and Puerto Rico, so bettors can place bets from their phone or computer. A handful of states-including North Carolina, New Mexico and Washington-do not have state-approved gambling but have worked with Native American governments to authorize it at tribal casinos Intrastate mobile sports betting has been implemented or authorized in 17 states, D.C. It is legal but not yet operational in another six. Sports betting is currently being offered in 21 states and the District of Columbia. In just two and a half years following the Supreme Court’s decision to end the near-nationwide prohibition on sports betting, more than half of the country has taken action to legalize it. States Look to Mobile Sports Betting for More Promising Revenue Collectionsīy Jackson Brainerd, senior policy specialist, National Conference of State Legislature’s Fiscal Affairs Program
