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If you have landed here, you have probably already found that DraftKings, BetMGM and the other regulated apps will not take you, because your state does not license them. “Offshore” is the workaround most US players are pointed toward next. This guide is the honest version of what that means: whether it is legal where you live, who actually licenses these sites and whether that license is worth anything, whether you will be paid, and what to do if you are not.
Online gambling law is set state by state, not federally, so the single most useful thing you can do is start with your own state. We keep a researched page for every one, with its real legal status, the offshore casinos that accept players there, and any licensed local options if your state has them.
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If your state runs a regulated market, such as New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan or Connecticut, that page will show you licensed operators bound by a US regulator. Those are a stronger option than anything on the offshore list below, and you should use them first.
Terms re-checked 22 July 2026
These are the offshore casinos that accept US players, ranked by our review scores. We track thirteen and have read the current terms of twelve. The line under each casino is our own eligibility check: how many US states that casino’s terms refuse, and the date we last read them. One casino has no completed check yet, so its card makes no promise.
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No two of these casinos block the same states. Bovada refuses twenty; BetOnline refuses one; several refuse none at all. That is why the count on each card matters more than any blanket “available in most states” claim, and why we date every check: these lists change, usually after a regulator sends warning letters.
The offshore market has no shortage of lists. What most of them skip is the checking. Here is what sits behind ours.
The honest answer has two layers, federal and state, and they point in different directions.
There is no federal law that makes it a crime for an individual to place a bet at a licensed offshore casino. The main federal statute people worry about, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA), does not criminalize the player at all. It targets the businesses: it tells banks and payment processors not to knowingly handle transactions for gambling operators it treats as unlawful. The Wire Act, similarly, is aimed at operators running betting across state lines, not at the person playing. In practice, no US player has been prosecuted by the federal government for playing at an offshore online casino.
State law is where the real differences are, and they run in both directions. Most states neither clearly permit nor clearly prohibit offshore play, which is the gray area these casinos operate in. A few states go further and prohibit online gambling outright: Washington State is the clearest example, where playing real-money casino games online is written into law as a criminal offense, though even there the state has not pursued individual players. At the other end, a growing set of states license their own online casinos. Connecticut has run a regulated market since 2021, and New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan have too. If you live in one of those, you have locally protected options and should not need an offshore site at all. The state selector above tells you exactly where your state sits.
It helps to sort your own state into one of three buckets. If it runs a regulated market, use the licensed operators on your state page and stop there. If it has an explicit online-gambling prohibition like Washington, understand that the letter of the law is against you even though enforcement targets operators, and decide accordingly. And if it is one of the forty-odd gray-area states, offshore play is neither blessed nor banned, and the questions that actually matter are the ones the rest of this page answers: is the casino reputable, and will it pay. The Wire Act, worth naming because it comes up, is a 1961 law aimed at operators transmitting bets across state lines; the 2011 and 2018 opinions that flip-flopped over its scope were about interstate operators and lotteries, not about the person placing a bet from their couch.
The practical risk to a US player is close to zero on the criminal side and real on the money side. No US player is being fined or charged for logging in. What genuinely goes wrong is a deposit your bank declines, or a withdrawal an unregulated casino stalls or refuses, with no US regulator to appeal to. That is the risk worth planning around, and the rest of this page is about managing it.
This is a legally gray, actively contested space, and pretending otherwise would not serve you. In 2025 the pressure on offshore operators stepped up sharply.
All fifty state attorneys general signed a joint letter urging the US Department of Justice to act against the largest offshore operators serving Americans, naming Stake, Bovada and BetOnline among them.
A follow-up came from the US Senate, keeping the question in front of federal enforcement rather than letting it drop.
No federal action has landed yet, and these casinos continue to accept US players. But the direction of travel is real, and the largest mainstream publishers have already pulled back from linking offshore brands. Unresolved
What this means for you. If the DOJ ever acts, the operators named could be disrupted regardless of anything on this page, so treat offshore play as money you can afford to have tied up, keep your balances low, and withdraw often. Two of the brands named above are on our list because they still pay US players reliably today, but “today” is the honest limit of any such claim.
“Licensed” is the word every offshore casino leans on, but the license behind it can mean a great deal or almost nothing. Here is what the main regimes actually do for a player, worst to best on the one thing that matters, whether anyone will help you if the casino will not.
Costa Rica does not regulate online gambling. Operators based there hold an ordinary business or data-processing permit, and no gaming authority audits their games or handles player disputes. A casino that tells you only that it is “based in Costa Rica” is telling you it answers to no gambling regulator at all. Judge those purely on track record.
Curacao has been the default offshore license for two decades, historically a cheap master-and-sublicense system with little player recourse. It is now mid-reform: since 2024 a new Curacao Gaming Authority has been taking over direct licensing under the LOK law, which is a step up, but the protections are still thin and the transition is ongoing. During that upheaval many US-facing brands moved to Anjouan, an autonomous island of the Union of the Comoros, which runs an even lighter regime. When we checked in August 2026, Bovada’s own footer states it is now licensed by the Union of the Comoros, not Curacao, a good example of how fast these details move. A Curacao or Anjouan license is a baseline, not a guarantee.
A few brands, Ignition among them on our records, license through the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, a regulator based in the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake near Montreal. It has operated since 1999 and runs a genuine complaints process, which is more than the paperwork jurisdictions offer, though its reach over a US dispute is still limited.
Panama’s Gaming Control Board is an actual government regulator with a licensing process, which puts brands like Wild Casino and BetOnline a notch above the pure paperwork jurisdictions. It is still a foreign regulator with no obligation to a US player, but there is at least an authority that exists.
Strip away the logos and a license is only worth what its regulator will do when a casino refuses to pay. For Curacao and Anjouan brands, the practical answer has usually been very little, which is the reform’s whole point and why we do not treat a Curacao seal as a safety guarantee. Kahnawake and Panama at least run a dispute process, but none of these regulators can compel an operator to pay a US player the way a state gaming board can. That gap is exactly why the evidence on this page leans on things a license cannot fake: years of paid withdrawals, dated terms, and a public complaint record.
We are deliberately not printing a tidy license-number column, because we cannot verify most of those numbers today. Curacao’s reform retired a swathe of old sublicense numbers, and several operators we could not reach behind their sign-in walls to confirm anything current. Rather than copy stale figures from an old page, we show only what we can source: how long each casino has operated, the company on record behind it, and the dated count of US states it refuses. Where a datum is missing, we leave it blank rather than guess.
| Casino | On the market since | Operating company on record | US states it refuses (T&C read 22 Jul 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bovada | 2007 | Salmon River Technologies Ltd | 20 (incl. AZ, CO, CT, MD, NJ, NV, NY, PA) |
| Ignition | 2016 | Lynton Limited | 5 (DE, MD, NJ, NV, NY) |
| Vegas Casino Online | 1999 | Mainstreet Vegas Group | None listed |
| VipSlots | 2017 | N/A | Not yet checked |
| Cafe Casino | 2016 | N/A | 5 (DE, MD, NJ, NV, NY) |
| Slots.lv | 2013 | Lynton Limited | 5 (DE, MD, NJ, NV, NY) |
| Red Dog Casino | N/A | N/A | 2 (KS, MI) |
| Wild Casino | 2018 | BOL-SB House S.A | None listed |
| BetOnline | 2004 | N/A | 1 (NJ) |
| Sloto Cash | 2007 | Deckmedia N.V. | None listed |
| SportsBetting.ag | 2003 | N/A | 1 (NJ) |
| Las Vegas USA | 1999 | Mainstreet Vegas Group | None listed |
| Sun Palace | 2002 | Mainstreet Vegas Group | None listed |
“None listed” means the casino’s terms name no US states, so it does not exclude yours, but it is a weaker signal than a positive check. “Not yet checked” means exactly that, and that casino makes no eligibility claim until we finish reading its terms.
This is the question that actually matters offshore, because getting money out is where a bad casino shows itself. We answer it with evidence rather than a star rating.
These figures come from each casino’s published withdrawal terms, which we parse and record. Crypto is consistently the fastest route in and out:
The pattern holds across the list: cryptocurrency clears in minutes to a day or two, while checks and wires run one to two weeks. If speed matters to you, crypto is not a preference here, it is the answer.
Two things shape how long a payout really takes, and casinos blur them. The first is approval, the review a casino runs before it releases funds, often around 48 hours and sometimes longer for a first cash-out. The second is processing, the time the method itself takes once approved. The fast crypto figures above are the processing leg; the approval clock runs first. Your very first withdrawal almost always triggers identity verification (KYC), where the casino asks for an ID and proof of address, so it is worth clearing that before you have a win waiting. Our guide to KYC at online casinos covers what to send and why. Watch too for weekly withdrawal caps: some of these casinos limit you to a few thousand dollars a week, which turns a large win into a payout that dribbles out over months, so read the cashier terms before you chase a big bonus.
An offshore casino cannot be forced to pay you by any US authority, so the best evidence it will is that it has, for years. Vegas Casino Online and Las Vegas USA have paid US players since 1999. SportsBetting.ag dates to 2003, BetOnline to 2004, Bovada and Sloto Cash to 2007. A site that stiffed players routinely does not survive two decades in a market built entirely on reputation.
We drop or refuse to list a casino when we see the classic rogue patterns: withdrawal limits so low they trap a win over months, “bonus abuse” clauses used to void legitimate wins, identity checks that only appear at withdrawal time, or a pattern of unresolved complaints. A casino that suddenly slows payouts is the earliest warning sign, which is why the payout data on this page is researched and dated rather than assumed.
Because your only real backstop offshore is your own caution, a few habits do more than any license seal. Make your first withdrawal small and early, before you have a big balance riding on it, so you learn how a casino actually pays while the stakes are low. Complete identity verification up front rather than at cash-out time. Keep your balance low and withdraw often instead of letting winnings build in an account no US regulator can reach. Favor crypto so a payout does not depend on a bank clearing a flagged charge. And keep your own records, deposits, withdrawals and dates, because the casino will not send you tax paperwork and you may need the trail. None of this is exciting, but it is the difference between a bad session and a lost balance.
The UIGEA is the reason banking at an offshore casino is fiddlier than it should be. It does not ban you from playing; it pushes US banks and processors to decline gambling transactions to operators it treats as unlawful. That is why a card deposit sometimes bounces for no obvious reason, and why the big e-wallets, PayPal, Skrill and Neteller, dropped US gambling years ago.
It did not stop money moving, though. It changed which methods work. Here is the honest state of each:
| Method | Works in | Speed out | Fees and catches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto (Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum) | Deposit & withdraw | Minutes to ~48h | Usually free; the only method reliably good both ways. New to it? See our Bitcoin buying guide. |
| Visa / Mastercard | Deposit only | Cannot receive payouts | Often declined under UIGEA; Visa clears more often than Mastercard; some sites add 5 to 15% fees. |
| Prepaid cards, gift cards, vouchers (Neosurf) | Deposit mainly | Rarely pays out | Only work when enabled for international use; fees can reach 10%. |
| Courier check / bank wire | Withdraw | 1 to 2 weeks | The fallback for the crypto-averse; slow and sometimes capped weekly. |
The takeaway is the one the casinos themselves push: for US players, cryptocurrency is the path of least resistance. A crypto withdrawal typically settles within 48 hours, where a check or wire can take up to 15 business days. If you have never used crypto for this, the step-by-step Bitcoin guide covers buying and sending it, and each casino’s review lists the specific methods and fees we measured. Withdrawals almost always trigger an identity check, so read how KYC works before your first cash-out to avoid a surprise hold.
If a card deposit bounces, it is usually not you and not the casino. US card issuers flag the merchant category these transactions carry and decline them on their own, which is the UIGEA working as intended on the bank’s side. Trying a different card sometimes helps, but the more reliable fix is to fund a small amount of Bitcoin once and use that. And a warning that belongs with banking: offshore welcome bonuses look enormous, some advertising several thousand dollars, but they carry high wagering requirements, often 25 to 45 times the bonus, which lock up both the bonus and sometimes your deposit until you have bet through them. A bonus you cannot clear is not free money, it is a hold on your withdrawal, so read the rollover terms before you opt in, and know you can usually decline a bonus and keep your funds free.
This is the weakness every offshore guide names and none of them answers: there is no US regulator to complain to. We answer it, because it is the whole reason this site rates offshore casinos the way it does.
Every casino we list carries a public complaints desk on its review page. If a listed casino stalls a withdrawal, voids a win on a technicality, or goes quiet on you, you can lodge the details with us and we take it up with the operator directly. We cannot force an overseas company to pay, and we will not pretend we can. What we can do is put a real, documented case in front of a casino that wants to keep working with us, and publish the outcome either way. That record is public on each review, so you can see how a casino has actually handled disputes before you deposit.
The process is simple. You file the details on the review page or the complaints desk, we forward a documented case to the casino’s affiliate or disputes contact, and we relay their response and any resolution back to you, keeping the thread public so the next player sees it. It works best when the casino values its standing with players and its listing here, which is exactly why the operators that resolve complaints cleanly rank higher with us: a good dispute record is earned, not claimed. It works least well against a casino that has already decided to keep your money, which is the strongest argument for choosing an operator with a long, clean history in the first place. Before you file, gather what makes a case land: your account username, the dates, the amount in dispute, the exact term the casino is citing, and screenshots of any chat or email. A complaint with evidence attached moves; a vague one rarely does.
Hit a problem? Start a case at our complaints desk. Bring your account name, dates, the amount, and any messages from the casino, and we will chase it.
It is a real-money casino site licensed and operated outside the United States, typically in Curacao, Anjouan, Panama or Costa Rica, that accepts US players. It fills the gap in the forty-plus states that license no online casino of their own.
No federal law criminalizes a US player for using a licensed offshore casino; federal enforcement targets operators and payment processors. Your state law is what varies. Most states are a gray area, a few such as Washington prohibit online gambling outright, and states like Connecticut and New Jersey license their own regulated casinos instead. Check your state page for its exact status.
Yes. Gambling winnings are taxable in the United States and must be reported on your tax return, regardless of where the casino is located. Offshore casinos send no W-2G, so keeping your own records is on you. From the 2026 tax year only 90% of gambling losses are deductible federally, still capped at your winnings. Any site claiming offshore winnings are tax-free is wrong, and it tells you something about the site.
In practice the criminal risk to an individual player is close to zero; no US player has been prosecuted federally for playing at an offshore casino, and even prohibition states like Washington have not pursued individuals. The real risk is financial: a declined deposit or a casino that stalls a payout with no US regulator to appeal to. Your state page spells out the local law.
It varies by casino, and no two lists match. Delaware, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey and New York are the states blocked most often, usually because they run or are launching their own regulated markets. Bovada refuses twenty states; several others refuse none. The count and date on each card in our list above is that casino’s own current restriction, read from its terms.
A handful of states, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Connecticut, license and regulate their own online casinos. In those states you can play at operators bound by a US regulator that will handle disputes and enforce payouts, which is real protection an offshore site cannot offer. If your state is one of them, use the licensed local options first.
Most offshore casinos set their minimum at 18, though some require 21, and your state may set its own gambling age at 21 regardless. The age on the casino’s terms is not a loophole around your state’s law. Check both, and never treat a lower age as a selling point.
By our full review scores, which weigh game quality, bonuses and their terms, banking, support, and above all payout reliability and dispute handling. We then read each casino’s own restricted-states list and date the check, and we run a complaints desk on every review so a casino’s real record with players is part of its standing.
Several brands here, including BetOnline, SportsBetting.ag and Bovada, run sportsbooks alongside their casinos. The legal picture is the same: federal law targets operators, not bettors, and your state sets the rules. This page focuses on casino play; the same payout and licensing cautions apply to their sportsbooks.
Yes, they are. Offshore casinos are located outside the US and are regulated by their own governments. However, in order to offer their services in the US, these casinos need to be properly licensed and safe.
Offshore casinos are forbidden in Washington and Connecticut.
Reputable offshore casinos use RNG algorithms that are regularly tested by gambling authorities and independent agencies to ensure fair gaming conditions.
Legal offshore casinos offer a variety of different games, including slots, table games like blackjack, roulette and poker, live games, specialty games, etc. Before joining a casino, check the available games to make sure your favorite titles are there.
Most offshore online casinos offer welcome bonuses to new players, as well regular promotions to their loyal customers.
Casinos licensed by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) or the Malta Gambling Authority are considered the safest. There are also other respectable authorities like the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, Curacao eGaming, or the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission.
Casinos operating in the US offer several payment methods US players can use to make deposits and withdrawals, such as credit/debit cards, wire transfers, e-wallets, cryptocurrencies, etc.
In most offshore casinos, players can use American dollars, so there’s no need to worry about conversion rates.
Yes, you can. Many offshore casinos allow players to play games in free mode so that they can see whether they like a particular game or not.
Yes, they do. Most modern online casinos offer mobile versions of their games, thus allowing players to enjoy gambling wherever they are and play their favorite games on the go.
Administrator/moderator and fixer of things that break on blackjackinfo.com. Tum has contributed to the LCB network for over 10 years working with numerous casino, poker and sports affiliate websites.
