Key takeaways

• DraftKings states: DraftKings Sportsbook takes online bets in 27 states and Washington, D.C. as of November 2026. Most of them license at least two other national apps.

• No alternative app: In New Hampshire and Oregon, DraftKings is the only statewide sportsbook app, because each state’s lottery runs it under an exclusive deal.

• Online states without DraftKings: Delaware, Florida, Nevada, and Rhode Island have legal mobile betting, but DraftKings isn’t licensed in any of them.

• No legal sportsbook: In the 11 states with no legal sports betting, the apps that take sports trades are CFTC-regulated prediction markets, and states are fighting several of them in court.

• Location rules: Licensed apps geolocate you before each bet, so use the list for the state you’re in when you bet.

Where DraftKings operates, and what else is licensed there

DraftKings Sportsbook takes online bets in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming, plus D.C. Its newest state is Arkansas, where it launched on March 20, 2026.

In most of those states, switching books takes a few minutes. The table lists the other national apps licensed in each one. Many states also license smaller books such as bet365, BetRivers, or a local casino’s app, and the state regulator’s list, linked from the guide on how to check a sportsbook’s license, is the full roster.

Novig, a CFTC-regulated prediction market, treats every state but Nevada, Arizona, and Michigan as eligible, though Ohio, Missouri, Connecticut, and Washington have ordered prediction markets to stop or declared them unauthorized.

States where DraftKings is the only app

New Hampshire and Oregon gave DraftKings exclusive rights through their lotteries. In New Hampshire, the Lottery Commission runs online betting through DraftKings, which also runs the state’s retail sportsbooks. In Oregon, DraftKings replaced the lottery’s own Scoreboard app on January 18, 2022. It’s the only statewide app, and it takes no college bets. Several Oregon tribal casinos run their own sportsbooks, which do take college bets, so a bettor who wants a second book in Oregon has to drive to one.

Maine is next. Mobile betting there belongs by law to the four Wabanaki Nations, and they partner with DraftKings and Caesars, so Caesars is the one alternative app. Arkansas, Connecticut, and Vermont have three apps each. In Arkansas, each app runs on one of the three casinos’ licenses: DraftKings on Southland’s, FanDuel on Oaklawn’s, and Saracen runs its own BetSaracen app. DraftKings and FanDuel both went live there on March 20, 2026.

Legal online states without DraftKings

Four states with legal mobile betting don’t license DraftKings, and each has a short list.

• Delaware: The Delaware Lottery runs the only app, BetRivers.

• Florida: Hard Rock Bet holds the only sportsbook app, under the Seminole Tribe’s compact.

• Nevada: Casino operators run the apps, among them Caesars and BetMGM, and state law requires you to activate a mobile account in person at a Nevada sportsbook.

• Rhode Island: Sportsbook Rhode Island, run for the state lottery, is the only app. The lottery picked Bally’s in May 2026 for a second online license, which can launch after the current vendor’s exclusive period ends on November 26, 2026.

States with in-person betting only

Eight states allow sports betting only at a licensed venue: Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin. No statewide DraftKings app runs in any of them. In Mississippi, sportsbook apps work only on a casino’s property. Washington and Wisconsin limit betting to tribal casinos, and Montana’s lottery app, Sports Bet Montana, works only inside licensed locations.

Nebraska voters rejected Initiatives 440 and 441 on November 3, 2026, by about 55% to 45% in unofficial returns, so betting there stays in person at the licensed racetrack casinos. The Nebraska guide covers those locations.

States with no legal sportsbook

Alabama, Alaska, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah license no sportsbook at all. The guide to states without legal sports betting covers why each one hasn’t legalized.

The apps that take sports trades in these states are prediction markets regulated by the CFTC rather than by the state: Kalshi, Polymarket, Novig, and the prediction market apps run by the sportsbook companies themselves. DraftKings has one of these too. DraftKings Predictions launched on December 19, 2025, and offered sports contracts in 16 states at launch, among them California, Texas, Florida, and Georgia. FanDuel Predicts and Fanatics Markets work the same way, in their own sets of states.

Their legal footing isn’t as solid as a state license. Minnesota’s 2026 law treats operating a prediction market as a felony, but a federal court order has kept the state from enforcing it against CFTC-registered platforms since July 27, 2026. Federal appeals courts disagree on whether states can enforce their gambling laws against these markets, and the prediction market crackdowns tracker follows each fight.

How the alternatives compare on price

A licensed sportsbook sets its own odds and builds a margin, the vig, into both sides of a line. At -110 on each side of a spread, you risk $110 to win $100 either way, and the book keeps the difference on the losing side. Every DraftKings competitor in the table works the same way, so the reason to switch between them is a better number on the game you want, or a book that hasn’t limited your account.

Prediction markets price differently. Traders buy contracts from each other, and the platform doesn’t shade the line; it charges a fee or commission instead. Fees vary by platform and trade type. Novig, for one, charges no fee on pre-game straight trades, while live trades, futures, and parlays carry a taker fee (fee schedule).

FAQ

What are the best alternatives to DraftKings?

In the 27 states and D.C. where DraftKings operates, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, and Fanatics are the alternatives you’ll find most often, and Hard Rock Bet adds a sixth option in nine of them. In New Hampshire and Oregon, no other statewide app is licensed.

Is there an alternative to DraftKings in Texas or California?

Neither state licenses a sportsbook. The apps that take sports trades there are CFTC-regulated prediction markets, including Kalshi, Polymarket, Novig, and DraftKings’ own DraftKings Predictions. They don’t hold a state license and operate under federal rules.

Why can’t I use DraftKings in Florida?

The Seminole Tribe’s 2021 compact gives Hard Rock Bet the only legal sportsbook app in Florida, so DraftKings Sportsbook isn’t licensed there.

Is DraftKings the only sportsbook in New Hampshire?

Yes. The state lottery runs online betting through DraftKings alone, and DraftKings also runs New Hampshire’s retail sportsbooks.

Can I use DraftKings when I travel to another state?

Yes, if the state you’re in licenses DraftKings. Geolocation runs before each bet, and the account stops taking bets once you cross into a state where DraftKings isn’t licensed.

You must be 21 or older to bet in most states. Gamble responsibly. If gambling stops being fun, call or text the national helpline at 1-800-MY-RESET (ncpgambling.org).