Is online gambling legal in Indiana?

Indiana: status at a glance

One regulator, several licenses

The Indiana Gaming Commission is the state body for gambling. Its site lists a sports wagering division described as ensuring the integrity of sports wagering activities in Indiana, along with sports wagering licensing and complaint handling. The same site covers paid fantasy sports licensing, casino gaming (owner, supplier and occupational licensing, junkets, monthly revenue reports and casino evaluations), charity gaming, athletic regulation for combat sports, and law enforcement and license investigations.

Two consumer protection programs appear in the Commission's menu: a Voluntary Exclusion Program and an Internet Self Restriction Program. The Commission's page does not describe the internet program in detail, so we do not state how it works.

Indiana's status row in our data shows sports wagering as available online, with no online casino and no online poker. The Commission's own site fits that picture. It names sports wagering, fantasy sports and land-based casino gaming, and no online casino division.

What changed on July 1, 2026

House Bill 1052 of the 2026 session addresses sweepstakes games. Law-firm and trade summaries, which are not primary sources, report that the governor signed it in March 2026 (accounts give March 12 or March 13) and that it took effect on July 1, 2026. They describe a civil penalty of up to $100,000 that the Gaming Commission can impose on an operator or individual who knowingly conducts a sweepstakes game in Indiana or in a transaction directly involving a person located in Indiana. The same summaries say the enacted version carries civil penalties only and no criminal ones, and some note that the text does not itself use the word "ban" even though most coverage does.

We could not open the enrolled text from the General Assembly's site, so the operative language is reported here from secondary summaries. Anyone who needs the exact wording should read the enrolled act, cited by the summaries as Public Law 153 and as a new section of Indiana Code 4-33-10.

The status table above shows a ban for Indiana, which is how industry trackers characterize the act. The state-level detail is on the Indiana sweepstakes page, and the comparison with Louisiana, New York and other states that legislated is in sweepstakes casino banned states.

Sports betting and poker

Sports wagering sits under the Gaming Commission's sports wagering division, per its site. Industry trackers list the product as available online. There is no licensed online poker in the state according to the same trackers, and the Commission's site names no poker program. Side-by-side comparisons are on the sports betting by state and online poker by state pages.

Offshore operators

An internet casino that is not licensed by the Gaming Commission holds no Indiana permission, whatever license it holds overseas. We did not read an Indiana enforcement action against a named offshore operator, so none is described here. The sweepstakes statute described above is the state's most recent written position on one category of online games.

Neighbors

Indiana shares borders with Illinois and Kentucky. Illinois, which licenses sports wagering, sent more than 60 cease-and-desist letters to online casino and sweepstakes operators in February 2026; see the Illinois hub. Kentucky regulates sports wagering through its Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation and has a pending attorney general suit against a sweepstakes operator; see the Kentucky hub.

Where to get help

The Commission's menu lists the Voluntary Exclusion Program. The national line is 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738), and the responsible gambling page explains national resources. We did not read an Indiana helpline page, so no state number is given.

Frequently asked questions

Is online sports betting legal in Indiana?

Yes. The Gaming Commission has a sports wagering division and licenses sports wagering, and industry trackers list the product as available online.

Can I play a sweepstakes casino in Indiana?

Industry trackers treat HB 1052 as a ban, in force since July 1, 2026, with civil penalties up to $100,000 for operators. The summaries describe the penalty as falling on an operator or individual who knowingly conducts a sweepstakes game, and they do not describe a penalty for playing.

Is there a licensed online casino in Indiana?

The Commission's site lists casino licensing for land-based operations and no online casino division, and trackers list none.

Who enforces the sweepstakes law?

Summaries of the act say the Indiana Gaming Commission imposes the civil penalty. The enrolled text is the authority for the details.