Bookmakers authorised in the United States, state by state

What does "authorised in the United States" mean?

In the United States, there is no national authorisation: authorisation is granted state by state. Since 2018, the Supreme Court has left each state free to allow sports betting or not. An operator is therefore "authorised" in one or more specific states, never "in the United States" as a whole.

That is why the table above adds an Authorised regions column. Read it before the brand: a bookmaker that is fully legal in New Jersey has no right to accept a bet from a player located in a state that has not authorised it.

What the list deliberately leaves out

The list includes only holders of a state sports betting licence. Several types of very visible sites are not in it, and should not be read as "authorised" simply because they are well known:

• offshore sites without a state licence, reachable from the United States but outside the states' legal framework, which several regulators have sanctioned;
• sweepstakes and "social sportsbook" sites, which rely on a different mechanism from licensed real-money betting;
• prediction markets, subject to a separate federal regime (CFTC);
• fantasy sports contests, which fall under a contest licence, not a sports betting one.

Which states are covered?

The list aggregates the states for which an official source could be read. It does not cover Nevada, West Virginia and Arkansas, for lack of an official list of brands that can be consulted. Several states allow only in-person betting, or have not launched an online offer: they have no entry.

For some states, the official list records licences granted without proving that a brand has actually launched its offer. The column therefore flags the states where the brand appears on the regulator's list: it does not guarantee a launch in each one.

Why are some brands tracked by OddScore?

The regulatory list and OddScore's coverage answer two different questions. State regulators say who is authorised to offer sports betting. OddScore says which bookmakers are integrated into its odds comparison system.

In the United States, several major authorised brands are also tracked by OddScore: the "Tracked by OddScore" badge flags this in the table. It never replaces checking with your state's regulator, and is neither a ranking nor a recommendation.

What if the reader is outside the United States?

A US authorisation is not an authorisation in your country. If you are reading this page from France, Europe or another country, these brands do not, by virtue of their US state licence alone, have the right to offer you bets. The warning displayed above the table says so, in the language of the page.

How can you check for yourself that a bookmaker is authorised in your state?

No third-party list replaces the official register. To check an authorisation yourself:

1. Identify the state where you are located at the time of the bet.
2. Open the official list of that state's regulator (gaming commission, state lottery or gaming enforcement division).
3. Search for the brand or the licence holder concerned.
4. Check that the licence covers online or mobile sports betting, and not only in-person betting.
5. Check that the domain or app used matches the one declared.

This approach applies to any country: see the full verification process. An authorisation also says nothing about the risks specific to sports betting, which remain the same whichever operator you choose.

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