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Online gambling in California is mostly banned, with the exceptions of daily fantasy sports, but you are allowed to gamble in-person. No betting sites are live yet in 2021.

California boasts a unique and extensive gambling scene, featuring several tribal casinos and their famed card rooms. There are efforts to introduce land-based sports betting for Native American venues as well as online sports betting and poker via state regulation. However, to achieve this, legislatures need to amend the constitution, which can only be approved by voters.

The legal age to gamble in California is 18 years old in most places, but 21 years old for some casinos, DFS sites, and poker rooms.

Online Casino in California

Online casino gaming isn’t legal in California. The California online gambling scene is mostly restricted, with online casino gaming falling under the bracket of being illegal. There are many free-to-play social casinos available, but as far as playing real-money casino games online goes, you can’t in the Golden State.

This is in stark contrast to the land-based scene, where betting in California can be done at over 60 Native American casinos and casino resorts. You can also play modified casino games, known as ‘Cal games’ in any of the 70-odd card rooms dotted around California.

Sports Betting in California

Sports betting isn’t legal in California. You can place pari-mutuel bets at horse racing events in California, but outside of that, sports betting on land or via the internet is illegal in California. State officials and tribes have been looking to move forward with the process of legalizing sports betting in California, but doing so would require constitutional amendments.

As such, legal California sports betting looks to be a way off, despite the state being loaded with several teams in each major league sport, including the San Diego Padres, San Francisco 49ers, Sacramento Kings, San Jose Sharks, and LA Galaxy.

Online Poker in California

Online poker isn’t legal in California. As it stands, online poker isn’t permitted or regulated by the Golden State. However, California online poker legalization may be on the horizon, with a bill reportedly having made it to the state legislature in 2020.

Californians are still spoiled for choice when it comes to playing poker and other card games, though. The state is filled with card rooms that host poker games and law-compliant variations of casino games, such as Cal Blackjack, Cal Pai Gow, and EZ Baccarat.

Daily Fantasy in California

Daily fantasy sports are legal in California. You may not be able to bet on sports directly just yet, but all of the big-name platforms offer California daily fantasy sports sites. Boasting an incredible 18 major professional sports teams, DFS have a tremendous amount of appeal in California. Still, it’s not just the major leagues that you can bet on via daily fantasy games.

The likes of FanDuel and DraftKings offer extensive California online gambling options, including fantasy sports games for the NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, and MLS, as well for the WNBA, soccer, tennis, NASCAR, and much more.

Esports in California

Betting on eSports is not legal in California. California is a bastion of the surging esports scene, hosting several tournaments in recent years. Los Angeles is also the home of some top-ranking teams, including Cloud9 and Gen.G. However, as with sports betting markets, you cannot bet on esports in California.

Lottery in California

You can play the state and national lotteries in California. Living in California, you are free to play the California Lottery, SuperLotto Plus, and even claim your winning ticket prizes from the official website. As well as the state lottery, you can partake in draw games and the national lotteries.

Horse Racing Betting in California

California is another horse racing betting hotbed, with two major racetracks – Santa Anita Park and the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club – located in it. They have each hosted the Breeders’ Cup before. With on-track and online betting both legal and TVG and other digital sportsbook operators allowed in California, there’s plenty for you to bet on.

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