{
  "dataset": "gambling",
  "license": "LawLert Open Law Data — CC BY 4.0. Attribute to \"LawLert (https://www.lawlertapp.com)\". General legal information from official sources, not legal advice. Verify against the linked official source before relying on it.",
  "generated": "2026-07-21T09:15:25.094Z",
  "count": 204,
  "rules": [
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ak",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited. No retail or online sportsbooks authorized; no state framework.",
      "source_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/dcra/LocalGovernmentResourceDesk/FinancialManagement/Gaming.aspx",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ak",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "info",
      "summary": "No law specifically authorizing or regulating paid DFS; legal status unsettled. VERIFY.",
      "source_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/dcra/LocalGovernmentResourceDesk/FinancialManagement/Gaming.aspx",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ak",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "No commercial casinos and no state lottery. Largely limited to charitable gaming (bingo, pull-tabs, raffles) by nonprofits/municipalities, plus some tribal bingo halls. No Las Vegas-style casinos.",
      "source_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/dcra/LocalGovernmentResourceDesk/FinancialManagement/Gaming.aspx",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ak",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited. No real-money online slots or table games legal or regulated.",
      "source_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/dcra/LocalGovernmentResourceDesk/FinancialManagement/Gaming.aspx",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "al",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited. No real-money online slots or table games are legal or regulated.",
      "source_url": "https://www.findlaw.com/state/alabama-law/alabama-gambling-laws.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "al",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "No commercial casinos and no state lottery. The Poarch Band of Creek Indians operates tribal Class II gaming (electronic bingo). Limited charitable bingo in some counties; dog tracks offer pari-mutuel/historical racing. Table games illegal.",
      "source_url": "https://www.findlaw.com/state/alabama-law/alabama-gambling-laws.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "al",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited. No retail or online sportsbooks authorized; no state regulatory framework. Legalization bills introduced for the 2026 session have not passed.",
      "source_url": "https://www.findlaw.com/state/alabama-law/alabama-gambling-laws.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "al",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not authorized under a regulated framework; a prior AG opinion deemed paid DFS unlawful. Treat as not legally permitted. VERIFY enforcement posture.",
      "source_url": "https://www.findlaw.com/state/alabama-law/alabama-gambling-laws.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ar",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal under the Arkansas Daily Fantasy Sports Games Act (2017); operators register and are taxed (college contests prohibited). Minimum age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/office/racing-commission/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ar",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal both retail and online/mobile (Casino Gaming Rule 20). Mobile launched broadly 2022; FanDuel/DraftKings mobile launched March 2026. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/office/racing-commission/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ar",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. Only licensed casinos and mobile sports betting are authorized; no internet casino framework.",
      "source_url": "https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/office/racing-commission/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ar",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Licensed commercial casinos: Oaklawn (Hot Springs), Southland (West Memphis), Saracen (Pine Bluff); a fourth Pope County license is contested. State lottery also runs. Slots, table games, retail sportsbooks.",
      "source_url": "https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/office/racing-commission/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "az",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal both retail and online/mobile statewide (HB2772, live since Sept 2021). Regulated by the AZ Dept. of Gaming. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://gaming.az.gov/ewfs-home-page",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "az",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Tribal casinos (full Class III: slots, table games) under compacts; retail sportsbooks at sports venues and tribal casinos. No commercial non-tribal casinos. State lottery and pari-mutuel racing also legal.",
      "source_url": "https://gaming.az.gov/gaming",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "az",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated by the AZ Dept. of Gaming (licensed operators). Minimum age 21 (unusual; entry fees barred under 21).",
      "source_url": "https://gaming.az.gov/event-wagering-fantasy-sports-faq",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "az",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. Internet casino gaming is not authorized; only event wagering and fantasy sports are offered online.",
      "source_url": "https://gaming.az.gov/gaming",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ca",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No internet casino framework. (Sweepstakes-style online casinos banned by AB831, effective Jan 1, 2026.)",
      "source_url": "https://oag.ca.gov/gambling",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ca",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited — both retail and online. Props 26 and 27 failed in Nov 2022; no legal sports wagering. Next realistic window viewed as 2028.",
      "source_url": "https://oag.ca.gov/gambling",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ca",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Disputed. On July 3, 2025 the CA Attorney General opined paid DFS is illegal under state law; the opinion is non-binding and operators continue. Treat as restricted/unsettled.",
      "source_url": "https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-department-justice-releases-legal-opinion-daily-fantasy-sports",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ca",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Extensive but limited in type: tribal casinos (slots, house-banked tables under compacts), licensed card rooms (non-banked), pari-mutuel horse racing, and the state lottery. No commercial Vegas-style casinos; no sports betting.",
      "source_url": "https://www.cgcc.ca.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "co",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal both retail and online/mobile (live since May 2020). Regulated by the Division of Gaming (Dept. of Revenue). Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://sbg.colorado.gov/sports-betting",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "co",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. Only sports betting and fantasy contests online; no internet casino framework.",
      "source_url": "https://sbg.colorado.gov/gaming",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "co",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated; operators over 7,500 customers are licensed by the Division of Gaming. Minimum age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://sbg.colorado.gov/gaming/fantasy-contests",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "co",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Commercial casinos in Black Hawk, Central City, and Cripple Creek, plus two tribal casinos (Ute Mountain, Southern Ute); slots, table games, retail sportsbooks. State lottery also runs. Casino age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://sbg.colorado.gov/gaming",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ct",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal both retail and online/mobile (PA 21-23, live Oct 2021). Via the two tribes and the CT Lottery; regulated by DCP Gaming Division. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://portal.ct.gov/gaming",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ct",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Two tribal casinos — Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun — full slots and table games plus retail sportsbooks. State lottery (incl. keno) and charitable gaming. No commercial non-tribal casinos.",
      "source_url": "https://portal.ct.gov/gaming",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ct",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal (PA 21-23); real-money online slots and table games via the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://portal.ct.gov/gaming",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ct",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated by the DCP Gaming Division. Minimum age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://portal.ct.gov/gaming",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "dc",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No online casino / iGaming in the District.",
      "source_url": "https://dclottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "dc",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — both online/mobile district-wide and retail. FanDuel is the Lottery's district-wide app; commercial apps and retail sportsbooks (Capital One Arena, Nationals Park, Audi Field) also operate. Minimum age 18 (some operators require 21). Regulated by the DC Office of Lottery and Gaming.",
      "source_url": "https://dclottery.com/sports-betting",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "dc",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "info",
      "summary": "Paid DFS is legal; operators accept DC players. Minimum age 18. VERIFY (no dedicated official page).",
      "source_url": "https://dclottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "dc",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "info",
      "summary": "No casinos (commercial or tribal). Legal in-person gambling is limited to retail sportsbooks, the DC Lottery, and licensed charitable gaming. Regulated by the DC Office of Lottery and Gaming.",
      "source_url": "https://dclottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "de",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated. Minimum age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://www.delottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "de",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal both retail and online/mobile, via the Delaware Lottery. Statewide mobile launched early 2024 (single-operator). Minimum age 21. Exploring multi-operator in 2026.",
      "source_url": "https://www.delottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "de",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Three racino casinos — Delaware Park, Dover Downs, Harrington Raceway — slots, table games, retail sportsbooks. State lottery (incl. keno) and charitable gaming. No tribal casinos. Casino age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://www.delottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "de",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — one of the first states (since 2013), via the Delaware Lottery and the three casinos' platform. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://www.delottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "fl",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No state-licensed real-money online casinos; only the Seminole Tribe's compact offerings exist.",
      "source_url": "https://flgaming.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "fl",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Unregulated gray area. Traditional DFS operates without a state framework; the Gaming Control Commission has treated \"pick'em\" fantasy as illegal sports betting.",
      "source_url": "https://flgaming.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "fl",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal, offered exclusively by the Seminole Tribe via the Hard Rock Bet app (statewide mobile) and in person at Seminole casinos under the 2021 compact. No other operators. Must be 21+ and in Florida.",
      "source_url": "https://flgaming.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "fl",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Seminole tribal casinos (Hard Rock) offer Class III slots and table games; pari-mutuel cardrooms (poker) operate at licensed facilities. Florida Lottery statewide. No commercial non-tribal casinos.",
      "source_url": "https://flgaming.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ga",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Unregulated gray area. No statute authorizes or bans DFS; operators serve Georgia residents as games of skill. Not state-licensed.",
      "source_url": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ga",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No retail or online sports betting; 2026 legalization bills failed.",
      "source_url": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ga",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No online casinos or poker; the constitution broadly prohibits casino gambling.",
      "source_url": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ga",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "No casinos (commercial or tribal) and no card rooms. Only legal gambling is the Georgia Lottery plus limited charitable bingo and raffles.",
      "source_url": "https://www.galottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "hi",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited. No legal online casino, poker, or any online gambling.",
      "source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "hi",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited. No legal sports betting of any kind; 2025-2026 legalization bills failed.",
      "source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "hi",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited. No casinos, card rooms, racinos, or lottery. Hawaii (with Utah) is one of two states with no legalized gambling; only non-profit social home games are tolerated.",
      "source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "hi",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited. Paid DFS is not legal; Hawaii bans essentially all gambling.",
      "source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ia",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal, retail and online/mobile (live since Aug 15, 2019). Regulated by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission; remote registration. Must be 21+.",
      "source_url": "https://irgc.iowa.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ia",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "~19 licensed commercial and tribal casinos (incl. racinos) offer slots, table games, retail sportsbooks; Iowa Lottery and charitable gaming legal. Regulated by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission.",
      "source_url": "https://irgc.iowa.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ia",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (legalized 2019). Must be 21+.",
      "source_url": "https://irgc.iowa.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ia",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No state-licensed real-money online casino; remains prohibited.",
      "source_url": "https://irgc.iowa.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "id",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited. No legal retail or online sports betting. Constitution bans gambling except lottery, pari-mutuel racing, and charitable bingo/raffles.",
      "source_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idconst/artiii/sect20/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "id",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited. No legal online casino or poker; casino-style gaming barred by the constitution.",
      "source_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idconst/artiii/sect20/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "id",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited. Paid DFS treated as illegal gambling since 2016 (AG opinion); DraftKings/FanDuel exited.",
      "source_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idconst/artiii/sect20/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "id",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Tribal casinos only (four tribes, seven casinos) offering tribal video gaming terminals and bingo (no house-banked table games). Idaho Lottery and pari-mutuel racing legal; no commercial casinos or card rooms.",
      "source_url": "https://www.idaholottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "il",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Commercial casinos and racinos statewide, plus widespread licensed video gaming terminals (bars/truck stops) and the Illinois Lottery; all regulated by the Illinois Gaming Board.",
      "source_url": "https://igb.illinois.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "il",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal, retail and online/mobile. Regulated by the Illinois Gaming Board; remote registration allowed. Must be 21+. Retail at casinos, racetracks, sports venues.",
      "source_url": "https://igb.illinois.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "il",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No state-authorized real-money online casino; legalization proposed but not passed.",
      "source_url": "https://igb.illinois.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "il",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Legal but unregulated; a 2020 IL Supreme Court ruling treats DFS as a game of skill. The Gaming Board has sent cease-and-desist letters to some \"pick'em\" operators.",
      "source_url": "https://igb.illinois.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "in",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No licensed real-money online casino in Indiana. HB 1052 (Public Law 153, signed March 12, 2026) bans online sweepstakes casinos effective July 1, 2026 - now in effect; the Indiana Gaming Commission can impose civil penalties of up to $100,000 per violation, including against out-of-state operators serving Indiana players.",
      "source_url": "https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1052/details",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-02"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "in",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Commercial riverboat/land-based casinos and racinos statewide with retail sportsbooks; Hoosier Lottery and charitable gaming also legal. Regulated by the Indiana Gaming Commission.",
      "source_url": "https://www.in.gov/igc/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "in",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal, retail and online/mobile (effective 2019). Regulated by the Indiana Gaming Commission; up to three online skins per license. Must be 21+.",
      "source_url": "https://www.in.gov/igc/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "in",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated by the Indiana Gaming Commission's Paid Fantasy Sports Division (legalized 2016); college/HS contests prohibited. Players 18+.",
      "source_url": "https://www.in.gov/igc/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ks",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal, retail and online/mobile (SB 84, launched Sept 2022). Each of four state-owned casinos may partner with up to three online operators. Overseen by the Kansas Lottery and KRGC. Must be 21+.",
      "source_url": "https://www.kslottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ks",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Four state-owned commercial casinos (Expanded Lottery Act) plus tribal casinos offer slots and table games; retail sportsbooks at commercial casinos. Kansas Lottery and charitable gaming also legal.",
      "source_url": "https://www.kslottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ks",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Conditional. A 2015 law exempts qualifying traditional DFS (players 18+), but DFS is not affirmatively licensed; in 2023 the KRGC sent cease-and-desist letters to six \"pick'em\" operators.",
      "source_url": "http://www.krgc.ks.gov/index.php/component/content/article/2-uncategorised/113-fantasysportsillegal",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ks",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No state-authorized real-money online casino.",
      "source_url": "https://www.kslottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ky",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "No commercial or tribal casinos. In-person gaming is historical horse racing (slot-like machines) and pari-mutuel wagering at racetracks, plus the KY Lottery and charitable gaming. HB 904 (2026) authorizes fixed-odds wagering on live racing.",
      "source_url": "https://khrc.ky.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ky",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and, under HB 904 (2026), now formally regulated: operators must be licensed by the KY Horse Racing & Gaming Corporation. DFS age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb904.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ky",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No statute authorizes real-money online slots, table games, or poker.",
      "source_url": "https://khrc.ky.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ky",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal. Retail (since Sept 2023) at horse-racing facilities and statewide online/mobile apps. Regulated by the KY Horse Racing & Gaming Corporation. Minimum age is now 21 (raised from 18) and prop bets on individual college athletes are banned — HB 904 / 2026 Acts ch. 184, effective July 2026.",
      "source_url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb904.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "la",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — retail and online/mobile in the 55 of 64 parishes that approved it. Regulated by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. Minimum age 21. Online tax raised to 21.5% of GGR in 2026.",
      "source_url": "https://lgcb.dps.louisiana.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "la",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Extensive: 1 land-based casino (Caesars New Orleans), 15 riverboat casinos, 4 racinos, video poker at truck stops/bars, the LA Lottery, charitable gaming, and tribal casinos. Minimum age 21 for casinos.",
      "source_url": "https://lgcb.dps.louisiana.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "la",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No statute authorizes real-money online casino. (AG issued a July 2025 opinion classifying online sweepstakes casinos as illegal.)",
      "source_url": "https://lgcb.dps.louisiana.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "la",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated (Act 322, 2018; operative in approving parishes). Regulated by the LGCB. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://lgcb.dps.louisiana.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ma",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal (DraftKings is HQ'd in Boston), under state authorization/AG regulations. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://massgaming.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ma",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — retail (at casinos) and statewide online/mobile. Regulated by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://massgaming.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ma",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. Online sports betting is the only authorized online gambling; an iGaming bill was shelved in 2026.",
      "source_url": "https://massgaming.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ma",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Three casinos: Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield, and Plainridge Park (slots parlor). All commercial (no tribal). MA Lottery, pari-mutuel/simulcast, charitable gaming. Minimum age 21 for casinos.",
      "source_url": "https://massgaming.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "md",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Six commercial casinos (e.g., MGM National Harbor, Live!, Horseshoe Baltimore) — slots, table games, poker. Pari-mutuel racing, the MD Lottery, charitable gaming. Minimum age 21 for casinos.",
      "source_url": "https://www.mdgaming.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "md",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. iGaming would require a voter-approved constitutional amendment; 2026 referendum bills did not advance. Online casino play remains unauthorized.",
      "source_url": "https://www.mdgaming.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "md",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — retail and statewide online/mobile. Regulated by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://www.mdgaming.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "md",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated (overseen by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency). Minimum age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://www.mdgaming.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "me",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Two casinos: Hollywood Casino (Bangor, racino) and Oxford Casino — slots and table games. Pari-mutuel racing, the Maine State Lottery, and charitable gaming. Minimum age 21 for casinos.",
      "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/dps/gambling-control-board/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "me",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated (authorized 2017). Regulated by the Maine Gambling Control Unit. Minimum age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/dps/gambling-control-board/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "me",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal. Online/mobile (launched Nov 2023) run exclusively by Maine's four Wabanaki tribes via commercial partners; up to 4 mobile and 10 retail licenses. Regulated by the Maine Gambling Control Unit. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/dps/gambling-control-board/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "me",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Newly legalized, not yet live. LD 1164 (Jan 2026) grants the four Wabanaki tribes exclusive online casino gaming; rules still being written; first wagers expected late 2026/early 2027. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280096719",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mi",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Three Detroit commercial casinos plus 24 tribal casinos (12 tribes) statewide. MI Lottery, pari-mutuel racing, charitable gaming. Detroit casinos regulated by the MGCB; minimum age 21 (some tribal 18).",
      "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mi",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — retail (Detroit's three commercial casinos and tribal casinos) and statewide online/mobile. Regulated by the Michigan Gaming Control Board (PA 149 of 2019). Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mi",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and live. Real-money online casino (slots, tables, live dealer, poker) under PA 152 of 2019; ~15 operators. Regulated by the MGCB. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mi",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated under the Fantasy Contests Consumer Protection Act (MGCB). Minimum age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mn",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No statute authorizes real-money online casino; the AG has sent cease-and-desist letters to illegal operators.",
      "source_url": "https://mn.gov/gcb/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mn",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "In-person casino gaming is tribal-only: 11 tribes operate ~19 Class III casinos under compacts (no commercial casinos). Two pari-mutuel tracks, the MN Lottery, and licensed charitable gaming (pull-tabs, bingo).",
      "source_url": "https://mn.gov/gcb/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mn",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "info",
      "summary": "Not expressly regulated by statute; operates in a legal gray area (not explicitly prohibited); offered to those 18+. VERIFY.",
      "source_url": "https://mn.gov/gcb/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mn",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "NOT legal. As of 2026 no legal sports betting (retail or online); bills failed amid a tribal/racetrack impasse. A tribal-exclusive online bill (SF 4139) was introduced in 2026 but had not passed.",
      "source_url": "https://mn.gov/gcb/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mo",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated under the MO Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act (RSMo 313.900-955), overseen by the Missouri Gaming Commission. Must be 18+.",
      "source_url": "https://www.mgc.dps.mo.gov/FantasySports/FS_Operators.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mo",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No statewide online casino authorized; 2026 proposals did not advance.",
      "source_url": "https://www.mgc.dps.mo.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mo",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal statewide — retail (13 casinos and pro sports venues) and online/mobile (~14 apps). Launched Dec 1, 2025 via 2024 Amendment 2. Must be 21+ and in Missouri.",
      "source_url": "https://www.mgc.dps.mo.gov/SportsWagering/Sports_Wagering_Launch122025.pdf",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mo",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "13 licensed riverboat casinos (cap of 13; full table games and slots) plus retail sportsbooks. State lottery and licensed charitable bingo/raffles. Must be 21+ for casino gaming.",
      "source_url": "https://www.mgc.dps.mo.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ms",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "~26 casinos: commercial along the Gulf Coast and Mississippi River, plus tribal (Choctaw). Slots, table games, poker, on-site sportsbooks. A separate state lottery exists. Minimum age 21 for casinos.",
      "source_url": "https://www.msgamingcommission.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ms",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Legal but on-premise only. Retail at licensed casinos; mobile allowed ONLY while physically on casino property (no statewide mobile). 2026 statewide-mobile bills failed. Regulated by the MS Gaming Commission. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://www.msgamingcommission.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ms",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. The Gaming Control Act does not authorize internet casino gaming.",
      "source_url": "https://www.msgamingcommission.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ms",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated by the MS Gaming Commission. Minimum age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://www.msgamingcommission.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mt",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. SB 555 (effective Oct 1, 2025) broadly bans real-money online gambling, including online casinos and sweepstakes sites.",
      "source_url": "https://dojmt.gov/gaming/faqs/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mt",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Licensed casinos/taverns offer limited-stake video gambling machines (poker/keno/bingo) and live poker; Class III tribal casinos (7 tribes) offer fuller gaming. State lottery and charitable gaming. General gambling age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://dojmt.gov/gaming/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mt",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Legal but restricted to the state-run \"Sports Bet Montana\" (Montana Lottery): kiosks/terminals at licensed retailers; the app works only while physically on a licensed retailer's premises. No statewide remote mobile. Must be 18+.",
      "source_url": "https://dojmt.gov/gaming/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "mt",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited. Montana law (MCA 23-5-802) bars paid fantasy-sports wagering by telephone or internet; major DFS operators block Montana.",
      "source_url": "https://dojmt.gov/gaming/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nc",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — retail and online/mobile. Online launched statewide March 11, 2024; retail at licensed sports facilities. Regulated by the NC State Lottery Commission. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://nclottery.com/sports-betting",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nc",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Tribal casinos (Eastern Band of Cherokee; Catawba Nation) offer Class III gaming including retail sportsbooks. No commercial casinos or card rooms. State lottery and limited charitable gaming permitted.",
      "source_url": "https://nclottery.com/sports-betting",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nc",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "info",
      "summary": "Paid DFS operates; not separately licensed/regulated. VERIFY (no dedicated NC official DFS page).",
      "source_url": "https://www.legalsportsreport.com/sports-betting-states/north-carolina/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nc",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No state-authorized online casino (no real-money online slots or table games).",
      "source_url": "https://nclottery.com/sports-betting",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nd",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Limited — in-person at tribal casinos under state-tribal compacts; the 2022 compacts also allow mobile wagering within reservation boundaries. No statewide online/mobile. Constitution bars most expansion; Jan 2026 HCR 3002 (statewide mobile) failed. Age typically 21 at tribal venues. VERIFY per compact.",
      "source_url": "https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/licensing-and-gaming/gaming/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nd",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No state-regulated online casino.",
      "source_url": "https://www.bettingusa.com/states/nd/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nd",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Tribal casinos (e.g., 4 Bears, Dakota Magic) offer slots, table games, and in-person sports betting under compacts. No commercial casinos. State lottery and charitable gaming (pull-tabs, bingo, sports pools) legal.",
      "source_url": "https://www.bettingusa.com/states/nd/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nd",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "info",
      "summary": "Paid DFS generally available; not a separately licensed category. VERIFY (no dedicated ND official page).",
      "source_url": "https://www.bettingusa.com/states/nd/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ne",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "info",
      "summary": "Operates without a formal state license (legal gray area); operators self-impose a 19+ minimum. VERIFY — no official authorization page.",
      "source_url": "https://www.legalsportsreport.com/nebraska/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ne",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Legal but retail-only — in-person at licensed racino sportsbooks (e.g., WarHorse Lincoln/Omaha). No legal statewide mobile (a 2026 mobile effort stalled). Must be 21+.",
      "source_url": "https://nrgc.nebraska.gov/gaming/sports-betting",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ne",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No authorized real-money online casino; among the most restrictive states.",
      "source_url": "https://www.legalsportsreport.com/nebraska/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ne",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Voter-approved (2020) casino gaming at licensed horse tracks (racinos) offers slots/table games and retail sportsbooks; tribal casinos also operate. State lottery, pari-mutuel racing, charitable gaming. Casino gaming 21+.",
      "source_url": "https://www.legalsportsreport.com/nebraska/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nh",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "No commercial Vegas-style casinos; gaming is via licensed charitable gaming venues with casino-style table games (proceeds to charity) plus retail DraftKings sportsbooks. State lottery permitted. Table-gaming age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://www.nhlottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nh",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal. Online/mobile and retail offered exclusively through DraftKings under contract with the NH Lottery (RSA 287-I), statewide. Must be 18+.",
      "source_url": "https://www.nhlottery.com/Sports/Mobile-Internet-Sports-Betting",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nh",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated (HB 580, 2017) under NH Lottery oversight. Must be 18+.",
      "source_url": "https://www.nhlottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nh",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No real-money online casino authorized.",
      "source_url": "https://www.nhlottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nj",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and well-established (since 2013). Real-money online casino under Atlantic City casino licenses and DGE oversight. Must be 21+.",
      "source_url": "https://www.nj.gov/casinos/law/act/docs_article06c/cca-article06C.pdf",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nj",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — retail and statewide online/mobile, regulated by the NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement. Numerous licensed apps and Atlantic City/racetrack retail books. Must be 21+.",
      "source_url": "https://www.nj.gov/casinos/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nj",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Nine Atlantic City commercial casinos (slots, table games, poker) plus retail sportsbooks at casinos and racetracks. State lottery and pari-mutuel racing. Casino gaming 21+ (18+ lottery/racing/bingo).",
      "source_url": "https://www.nj.gov/casinos/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nj",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated (Fantasy Sports Activities framework, Division of Consumer Affairs). Must be 18+.",
      "source_url": "https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/fsa",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nm",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "info",
      "summary": "Unsettled/gray area. No state DFS law; operators accept NM entries, but the NM AG (Jan 2026) said legality is uncertain. VERIFY — disputed.",
      "source_url": "https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2026/01/13/are-daily-fantasy-sports-apps-legal-in-new-mexico-maybe-maybe-not-says-ag-raul-torrez/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nm",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No authorized real-money online casino statewide.",
      "source_url": "https://www.nmgcb.org/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nm",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Legal only at tribal casinos, in-person — no state sports-betting law. Several tribes offer retail sportsbooks under Class III compacts. No statewide online/mobile. Age typically 21+ (set by tribe).",
      "source_url": "https://www.gcb.nm.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nm",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Tribal (Class III) casinos statewide offer slots, table games, and sportsbooks; racetrack racinos offer slots and pari-mutuel racing under state license. State lottery and charitable gaming. Casino age 21+.",
      "source_url": "https://www.nmgcb.org/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nv",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Limited. Only online poker is authorized and regulated; real-money online slots/table games are not legal. No statewide mobile-casino apps.",
      "source_url": "https://gaming.nv.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nv",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Restricted. Nevada treats paid DFS as gambling requiring a state license; unlicensed contests are barred and DraftKings/FanDuel do not offer DFS in Nevada.",
      "source_url": "https://gaming.nv.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nv",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "The broadest in-person market: full commercial casinos statewide (slots, tables, poker, race & sportsbooks), regulated by the Nevada Gaming Control Board/Commission, plus tribal casinos. Casino gaming 21+.",
      "source_url": "https://gaming.nv.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "nv",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — the oldest US market. Retail sportsbooks statewide plus mobile, BUT online accounts require one-time in-person registration at an affiliated casino (no fully remote sign-up). Must be 21+.",
      "source_url": "https://gaming.nv.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ny",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — online/mobile (9 licensed apps, live since Jan 2022, taxed at 51%) and retail at licensed casinos. Regulated by the NY State Gaming Commission. Must be 21+.",
      "source_url": "https://www.gaming.ny.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ny",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No real-money online casino authorized; legalization bills remain pending in 2026.",
      "source_url": "https://www.gaming.ny.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ny",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Commercial casinos (upstate), tribal casinos, and racinos/VLT facilities statewide; three NYC-area downstate licenses awarded Dec 2025 (opening later this decade). State lottery and charitable gaming. Casino/racino age 21+.",
      "source_url": "https://www.gaming.ny.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ny",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated (2016, Chapter 237) under NY State Gaming Commission registration. Must be 18+.",
      "source_url": "https://www.gaming.ny.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "oh",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — retail and online/mobile (live since Jan 1, 2023). Regulated by the Ohio Casino Control Commission. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://casinocontrol.ohio.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "oh",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated (HB 132, 2017); licensed and overseen by the Ohio Casino Control Commission.",
      "source_url": "https://casinocontrol.ohio.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "oh",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Four commercial casinos and seven racinos (VLTs at racetracks) plus the state lottery and charitable gaming. No tribal casinos. Minimum age 21 for casino gaming.",
      "source_url": "https://casinocontrol.ohio.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "oh",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No real-money online casino authorized as of 2026 (retail casino gaming only).",
      "source_url": "https://casinocontrol.ohio.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ok",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Extensive tribal casino industry (Class II and III under compacts) operated by numerous tribes — the dominant legal gambling. No commercial casinos. Pari-mutuel racing and a state lottery also legal. Age 18 at many tribal venues (21 where alcohol served). VERIFY per venue.",
      "source_url": "https://www.ok.gov/oklottery/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ok",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No authorized retail or online sports betting; the tribal compact framework is unresolved (HB 1047 failed in the Senate 27-21 on April 22, 2026). Pending/contested.",
      "source_url": "https://www.legalsportsreport.com/sports-betting-states/oklahoma/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ok",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No state- or compact-authorized online casino.",
      "source_url": "https://www.legalsportsreport.com/sports-betting-states/oklahoma/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ok",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "info",
      "summary": "Paid DFS operates in a legal gray area; not a separately licensed category. VERIFY (no dedicated OK official page).",
      "source_url": "https://www.bettingusa.com/states/ok/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "or",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Tribal casinos (nine tribes; e.g., Spirit Mountain, Chinook Winds) offer Class III gaming and retail sportsbooks. No commercial casinos or card rooms (social gaming only). State lottery, VLTs at licensed retailers, pari-mutuel racing legal.",
      "source_url": "https://www.oregonlottery.org/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "or",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited. Major DFS operators do not offer contests in Oregon; the state DOJ has treated paid DFS as unlawful gambling.",
      "source_url": "https://www.bettingusa.com/states/or/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "or",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No state-regulated online casino (casino gaming limited to land-based tribal casinos).",
      "source_url": "https://www.oregonlottery.org/sports/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "or",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — state-run online/mobile via Oregon Lottery's DraftKings app (professional sports only; no college) plus retail sportsbooks at tribal casinos. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://www.oregonlottery.org/sports/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "pa",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — retail and online/mobile (2017 Expanded Gaming Act). Regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "pa",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal. Full online casino (slots, table games, online poker) regulated by the PA Gaming Control Board. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/pa-licensed-online-gaming-operators",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "pa",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated by the PA Gaming Control Board. Minimum age 18 online (21 at a licensed casino).",
      "source_url": "https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "pa",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "18 land-based casinos (racetrack, standalone, resort, mini-casino) with slots, table games, poker, sportsbooks; plus VGTs at qualified truck stops, the state lottery, charitable gaming. Minimum age 21 for casino gaming.",
      "source_url": "https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ri",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "info",
      "summary": "Paid DFS operates; no statute prohibiting; not a separately licensed category. VERIFY (no dedicated RI official page).",
      "source_url": "https://www.bettingusa.com/states/ri/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ri",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal. Online casino authorized by 2023 legislation; operated by the RI Lottery and Bally's (monopoly), launched March 5, 2024. Slots and live-dealer tables. Minimum age 21.",
      "source_url": "https://www.bettingusa.com/states/ri/casino/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ri",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — retail (the two Bally's casinos) and online/mobile via the state's single operator (Sportsbook RI), run by the RI Lottery with Bally's. Minimum age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://www.rilot.com/en-us/player-zone/faqs.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ri",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Two commercial casinos operated by Bally's (Twin River Lincoln and Tiverton) — slots, table games, retail sportsbooks. No tribal casinos. State lottery (incl. iLottery) and charitable gaming. Floor age 18; 21 where alcohol served. VERIFY venue age.",
      "source_url": "https://www.bettingusa.com/states/ri/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "sc",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Essentially prohibited. No commercial or tribal casinos and no card rooms; among the most restrictive states. The SC Education Lottery is the only broadly legal gambling; limited \"casino boat\" cruises to international waters operate from some ports.",
      "source_url": "https://www.sceducationlottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "sc",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No authorized retail or online sports betting; prohibited. Legislative efforts stalled in 2026 with a veto threat.",
      "source_url": "https://www.legalsportsreport.com/sports-betting-states/south-carolina/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "sc",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. Online casino prohibited; no authorization.",
      "source_url": "https://www.bettingusa.com/states/sc/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "sc",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "info",
      "summary": "Unregulated gray area — no statute legalizing or banning paid DFS; some operators accept entries, others do not. Not state-licensed. VERIFY.",
      "source_url": "https://www.bettingusa.com/states/sc/daily-fantasy/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "sd",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "info",
      "summary": "Paid DFS offered by major operators as games of skill; the state does not formally regulate fantasy contests. Age 18. VERIFY (no dedicated official page).",
      "source_url": "https://dor.sd.gov/businesses/gaming/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "sd",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Legal but in-person ONLY — wagers must be placed at Deadwood commercial casinos and authorized tribal casinos. No statewide online/mobile. Minimum age 21. A constitutional amendment for online betting (SJR 504) advanced toward a possible Nov 2026 ballot.",
      "source_url": "https://dor.sd.gov/businesses/gaming/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "sd",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Commercial casinos in Deadwood and tribal casinos statewide offer slots, table games, retail sports betting; plus video lottery terminals in licensed establishments, a state lottery, and pari-mutuel racing. Regulated by the SD Commission on Gaming.",
      "source_url": "https://dor.sd.gov/businesses/gaming/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "sd",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No online casino / iGaming in South Dakota.",
      "source_url": "https://dor.sd.gov/businesses/gaming/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "tn",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — ONLINE/MOBILE ONLY (no retail; Tennessee has no casinos). Multiple licensed apps. Minimum age 21. Regulated by the TN Sports Wagering Council.",
      "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/swac.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "tn",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No online casino / iGaming in Tennessee.",
      "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/swac.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "tn",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated under the TN Fantasy Sports Act; SWAC licenses operators. Minimum age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/swac/forms/fantasy.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "tn",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited: no commercial or tribal casinos, card rooms, or racinos. Legal in-person gambling is limited to the state lottery and certain charitable raffles.",
      "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/swac.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "tx",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "info",
      "summary": "Paid DFS operates but is not specifically regulated (legal gray area); a prior AG opinion deemed them illegal though operators continue. VERIFY.",
      "source_url": "https://www.texaslottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "tx",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited — retail and online sports betting are not legal. Legalization efforts have repeatedly failed; no licensed sportsbooks.",
      "source_url": "https://www.texaslottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "tx",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No online casino / iGaming in Texas.",
      "source_url": "https://www.texaslottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "tx",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Largely prohibited: no commercial casinos. Limited tribal gaming (Kickapoo Lucky Eagle, Eagle Pass; Class II bingo at Naskila and Speaking Rock). Other legal options: the Texas Lottery, charitable bingo/raffles, and pari-mutuel racing.",
      "source_url": "https://www.texaslottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ut",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited — all gambling, including sports betting, is illegal. The Utah Constitution bars the legislature from authorizing any game of chance, and statute mandates opting out of any federal online-gambling framework. Participating in gambling (including online gambling) is a class B misdemeanor; class A on a repeat offense (Utah Code 76-9-1402).",
      "source_url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter9/76-9-S1402.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ut",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Effectively prohibited — paid DFS is treated as illegal gambling (no carve-out). HB243 (2026) expanded the gambling definition. VERIFY enforcement.",
      "source_url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter10/76-10-S1102.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ut",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited — Utah has ZERO legal gambling: no casinos, card rooms, racinos, charitable gaming, or state lottery (constitutional ban).",
      "source_url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter10/76-10-S1102.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "ut",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited — online casino is illegal; no form of gambling is permitted.",
      "source_url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter10/76-10-S1102.html",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "va",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Voter-approved commercial casinos operating: Rivers Portsmouth, Hard Rock Bristol, Caesars Virginia (Danville), a temporary Live! casino in Petersburg (opened Jan 2026), and a temporary Norfolk casino. State lottery and charitable gaming. Regulated by the Virginia Lottery.",
      "source_url": "https://www.valottery.com/aboutus/casinosandsportsbetting",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "va",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. 2026 legalization bills advanced but did not pass.",
      "source_url": "https://www.valottery.com/aboutus/casinosandsportsbetting",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "va",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — primarily online/mobile (live since Jan 2021); retail sportsbooks at licensed casinos. Minimum age 21. Regulated by the Virginia Lottery.",
      "source_url": "https://www.valottery.com/aboutus/casinosandsportsbetting/sportsbetting",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "va",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and regulated under the Fantasy Contests Act (register with VDACS). Minimum age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/food-fantasy-contests.shtml",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "vt",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal (legalized 2017, updated by the 2023 sports-betting law). Minimum age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://liquorandlottery.vermont.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "vt",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No online casino / iGaming in Vermont.",
      "source_url": "https://liquorandlottery.vermont.gov/sports-wagering",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "vt",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — ONLINE/MOBILE ONLY (no retail). Launched Jan 11, 2024. Minimum age 21. Regulated by the Vermont Dept. of Liquor and Lottery.",
      "source_url": "https://liquorandlottery.vermont.gov/sports-wagering",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-16"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "vt",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited: no commercial or tribal casinos, card rooms, or racinos (slot machines banned). Legal in-person gambling is limited to the state lottery, pari-mutuel racing, and charitable gaming.",
      "source_url": "https://liquorandlottery.vermont.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wa",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No online casino / iGaming in Washington.",
      "source_url": "https://wsgc.wa.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wa",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Prohibited — paid DFS treated as illegal gambling (games of chance); major operators do not serve Washington.",
      "source_url": "https://wsgc.wa.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wa",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Tribal casinos (~29 statewide) offer slots, table games, retail sportsbooks under compacts. Also licensed card rooms, a state lottery, and charitable gaming. No commercial Vegas-style casinos. Regulated by the WA State Gambling Commission.",
      "source_url": "https://wsgc.wa.gov/tribal-partnerships/tribal-casino-locations",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wa",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Legal but in-person / tribal only — retail sportsbooks at tribal casinos; bettors must be on tribal casino property. No statewide online/mobile. Age varies (commonly 21). Regulated by the WA State Gambling Commission.",
      "source_url": "https://wsgc.wa.gov/tribal-partnerships/sports-wagering",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wi",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "11 tribes operate casinos statewide (slots, table games, retail sportsbooks) under compacts — no commercial casinos. State lottery, charitable bingo/raffles, pari-mutuel wagering. Oversight via the WI Dept. of Administration, Division of Gaming.",
      "source_url": "https://doa.wi.gov/Pages/AboutDOA/DivisionOfGaming.aspx",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wi",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "info",
      "summary": "Paid DFS operates; not specifically regulated by a state DFS statute. Age 18. VERIFY.",
      "source_url": "https://doa.wi.gov/Pages/AboutDOA/DivisionOfGaming.aspx",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wi",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "conditional",
      "summary": "Legal but tribal/retail only — at tribal casinos (and on-reservation apps) under compacts. Gov. Evers signed AB601 (Apr 9, 2026) to authorize statewide online, but it is NOT yet live (new compacts needed). Age 21 (varies by tribe).",
      "source_url": "https://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/ab601",
      "verified_at": "2026-06-25"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wi",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No online casino / iGaming in Wisconsin.",
      "source_url": "https://doa.wi.gov/Pages/AboutDOA/DivisionOfGaming.aspx",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wv",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Five full-service casinos/racinos — Hollywood (Charles Town), Mountaineer, Wheeling Island, Mardi Gras, The Greenbrier — slots, table games, retail sportsbooks. State lottery and charitable gaming. Regulated by the WV Lottery Commission.",
      "source_url": "https://wvlottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wv",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — both retail (the five casinos) and statewide online/mobile. Minimum age 21. Regulated by the WV Lottery Commission.",
      "source_url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/29-22D-15/",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wv",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — full online casino under the Interactive Wagering Act; multiple licensed operators. Minimum age 21. Regulated by the WV Lottery Commission.",
      "source_url": "https://wvlottery.com/igaming/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wv",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal and authorized (Lottery interactive/fantasy framework). Minimum age 18.",
      "source_url": "https://wvlottery.com/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wy",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.sports_betting",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Legal — online/mobile statewide (live since Sept 2021); tribal casinos may also offer on-site retail. Minimum age 18 (most operators require 21). Regulated by the Wyoming Gaming Commission.",
      "source_url": "https://gaming.wyo.gov/OSW",
      "verified_at": "2026-07-20"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wy",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.in_person",
      "status": "permitted",
      "summary": "Two tribes operate four tribal casinos (Wind River) with Class III gaming; statewide historic horse racing (HHR) machines and pari-mutuel/simulcast wagering at licensed locations. State lottery (WyoLotto). No commercial Vegas-style casinos. Regulated by the Wyoming Gaming Commission.",
      "source_url": "https://gaming.wyo.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wy",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.daily_fantasy",
      "status": "info",
      "summary": "Legal; major operators available. Minimum age 18. VERIFY (no dedicated official page).",
      "source_url": "https://gaming.wyo.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction_id": "wy",
      "category_id": "gambling",
      "subcategory_id": "gambling.online_casino",
      "status": "restricted",
      "summary": "Not legal. No online casino / iGaming in Wyoming.",
      "source_url": "https://gaming.wyo.gov/",
      "verified_at": "2026-05-31"
    }
  ]
}