Legal Sports Report (LSR) has acquired onlinegamblingsites.com, a guide to legal, regulated gambling in the US. Its coverage now becomes part of our hub for legal online gambling.
onlinegamblingsites.com reviewed licensed gambling brands, followed each state as it legalized online casinos and sports betting, and covered sweepstakes and social casino options for players in other states.
Find onlinegamblingsites.com Coverage on LSR
Here is where to find the same topics on LSR:
- Online casinos: Compare licensed operators in every regulated state in our rankings of top US online casinos.
- Casino apps: See which mobile casino apps earn our top ratings.
- Sweepstakes casinos: Browse our sweepstakes casino reviews for states without licensed online casinos.
- Social casinos: Play for fun at the best free-to-play social casinos.
- Sports betting: Find legal sports betting sites in your state through our betting coverage.
Where Online Gambling Is Legal
Legality was a core focus for onlinegamblingsites.com, and it remains one for LSR. Legal sports betting reaches far more states than online casinos, which are licensed in just seven: Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia. In each one, operators typically partner with a land-based casino or tribal license holder and answer to a state regulator.
Where online casinos aren’t licensed, sweepstakes and social casinos fill the gap, but they work differently. Social casinos use play-money coins only, so there is nothing to redeem. Sweepstakes casinos add a second currency that can be redeemed for prizes, and a growing number of states, including California, New York, and Indiana, have banned them.
How to Spot a Trustworthy Gambling Site
onlinegamblingsites.com built its reviews around one rule: only cover sites that are legal and regulated. A few checks help you apply the same rule:
- Licensing: A state license means the operator has been vetted and must protect player funds and data. If a site can’t show one, skip it.
- Fair play: Licensed operators have their casino games and betting platforms tested by independent labs, so results are fair and payouts are accurate.
- Payments: Trusted sites offer familiar deposit and withdrawal methods and process cash-outs back to the method you used.
- Support: Quick, easy-to-reach customer service is a good sign. Slow or hard-to-find help is often a warning.
We’re glad to welcome onlinegamblingsites.com readers to LSR.
About Legal Sports Report
Legal Sports Report (LSR) has covered the legal US gambling industry since 2014, including sports betting, daily fantasy sports, online casinos, and sweepstakes casinos. Its reporting is frequently cited by major news outlets. LSR is part of Catena Media.
Must be 21+ to play. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Online gambling and sweepstakes casino availability varies by state; always check local laws before playing.