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Is gambling legal in Texas?
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Data checked 2026-10-15 · whitegambling US database
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TXNo, not legal
Sports betting (online) in Texas. State-level status is not permission for every operator or location; check the source for venue, tribal and geographic restrictions.
- Minimum age
- Not published
- Regulator
- Not published
- Checked
- 2026-10-15
Source: Tex. Penal Code § 47.02
Other games in Texas
All verified gambling types in Texas (full data)
| Gambling type | Status | Min. age | Regulator | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribal casinos | Tribal only | Not published | Not published | Texas Penal Code § 47.02(c) and § 47.09 checked 2026-10-14 |
| Sports betting (online) | Not legal | Not published | Not published | Tex. Penal Code § 47.02 checked 2026-10-15 |
| Online casino | Not legal | Not published | Texas Lottery | Tex. Penal Code § 47.02 checked 2026-10-15 |
| Online poker | Not legal | Not published | Not published | Tex. Penal Code § 47.02 checked 2026-10-15 |
| Daily fantasy sports | Not legal | Not published | Texas Lottery | Texas Lottery about checked 2026-10-15 |
| Lottery | Legal and live | 18 | Texas Lottery | Texas Lottery about checked 2026-10-14 |
| Online lottery | Not legal | Not published | Texas Lottery | Texas Lottery about checked 2026-10-15 |
| Horse racing | Legal and live | Not published | Texas Racing Commission | Texas Racing Commission checked 2026-10-14 |
| Online horse betting (ADW) | Not legal | Not published | Texas Racing Commission | Tex. Occ. Code § 2027.001 checked 2026-10-15 |
| Charitable gaming | Legal and live | Not published | Charitable Bingo Operations Division | Texas Charitable Bingo regulations and statutes Not from a registry (Reference source, not an official registry)checked 2026-10-14 |
| Skill games | Legal and live | Not published | Not published | Texas Penal Code chapter 47 checked 2026-10-14 |
Not yet verified in our sources: Commercial casinos, Racinos, Card rooms, Sports betting (retail), Video lottery terminals, Video gaming terminals, Historical horse racing, Sweepstakes / social casinos.
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Information, not legal or tax advice. Laws change; follow the linked official source before you play. "Not published" means our sources do not print the figure, not that it is zero.