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Missouri In-Person Casinos (2026)
Permitted: Missouri has 13 riverboat casinos plus retail sportsbooks; must be 21+ for casino gaming.
Missouri has 13 riverboat casinos plus retail sportsbooks; must be 21+ for casino gaming. They are licensed and capped at 13, with full table games and slots. The state lottery and licensed charitable bingo/raffles are also legal.
Official source: mgc.dps.mo.gov →
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In-Person Casinos in states bordering Missouri
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- ArkansasPermitted
Arkansas licenses commercial casinos with slots, table games and retail sportsbooks. They are Oaklawn (Hot Springs), Southland (West Memphis) and Saracen (Pine Bluff); a fourth Pope County license is contested. The state lottery also runs.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: dfa.arkansas.gov · Full Arkansas rule →
- IllinoisPermitted
Illinois has commercial casinos and racinos statewide, plus widespread licensed video gaming terminals. The terminals are in bars/truck stops. The Illinois Lottery also runs; all are regulated by the Illinois Gaming Board.
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: igb.illinois.gov · Full Illinois rule →
- IowaPermitted
Iowa has ~19 licensed commercial and tribal casinos offering slots, table games and retail sportsbooks. That count includes racinos. The Iowa Lottery and charitable gaming are legal. Regulated by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission.
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: irgc.iowa.gov · Full Iowa rule →
- KansasPermitted
Kansas has four state-owned commercial casinos plus tribal casinos, offering slots and table games. The commercial casinos run under the Expanded Lottery Act and carry retail sportsbooks. The Kansas Lottery and charitable gaming are also legal.
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: kslottery.gov · Full Kansas rule →
- KentuckyConditional
Kentucky has no casinos. In-person gaming is historical horse racing (slot-like machines) and pari-mutuel wagering at racetracks, plus the KY Lottery and charitable gaming — there are no commercial or tribal casinos. HB 904 (2026) authorizes fixed-odds wagering on live racing.
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
- NebraskaPermitted
Nebraska allows in-person casino gaming; the age is 21+. Voter-approved (2020) casino gaming at licensed horse tracks (racinos) offers slots/table games and retail sportsbooks; tribal casinos also operate. State lottery, pari-mutuel racing, charitable gaming.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: nrgc.nebraska.gov · Full Nebraska rule →
- OklahomaPermitted
Oklahoma's casinos are tribal only, and the minimum age varies by venue. The extensive tribal casino industry (Class II and III under compacts) operated by numerous tribes is the dominant legal gambling. Pari-mutuel racing and a state lottery also legal. Age 18 at many tribal venues (21 where alcohol is served) — age policies vary by venue, so check before you go.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: oklahoma.gov · Full Oklahoma rule →
- TennesseeRestricted
Tennessee has no legal in-person casino gambling: no commercial or tribal casinos, card rooms, or racinos. Legal in-person gambling is limited to the state lottery and certain charitable raffles.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →
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