NCAA — 4/3/26

College Sports Betting Regulations

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@WagerWireEditorial
WagerWire Editorial

College Betting Rules — State by State

🟢 FULLY OPEN (bet anything: teams + props)

  • Arkansas – no restrictions
  • Kentucky – no restrictions
  • Michigan – no restrictions
  • Nevada – no restrictions
  • North Carolina – no restrictions
  • West Virginia – no restrictions
  • Wyoming – no restrictions

🟡 ALLOWED BUT NO PLAYER PROPS

  • Arizona – no props
  • Colorado – no props
  • Florida – no props
  • Louisiana – no props (since 2024)
  • Maryland – no props
  • Ohio – no props
  • Pennsylvania – no props
  • Tennessee – no props
  • New York – no props + no in-state teams

👉 This is the most common setup in the U.S.

🔴 NO BETTING ON IN-STATE TEAMS

(Some also ban props)

  • Connecticut – no in-state (except tournaments)
  • Delaware – no in-state
  • Illinois – no in-state + no props
  • Maine – no in-state (even tournaments)
  • Massachusetts – no in-state (except tournaments) + no props
  • New Jersey – no in-state or games played in-state
  • New Hampshire – no in-state or in-state events
  • New York – no in-state + no props
  • Rhode Island – no in-state + no games in-state
  • Vermont – no in-state (except tournaments)
  • Virginia – no in-state + no props
  • Washington – no in-state
  • Washington, D.C. – no in-state teams or games

🟠 HYBRID / CONDITIONAL STATES

  • Indiana – allowed, but no live player props
  • Iowa – no props for in-state teams
  • Kansas – allowed but age restriction (18+)
  • Nebraska – no betting on Nebraska teams + prop limits
  • North Dakota – tribal / operator-specific rules
  • South Dakota – no in-state teams + no props
  • Wisconsin – retail only + no in-state teams

🏪 RETAIL-ONLY / LIMITED ACCESS STATES

  • Mississippi – retail only, in-state allowed
  • Montana – retail only (lottery-run), props allowed
  • New Mexico – tribal sportsbooks only, no in-state teams

🚫 MOST RESTRICTIVE / UNIQUE

Oregon – no college betting online at all