Can You Play Where You Live?
Four states are closed. The rest of the country can open an account.
The Quick Answer
Washington, Nevada and Idaho have been closed to sweeps play for years, and California joined them in January 2026. If you live anywhere else, you can go ahead.
Washington has the tightest online gaming law in the country. Nevada protects its licensed casinos. Idaho rules the whole model out. California is the recent one, and every site updated without a fight.
Why Those Four States
Most sites need you to be 18, some want 21, and in a few states 21 applies whatever the site says. It is written in the terms, near the top.
Age Rules
Sites change their eligible-state lists quietly, so check the terms before signing up. We re-check all eighteen every month, but the site itself is the final word.
Check Before You Sign Up
It goes by where you actually are, not where your card is registered. Drive into a closed state and the account locks until you leave.
If You Move Around
It goes by where you actually are, not your billing address. Sites use location checks, so logging in from a blocked state will stop you playing even if you opened the account somewhere else. If you move permanently to one of the four, you should still be able to withdraw a balance you already have, but not keep playing.