Gambling age
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In various jurisdictions, the gambling age is the minimum age which one can gamble. In some countries, gambling is illegal for all people regardless of age, so a minimum age does not exist. In other countries, there are different age limits for different types of gambling.
United States[edit]
The legal minimum age to gamble varies from state to state in the United States and also varies based on the type of gambling: lottery, parimutuel betting, casino, or pull-tab.
State |
Lottery age |
Parimutuel betting age |
Casino age |
Charity bingo/pull-tabs age |
Notes |
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Alabama | N/A | 19 | 21 | Bingo: None Pull tabs: 19 |
|
Alaska | N/A | N/A | N/A | Bingo: 19 Pull tabs: 21 |
|
Arizona | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
Arkansas | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
California | 18 | 18 | 18-21 | 18 | Casino age varies by casino |
Colorado | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
Connecticut | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
Delaware | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
District of Columbia | 18 | N/A | N/A | 18 | |
Florida | 18 | 18 | 18 | ||
Georgia | 18 | N/A | 18 (cruises only) | 18 | |
Hawaii | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | All forms of gambling illegal |
Idaho | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Illinois | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
Indiana | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
Iowa | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Kansas | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
Kentucky | 18 | 18 | N/A | 18 | |
Louisiana | 21 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
Maine | 18 | 18 | 21 | Bingo: 16 | |
Maryland | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
Massachusetts | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
Michigan | 18 | 18 | 18-21 | 18 | Casino age varies by casino |
Minnesota | 18 | 18 | 18-21 | 18 | Casino age varies by casino |
Mississippi | N/A | N/A | 21 | Bingo: None Pull tabs: 18 |
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Missouri | 18 | 18 | 21 | 16 | |
Montana | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Nebraska | 19 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
Nevada | N/A | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
New Hampshire | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
New Jersey | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
New Mexico | 18 | 18 | 21 | None | |
New York | 18 | 18 | 18-21 | None | Casino age varies by casino |
North Carolina | 18 | N/A | 21 | None | |
North Dakota | 18 | Trackside: 18 OTB: 21 |
21 | None | |
Ohio | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
Oklahoma | 18 | 18 | 18-21 | Tribal bingo: 16 Other: 18 |
Casino age varies by casino |
Oregon | 18 | 18 | 18-21 | Bingo: 18 | Casino age varies by casino |
Pennsylvania | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
Puerto Rico | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Rhode Island | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
South Carolina | 18 | N/A | 21 | ||
South Dakota | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
Tennessee | 18 | 18 | N/A | ||
Texas | 18 | 21 | 21 (cruises only) | 18; under 18 accompanied by adult | |
United States Virgin Islands | 18 | 21 | |||
Utah | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | All forms of gambling illegal |
Vermont | 18 | N/A | N/A | 18 | |
Virginia | 18 | 18 | N/A | 18 | |
Washington | 18 | 18 | 18-21 | 18 | Casino age varies by casino |
West Virginia | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
Wisconsin | 18 | 18 | 18-21 | 18 | Casino age varies by casino |
Wyoming | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |