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Tennessee In-Person Casinos (2026)
Restricted: Tennessee has no legal in-person casino gambling: no commercial or tribal casinos, card rooms, or racinos.
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.
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In-Person Casinos in states bordering Tennessee
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- AlabamaConditional
Alabama has no commercial casinos and no state lottery, and commercial table games remain illegal. Knowingly advancing or profiting from unlawful gambling (other than as a player) is promoting gambling, a Class A misdemeanor — Ala. Code §13A-12-22. The Poarch Band of Creek Indians operates tribal Class II gaming (electronic bingo) under federal IGRA; limited charitable bingo in some counties and pari-mutuel/historical racing at dog tracks.
Verified Jul 26, 2026 · Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · Full Alabama rule →
- 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 →
- GeorgiaConditional
Georgia has no casinos and no card rooms, commercial or tribal. Only the Georgia Lottery plus limited charitable bingo and raffles are legal.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: sos.ga.gov · Full Georgia 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 →
- MississippiPermitted
Mississippi has ~26 casinos with slots, table games, poker and on-site sportsbooks; minimum age 21 for casinos. They are commercial along the Gulf Coast and Mississippi River, plus tribal (Choctaw). A separate state lottery exists.
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: msgamingcommission.com · Full Mississippi rule →
- MissouriPermitted
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.
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: mgc.dps.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
- North CarolinaPermitted
North Carolina's only casinos are tribal; there are no commercial casinos or card rooms. Tribal casinos (Eastern Band of Cherokee; Catawba Nation) offer Class III gaming including retail sportsbooks. State lottery and limited charitable gaming permitted.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: nclottery.com · Full North Carolina rule →
- VirginiaPermitted
Virginia has voter-approved commercial casinos now operating. They are Rivers Portsmouth, Hard Rock Bristol, Caesars Virginia (Danville), a temporary Live! casino in Petersburg (opened Jan 2026), and a temporary Norfolk casino. State lottery and charitable gaming. Regulated by the Virginia Lottery.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: valottery.com · Full Virginia rule →
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