Texas · TX
Sports betting is not yet legal in Texas. Legislation has been proposed but not enacted as of the last verification date.
Status
Not Yet Legal
Typical legal age (U.S.)
21+
Last verified: 2026-05-05. Sports betting law changes frequently — verify current rules with the regulator above (or equivalent state authority) before placing any bets.
Texas has not yet enacted a sports-betting framework, but legislation has been proposed. No legal framework. A constitutional amendment would be required to authorize sports betting. The path to legalization differs by state — some require only a legislative vote, others a constitutional amendment that has to clear voters at the ballot box.
Until Texas legalizes, residents who want to wager legally must travel to a state with a live framework and place bets while physically there. PropJuice tracks state-by-state status; we'll update this page when Texas's situation changes.
Since the Supreme Court struck down the federal sports-betting ban in Murphy v. NCAA (2018), most U.S. states have legalized sports wagering in some form. Texas is among the holdouts — typically because of a combination of constitutional structure (some states require a voter referendum), legislative gridlock, or unresolved tribal-state compact negotiations.
Legalization timelines are notoriously hard to predict. Bills get introduced, fail, and get reintroduced; ballot measures get scheduled, withdrawn, and rescheduled. Watch this page for status updates as Texas's situation evolves.
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FAQ
Sports betting is not yet legal in Texas. Legislation has been proposed but not enacted as of the last verification date.
Texas does not currently authorize sports betting, so no minimum age applies. Most U.S. states with legal sports betting set the minimum at 21; a few permit betting at 18.
No — Texas does not currently authorize online sports betting.
Texas does not currently have a sports-betting regulator because the activity is not authorized.
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