Tracking U.S. gaming legislation is a little like tracking weather fronts: it’s fast-moving, hyper-local, and the forecast changes daily.
With 2025 shaping up to be another pivotal year for sports betting and iGaming expansion, we’ve built this tracker to monitor every meaningful bill and amendment across the country – from ambitious new market pushes to quiet legislative decisions that still leave sportsbooks on the sidelines.
What you’ll find below isn’t fluff. This is a working document: updated regularly, grounded in state-by-state legislative sources, and focused on the information that actually matters – bill numbers, status updates, tax frameworks, tribal involvement, and who’s driving the conversation.
Whether you're a reporter looking for the latest movement in Georgia, a stakeholder watching Hawaii’s first-ever betting bill unfold, or a sports bettor trying to keep up with what’s legal where, this tracker is designed to keep you ahead of the curve.
We’re not trying to reinvent the wheel here – just keep it turning. If a bill’s dead, we’ll say so. If a proposal looks like a longshot, we won’t pretend it’s not. And if there’s meaningful traction in a state that’s been quiet for years? We’ll flag that, too. This isn’t a predictions column – it’s a legislative weather map for the U.S. gaming space, and we’ll keep updating it as the winds shift.
📜 2025 U.S. Sports Betting and iGaming Bill Tracker
| State | Bill(s) | Market Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | House Bill 490 | Sports Betting | 🔴 Failed |
| Alaska | House Bill 145 | Sports Betting | 🕒 Pending |
| Georgia | House Resolution 450 House Bill 686 |
Sports Betting | 🔴 Failed |
| Hawaii | House Bill 1308 | Sports Betting | 🔴 Failed |
| Minnesota | Senate Bill 757 | Sports Betting | 🔴 Failed |
| Mississippi | Senate Bill 2510 | Sports Betting | 🔴 Failed |
| Nebraska | Legislative Resolution 20CA | Sports Betting | 🔴 Failed |
| Oklahoma | House Bill 1047 House Bill 1101 |
Sports Betting | 🔴 Failed |
| Texas | HJR 137 HJR 134 |
Sports Betting | 🔴 Failed |
Alabama
📜 Bill: House Bill 490
💰 Market Type: Sports Betting
📊 Status: Failed
📝 Summary: Senator Greg Albritton's latest attempt at bringing online sports betting to Alabama was scuttled almost as quickly as it was introduced to the Alabama State House. If passed, the bill would have created a state lottery and regulator, the Alabama Gaming Commission, a compact agreement with the Poarch Creek Indians, introduced online gambling and six Class II gambling sites, and set a 24% tax rate. (April 7, 2025)
Alaska
📜 Bill: House Bill 145
💰 Market Type: Sports Betting
📊 Status: Pending
📝 Summary: HB 145 proposes the legalization of mobile sports wagering in Alaska. The bill allows for up to 10 online sportsbook licenses, each with a $100,000 annual fee, and imposes a 20% tax on adjusted gross revenue. The Alaska Department of Revenue would oversee regulation, with operations potentially commencing on Jan. 1, 2026, pending legislative approval. The bill is currently pending after being referred to the House Labor and Commerce Committee. (March 21, 2025)
Georgia
📜 Bills: House Resolution 450, House Bill 686
💰 Market Type: Sports Betting
📊 Status: Failed
📝 Summary: Another effort to legalize sports betting has come up short in the Georgia General Assembly. Members of the Georgia House of Representatives did not pass two online sports betting-related measures in Atlanta. That effectively killed chances for legal sports betting in one of the largest unregulated markets. Georgia lawmakers are reviving the gambling debate in the fall, with proposals for sports betting and casinos gaining momentum ahead of 2026. (Sept. 2, 2025)
Hawaii
📜 Bill: House Bill 1308
💰 Market Type: Sports Betting
📊 Status: Pending
📝 Summary: Legal Hawaii sportsbooks will have to continue to wait. In April, Hawaii lawmakers rejected a final version of a sports legalization bill, ending efforts to bring legal sportsbooks to the state this year. The bill proposed an online-only market with no in-person sportsbooks. (April 25, 2025)
Minnesota
📜 Bill: Senate Bill 757
💰 Market Type: Sports Betting
📊 Status: Failed
📝 Summary: Minnesota's House of Representatives and Senate have adjourned for this year’s regularly scheduled legislative session without passing a mobile sports betting bill. Minnesota lawmakers failed to advance out of its initial committee in February, a major blow to legalization efforts.
Mississippi
📜 Bill: Senate Bill 2510
💰 Market Type: Sports Betting
📊 Status: Failed
📝 Summary: This year’s campaign to legalize statewide online sports betting in Mississippi is dead. The Mississippi House of Representatives made some tweaks to Senate Bill 2510 in March, including by shoehorning statewide online sports betting into the legislation. The changes were rejected by the Senate, and lawmakers on a conference committee were ultimately unable to reach a compromise on the bill. (April 1, 2025)
Nebraska
📜 Bill: Legislative Resolution 20CA
💰 Market Type: Sports Betting
📊 Status: Failed
📝 Summary: A ballot measure bill for sports betting in Nebraska will not be taken up for a vote, ending lawmakers' push to offer a referendum that would allow voters to approve mobile sportsbooks in 2026. State Sen. Eliot Bostar pulled the proposal after it was clear on the unicameral legislature’s floor there were not enough votes to pass the measure. However, a citizen petition to add online sports betting to the 2026 is gaining steam. (Sept. 21, 2025)
Oklahoma
📜 Bill: House Bill 1047, House Bill 1101
💰 Market Type: Sports Betting
📊 Status: Pending
📝 Summary: Oklahoma's long-stalled sports betting hopes have hit another roadblock after a key legislative committee pulled consideration of the bill hours before it was to be debated. The bill highlights longstanding tensions between state leaders and tribal nations, who seek to preserve their exclusive gaming rights and are open to partnerships, while Gov. Kevin Stitt insists on an open market that includes non-tribal entities. (May 8, 2025)
Texas
📜 Bill: HJR 137, HJR 134
💰 Market Type: Sports Betting
📊 Status: Pending
📝 Summary: Two separate bills were filed in hopes of getting sports betting and land-based casino gaming on this year’s November ballot in one of the largest unregulated markets in the U.S. However, lawmakers blocked the bills, pushing any potential legalization to down the road. The next chance for sports betting discussions to take place will be in 2027. (May 22, 2025)
📚 Legal U.S. Sports Betting and iGaming by State
| State | Online Sports Betting | Retail Sports Betting | Online Casino / iGaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Alaska | 🕒 (Pending) | ❌ | ❌ |
| Arizona | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Arkansas | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| California | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Colorado | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Connecticut | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Delaware | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Florida | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Georgia | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Hawaii | 🕒 (Pending) | ❌ | ❌ |
| Idaho | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Illinois | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Indiana | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Iowa | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Kansas | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Kentucky | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Louisiana | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Maine | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Maryland | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Massachusetts | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Michigan | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Minnesota | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Mississippi | ✅ (On-site only) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Missouri | ✅ (Coming soon) | ✅ (Coming soon) | ❌ |
| Montana | ✅ (On-site only) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Nebraska | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Nevada | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| New Hampshire | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| New Jersey | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| New Mexico | ❌ | ✅ (Limited to tribal casinos) | ❌ |
| New York | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| North Carolina | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| North Dakota | ❌ | ✅ (Limited to tribal casinos) | ❌ |
| Ohio | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Oklahoma | 🕒 (Pending) | ❌ | ❌ |
| Oregon | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Pennsylvania | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Rhode Island | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| South Carolina | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| South Dakota | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Tennessee | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Texas | 🕒 (Pending) | ❌ | ❌ |
| Utah | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Vermont | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Virginia | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Washington | ❌ | ✅ (Limited to tribal casinos) | ❌ |
| West Virginia | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Wisconsin | ❌ | ✅ (Limited to tribal casinos) | ❌ |
| Wyoming | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
This tracker will be updated regularly as new legislation is introduced or modified.
