Hawaii: online casino, sweepstakes and sports betting law
Hawaii keeps gambling on a very short leash. Putting money on chance, or on an event you can't control, counts as gambling under HRS 712-1220, and promoting it is a felony at both levels: class B for the first degree (HRS 712-1221) and class C for the second (HRS 712-1222). Social gambling under HRS 712-1231 is the one carve-out we found. The result is no legal online casino and no legal sportsbook, and we found no ban aimed at sweepstakes casinos.
HIยทPage updated 19 Oct 2026
Real-money online casino
Not legal
No online casino is legal in Hawaii. HRS 712-1220 treats betting something of value on a game of chance, or on a future event you don't control, as gambling. Promoting gambling in the first degree (712-1221) is a class B felony, and promoting gambling in the second degree (712-1222) is a class C felony. Social gambling (712-1231) is the only carve-out we found, and nothing permits online casino games.
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 712-1220 (gambling definitions) (capitol.hawaii.gov, primary source)
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 712-1221 (promoting gambling in the first degree) (capitol.hawaii.gov, primary source)
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 712-1222 (promoting gambling in the second degree) (capitol.hawaii.gov, primary source)
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 712-1231 (social gambling) (capitol.hawaii.gov, primary source)
Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Sweepstakes casinos
No ban found
HRS Chapter 712, Part III, Gambling Offenses, contains no ban on online sweepstakes casinos that we could find. We read sections 712-1220, 712-1221, 712-1222 and 712-1231 (checked 19 Oct 2026).
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 712-1220 (gambling definitions) (capitol.hawaii.gov, primary source)
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 712-1221 (promoting gambling in the first degree) (capitol.hawaii.gov, primary source)
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 712-1222 (promoting gambling in the second degree) (capitol.hawaii.gov, primary source)
Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Online sports betting
Not legal
Sports betting is not legal. HRS 712-1220 counts a bet on a future event outside your control as gambling, and it calls taking such bets from the public bookmaking. Promoting gambling is a felony under 712-1221 and 712-1222, and no law makes an exception for sports betting.
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 712-1220 (gambling definitions) (capitol.hawaii.gov, primary source)
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 712-1221 (promoting gambling in the first degree) (capitol.hawaii.gov, primary source)
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 712-1222 (promoting gambling in the second degree) (capitol.hawaii.gov, primary source)
Last checked 19 Oct 2026
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