Each state or province determines its own minimum age for gambling in a casino. Some have 2 minimum ages (18 in some casinos, 21 in others). In the list below, we
left a blank where we have not determined the minimum age.
State
Min Age
Province
Min Age
Alabama
Alberta
18
Alaska
18
British Columbia
19
Arizona
21
Manitoba
18
Arkansas
New Brunswick
19
California
18 & 21
Newfoundland Labrador
19
Colorado
21
Northwest Territories
19
Connecticut
18 & 21
Nova Scotia
19
Delaware
21
Nunavut
19
DC
18
Ontario
19
Florida
18 & 21
Prince Edward Island
19
Georgia
21
Quebec
18
Hawaii
No Gambling
Saskatchewan
19
Idaho
18
Yukon
18
Illinois
21
Indiana
21
Iowa
21
Kansas
21
Kentucky
Louisiana
21
Maine
18
Maryland
21
Massachusetts
Michigan
Indian Casinos19
Detroit Casinos 21
Minnesota
18
Mississippi
21
Missouri
21
Montana
18
Nebraska
Nevada
21
New Hampshire
21
New Jersey
21
New Mexico
21
New York
Seneca casinos 21
Others casinos 18
North Carolina
21
North Dakota
21
Ohio
18
Oklahoma
18 & 21
Oregon
18 & 21
Pennsylvania
21
Puerto Rico
21
Rhode Island
18
South Carolina
21
South Dakota
21
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
No Gambling
Vermont
Virgin Islands
21
Virginia
Washington
18, 21
West Virginia
21
Wisconsin
21
Wyoming
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Online Gambling: There are hundreds of jurisdictions in the world with Internet access and hundreds of games and gambling opportunities available on the Internet. Check your local laws and regulations prior to gambling. It is your responsibility to determine if it is legal for you to play any particular games or place any particular wager. In the United State there are 13 states with laws regarding internet gambling: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, and Utah.