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    Interactive Map: Sports Betting in the U.S.

    AGA’s interactive sports betting map provides state-level detail on the types of wagering allowed, key regulatory details, legal retail sportsbooks and online/mobile, and more.

    Sports betting status: Live, Legal*

    LEGALIZATION DATE
    March 9, 2018

    MARKET LAUNCH DATE
    Retail: September 1, 2018
    Online: December 27, 2018

    AUTHORIZED OPERATORS
    Commercial casino, racino & online operators

    RESTRICTED BET TYPES
    None

    AGE REQUIREMENT
    Must be 21+

     

    BETTING ACCOUNT REGISTRATION
    Customers of online sportsbooks are not required to register or fund their accounts in person

    TAX RATE
    10% on sports betting revenue

    TAX REVENUE ALLOCATION
    Sports betting tax revenue is deposited in the Public Employees Insurance Agency Financial Stability Fund and appropriated for the purposes of lowering retiree premiums, to help reduce benefit cuts, and to help reduce premium increases

     

    LICENSE FEES
    $100,000 initial license fee
    $100,000 renewal fee every 5 years

    OFFICIAL DATA MANDATE
    None

    INTEGRITY FEE
    None

    Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
    Charles Town, WV

    Mardi Gras Casino & Resort
    Cross Lanes, WV

    Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort
    New Cumberland, WV

    Wheeling Island Hotel Casino Racetrack
    Wheeling, WV

    The Casino Club at the Greenbrier
    White Sulphur Springs, WV