Kansas does not permit online casino gambling, yet residents still enjoy real-money gaming at social and sweepstake casinos. Furthermore, four commercial casinos provide an assortment of casino games while residents may also use the Kansas Lottery. For retail and online casino gambling the legal minimum age in Kansas is 21, while 18 years old can legally gamble on daily fantasy sports or horse races.
Kansas does not yet embrace iGaming as a form of gambling, though recent sports legislation could soon make it legal. Residents can still make bets through unregulated offshore sportsbooks or place bets through the Kansas Lottery in the meantime.
Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission (KRGC) oversees online gambling in Kansas. Their website clearly displays all pertinent legislation including what forms of gambling are legal in Kansas; minimum age requirement for iGaming is 21 while daily betting limit can reach as high as $50K.
The KRGC oversees both a lottery and several horse racing tracks in Kansas. Licensed operators within Kansas may offer various casino and sports games such as bingo, lottery games and raffles.
Sports betting in Kansas became legal on September 1st 2022. Four casinos within the state can operate retail sportsbooks while also teaming up with up to three online sportsbooks that offer wagers on professional and college teams.
In 2019, Kansas lawmakers appeared poised to make substantial changes to sports betting laws in Kansas; however, these efforts were ultimately derailed by disputes about who should run it. According to state constitution, gambling must be conducted by the state government; an attempt by lottery officials to take over sports betting at four casinos failed due to disagreements among casino companies over fees they should pay as exclusive providers of this service.
Kansas sports betting industry may have taken off slowly but 2024 could mark its real breakthrough. Since January of 2024, sports betting handle has reached $239.6 million while taxes have reached an all-time high of $13.2 million.
In 2023, Kansas lawmakers passed a bill to remove language in their sports betting law that prevents tribes from offering online sportsbooks as part of existing compacts with the state. As a result, tribal sportsbooks now operate under their existing compacts with Kansas; long term growth for Kansas’ iGaming industry should continue despite this development; for now though players can continue enjoying daily fantasy sports, Kansas Lottery, and retail sportsbooks for betting action.