In various jurisdictions, the gambling age is the minimum age which one can gamble. In some countries, gambling is illegal for all people regardless of age, so a minimum age does not exist. In other countries, there are different age limits for different types of gambling.
The legal minimum age to gamble varies from state to state in the United States and also varies based on the type of gambling: lottery, parimutuel betting, casino, or pull-tab.
| State |
Lottery age |
Parimutuel betting age |
Casino age |
Charity bingo/pull-tabs age |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | N/A | 19 | 19 | Bingo: None Pull tabs: 19 |
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| Alaska | N/A | N/A | N/A | Bingo: 19 Pull tabs: 21 |
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| Arizona | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
| Arkansas | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
| California | 18 | 18 | 18-21 | 18 | Casino age 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 | 18 | |
| Michigan | 18 | 18 | 18-21 | 18 | Casino age varies by casino |
| Minnesota | 18 | 18 | 18-21 | 18 | Casino age varies by casino |
| Mississippi | N/A | N/A | 21 | Bingo: None Pull tabs: 18 |
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| 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 | Casino age 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 |
Casino age varies by casino |
| Oregon | 18 | 18 | 18-21 | Bingo: 18 | Casino age 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 | Casino age varies by casino |
| West Virginia | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | |
| Wisconsin | 18 | 18 | 18-21 | 18 | Casino age varies by casino |
| Wyoming | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |