Who publishes it
The register is published by Node Solutions LTD. It is written and maintained by an editorial team, and pages carry the team as their byline, not an individual. No page quotes a person we did not read, and none presents a made-up expert.
We are not a regulator and we have no tie to one. No state gaming commission, lottery, attorney general or federal agency reviews, approves or sponsors what appears here. Where this site and an official source differ, the official source is the authority, and the page should be corrected to match it.
We offer no games. We do not accept deposits, run contests or take wagers, and we are not a gambling operator in any sense. The pages describe who is licensed and what the law says, and they stop there.
What the register covers
The register is organized around three questions.
- Which states license online gambling. Each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia has a page showing its status for online casino, sports betting and online poker, and the sweepstakes casino position. Seven states currently license online casino, according to industry trackers, and six license online poker.
- Who holds the licenses. For the states whose regulators publish a list, the register shows the holder as listed, the permit or certificate number where one is shown, the websites tied to that holder, and the regulator's list date.
- What the law says about sweepstakes casinos. These brands hold no state gambling license. The register records the operating company as listed, restricted states, statutes and the enforcement record from attorney general and regulator releases.
Alongside those sections sit regulator pages, a guide to checking a license, a page on responsible gambling, and explainers on federal law, offshore claims and the difference between social, sweepstakes and real money play.
What it does not cover
The register does not review operators, put them in an order of merit, compare offers or tell anyone where to play. It does not predict which states will legalize next. Where a bill is pending, the page says that it is pending and gives its status as the legislature shows it.
It also does not give legal advice. A page can say what a statute provides and what a regulator has done. Whether a particular act is lawful for a particular person is a question for a lawyer.
What the status words mean
State pages use a small set of words, applied the same way everywhere.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Live, state-licensed | The state licenses operators and some are running. |
| Legalised, not live | A law authorizes it, and no operator is yet running. |
| Retail only | Sports betting is allowed in person, and not online. |
| Not authorized | The state has no law authorizing it. |
| Banned by statute | A state statute prohibits sweepstakes casinos. |
| Blocked by existing law or enforcement | Existing law or regulator action stops them, without a dedicated statute. |
| Contested: regulator or AG action | An attorney general or regulator has acted, and no statewide ban exists. |
For a license holder, "On the regulator's list" means the holder appears on the regulator's published list on the day we read it. The method page explains the limits of that phrase.
The limits of the information
Regulator lists change, and statutes are amended. Some regulators publish no list at all, and some block automated readers. Where we could not read a primary source, the page says so, and any count taken from industry trackers is marked as secondary.
Sweepstakes casino names, operating companies and restricted-state lists move quickly, because brands open, close and restrict states often. Treat any such page as a record of the day it was read, not as a live feed.
How current the pages are
The footer of every page shows one site-wide date for our newest reads, and each license box and regulator box shows the day that listing or list was read. We make no claim of a fixed update cycle. Those dates are the statement of how recent the information is, and a reader who needs the position today should open the regulator's own page, which every license page links.
Links and independence
The register links to regulators, statutes, courts and official helplines. Operator links are limited to sites a regulator list proves, are marked nofollow and carry no tracking. We use no affiliate links.
Corrections
Errors are fixed when a source shows them. Write to info@usgamblinglicenses.com with the page address and a link to the source. The contact page lists what to include.