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While the US Supreme Court has now made sports betting legal in the United States, those residents of Arizona, Colorado and Utah will not be able to bet the NFL in any of the state's casinos (or lack thereof) for the upcoming 2018 season. For now, a few dozen of internationally licensed sportsbooks will accept wagers from these states. CLAIM UP TO $1000 FREE SIGNUP BONUS
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WILL ANY OF THESE STATES ALLOW SPORTS BETTING IN THE NEAR FUTURE?
Utah will not. The state does not even have a lottery and has no intention of offering sports betting in this life time.
Arizona - Sen. Sonny Borelli told AZFamily that geography is part of the reason he plans to support legislation next year. “We’re sending all of our money to other states right now on sports betting,” he said.
While there is opposition, those who do oppose believe there is enough support to get a bill passed next session.
Tribal agreements must be considered before any amendment can be passed.
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New Mexico - New Mexico has become the first state west of the Mississippi to offer betting on NFL and other sports since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned decades long prohibition. Only the Santa Ana Casino Albuquerque was offering a limited service sportsbook at this time.
Colorado - The state permits gamblers to play poker, blackjack, roulette and craps and try their luck on slot machines, but only in the towns of Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek.
Any change in the law would require legislation and a vote of the people that won't occur this upcoming November. Thus, the earliest we can see legalized sports betting in the state of Colorado is probably going to be 2020.
Needless-to-say, gamblers from these states will need to rely on international websites to place all their NFL bets.
- Aaron Goldstein, Gambling911.com
