North Carolina
North Carolina launched mobile sports betting in 2024, but there is no legal online casino or poker — and commercial casinos have failed to pass.…
Articles by Joshua Hill
Joshua is a lifelong (can you play poker in diapers?) poker player who moved online in 2004. He created Beat The Fish in 2005 to help fellow frustrated online poker players choose the right poker site for their strengths and then how to win consistently once they got there. He is a published author, a certified news writer, and has played millions of hands of online poker.
Illinois
Illinois has legal mobile sports betting (now among the highest-taxed in the US), but no legal online casino or poker — though an iGaming bill…
Connecticut
Online casino and sports betting are legal in Connecticut (a DraftKings/FanDuel duopoly), but regulated online poker was authorized and never launched.
Ohio
Mobile sports betting is live in Ohio, but online casino and poker aren't legal — and a 2025 push to legalize iGaming has stalled.
Georgia
Georgia bans nearly all gambling — no casinos, no legal online poker or casino, and sports-betting bills have failed eight years running.
West Virginia
A small but complete regulated market — legal online poker, casino, and sports betting, with multi-state shared poker liquidity.
Florida
Mobile sports betting is live through the Seminole Tribe's Hard Rock Bet — but online casino and poker aren't legal in Florida.
Texas
The biggest red state still bans online gambling — no legal online poker, casino, or sports betting, and the next legislative shot is 2027.
Michigan
A top-two US iGaming market — legal online poker, casino, and sports betting, and the anchor of multi-state shared poker liquidity.
Pennsylvania
A top-two US gaming market — legal online poker, casino, and sports betting, now with multi-state shared poker liquidity.
BetRivers
BetRivers is owned by Rush Street Interactive (NYSE: RSI) — same company as the physical Rivers Casinos. The welcome bonus has a rare 1x playthrough, and iRush Rewards points convert to real comps at the property cages. The trade-off is a smaller game library and a dated interface.
FanDuel Casino
FanDuel Casino is the online casino arm of Flutter Entertainment, the world’s largest gambling operator. Live in 5 US states with 1,500+ games, Evolution-powered live dealer, and a single wallet shared with FanDuel Sportsbook. For poker, FanDuel hosts PokerStars in MI, NJ, and PA — covered in our separate PokerStars on FanDuel review. The casino app is polished but thin on video poker, closes support at 8pm ET, and offers an invite-only VIP program.