State rankings
States Without a Lottery
States Without a Lottery: compare 51 US states on 3 metrics.
State Has Lotteries
2 values across 51 entries
Charitable Games and Bingo Are Legal
2 values across 51 entries
Data
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51 states
 Alabama | No | Yes | Banned due to religious beliefs, but efforts to legalize lotteries are gaining traction as of 2024 |
 Alaska | No | Yes | — |
 Arizona | Yes | Yes | — |
 Arkansas | Yes | Yes | — |
 California | Yes | Yes | — |
 Colorado | Yes | Yes | — |
 Connecticut | Yes | Yes | — |
 Delaware | Yes | Yes | — |
 District of Columbia | Yes | Yes | — |
 Florida | Yes | Yes | — |
 Georgia | Yes | Yes | — |
 Hawaii | No | No | — |
 Idaho | Yes | Yes | — |
 Illinois | Yes | Yes | — |
 Indiana | Yes | Yes | — |
 Iowa | Yes | Yes | — |
 Kansas | Yes | Yes | — |
 Kentucky | Yes | Yes | — |
 Louisiana | Yes | Yes | — |
 Maine | Yes | Yes | — |
 Maryland | Yes | Yes | — |
 Massachusetts | Yes | Yes | — |
 Michigan | Yes | Yes | — |
 Minnesota | Yes | Yes | — |
 Mississippi | Yes | Yes | — |
 Missouri | Yes | Yes | — |
 Montana | Yes | Yes | — |
 Nebraska | Yes | Yes | — |
 Nevada | No | Yes | Opposed by casino industry, which views it as competition |
 New Hampshire | Yes | Yes | — |
 New Jersey | Yes | Yes | — |
 New Mexico | Yes | Yes | — |
 New York | Yes | Yes | — |
 North Carolina | Yes | Yes | — |
 North Dakota | Yes | Yes | — |
 Ohio | Yes | Yes | — |
 Oklahoma | Yes | Yes | — |
 Oregon | Yes | Yes | — |
 Pennsylvania | Yes | Yes | — |
 Rhode Island | Yes | Yes | — |
 South Carolina | Yes | No | — |
 South Dakota | Yes | Yes | — |
 Tennessee | Yes | No | — |
 Texas | Yes | Yes | — |
 Utah | No | No | Gambling is banned by Utah's state constitution |
 Vermont | Yes | Yes | — |
 Virginia | Yes | Yes | — |
 Washington | Yes | Yes | — |
 West Virginia | Yes | Yes | — |
 Wisconsin | Yes | Yes | — |
 Wyoming | Yes | Yes | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this states without a lottery data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Gambling in the United States - Wiki; Lotteries in the United States - Wiki; Why these five states don’t sell lottery tickets - CNN.