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Plenty of websites will be taking bets from the Lone Star State. None, however, are regulated.
That could change soon as Texas Governor Greg Abbott told the Houston Chronicle he's ready.
Of course, that's not happening ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl or probably not even the 2026 Super Bowl. You'll still need to rely on our friends from Skybook with their international license for that. Skbyook has been serving the betting public since 1997.
Abbott appeared on the Houston Chronicle's "Texas Take" podcast, and he said he considers sports betting a part of the entertainment of watching professional sports.
“I don’t have a problem with online sports betting,” Abbott said on the podcast. “The reality is that I’d be shocked if there were not some Texans that do it already. It’s a very common practice, and it seems to be part of the entertainment that goes along when you’re watching a football game, especially pro football, or other types of sports and things like that. I don’t have a problem with that.”
Despite Abbott signaling his support, the only way sports betting will be legalized is if both chambers of the Texas Legislature pass a bill that makes it to the governor’s desk for him to sign into law. The Legislature is currently in session until June 2, and a bill has been proposed to amend the Texas Constitution to allow regulated gambling.
Previous efforts to legalize sports betting have fallen short. Back in 2023, a bill passed the House with an 82-51 vote, but it died in the Senate.
There are no apps per se. All sports betting sites taking bets from those in Texas are currently browser-based.
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