Is sports betting legal in Texas?

No. Sports betting is not legal in Texas, but prediction markets like Kalshi offer sports event contracts to adults there.

Status as of October 3, 2026. Laws and apps change quickly; check with the operator before you bet. Not legal advice.

Online sportsbooks
Not legal
Minimum age
No legal sportsbooks · 18+ on prediction markets
Sportsbooks on vigged licensed here
None
Kalshi sports
Available
Polymarket US sports
Available

Is online sports betting legal in Texas?

There are no licensed sportsbooks in Texas, online or in person. Any sportsbook app or site that takes bets from Texas is operating outside state law.

Texas has no legal sports betting; bills have not passed its Senate.

Sportsbooks in Texas

None of the sportsbooks on vigged (DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook, Hard Rock Bet, theScore Bet and Circa Sports) can take online bets from Texas. With your state set to TX, the boards still show US sportsbooks' prices side by side, unranked.

Offshore sites such as Bovada are not licensed in Texas or any other state: no regulator holds your deposits or settles disputes. vigged shows offshore prices unranked and never links to them.

Prediction markets: Kalshi and Polymarket US

Kalshi offers sports event contracts in Texas to adults 18+. It is a federally regulated exchange (CFTC), not a state-licensed sportsbook, which is why it can operate where sportsbooks can’t.

Polymarket US, the CFTC-regulated app Polymarket launched in late 2025, lists Texas as eligible; access is opening by waitlist. It is a separate order book from Polymarket’s international site, which does not serve US users.

How they differ from a sportsbook: you buy a contract that pays $1 if the outcome happens, priced in cents (58¢ is a 58% chance), from other traders rather than a bookmaker. Fees take the place of vig, the minimum age is 18 rather than 21, and the legal fight over sports contracts is still moving.

More on how they price games: Kalshi sports odds · Polymarket vs sportsbooks

Live odds for Texas

Open any board set to Texas: US sportsbooks' prices stay visible side by side, unranked.

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Nearby states

Of Texas’s neighbors, Arkansas and Louisiana have online sports betting; New Mexico and Oklahoma do not. Apps go by where you are standing, not where you live: Texas residents can bet legally only once they are across the line.

Texas sports betting FAQ

Is online sports betting legal in Texas?

No. Sports betting is not legal in Texas, but prediction markets like Kalshi offer sports event contracts to adults there. Status as of October 3, 2026.

Which sportsbook apps can I use in Texas?

None: no sportsbook app is licensed to take online bets in Texas.

Can I use Kalshi in Texas?

Kalshi offers sports event contracts in Texas to adults 18+. It is a federally regulated exchange (CFTC), not a state-licensed sportsbook, which is why it can operate where sportsbooks can’t.

What is the minimum age to bet on sports in Texas?

There is no legal sports betting in Texas, so no sportsbook age applies. Kalshi and Polymarket US require users to be 18 or older.

Is Bovada legal in Texas?

No. Bovada is an offshore site with no license in Texas or any other US state, so no regulator protects your deposits or settles disputes.

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