Gambling age in the United States

The legal minimum age to gamble varies from state to state in the United States and also varies based on the type of gambling.

State	Lottery age	Parimutuel betting age	Casino age	Charity bingo/pull-tabs age	Notes
Alabama	N/A	19	19	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	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
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 (cruises only)	18
Michigan	18	18	18-21	18	Varies by Casino
Minnesota	18	18	18-21	18	Varies by Casino
Mississippi	N/A	N/A	21	Bingo: None / Pull tabs: 18
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	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	Varies by Casino
Oregon	18	18	18-21	Bingo: 18	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
Vermont	18	N/A	N/A	18
Virginia	18	18	N/A	18
Washington	18	18	18-21	18	Varies by Casino
West Virginia	18	18	21	18
Wisconsin	18	18	18-21	18	Varies by Casino
Wyoming	18	18	18	18