Gambling was legalized in West Virginia in 1994 and casino gambling in 2007. The state has five casinos, which are mainly “racinos” or video lottery games at pari-mutuel dog or horse racing facilities. The table games here are state-owned. West Virginia also has 2 dog tracks and 2 horse tracks. Online gambling – more to come in 2020. Overview of 2019 below:

Sportsbooks

To put it straight, most forms of gambling, online or on-land, are completely legal in West Virginia and this includes sports betting. There is a sportsbook in every casino with no limitations on what you can wager on. Online sportsbooks are legal in the state as well, just not at the moment. There is a legal dispute pending keeping access to the state’s online sportsbook on hold for the time being.

First legal mobile betting apps in West Virginia are Fanduel and Draftkings.

Casinos

There are currently five casinos in the state of West Virginia with plans for more on the way. Four of these establishments are attached to older horse or greyhound track. Casinos are allowed to offer all the casino games players love with no limitations. Online casinos are also now legal in the state. However, they will not be active until 2020 at the earliest.

Online Poker

Live poker is allowed in licensed casinos, but online poker is on the same timeline, and bill, online casino finds themselves on. It is legal yes, just not up and running. Again, this should not be the case after 2020.

Lotteries

While the rest of West Virginia’s legal gambling industry is relatively new, their lottery is not and goes back to the early 1980’s. All the major games are here such as Powerball and Mega Millions. They also maintain a great website with plenty of online raffles and games of its very own.

Fantasy Sports

Just as with everything else it seems, wagering on fantasy sports in West Virginia is perfectly legal. DFS sites such as FantasyDraft, DraftKings, and FanDuel have been allowed to operate freely since 2016.

Horse Racing

Horse racing is very popular in the state of West Virginia. It should probably be considered the centerpiece as the tracks also host casinos, which also host sportsbooks, which also host OTBs. Playing the ponies online is legal as well and horse racing betting online sites such as TVG and TwinSpires are regulated by West Virginia. Claim your welcome bonus offers if you are a beginner and get fancy promotions as an existing customer.

10 Biggest cities in West Virginia for online gambling:

  1. Charleston
  2. Huntington
  3. Parkersburg
  4. Morgantown
  5. Wheeling
  6. Weirton
  7. Fairmont
  8. Martinsburg
  9. Beckley
  10. Clarksburg