinos from keeping children's money, win or lose. Play, be allowed to play, place wagers at, or collect winnings from, whether personally or through an agent, any gambling game, slot machine, race book, sports pool or pari-mutuel operator.

Loiter, or be permitted to loiter, in or about any room or premises wherein any licensed game, race book, sports pool or pari-mutuel wagering is operated or conducted. Be employed as a gaming employee except in a counting room. Any licensee, employee, dealer or other person who violates or permits the violation of any of the provisions of this section and any person, under 21 years of age, who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Casinos : See Pari-mutuel betting, above. There are many additional specific restrictions, all set at age Nevada Revised Statutes § Section Lottery : Tickets may not be sold to anyone under 18; however, gifts by adults are allowed.

New Hampshire Revised Statutes §F Pari-mutuel betting : Limited to bettor over New Hampshire Revised Statutes § Bingo and pull-tabs : State law prohibits anyone under 18 to be admitted to or play bingo games. New Hampshire Revised Statutes §§E:7, E and E NEW JERSEY —Mostly as historic accidents, New Jersey has chosen a different standard for each type of gambling permitted by law.

Gambling establishments often exist near state borders and on ships that cruise outside territorial waters. Gambling activity has also exploded in recent years in Native American territory. Internet-based gambling takes this strategy and extends it to a new level of penetration, for it threatens to bring gambling directly into homes and businesses in localities where a physical gambling establishment could not conduct the same activity.

In the s, when the World Wide Web was growing rapidly in popularity, online gambling appeared to represent an end-run around government control and prohibition. A site operator needed only to establish the business in a friendly offshore jurisdiction such as the Bahamas and begin taking bets.

Anyone with access to a web browser could find the site and place wagers by credit card. Confronted with this blatant challenge to American policies, the Department of Justice and Congress explored the applicability of current law and the desirability of new regulation for online gambling.

In exploring whether an offshore Internet gambling business taking bets from Americans violated federal law, attention was focused on the Wire Act, 18 U. The operator of a wagering business is at risk of being fined and imprisoned under the Wire Act if the operator knowingly uses a "wire communication facility" to transmit information related to wagering on "any sporting event or contest.

An exception exists if that act is legal in both the source and destination locations of the transmission. See § The Department of Justice maintains that, under the Wire Act, all Internet gambling by bettors in the United States is illegal.

House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on Establishing Consistent Enforcement Policies in the Context of Online Wagers, th Cong.

Attorney E. of Justice. The Fifth Circuit disagreed, ruling that the Wire Act applies only to sports betting, not other types of gambling.

In , Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act , which made it illegal for wagering businesses to knowingly accept payment in connection with unlawful Internet gambling though it does not itself make Internet gambling illegal. It also authorizes the Federal Reserve System to create regulations that prohibit financial transaction providers banks, credit card companies, etc.

from accepting those payments. See 31 U. Alabama currently doesn't have any commercial casinos. In , the state put legalizing sports betting under consideration and Gov. Mike Dunleavy even showed support for the bill. However, the COVID pandemic put an end to its consideration and the bill ended up expiring in May Sports betting became legal on April 15, The legislation in place permits 20 operators in Arizona.

First official sportsbook launched in July and first online sportsbook launched in February Betting on in-state professional and collegiate teams is permitted. California : Not legal.

There were two major propositions on the November ballot that could have legalized sports betting in California, one to legalize in-person sports betting and the other to legalize online sports betting. Both propositions broke spending records and had active ad campaigns, but both were heavily voted down by Californians.

It is not known at this time if the topic of legal California sports betting will be brought back up in Colorado became the 19th state to legalize betting and as of May 1, multiple operators allowed residents to open accounts online and place wagers.

There are restrictions involving in-state college games: Betting on game outcomes is allowed, but player prop bets in collegiate games are prohibited. In the election, Colorado expanded both the number and type of casino games it is able to offer.

The state also eliminated some wagering limits. Delaware launched legal sports betting in less than a month after the Supreme Court's decision. Online sports betting is legal, although there are no in-state online sportsbooks.

All betting on in-state collegiate teams is prohibited. Florida : It's complicated. Sports betting in Florida was legalized for only three weeks in before a judge ruled that an agreement between the Seminole Tribe and the state of Florida was illegal.

In June , a D. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the decision that had blocked regulated sports betting in the state. After a series of hearings, the tribe was allowed to continue and announced a limited "test" of Hard Rock Bet in early-November to Florida customers.

Since then, an urgent request has been filed to shut down mobile sports betting in the state. How long customers will be allowed to bet legally in the state is uncertain. Georgia : Not legal. A group of Georgia lawmakers filed bills in January that would have legalized Georgia sports betting in the Peach State and wouldn't have needed to be voted on by Georgia residents.

But on March 6, , the Georgia Senate voted down multiple bills that would legalize sports betting in Georgia and the House failed to get legislation of their own voted on before the deadline for new bills passed.

A bill was proposed in January of that would've allowed for the regulation of sports gambling through a newly-established corporation, but the bill was denied. Legislation was passed in June to allow sports gambling, though in-state collegiate games will be off-limits under the new law.

It will make gambling lawful in a variety of locations both in-person including at Wrigley Field and online. Bets were allowed in the state as of March 9, Bets on collegiate games can only be placed in person, not online.

Betting on in-state collegiate game outcomes is allowed, but player prop bets are prohibited. Wagering on pro and college sports became legal in September of with both mobile and in-person betting permitted at multiple locations.

Betting on collegiate game outcomes is allowed, but player prop bets in collegiate games are prohibited. Iowa legalized sports gambling in , with multiple sites beginning to take bets at the end of that summer.

State law allows for betting on both pro and college sports. Betting on in-state collegiate game outcomes is allowed, but player prop bets in collegiate games are prohibited.

Kentucky : Legal. Kentucky voted to legalize in March and the first online sports betting sites launched on Sep. Retail sports betting launched in October in many parishes. Mobile sports betting launched in January Sports betting went live in the state on November 3, , with DraftKings and Caesars Sportsbook being the only two online sportsbooks licensed in Maine.

Four online licenses have been granted, one to each of the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Micmac, and Maliseet tribes, meaning two more legal sportsbooks will come to the state soon. Maryland approved sports betting following the election, with in-person sportsbooks launching in the Baltimore area in December Maryland online sportsbooks officially launched in November

Where is sports betting legal? Legal sports betting is available in over 30 states including Kentucky, New York, Ohio, and Massachusetts The California Gambling Law, Regulations, and Resource Book is a publication of the California Gambling Control Commission Casinos: California law allows cities and counties the local option of licensing gaming clubs, limited to non-banked table games. There are more than

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Though still a toss-up, Georgia may be the most realistic candidate to authorize sports betting in , Giden said. She expects a well-funded lobbying effort from the likes of online betting operators and sports teams.

To legally bet on sports in Alabama also would require a constitutional amendment approved by voters. In the Legislature, sports wagering proposals have become intertwined with broader efforts to expand gambling beyond the current tribal casinos, dog racing tracks and charitable bingo operators.

None have been successful yet. Republican state Sen. Greg Albritton said some lawmakers are working on new gambling legislation that would include casinos, a lottery and sports betting.

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See 31 U. This Act, along with threats of prosecution under the Wire Act from the Department of Justice, has caused several Internet gambling businesses to withdraw from the U.

In response, House Representatives introduced multiple bills in to soften federal Internet gambling law. If passed, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act and the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act would license, regulate, and tax Internet gambling businesses rather than prohibit them from taking bets from the United States.

Alternatively, the Skill Game Protection Act would clarify the Wire Act to exempt certain games such as poker and chess.

In addition to federal measures, some states have enacted legislation to prohibit some types of Internet gambling. In , Washington State amended its Code to make knowingly transmitting or receiving gambling information over the Internet a felony.

See Wash. Code § 9. Other states with similar prohibitions have made it a misdemeanor instead. See e. States have not been particularly active in enforcing these laws, possibly due to a conflict with the dormant Commerce Clause doctrine. See Missouri ex rel.

Nixon v. The federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act , 25 U. Please help us improve our site! No thank you. LII Wex gambling. gambling Primary tabs Gambling Law: An Overview Gambling, though widespread in the United States, is subject to legislation at both the state and federal level that bans it from certain areas, limits the means and types of gambling, and otherwise regulates the activity.

While most states either allow adults to buy lottery tickets as gifts, or are silent on the issue, Nebraska explicitly prohibits anyone from buying a ticket for the benefit of a person under Pari-mutuel betting : Knowingly aiding or abetting any minor to make a pari-mutuel wager is a misdemeanor.

Nebraska Revised Statutes § Bingo and pull-tabs : Age 18 minimum; lotteries are allowed to sell "pickle cards," i. The state also allows keno, which has become a big business. Lottery : The Nevada Constitution still prohibits all lotteries, except charity raffles. The enabling statute does not mention a minimum age for buying a raffle ticket.

The age limit of 21 for casinos probably applies. Pari-mutuel betting : Almost complete prohibition for everyone under Notice the statutory prohibition on "loitering," allowing casinos to have minors pass through. Also note the minor is not allowed to collect; nothing is said to prevent casinos from keeping children's money, win or lose.

Play, be allowed to play, place wagers at, or collect winnings from, whether personally or through an agent, any gambling game, slot machine, race book, sports pool or pari-mutuel operator.

Loiter, or be permitted to loiter, in or about any room or premises wherein any licensed game, race book, sports pool or pari-mutuel wagering is operated or conducted.

Be employed as a gaming employee except in a counting room. Any licensee, employee, dealer or other person who violates or permits the violation of any of the provisions of this section and any person, under 21 years of age, who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Casinos : See Pari-mutuel betting, above. There are many additional specific restrictions, all set at age Nevada Revised Statutes § Section Lottery : Tickets may not be sold to anyone under 18; however, gifts by adults are allowed.

New Hampshire Revised Statutes §F Pari-mutuel betting : Limited to bettor over New Hampshire Revised Statutes § Bingo and pull-tabs : State law prohibits anyone under 18 to be admitted to or play bingo games. New Hampshire Revised Statutes §§E:7, E and E NEW JERSEY —Mostly as historic accidents, New Jersey has chosen a different standard for each type of gambling permitted by law.

Pari-mutuel: minors. Bingo: 18 with no exceptions. State lottery: 18, but tickets may be received by children as gifts. Casinos: drinking age.

Lottery : Tickets may not be sold to anyone under 18; gifts by adults are allowed. Minimum age for lottery agents is New Jersey Revised Statutes §§ and Pari-mutuel betting : Strict restrictions on minors, which is currently New Jersey Statutes § Casinos : Atlantic City casinos must exclude anyone not old enough to drink alcoholic beverages, currently As explained in the text, the state allows a casino to claim it did not know the minor was under 21 only when the casino is charged with a criminal offense; strict liability is imposed for all non-criminal procedures, including administrative fines.

NEW MEXICO —Tribes opened casinos without compacts. The Governor then signed compacts, but the State Supreme Court and federal courts ruled he did not have the power to authorize forms of gambling not permitted under New Mexico state law.

The Legislature approved a compromise: compacts for tribes, with a heavy state tax, and slot machines for race tracks and fraternal organizations. The tribes reluctantly agreed to the compacts, but are challenging the tax aspect, which does appear to violate the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

The state is unique in allowing betting on bicycle races. Lottery : Tickets may not be sold to anyone under 18, but gifts by adults are permitted. Lottery retailers must be at least New Mexico Statutes §§, , and Pari-mutuel betting : Betting on bicycle races is limited to age The horse racing statutes do not give a minimum age for placing a bet.

The state's racing commissioners report the minimum age as being Casinos : Compacts require Indian casinos to limit players to a minimum gambling age of Bingo and pull-tabs : New Mexico gambling statutes do not specify a minimum age for players. NEW YORK —New York has signed a compact with the Oneida tribe, resulting in an Indian casino without slot machines; Turning Stone is probably the most profitable table-games-only casino in the world.

New York off-track betting operations are taking telephone wagers from around the nation. The state also allows charities to run casino nights; minimum age is New York General Municipal Law §a. Lottery : Tickets may not be sold to anyone under 18; however, adults may buy tickets for the purpose of making a gift to a minor.

The New York courts upheld the right of the underage recipient to collect if his ticket wins. New York Tax Law §, Pando v. Fernandez N. Pari-mutuel betting : Tracks and off-track betting operations are required to prevent betting by anyone who is actually and apparently under 18 years of age. This gives racing operators the excuse that the minor looked over New York Racing and Pari-mutuel Law § Bingo and pull-tabs : New York General Municipal Law § allows anyone under 18 to participate in bingo games, if accompanied by an adult.

Casinos : New York has signed a compact with the Oneida tribe creating Turning Stone, the largest casino in the world without slot machines. The state also allows charities to run casino nights. NORTH CAROLINA —North Carolina has signed a compact to allow the Cherokee Tribe to operate video gaming at its bingo hall.

Lottery : North Dakota is the only state where voters refused to authorize a state lottery, in part because the state already has so many other forms of gambling, including charity casinos. Pari-mutuel betting : North Dakota allows a primitive form of pari-mutuel betting, called Calcutta Pool, on all sporting events other than high school contests—age limit North Dakota Century Code § North Dakota is apparently the only state to put a higher limit—minimum age 21—on pari-mutuel wagering at OTBs than at the track.

Casinos : North Dakota Century Code § Low limit blackjack, for charity, is common throughout the state. Tribes operate full-scale casinos under compacts. Bingo and pull-tabs : Although pull-tabs are restricted to players over 21, bingo is limited to players over 18, unless accompanied by an adult.

Lottery : Ohio Revised Code § Pari-mutuel betting : "Minors," currently age 18, are barred from participating.

Regulation Bingo : A wonderful minimum age: Participants and operators in Bingo games conducted by multipurpose senior centers must be at least 60 years old.

Employees at other bingo halls must be over Ohio Revised Code §§ Pari-mutuel betting : Oklahoma Statutes title 3A§ OREGON —The state lottery operates video poker machines and takes bets on sports events. Tribes in the state are operating full-scale casinos pursuant to compacts.

Lottery : The state has a strict scheme for dealing with minors. Lottery tickets may not be sold to anyone under If someone under 18 wins the lottery, they may not be paid the prize. This effectively eliminates adults buying tickets as gifts. Oregon Revised Statutes §§ Pari-mutuel betting : If a track has a reasonable doubt that a patron is over 18, it must require the bettor to make a written statement of age and furnish evidence of his true age and identity.

The state statutes prevent any person under 18 from entering a race course, except when accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who is the person's parent, guardian, or spouse; or when in the performance of a duty incident to employment.

It further prohibits any person under 12 from entering after 6 p. This statute also prohibits any person under 18 from loitering in the wagering area of a race course. Casinos : Video poker is limited to age 21 and older, because the devices are limited to establishments with liquor licenses.

Compacts were also signed putting the minimum age at 18 for bingo and blackjack. So, the present situation allows one Indian casino to let year-olds gamble at all of its games; the other Indian casinos must restrict machine gambling to age 21, but may allow year-olds to play every other game.

The compacts for blackjack are only temporary, and the state will insist that the age for that game be raised to Besides the Indian casinos, the state has cardrooms for poker and blackjack under a vaguely worded statute allowing "contests of chance.

Lottery : Lottery tickets may not be sold to anyone under 18, but adults may give tickets as gifts to minors.

Lottery agents must be over Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes title 72 §§, Pari-mutuel betting : Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes title 4 § No licensed corporation shall permit any person who is under 18 years of age to attend a horse race meeting conducted by it unless the person is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Casinos : Charities can operate casinos under Pennsylvania's "Small Games of Chance Act," minimum age limit is Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes title 10 § Bingo : Persons under 18 are not permitted to play bingo unless accompanied by an adult. PUERTO RICO —Puerto Rico allows betting on cockfights, bolitas, and various other forms of gambling, including full-scale casinos with an unusual twist: the slot machines are owned and operated by the Commonwealth government itself.

Lottery : Sales prohibited to persons under Puerto Rico Laws title 15 §§ and Pari-mutuel betting : No age limit is mentioned in the statute.

Casinos : "No gambling room shall be permitted to advertise or otherwise offer their facilities to the public of Puerto Rico; or to admit persons under 18 years of age. Despite the obvious infringement on free speech, this statute was declared constitutional by the United States Supreme Court in Posadas de Puerto Rico Assoc.

Tourism Co. Bingo : Puerto Rico Laws title 15 §71 equates bingo to other gambling games such as roulette, dice, and cards, thus bingo would be governed under §77's year-old age limit. Lottery : "No person under the age of eighteen 18 years may play a video lottery game authorized by this chapter, nor shall any licensed video lottery retailer knowingly permit a minor to play a video lottery machine or knowingly pay a minor with respect to a video lottery credit slip.

General Laws of Rhode Island § Pari-mutuel : Licensees may not admit anyone under 18 into a building where pari-mutuel betting or simulcast is taking place, nor knowingly permit any minor to be a patron of the pari-mutuel system or any other betting system.

General Laws of Rhode Island §§ and Bingo and pull-tabs : Anyone under 18 is not permitted to play. SOUTH CAROLINA —South Carolina accidentally legalized video gaming devices, with off-beat restrictions, through a series of strange statutes and court decisions.

In , Terry Blackmon, a grocery store owner, was indicated for paying players for the free replays they won on his store's video poker machines. The State Supreme Court ruled that a poorly worded anti-slot machine statute actually legalized the devices.

The legislature had exempted "coin-operated nonpayout machines with a free play feature. However, the Court later ruled that an even more ancient statute allowed losers to sue and get their money back. But the State Supreme Court continues to render conflicting decisions and law-suits against video poker are pending.

In the most recent case, the Court ruled three-to-two that not all video games are created equal. Under the majority's reading of South Carolina laws, video poker machines are legal, but video slot machines are illegal and can be ordered destroyed.

State v. Four Video Slot Machines , S. Blackmon , S. Outen , S. No one under 21 may play or collect winnings. SOUTH DAKOTA —South Dakota was one of the first states to allow its state lottery to set up video lottery terminals, slot machines without coin drops.

The state also allows full-scale, low-stake casinos in Deadwood and on Indian land. Lottery : Lottery tickets may not be sold to anyone under However, to play a video lottery terminal a gambler must be at least South Dakota Codified Laws §§A, A, A, and A Pari-mutuel betting : South Dakota Codified Laws § prohibits a racetrack licensee from permitting any individual under the age of 18 to place a bet on a race.

Casinos : Participation in casino games is limited to gamblers 21 and older. South Dakota Codified Laws §§B, B-4, and B Pari-mutuel betting : Tennessee had legalized horse racing, but the statute contained a sunset clause, causing it to expire by its own terms before a track could be licensed or built.

The age limit was clearly stated: Code § stated in its entirety, ''No person under eighteen 18 years of age shall be permitted to wager at any race meeting. Texas Government Code § Pari-mutuel betting : Minimum age for betting is defined as the minimum age for buying alcoholic drinks.

Bingo and pull-tabs : Texas Civil Code Art. UTAH —Utah, Hawaii, and Tennessee are the only states prohibiting all forms of commercial gambling. Utah, unlike Hawaii, does not even allow social bets. Lottery : Vermont limits its state lottery to persons who have "attained the age of majority," currently However, minors may receive lottery tickets as gifts.

Vermont Statutes title 13 §, title 31 §§ and Pari-mutuel betting : Vermont Statutes title 31 § prohibits a minor from participating in any pari-mutuel pools or even to be admitted to any pari-mutuel enclosure.

Lottery : Virgin Islands Code title 32 § prohibits sales to anyone under the age of This does not prohibit gifts by adults to minors.

Lottery : Code of Virginia §§ Any licensee who knowingly sells or offers to sell or redeem a lottery ticket or shares to or from any person under the age of 18 years is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Pari-mutuel betting : Code of Virginia § Bingo and pull-tabs : Instant bingo is limited to players over Code of Virginia § Lottery : Revised Code of Washington § Casinos : Besides Indian casinos, Washington allows cardrooms, where poker and blackjack are played.

Revised Code of Washington §9. WEST VIRGINIA —The West Virginia state lottery operates video lottery terminals in racetracks. Lottery : West Virginia Code § prohibits sales to anyone under the age of Bingo : Bingo operators are prohibited from allowing anyone under 18 to participate in the playing of any bingo game with knowledge or reason to believe that the individual is under the age of However, an individual 18 may attend the playing of a bingo game when accompanied by and under the supervision of an adult relative or a legal guardian.

West Virginia Code § Lottery : Wisconsin has a comprehensive statutory scheme for handling minors and lottery tickets. Like many other states, the minimum age is 18, although minors may receive tickets as gifts.

Wisconsin is one of the few states to specifically go after a minor's adult agent: The state makes it a crime to sell a lottery ticket not only to a minor but to an adult who is buying on behalf of the minor and not as a gift.

Wisconsin Statutes §§ Pari-mutuel betting : Wisconsin Statutes § No one under 16 may work in any pari-mutuel wagering activity. Bingo and pull-tabs : Anyone under 18 may not play bingo, unless accompanied by that person's parent, guardian, or spouse.

Wisconsin Statutes § Casinos : The state entered into compacts allowing tribes to open full-scale, high-stake casinos—with expirations dates beginning in

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Online betting is legal in the state, but only if you are in a casino. Bets can be placed online city-wide with an app run by the lottery. Online betting is through others apps in areas close to the few available retail locations, including the city's sports stadiums.

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In-person sports betting is available at one of the state's tribal casinos in Green Bay. There is no indication that online gambling will be available anytime soon.

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In , Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act , which made it illegal for wagering businesses to knowingly accept payment in connection with unlawful Internet gambling though it does not itself make Internet gambling illegal.

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from accepting those payments. See 31 U. This Act, along with threats of prosecution under the Wire Act from the Department of Justice, has caused several Internet gambling businesses to withdraw from the U.

In response, House Representatives introduced multiple bills in to soften federal Internet gambling law. If passed, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act and the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act would license, regulate, and tax Internet gambling businesses rather than prohibit them from taking bets from the United States.

Alternatively, the Skill Game Protection Act would clarify the Wire Act to exempt certain games such as poker and chess. In addition to federal measures, some states have enacted legislation to prohibit some types of Internet gambling. In , Washington State amended its Code to make knowingly transmitting or receiving gambling information over the Internet a felony.

See Wash. Code § 9. Other states with similar prohibitions have made it a misdemeanor instead. See e. States have not been particularly active in enforcing these laws, possibly due to a conflict with the dormant Commerce Clause doctrine.

See Missouri ex rel. Nixon v. The federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act , 25 U. Pari-mutuel betting : "Minors," currently age 18, are barred from participating.

Regulation Bingo : A wonderful minimum age: Participants and operators in Bingo games conducted by multipurpose senior centers must be at least 60 years old. Employees at other bingo halls must be over Ohio Revised Code §§ Pari-mutuel betting : Oklahoma Statutes title 3A§ OREGON —The state lottery operates video poker machines and takes bets on sports events.

Tribes in the state are operating full-scale casinos pursuant to compacts. Lottery : The state has a strict scheme for dealing with minors. Lottery tickets may not be sold to anyone under If someone under 18 wins the lottery, they may not be paid the prize.

This effectively eliminates adults buying tickets as gifts. Oregon Revised Statutes §§ Pari-mutuel betting : If a track has a reasonable doubt that a patron is over 18, it must require the bettor to make a written statement of age and furnish evidence of his true age and identity.

The state statutes prevent any person under 18 from entering a race course, except when accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who is the person's parent, guardian, or spouse; or when in the performance of a duty incident to employment.

It further prohibits any person under 12 from entering after 6 p. This statute also prohibits any person under 18 from loitering in the wagering area of a race course. Casinos : Video poker is limited to age 21 and older, because the devices are limited to establishments with liquor licenses.

Compacts were also signed putting the minimum age at 18 for bingo and blackjack. So, the present situation allows one Indian casino to let year-olds gamble at all of its games; the other Indian casinos must restrict machine gambling to age 21, but may allow year-olds to play every other game.

The compacts for blackjack are only temporary, and the state will insist that the age for that game be raised to Besides the Indian casinos, the state has cardrooms for poker and blackjack under a vaguely worded statute allowing "contests of chance.

Lottery : Lottery tickets may not be sold to anyone under 18, but adults may give tickets as gifts to minors. Lottery agents must be over Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes title 72 §§, Pari-mutuel betting : Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes title 4 § No licensed corporation shall permit any person who is under 18 years of age to attend a horse race meeting conducted by it unless the person is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Casinos : Charities can operate casinos under Pennsylvania's "Small Games of Chance Act," minimum age limit is Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes title 10 § Bingo : Persons under 18 are not permitted to play bingo unless accompanied by an adult.

PUERTO RICO —Puerto Rico allows betting on cockfights, bolitas, and various other forms of gambling, including full-scale casinos with an unusual twist: the slot machines are owned and operated by the Commonwealth government itself.

Lottery : Sales prohibited to persons under Puerto Rico Laws title 15 §§ and Pari-mutuel betting : No age limit is mentioned in the statute. Casinos : "No gambling room shall be permitted to advertise or otherwise offer their facilities to the public of Puerto Rico; or to admit persons under 18 years of age.

Despite the obvious infringement on free speech, this statute was declared constitutional by the United States Supreme Court in Posadas de Puerto Rico Assoc. Tourism Co. Bingo : Puerto Rico Laws title 15 §71 equates bingo to other gambling games such as roulette, dice, and cards, thus bingo would be governed under §77's year-old age limit.

Lottery : "No person under the age of eighteen 18 years may play a video lottery game authorized by this chapter, nor shall any licensed video lottery retailer knowingly permit a minor to play a video lottery machine or knowingly pay a minor with respect to a video lottery credit slip.

General Laws of Rhode Island § Pari-mutuel : Licensees may not admit anyone under 18 into a building where pari-mutuel betting or simulcast is taking place, nor knowingly permit any minor to be a patron of the pari-mutuel system or any other betting system. General Laws of Rhode Island §§ and Bingo and pull-tabs : Anyone under 18 is not permitted to play.

SOUTH CAROLINA —South Carolina accidentally legalized video gaming devices, with off-beat restrictions, through a series of strange statutes and court decisions.

In , Terry Blackmon, a grocery store owner, was indicated for paying players for the free replays they won on his store's video poker machines. The State Supreme Court ruled that a poorly worded anti-slot machine statute actually legalized the devices.

The legislature had exempted "coin-operated nonpayout machines with a free play feature. However, the Court later ruled that an even more ancient statute allowed losers to sue and get their money back. But the State Supreme Court continues to render conflicting decisions and law-suits against video poker are pending.

In the most recent case, the Court ruled three-to-two that not all video games are created equal. Under the majority's reading of South Carolina laws, video poker machines are legal, but video slot machines are illegal and can be ordered destroyed. State v. Four Video Slot Machines , S.

Blackmon , S. Outen , S. No one under 21 may play or collect winnings. SOUTH DAKOTA —South Dakota was one of the first states to allow its state lottery to set up video lottery terminals, slot machines without coin drops. The state also allows full-scale, low-stake casinos in Deadwood and on Indian land.

Lottery : Lottery tickets may not be sold to anyone under However, to play a video lottery terminal a gambler must be at least South Dakota Codified Laws §§A, A, A, and A Pari-mutuel betting : South Dakota Codified Laws § prohibits a racetrack licensee from permitting any individual under the age of 18 to place a bet on a race.

Casinos : Participation in casino games is limited to gamblers 21 and older. South Dakota Codified Laws §§B, B-4, and B Pari-mutuel betting : Tennessee had legalized horse racing, but the statute contained a sunset clause, causing it to expire by its own terms before a track could be licensed or built.

The age limit was clearly stated: Code § stated in its entirety, ''No person under eighteen 18 years of age shall be permitted to wager at any race meeting. Texas Government Code § Pari-mutuel betting : Minimum age for betting is defined as the minimum age for buying alcoholic drinks.

Bingo and pull-tabs : Texas Civil Code Art. UTAH —Utah, Hawaii, and Tennessee are the only states prohibiting all forms of commercial gambling.

Utah, unlike Hawaii, does not even allow social bets. Lottery : Vermont limits its state lottery to persons who have "attained the age of majority," currently However, minors may receive lottery tickets as gifts. Vermont Statutes title 13 §, title 31 §§ and Pari-mutuel betting : Vermont Statutes title 31 § prohibits a minor from participating in any pari-mutuel pools or even to be admitted to any pari-mutuel enclosure.

Lottery : Virgin Islands Code title 32 § prohibits sales to anyone under the age of This does not prohibit gifts by adults to minors. Lottery : Code of Virginia §§ Any licensee who knowingly sells or offers to sell or redeem a lottery ticket or shares to or from any person under the age of 18 years is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Pari-mutuel betting : Code of Virginia § Bingo and pull-tabs : Instant bingo is limited to players over Code of Virginia § Lottery : Revised Code of Washington § Casinos : Besides Indian casinos, Washington allows cardrooms, where poker and blackjack are played.

Revised Code of Washington §9. WEST VIRGINIA —The West Virginia state lottery operates video lottery terminals in racetracks. Lottery : West Virginia Code § prohibits sales to anyone under the age of Bingo : Bingo operators are prohibited from allowing anyone under 18 to participate in the playing of any bingo game with knowledge or reason to believe that the individual is under the age of However, an individual 18 may attend the playing of a bingo game when accompanied by and under the supervision of an adult relative or a legal guardian.

West Virginia Code § Lottery : Wisconsin has a comprehensive statutory scheme for handling minors and lottery tickets. Like many other states, the minimum age is 18, although minors may receive tickets as gifts.

Wisconsin is one of the few states to specifically go after a minor's adult agent: The state makes it a crime to sell a lottery ticket not only to a minor but to an adult who is buying on behalf of the minor and not as a gift.

Wisconsin Statutes §§ Pari-mutuel betting : Wisconsin Statutes § No one under 16 may work in any pari-mutuel wagering activity. Bingo and pull-tabs : Anyone under 18 may not play bingo, unless accompanied by that person's parent, guardian, or spouse.

Wisconsin Statutes § Casinos : The state entered into compacts allowing tribes to open full-scale, high-stake casinos—with expirations dates beginning in When the compacts came up for renewal, the state asked for more money and insisted that the age limit be raised from 18 to So far, 11 of the state's 15 tribes have agreed.

Wisconsin: New Compacts Guarantee State Tribal Payments, Casino Journal's National Gaming Summary at p. Pari-mutuel betting : Wyoming Statutes § states, "No person under the age of eighteen 18 years shall place or be allowed to place a bet.

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Virginia 18 18 18 Washington 18 18 18? Four of 15 tribes have not yet agreed to raise the minimum age to State by State Analysis ALABAMA —Alabama Code § makes it a crime to bet with a minor. ARIZONA Lottery : It is a misdemeanor to sell a lottery ticket to anyone under 18, but it is not unlawful to give the minor a lottery ticket as a gift.

ARKANSAS Pari-mutuel betting : Arkansas's horse racing statute expressly prohibits "any person under eighteen 18 years of age to be a patron of the pari-mutuel or certificate system of wagering conducted or supervised by it.

b All tickets or shares in Lottery Games shall include, and any devices which dispense tickets or shares in Lottery Games shall have posted in a conspicuous place thereupon, a notice which declares that state law prohibits the selling of a Lottery ticket or share to, and the payment of any prize to, a person under the age of 18 years.

California Government Code § COLORADO Lottery : Colorado Revised Statutes § makes it illegal to sell a lottery ticket to anyone under 18 or for any person under 18 to purchase a ticket.

Lottery : Games limited to players over DELAWARE Lottery : Delaware has the strongest restriction of any state lottery, having locked its year-old age limit into the state constitution.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Lottery : Limited to players over FLORIDA Lottery : Limited to players over INDIANA Lottery : Minimum age 18, but prizes may not be paid to anyone under 18, unless the ticket was received as a gift.

IOWA Lottery : Iowa law prohibits the sale of a lottery ticket to a person under the age of 18, but allows adult to buy tickets for them as gifts. KENTUCKY Lottery : It is a violation to knowingly sell a lottery ticket to someone under 18, and a misdemeanor to do it a second time.

MAINE Lottery : Maine has one of the weakest regulatory schemes for its state lottery. MARYLAND —Maryland's gambling laws contain a number of unique quirks. MICHIGAN Lottery : It is a misdemeanor to knowingly sell, or offer to sell, a lottery ticket to anyone under Minnesota Statutes §A.

Prohibited acts: Subdivision 1. Michigan Statutes § b Be employed as a gaming employee. MISSOURI Lottery : Tickets may not be sold to anyone under 18; however gifts by adults to minors are permitted. It then makes a strange age distinction: Lottery : Villages, cities and counties can operate lotteries in Nebraska—minimum age to buy a ticket: NEVADA Lottery : The Nevada Constitution still prohibits all lotteries, except charity raffles.

A person under the age of 21 years shall not: a Play, be allowed to play, place wagers at, or collect winnings from, whether personally or through an agent, any gambling game, slot machine, race book, sports pool or pari-mutuel operator.

b Loiter, or be permitted to loiter, in or about any room or premises wherein any licensed game, race book, sports pool or pari-mutuel wagering is operated or conducted. c Be employed as a gaming employee except in a counting room.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Lottery : Tickets may not be sold to anyone under 18; however, gifts by adults are allowed. New Hampshire Revised Statutes §F:8 Pari-mutuel betting : Limited to bettor over Bingo : Prohibited to anyone under Bingo : State Bingo statutes do not specify a minimum age for players. NORTH DAKOTA Lottery : North Dakota is the only state where voters refused to authorize a state lottery, in part because the state already has so many other forms of gambling, including charity casinos.

OHIO Lottery : Ohio Revised Code § OKLAHOMA Pari-mutuel betting : Oklahoma Statutes title 3A§ TENNESSEE Pari-mutuel betting : Tennessee had legalized horse racing, but the statute contained a sunset clause, causing it to expire by its own terms before a track could be licensed or built.

VERMONT Lottery : Vermont limits its state lottery to persons who have "attained the age of majority," currently Bingo and pull-tabs : Like the lottery, limited to age of majority. VIRGIN ISLANDS —In the Virgin Islands began formal steps to legalize casinos.

VIRGINIA Lottery : Code of Virginia §§ Bingo and pull-tabs : These games may be covered by §9. West Virginia Code § WISCONSIN Lottery : Wisconsin has a comprehensive statutory scheme for handling minors and lottery tickets.

WYOMING Pari-mutuel betting : Wyoming Statutes § states, "No person under the age of eighteen 18 years shall place or be allowed to place a bet.

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