California gambling law
Online casinos in California: is it legal?
California has no legal online casino or sports betting, and AB 831 (Chapter 623, Statutes of 2025) bans online sweepstakes casinos from January 1, 2026.
Online casinos
not legal
Sports betting
not legal
Online poker
not legal
Sweepstakes casinos
banned
Regulator
California Gambling Control Commission source ↗
Minimum age
n/a
Sweepstakes law
Statute: AB 831, Chapter 623 Statutes of 2025, chaptered 2025-10-11, effective 2026-01-01
Sweepstakes casinos are banned in California. Statute: AB 831, Chapter 623 Statutes of 2025, chaptered 2025-10-11, effective 2026-01-01
Sources
This is general information taken from regulators' and governments' own published pages, not legal advice. Gambling law changes; check the regulator's current rules before you play.
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