Commercial casinos and table games: what each state has actually authorised
A dated, sourced record of the statutes, constitutional amendments, tax rates and regulator acts behind commercial casino gaming and table games, state by state, with the document behind each one.
Commercial casinos and table games: what each state has actually authorised
Each entry below was checked against its official source; the date is on the entry. Entries that could not be checked are not shown.
- Published entries
- 149
- Latest source check
- 2026-10-12
- States and territories covered
- 10
- Entries held back
- 60
- Permitted or licensed1
- Restricted or conditioned1
- Prohibited0
- Pending change0
- Position recorded8
- No published position46
Text version of the map
| State or territory | Status | Source check |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | Position recorded | Verified at source on 2026-10-12 |
| Louisiana | Position recorded | Verified at source on 2026-10-12 |
| Maine | Position recorded | Verified at source on 2026-10-12 |
| Maryland | Restricted or conditioned | Verified at source on 2026-10-12 |
| Nebraska | Permitted or licensed | Verified at source on 2026-10-12 |
| New Jersey | Position recorded | Verified at source on 2026-10-12 |
| Ohio | Position recorded | Verified at source on 2026-10-12 |
| Pennsylvania | Position recorded | Verified at source on 2026-10-12 |
| Virginia | Position recorded | Verified at source on 2026-10-12 |
| West Virginia | Position recorded | Verified at source on 2026-10-12 |
Select a state on the map, or choose one above, to read its position and its sources.
Latest changes
Pennsylvania approves consent agreements with MGM Resorts International and CountR GmbH and excludes ten people.
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board press release · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
The Nevada Gaming Commission’s last meeting before this page’s current-to date is September 17, 2026.
September 2026 Nevada Gaming Commission agenda · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Nevada amends the logging requirements for wagering guests of its gaming salons, effective on adoption.
Nevada Gaming Commission, September 2026 disposition · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Kansas approves and revokes individual lottery facility games by testing-laboratory letter.
Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission agenda packet · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Nevada’s Control Board works through nonrestricted and restricted items in a single September day.
September 2026 Nevada Gaming Control Board disposition · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
The last Arkansas commission meeting before this page’s current-to date takes proposed rule changes.
Arkansas State Racing Commission agenda, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Nebraska’s commission moves to split itself into separate gaming and racing committees.
Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission agenda · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
The Venetian matter settles by stipulation eight weeks after it was filed.
Complaints, Stipulations and Orders, Nevada Gaming Commission · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
The Commission licenses the chief financial officer of Wynn Las Vegas as a key executive.
August 2026 Nevada Gaming Commission disposition · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Massachusetts fines a registered gaming vendor $7,500 over employee registration.
Noncompliance Enforcement Actions, Massachusetts Gaming Commission · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Pennsylvania adds eleven people to its involuntary exclusion lists in a single meeting.
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board press release · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Iowa’s commission meets at Prairie Meadows and is told operating in Iowa is a privilege and not a right.
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission minutes · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Changes here bear on casino and table-game opinions: Authorised games, Licensing.
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