Of Texas’s four bordering states, Louisiana and Arkansas have legalized sports betting, while Oklahoma and New Mexico still haven’t. Neighboring states with legal online sports betting However, backers of the proposed bill will now have to wait until 2023 for another chance to advance their case. There is considerable support for the notion of legal sports betting, particularly from Texan democrats.
That applies to online, mobile, and retail bets.Īlthough bills to legalize sports betting have been drawn up and debated, the April 2021 Texas legislative session failed to produce a unanimous agreement. Legal Texas sports betting is still not a reality in America’s second-largest state.
