Oregon

Last verified September 27, 2026

By the Legal Sportsbooks US editorial team

Oregon

Online and retail

Legal since

August 2019 (tribal retail); October 2019 (online)

Minimum age

21 (daily fantasy apps accept 18)

Regulator

Oregon State Lottery Commission

Licensed apps

1 (DraftKings Sportsbook, through the Oregon Lottery)

State law

ORS ch. 461 (Oregon State Lottery)

Is sports betting legal in Oregon?

Yes. The Oregon Lottery offers online sports betting statewide through DraftKings Sportsbook, and several tribal casinos run their own sportsbooks. You have to be 21. The Lottery's app takes no college bets, while the tribal books do.

Where you can bet

DraftKings Sportsbook is the only statewide app. It replaced the Lottery's Scoreboard app on January 18, 2022. Under Oregon Administrative Rule 177-093-0010 it is a Lottery game, authorized by Article XV, Section 4(4)(a) of the state constitution, and the same division of rules sets the minimum age at 21. The Lottery keeps a share of revenue under its DraftKings contract, and Willamette Week reported in 2022 that the state takes 51% of gross gaming revenue while DraftKings is the only operator. Senate Bill 1049 (2019) sends the net proceeds to the Public Employees Retirement System's Employer Incentive Fund.

The app covers professional sports only. The Lottery's DraftKings Q&A says "Oregon state government has opted not to allow Lottery to offer college wagering at this time."

Four tribal casinos take bets under their gaming compacts:

Chinook Winds Casino Resort, Lincoln City: owned by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, it took the state's first legal sports bet since 2007 on August 27, 2019.
Spirit Mountain Casino, Grand Ronde: the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde picked BetMGM's parent, Roar Digital, in June 2020 for a retail book and an on-reservation app.
Three Rivers Casino Resort, Florence: a retail sportsbook, plus an ISI Sports app launched in March 2026 that takes bets only from users on tribal land.
Ko-Kwel Casino Resort, Coos Bay: the Coquille Indian Tribe's Caesars Sportsbook kiosks took their first bets on May 19, 2025, with a full college menu.

How Oregon legalized sports betting

The Lottery and Sports Action (1984 to 2007)

Voters created the Oregon Lottery on November 6, 1984, when Measure 4 amended Article XV, Section 4 of the constitution by 794,441 votes to 412,341. That section now allows only one state lottery and bars the Legislature from authorizing casinos. In 1989 the Legislature created Sports Action, an NFL parlay game played against the point spread. It added an NBA game for the 1989-90 season, with Trail Blazers games left out. The NBA sued, and the Lottery dropped basketball after one season.

The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 banned new state sports betting but exempted schemes that already existed. Oregon was one of four states covered by that exemption, along with Delaware, Montana and Nevada. The NCAA would not hold men's basketball tournament games in Oregon while Sports Action ran. In 2005 the Legislature passed House Bill 3466, which Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed. It repealed the Lottery's authority for sports games (ORS 461.213) and ended Sports Action after the 2006-07 NFL season. It also sent 1% of certain Lottery transfers to a Sports Lottery Account for university athletics (ORS 461.543). Portland hosted NCAA tournament games in 2009.

The post-Murphy relaunch (2018 to 2022)

The Supreme Court struck down PASPA's ban on May 14, 2018 in Murphy v. NCAA. The Lottery took the position that the constitution already let it choose its games. At a February 20, 2019 House committee hearing, Rep. Paul Evans asked Lottery director Barry Pack whether the agency needed a law to offer online betting. "We have the authority to do it now," Pack answered. Lawmakers directed the proceeds to the pension fund in SB 1049 that year without writing a sports betting statute.

Scoreboard, built by SBTech, launched on October 16, 2019 for professional sports. On November 6, 2019 Legislative Counsel Dexter Johnson told legislators that "a court would likely uphold legislative restrictions on the use of mobile platforms for lottery gaming." No restrictions passed, and we found no court challenge to the Lottery's authority. DraftKings bought SBTech in 2020. After the Lottery raised questions about paid fantasy contests, DraftKings stopped offering them in Oregon on July 26, 2021 "so those discussions may continue." The Lottery and DraftKings reached a deal at the end of December 2021, and DraftKings Sportsbook went live on January 18, 2022.

Failed bills and the expansion freeze (2021 to 2026)

Gov. Kate Brown requested House Bill 2127 (2021) for the Oregon Racing Commission. It would have moved sports betting to the commission, licensed any number of operators and allowed college betting, with a fee of up to 10% of gross receipts. It died. Senate President Peter Courtney's Senate Bill 1503 (2022) would have let the Lottery take college bets. Tribal representatives opposed it, and the Senate Rules Committee took no action in February 2022. Committees on gambling regulation in the 2021-22 interim and the 2023 session didn't pass any bills.

In an opinion published February 11, 2022, the Department of Justice told the Racing Commission that 225 historical horse racing terminals at the Flying Lark in Grants Pass would be a casino, which the constitution forbids. On April 13, 2023 Gov. Tina Kotek wrote to the nine tribes that she does "not favor an expansion of gaming," for the state or for tribes, and would keep a policy of one gaming facility per tribe on reservation land.

Attorney General Dan Rayfield answered the Lottery's questions in Opinion No. 8297 on November 13, 2025. It concludes that a private website or app offering sports betting to Oregonians is offering "gambling" under ORS 167.117(7), and the answer is the same for fantasy sports and esports. The Lottery is exempt from those laws under ORS 461.040. The opinion leaves aside federal law, including the Commodity Exchange Act, and tribal gaming under compacts.

Sports betting court cases in Oregon

NBA v. Oregon Lottery (federal court, 1989 to 1990)

The NBA sued in December 1989, arguing that the basketball game violated federal gambling law, the Oregon constitution and the league's property rights. In March 1990 a federal judge dismissed the federal criminal law and state constitutional claims. The parties settled on December 17, 1990, and the case didn't produce a reported decision.

Reynolds v. Kalshi Inc. (D. Or. No. 3:26-cv-00336)

Ian Reynolds filed this putative class action on February 20, 2026 against five Kalshi entities and two Susquehanna affiliates. He alleges that Kalshi's sports event contracts are unlicensed gambling, and the claim rests on ORS 30.740, which lets a gambling loser recover double the losses. On June 15, 2026 Magistrate Judge Youlee Yim You granted the defendants' motion to transfer to the Southern District of New York, where five similar class actions had been consolidated as In re Kalshi Sports Prediction Market Litigation, No. 25-cv-8585. The case moved on June 22, 2026 as No. 1:26-cv-05238.

Cow Creek Band v. Department of the Interior (D.D.C.)

This case concerns a tribal casino site in Medford. In January 2025 Interior took about 2.4 acres in Medford into trust for the Coquille Indian Tribe and approved gaming there. The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Karuk Tribe and the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation sued. On September 4, 2026 Judge Amit P. Mehta granted summary judgment to Interior and the Coquille. His ruling rested on the Coquille Restoration Act of 1989. The ruling can be appealed to the D.C. Circuit.

KalshiEX v. Assad (9th Cir. No. 25-7516)

Ninth Circuit decisions bind federal courts in Oregon. On August 28, 2026 a panel affirmed a Nevada district court's order dissolving Kalshi's preliminary injunction against Nevada regulators. It held that Kalshi's sports event contracts are not "swaps" under the Commodity Exchange Act because they are sports bets, and it rejected express, conflict and field preemption. The panel sent Kalshi's election contracts back to the district court. Oregon's attorney general joined the states' amicus brief supporting Nevada. On September 9, 2026 Kalshi petitioned for rehearing en banc. Robinhood, whose own Nevada appeal was decided the same day, filed a certiorari petition on September 10 (No. 26-338), and the Supreme Court later extended Nevada's response deadline to November 13. We haven't found a ruling on either request as of October 18, 2026.

Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi, Inc. (9th Cir. No. 25-7504)

The Ninth Circuit reversed in part, on September 16, 2026, a Northern District of California order that had denied two California tribes a preliminary injunction against Kalshi and Robinhood. The panel held that the tribes are likely to show that sports event contracts entered from tribal land are Class III gaming that violates the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and that UIGEA doesn't displace IGRA. It sent the case back for the remaining injunction factors. Oregon's attorney general joined an amicus brief in this appeal as well. The ruling is circuit precedent for federal courts in Oregon.

Prediction markets and daily fantasy

As of September 25, 2026 we found no Oregon lawsuit or cease-and-desist letter against a prediction market. The state's actions so far are amicus briefs: the two Ninth Circuit appeals above, and an April 2026 brief by 38 attorneys general, Oregon's among them, backing Massachusetts' suit against Kalshi. Private plaintiffs have sued (see Reynolds above). In August 2026 Kalshi registered lobbyists Mike Freese and Danelle Romain with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission and gave $12,500 to Rayfield's campaign, which said contributions "have no bearing" on his office's work. The Oregon Health Authority's problem gambling program publishes a reference sheet on prediction markets for counselors. Novig, run by Ludlow Exchange, LLC, which the CFTC designated a contract market on June 16, 2026, lists only Nevada, Arizona and Michigan as excluded states. It requires users to be 21 with ID and builds no vig into prices.

No Oregon statute authorizes daily fantasy contests, and a 2017 bill to regulate them (House Bill 2549) failed. Opinion No. 8297 treats paid fantasy sports as gambling. We haven't found an enforcement action based on it, and PrizePicks still lists Oregon, at 18 and older.

Help with a gambling problem

Oregon Problem Gambling Helpline: 1-877-MY-LIMIT (1-877-695-4648), 24 hours a day, or text 503-713-6000. In Spanish, call 1-844-TU-VALES (1-844-888-2537).

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What do the statuses mean?

Online and retail means licensed mobile apps and in-person sportsbooks both operate. Online only means betting happens through licensed apps, with no retail sportsbooks. Retail only means you can bet in person at licensed venues, but there's no statewide app. Not legal means no licensed sportsbooks operate. Legislation pending means a bill or ballot measure is moving, but betting hasn't launched. Not yet verified means we haven't confirmed the state's current status.

Can I bet on sports where I live?

The rules follow where you are when you place the bet. Licensed apps use geolocation to confirm you're inside a state where they can operate, and some states limit betting to certain premises. Find your state in the state index, or read our guide to location rules.

How old do you have to be to bet on sports?

It's 21 in 33 of the 40 jurisdictions with legal sports betting and 18 in five: Washington, D.C., Montana, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Wyoming. In North Dakota and Washington, the tribal casino sets the age.

How current is the tracker?

State laws and licenses change, so every state entry records the date it was last verified. If a status looks out of date, the state regulator's website has the official answer.

Is this legal advice?

No. We summarize public information about state sports betting laws. Confirm the rules with your state regulator before you bet, and don't wager more than you can afford to lose.