Three things decide it

State promotions law, state gambling law, and how much risk each operator will carry. The third is why two operators can read the same statute and reach opposite conclusions, with one accepting players in a state its competitor refuses. We publish what each operator accepted while we were testing, not a legal verdict of our own.

What eighteen accounts showed

• Open nearly everywhere. The large majority of states were accepted by every operator in the field, with a minimum age of eighteen or twenty-one depending on site and state.
• Excluded by all. A small group was blocked across the board. Washington and Idaho were the most consistent, with Michigan and Nevada excluded by most.
• Split. Several states were accepted by some operators and refused by others, which points to differing legal advice rather than settled law.
• Changed mid-year. More than one operator withdrew from a state during our testing window, so a site that accepted you last season may not now.

The two minute check

Open the operator terms and search for excluded, prohibited or ineligible. That list governs your account, not any summary elsewhere including this page. Confirm the minimum age for your state, and remember eligibility follows where you physically are rather than where you live.

Location checks

Every operator in the field verified identity before redemption and checked location at both signup and withdrawal. Masking location breaches the terms at all eighteen and the usual result is a frozen balance, which is a poor trade on a free account.