US Online Casinos by State | Legal Online Gambling | Legal Internet Gambling

We have good news and bad news for US online gambling players.

The good news is that even the big bad UIGEA says nothing specific about limiting your right to gamble at legal Internet sites. Not a thing.

You as a player have no reason to worry as long as you are aware of possible restrictions concerning transferring funds (i.e., depositing and withdrawing) from “illegal” international sites (i.e., none of the sites that we refer to anywhere on our site). And even that may change depending on current legal challenges…

The bad news is that some individual states do have restrictions specifically concerning online gambling:

• Hawaii (all forms of gambling illegal)
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Louisiana
• Michigan
• Nevada
• Oregon
• South Dakota
• Utah (all forms of gambling illegal)
• Washington

(information courtesy of the experts over at Online Slots)

If you are playing from one of those states, you may encounter some difficulty accessing certain online gambling sites. Some of the best US online casinos will specifically refuse to deal with players from one or more of those states, and you may also have some difficulty using certain deposit and withdrawal methods.

Please not that none of the laws as written have resulted in a single legal charge or fine against an individual for gambling online. There have been some charges and financial penalties levied against a small handful of businesses operating gambling sites (the most prominent of which, PartyGaming, is considered by other major governments to be completely legal and reputable!). No player, however, has ever suffered any legal penalty for playing at an online gambling site.

As always, it pays to know and understand the laws of your specific locale. We try to be as comprehensive and up-to-date as possible, but please remember that the details of online gambling legislation are complicated and change, sometimes even from one day to another. Do your research!