Paid fantasy sports and pick'em: where the states stand
Daily fantasy contests, house-banked "pick'em" games and the peer-to-peer formats that replaced them, in date order: what each regulator, legislature and court decided, and what is still open.
Paid fantasy sports and pick'em: where the states stand
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
- 39
- Latest source check
- 2026-10-12
- States and territories covered
- 3
- Entries held back
- 301
- Permitted or licensed2
- Restricted or conditioned0
- Prohibited1
- Pending change0
- Position recorded0
- No published position53
Text version of the map
| State or territory | Status | Source check |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Permitted or licensed | Verified at source on 2026-10-12 |
| Colorado | Prohibited | Verified at source on 2026-10-12 |
| Iowa | Permitted or licensed | 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
Colorado’s authorized-contest rule takes its current form and keeps the operator out of its own contests.
Code of Colorado Regulations, 1 CCR 207-3 · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
California’s Attorney General concludes that paid daily fantasy sports played from California is sports wagering, whatever the format.
California Attorney General, Opinion No. 23-1001 · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Arkansas orders two pick’em operators to stop, calling the contests unlicensed sports betting.
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration news release · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Colorado rewrites the whole fantasy rule set, and this is the version its substantive rules are read from.
Code of Colorado Regulations, 1 CCR 207-3 · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Colorado binds every licensed and registered fantasy operator to rules it is deemed to know.
Code of Colorado Regulations, 1 CCR 207-3 · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Colorado splits fantasy operators at 7,500 accounts, and charges forty-three times more above the line.
Code of Colorado Regulations, 1 CCR 207-3 · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Colorado puts the duty to keep operations lawful on the provider itself.
Code of Colorado Regulations, 1 CCR 207-3 · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Colorado holds each fantasy player to one active account.
Code of Colorado Regulations, 1 CCR 207-3 · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Colorado requires a responsible gaming logo on every fantasy site, reachable throughout a session.
Code of Colorado Regulations, 1 CCR 207-3 · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Colorado makes the operator resolve player disputes first, and publish how to bring one.
Code of Colorado Regulations, 1 CCR 207-3 · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Colorado lets the Director fine, suspend or revoke, and treats taking a licence as agreeing to future rules.
Code of Colorado Regulations, 1 CCR 207-3 · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Arizona licenses fantasy sports contests and event wagering in one act, signed the same day it was filed.
Arizona Legislature, Laws 2021, chapter 234 (H.B. 2772) · Verified at source on 2026-10-12
Changes here bear on fantasy and pick’em opinions: Skill predominance, Contest format, Licensing.
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