Vermont was the last New England state to legalize sports betting, launching three apps in January 2024, but online casinos are a different thing and Vermont has never legalized them, or any casino at all. Real-money online casino play from Vermont happens offshore, and Bovada refuses the state. We verified which offshore casinos take Vermont players, tracked 12 that accept it, and ranked the ones worth your deposit.
Facts checked against Vermont law and casino terms: 24 July 2026
Three sports apps, no casino tab
Vermont bettors hit this quickly. DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics have all been legal in the state since sports betting launched on 11 January 2024, and their apps work fine. But Vermont handed those three companies sports-betting licenses only. Open the casino section inside one of the same apps from a Vermont address and it is dark, because the state has never legalized online casino games.
There is a second thing worth clearing up. Vermont has no casinos of any kind, not a commercial floor and not a tribal one. No federally recognized tribe runs Class III gaming here, and no law authorizes a casino, so unlike a lot of states there is not even a land-based room to drive to. The 2023 law that created the sportsbooks (Act 63) was written for sports wagering and nothing else, and no bill since has tried to add online slots or blackjack.
Until that changes, a Vermonter who wants real-money slots or online blackjack has the sportsbooks closed to them on the casino side, and the offshore casinos below are what fills the gap.
Verified for Vermont · 24 July 2026
Best online casinos that accept Vermont players
Ranked by our review scores. The green line under each casino is our eligibility check: the date we read that casino’s own terms and confirmed Vermont players are welcome. One casino is still waiting on its check, so its card makes no promise yet.
Vermont licenses sportsbooks but not online casinos, and it licenses no casino at all, so there is nothing state-regulated for us to point you toward. The casinos above are offshore: they operate from outside the US, mostly under Curacao or Panama licenses, and they can take Vermont players because no Vermont law reaches them.
The trade-off is real, and we would rather say it than skate past it. If an offshore casino mistreats you, no US regulator is going to step in. The operator’s own record is your protection, which is why payout history and dispute handling carry so much weight in our reviews, and why we run a complaints desk on every review page and take unresolved cases up with the casino ourselves.
One name is missing on purpose. Bovada, usually our top US pick, refuses Vermont: the state is on its published restricted list, so it does not appear above and Ignition leads instead. That is the sort of thing we check rather than guess at. For the bigger picture of who licenses these sites and which licenses actually mean something, read our offshore casino guide.
How we check these casinos for Vermont
Every offshore casino publishes a list of US states it turns away, and no two lists match. Bovada blocks twenty states, Vermont among them; BetOnline blocks exactly one; Red Dog blocks only Kansas and Michigan. So we check each casino against its own terms:
Read the terms. We open each casino’s current terms and conditions, find its restricted-states list, and check whether Vermont is on it. Bovada is, which is why it is not in the list above.
Date the check. The green line on each card is the day we last read those terms. These lists shift, usually after a regulator sends warning letters, so we re-read them when rankings move.
Say so when we haven’t. A casino with no finished check carries no eligibility line at all. Right now that is VipSlots: still ranked on review strength, but making no Vermont promise until we have read its terms.
Gambling law in Vermont: what is actually legal
Vermont allows a short list of gambling, the lottery, charitable games and now sports betting, and leaves casino play, online and otherwise, off it.
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Status
The facts
Online casinos
Illegal
No legal online casino. Vermont legalized online sports betting in 2023 (Act 63) and launched it in January 2024, but the law covers sports wagering only. No bill has been filed to add online casino games, and the state licenses no casino of any kind.
Land-based casinos
Illegal
No casinos, commercial or tribal. Vermont has no casino-authorizing law and no federally recognized tribe running Class III gaming, so there is nowhere in the state to play casino games in person.
Sports betting
Legal
Legal and live since 11 January 2024 under Act 63 (2023), run by the Department of Liquor and Lottery through three operators chosen by competitive bid: DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics. It is mobile only, as Vermont built no retail sportsbooks.
Lottery
Legal
The Vermont Lottery has run since 1978, established by Act 82 in 1977, and sells some draw games online.
Daily fantasy sports
Legal
Daily fantasy sports have been legal and regulated since 2017 under S.136, with operators registered through the Secretary of State. The 2023 sports-betting law set the minimum age for fantasy contests at 21.
Sweepstakes casinos
Gray area
No Vermont statute bans or authorizes the dual-currency sweepstakes model. A 2026 bill (H.913) went after online prediction-market and event-contract platforms and proposed an Illinois-style per-bet sports tax, but it did not target sweepstakes casinos, and no Vermont enforcement action names the category as of mid-2026.
Charitable bingo & raffles
Legal
Nonprofit and fraternal organizations may run games of chance and raffles under the carve-outs in 13 V.S.A. chapter 51, subject to limits.
Will you get in trouble for playing online from Vermont?
Winning or losing money by gambling is a fine of $10 to $200 under 13 V.S.A. 2141, with up to 60 days in jail only if the play happens in a public gambling house. The serious offenses under 13 V.S.A. chapter 51 are keeping a gambling house or gambling machines, not placing a bet. Vermont's gambling statutes date to the 1800s and are aimed at gaming houses; there is no record of Vermont fining or prosecuting anyone for playing at an offshore online casino. Federal law points the same way, since the UIGEA targets gambling businesses and payment processors, not players.
Vermont took its time with gambling and came to sports betting dead last in New England.
1978
The Vermont Lottery sells its first tickets, the state’s first legal gambling, after the legislature created it the year before.
2017
Vermont legalizes daily fantasy sports (S.136), years before it will touch actual sports betting.
2023
Act 63 passes and Vermont becomes the last New England state to legalize sports betting, running it through the Department of Liquor and Lottery.
2024
Sports betting goes live on 11 January with three apps, mobile only. Online casinos are on no one’s agenda.
2026
Still nothing filed to add online casinos. The one gambling bill of note (H.913) aimed at prediction-market sites, not casino games.
Taxes on winnings in Vermont
Offshore casinos send no tax paperwork, but that does not make the money invisible. The IRS treats every dollar of gambling winnings as taxable income whether or not a W-2G is issued (IRS Topic 419), and Vermont taxes it again through its graduated income tax, which tops out at 8.75% for the highest bracket (Vermont Department of Taxes). Vermont is on the higher end for a state this small, so winnings of any size are worth planning for.
Losses used to offset winnings in full if you itemized. From the 2026 tax year that changed at the federal level: under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, only 90% of gambling losses are deductible, still capped at your winnings. Break even over a year, winning $8,000 and losing $8,000, and you can still owe tax on the slice federal law no longer lets you write off. Repeal bills are floating in Congress, but the 90% rule is what applies for 2026.
The practical part: keep session records. Dates, deposits, withdrawals, results. With no casino statements coming, your own log is the only paper trail you will have.
Getting money in and out from Vermont
No Vermont law blocks a deposit. The friction is your bank: a card issuer can decline a gambling charge, which is routine and not a legal problem. Visa tends to clear more often than Mastercard, and several of these casinos add 5 to 15% fees on card deposits. Cards also cannot receive a withdrawal.
Crypto is what these casinos are built around and the only method good in both directions. Bitcoin deposits are free at most of them, and payouts run in minutes to hours once the standard approval clears: a couple of hours at Ignition, within a day at Cafe Casino. New to crypto? Our Bitcoin buying guide walks it through.
Courier checks are still around for the crypto-averse and still take one to two weeks. Our banking hub compares every method, and each review’s banking section lists the fees we actually measured.
Vermont online casino FAQ
If sports betting is legal in Vermont, why are casino apps not?
Because Vermont’s 2023 law legalized sports betting only. It did not cover online casino games, and Vermont has no casinos of any kind to build a license around. DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics hold sports-betting licenses here, and the casino tabs inside those apps stay switched off for Vermont players.
Why is Bovada not on your Vermont list?
Bovada refuses Vermont. The state is on Bovada’s own published restricted-states list, so it will not open an account for a Vermont player. That is why our top pick here is Ignition instead.
Can I get in trouble for playing at an offshore casino in Vermont?
Vermont’s gambling statutes date to the 1800s and are aimed at gaming houses. The only player-facing provision, 13 V.S.A. 2141, is a fine of $10 to $200, and there is no record of Vermont ever using it against someone playing online. Enforcement targets operators, not players.
Do I owe taxes on offshore casino winnings in Vermont?
Yes. Winnings are taxable income: federal, plus Vermont’s graduated income tax up to 8.75%. And from the 2026 tax year only 90% of gambling losses are deductible federally against them. Details in the taxes section above.
What is the minimum gambling age for Vermont players at offshore casinos?
18 at most offshore casinos, though a few require 21. Vermont’s sportsbooks and its fantasy contests are 21, and the lottery is 18. Each casino’s terms state its own minimum, so check before you deposit.
Nearby states
Rules change at every border. If you cross one, here is the picture next door:
