Alabama: online casino, sweepstakes and sports betting law
Alabama has no legal online casinos and no legal sports betting. Its criminal code counts any bet on a game of luck, or on an event the bettor can't control, as gambling, and anything the law doesn't expressly permit is unlawful (Code of Alabama 13A-12-20). Taking part as a player in unlawful gambling is simple gambling, a Class C misdemeanor under 13A-12-21. The code's gambling sections say nothing about sweepstakes casinos, and we found no ban on them.
ALยทPage updated 19 Oct 2026
Real-money online casino
Not legal
Not legal. Alabama has passed no law that licenses online casinos, and its criminal code treats any gambling the law doesn't expressly allow as unlawful (Code of Alabama 13A-12-20). The Attorney General relied on that rule in 2016 when his office told DraftKings and FanDuel to shut down paid daily fantasy contests in the state.
- Alabama Attorney General: gambling is illegal (2016 advisory) (alabamaag.gov, primary source)
- Code of Alabama 13A-12-20 (gambling definitions) (alison.legislature.state.al.us, primary source)
Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Sweepstakes casinos
No ban found
No ban found. On 19 Oct 2026 we read the general gambling provisions in Code of Alabama Title 13A, Chapter 12, Article 2, Division 1, including 13A-12-20 and 13A-12-21. Neither section deals with sweepstakes casinos.
- Code of Alabama 13A-12-20 (gambling definitions) (alison.legislature.state.al.us, primary source)
- Code of Alabama 13A-12-21 (simple gambling) (alison.legislature.state.al.us, primary source)
Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Online sports betting
Not legal
Not legal. No Alabama statute sets up licensed sports betting. In a 2016 advisory on daily fantasy sports, the Attorney General said that paying to enter a contest that turns largely on luck counts as illegal gambling in the state, even when some skill is involved.
- Alabama Attorney General: gambling is illegal (2016 advisory) (alabamaag.gov, primary source)
Last checked 18 Oct 2026
This page is general information, not legal advice. Laws change; check the sources and the state regulator before you play. You must be 21 or over to play real-money casino games. See our responsible gambling page.
New slots seen in Alabama
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