States / North Dakota

North Dakota

Gambling centers on extensive charitable gaming and five tribal Class III casinos.
Several tribal casinos have offered retail sports betting since December 2021, but there is no state sports betting law and no online betting.
The state lottery sells only multi-state games.

More detail

Charitable gaming. Charitable gaming is extensive. It covers bingo, pull-tabs, electronic pull-tabs/e-tabs, raffles, calcuttas, paddlewheels, "twenty-one," poker and charitable sports pools. The Attorney General's Gaming Division licenses and taxes it directly under N.D.C.C. ch. 53-06.1.
Tribal gaming. Five tribal Class III casinos operate under state-tribal compacts enforced by the same division.
Lottery. The state lottery, unusually, sells no in-state draw games at all. A 2002 constitutional amendment (Measure 2, ~63% approval) lets North Dakota join only multi-state games (Powerball, Mega Millions, Lucky for Life, Lotto America, 2by2). Sales began in 2004.
Legal framework. General gambling, including wagering on the outcome of a sporting event, is a class C felony under N.D.C.C. § 12.1-28-02. The exceptions are charitable gaming, tribal compacts, pari-mutuel wagering, and the lottery.
Sports betting. There is no new state statute authorizing sports wagering. Since December 2021, several of the state's five tribal casinos have offered retail sports wagering under their existing Class III compacts, led by the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate's Dakota Nation Sportsbook at Dakota Magic Casino. Gov. Burgum declined a 2022 tribal push for exclusive statewide rights. A 2025-era statewide-legislative route (HCR 3002) failed in the House 70-24.
Casinos and online gaming. North Dakota has no commercial casinos, no iGaming, and no legal mobile or online sports wagering. State law expressly prohibits online gaming generally. A narrow carve-out lets charitable organizations run online raffles through a licensed in-state distributor.

Reviewed Oct 11, 2026 · 25 sources

Legal status

LiveLegal, not launchedLimitedContestedProhibitedNot authorizedRepealedNA

Vertical	Status	Launched	Model	Details
Sports (online)	Not authorized			State law prohibits online gaming in North Dakota; no statewide mobile or online sports wagering exists. A statewide online/mobile route (HCR 3002) failed in the ND House, 70-24.[1],[2],[3]?
Sports (retail)	Limited	Dec 1, 2021	Monopoly Tribal	No state statute authorizes sports wagering, and "gambling" under N.D.C.C. § 12.1-28-01 expressly includes risking value on "the happening or outcome of an event, including an election or sporting event." However, North Dakota's five tribal casinos offer retail sports wagering under their existing Class III gaming compacts (interpreted by the tribes as already covering sports wagering, not via new state legislation): the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate's Dakota Magic Casino & Hotel (Hankinson) took the state's first legal sports bet in December 2021 under its "Dakota Nation Sportsbook" brand; Spirit Lake Casino (St. Michael), Sky Dancer Casino & Resort (Belcourt, using IGT PlaySports), and 4 Bears Casino & Lodge (New Town) also offer tribal retail sportsbooks. In October 2022 the five tribes asked Gov. Doug Burgum for exclusive statewide sports-betting rights; he declined but agreed to lower the tribal casino minimum gambling age from 21 to 19. A statewide/legislative route (HCR 3002) failed in the ND House on a 70-24 vote amid Judiciary Committee problem-gambling concerns, leaving tribal compact-based retail wagering as the only legal channel.[2],[4],[3],[5]
Online casino	Not authorized			State law prohibits online gaming in North Dakota, per the Attorney General's Gaming Division.[1]
Online poker	Not authorized			Covered by the general online-gaming prohibition; poker is otherwise authorized only in person as licensed charitable gaming.[1],[4]
Commercial casinos	Not authorized			North Dakota has no commercial (non-tribal) casinos.[1]
Tribal casinos	Live		Monopoly Tribal	The Gaming Division conducts random inspections at the state's five Indian casinos to check game integrity, wager limits, and prize payout ratios; compact texts are held by the Governor's Office. Several of the five casinos (Dakota Magic, Spirit Lake, Sky Dancer, 4 Bears) also offer retail sports wagering as a compact-based amenity. The tribal casino minimum gambling age was lowered from 21 to 19 following a 2022 agreement with Gov. Burgum. 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. (IGRA); individual tribal-state gaming compacts [1],[3]
Lottery	Live	Jan 1, 2004	Monopoly State	North Dakota is unique in selling no in-state draw games: a 2002 constitutional amendment, approved by about 63% of voters, authorizes the state only to join a multi-state lottery "for the benefit of the State of North Dakota." Sales began in 2004. Powerball was the first game offered. N.D. Const. art. XI, § 25 (Measure 2, 2002) [6]
iLottery	Not authorized			No statute authorizes online sale of lottery tickets/e-instants.[6]
Daily fantasy	Not authorized			No North Dakota statute addresses daily fantasy sports; DFS falls under the general gambling definition of N.D.C.C. § 12.1-28-01 with no specific carve-out or licensing framework. National DFS operators (DraftKings, FanDuel) have nonetheless operated in the state for years on a skill-vs-chance theory, without AG Gaming Division enforcement or a dedicated complaint venue for problems with these apps; this is unauthorized/unregulated gray-market presence tolerated without enforcement, not a legal carve-out.[7],[2]
VGTs / VLTs	Not authorized			No freestanding video-lottery-terminal program exists outside the AG-licensed electronic pull-tab/electronic quick shot bingo devices under ch. 53-06.1.[4]
Historical horse racing	Not authorized			SB 2347 (2025), which would have authorized historic horse racing (HHR) terminals and eliminated simulcast dog racing, failed in the Senate 16-31 on Feb. 13, 2025.[8]
Sweepstakes casinos	Not authorized			No North Dakota statute names or bans dual-currency online sweepstakes casinos; legality would turn on the general gambling definition in N.D.C.C. § 12.1-28-01, which the AG's Gaming Division has not applied to these platforms. Unlike the 2025-2026 bans and cease-and-desist letters seen in several other states, no North Dakota ban bill or enforcement action against a named sweepstakes brand (Chumba, Pulsz, High 5, McLuck, etc.) has been identified; these sites remain available to North Dakota users without state licensing, as unregulated gray-market presence rather than an authorized activity.[9],[10],[2]
Prediction markets	Not authorized			Prediction-market contracts (Kalshi and similar CFTC-registered platforms) are available to North Dakota residents statewide under claimed federal preemption. No North Dakota regulator, attorney general, or court has taken action against them as of October 2026, and the state sits in the 8th Circuit, which has not ruled on whether federal law preempts state gambling law for these contracts.[1]
Skill games	Not authorized			N.D.C.C. § 12.1-28-02(4) defines a prohibited "coin-operated gaming device" by reference to chance-based payout; no North Dakota statute creates a carve-out for skill-based "grey machines" (the Pace-O-Matic-style devices litigated in VA/KY/MO/PA). The only electronic gaming devices North Dakota licenses outside tribal casinos are chance-based electronic pull-tabs/electronic quick-shot bingo under the charitable-gaming statute (ch. 53-06.1), and the state actively restricts even those: a May 2022 Gaming Commission rule change redefined "bar" to exclude gas stations and liquor/grocery/convenience stores specifically to stop e-tab machines from being placed in those locations (some had begun selling alcohol to "masquerade" as bars), and a 2025 bill draft (25.1348) proposed codifying that exclusion in statute. No separate skill-game statute, carve-out, or enforcement action distinct from the e-tab/charitable-gaming framework was identified.[2],[11],[12]
Card rooms	Not authorized			Poker/twenty-one is authorized only as licensed charitable gaming under ch. 53-06.1, not as a standalone commercial card room.[4]
Lottery couriers	Not authorized			N.D.C.C. § 53-12.1-08(4) provides: "Only a retailer may sell a ticket. A retailer may sell a ticket only at the site stated on the license or at a temporary site for a special event authorized by the lottery," limiting all North Dakota lottery ticket sales to lottery-licensed retailers; no separate statute, rule, or lottery FAQ authorizes third-party courier services (Jackpocket, Lotto.com, Jackpot.com-style apps). None of those couriers' own state-availability lists name North Dakota as a served state, and the North Dakota Lottery's own site shows only its own "Pick & Click" online-play portal, not a third-party courier integration. This is consistent with a national regulatory review describing roughly 40 states as having no law expressly permitting or prohibiting couriers. North Dakota's lottery in any case sells only multi-state draw games (no in-state instants).[13],[14],[15]
Pick'em fantasy	Not authorized			Same analysis as dfs: no ND statute or Gaming Division guidance distinguishes pick'em/player-vs-house formats from peer-to-peer DFS. Secondary reporting (Action Network) describes PrizePicks as available to North Dakota users, operating without state regulatory oversight or vetting, under the general gambling statute rather than any authorization.[5],[2]
Pari-mutuel	Live		Monopoly State	The North Dakota Racing Commission continues to license live race meets (e.g., ORDA at Chippewa Downs and HRND at the North Dakota Horse Park in 2026) and simulcast pari-mutuel wagering under N.D.C.C. § 53-06.2-10.1. A 2025 bill, SB 2347, would have authorized historic horse racing (HHR) wagering and eliminated simulcast dog racing, but failed on its Senate second reading, 16-31, Feb. 13, 2025; HHR remains unauthorized. N.D.C.C. ch. 53-06.2 [16],[8]
Advance deposit wagering	Limited		Competitive	The Racing Commission licenses advance-deposit-wagering providers; a May 2026 commission agenda shows active ADW items including an ownership-change review (US Off-Track, LLC / TRPB LSX / white-label affiliates) and a new ADW application from Longshot Fantasy, Inc.[16]
Charitable gaming	Live			Attorney General's Gaming Division licenses eligible nonprofit organizations for bingo, electronic quick shot bingo, pull-tabs, electronic pull-tabs (e-tabs, capped at 10 devices per site), punchboards, raffles (including electronic raffle systems), calcuttas, twenty-one, paddlewheels, poker, and sports pools. Manufacturer license fees range from $1,000 (electronic raffle systems) to $10,000 (electronic pull-tab systems); distributor license $2,000. A licensed organization may not have more than fifteen authorized sites (with a grandfather exception for those authorized before Jan. 1, 2023). N.D.C.C. ch. 53-06.1 [4],[17]
Esports betting	Not authorized			Mirrors sports_online/sports_retail: no North Dakota statute authorizes sports wagering of any kind outside the five tribal casinos' Class III compacts (interpreted by the tribes as already covering retail sports wagering), and the state constitution limits legal gambling to lottery, licensed charitable gaming, and tribal compact gaming, so statewide commercial sports or esports wagering would require a constitutional amendment (per a 2026 tribal-gaming-industry report, the earliest realistic path is a Nov. 2028 ballot measure). No source reviewed describes any of the tribal sportsbooks (Dakota Nation Sportsbook, Spirit Lake, Sky Dancer, 4 Bears) as offering esports wagering specifically, so esports betting is treated as not_authorized rather than limited.[2],[18],[19]
Social casino	Live		Competitive	North Dakota's gambling definition (N.D.C.C. § 12.1-28-01) requires risking something of value on an uncertain event for a return of value; pure free-to-play social casino apps with no cash-redeemable prize fall outside that definition and are not addressed by any ND-specific restriction. No North Dakota statute, AG opinion, or enforcement action limits free-to-play social casino apps.[2]

Sports betting in North Dakota: status, tax rate, sportsbooks and bills →

Tax rates

Vertical	Channel	Rate	Base	Tier	Promos deductible	Since	Statute
Charitable gaming	retail	1% Separate 1% tax on total gross proceeds (not adjusted gross proceeds) from raffles, for an organization permitted to conduct raffles with adjusted gross proceeds exceeding $50,000.	OTHER			Jan 1, 1997	N.D.C.C. § 53-06.1-12(2)[4]?
Charitable gaming	retail	1% Gaming tax of 1% of adjusted gross proceeds per quarter, for a licensed organization with quarterly adjusted gross proceeds not exceeding $50,000.	AGR	$0–$50.0K		Jan 1, 1997	N.D.C.C. § 53-06.1-12(1)(a)[4]?
Charitable gaming	retail	12% For quarterly adjusted gross proceeds exceeding $50,000: tax is $500 plus 12% of adjusted gross proceeds exceeding $50,000.	AGR	$50.0K–∞		Jan 1, 1997	N.D.C.C. § 53-06.1-12(1)(b)[4]?
Sports (retail)	retail	No North Dakota state tax applies. Tribal retail sportsbooks (Dakota Magic, Spirit Lake, Sky Dancer, 4 Bears) operate as an amenity under each tribe's existing IGRA Class III tribal-state gaming compact rather than under any state sports-wagering statute; no state statute imposes a tax or revenue-sharing requirement on sports wagering specifically, and the state's 2022 request for exclusive tribal sports-betting rights (and the HCR 3002 legislative route) did not result in any enacted tax.	OTHER		No	Dec 1, 2021	25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. (IGRA); individual tribal-state gaming compacts[1],[3]?

Rules and requirements

Casinos

Number of tribal gaming facilities: 5[1]

Legislation

Summary of significant pending gambling legislation this session: HCR 3002, a route to statewide/legislative sports wagering, failed in the ND House 70-24 amid Judiciary Committee problem-gambling concerns. SB 2347 (2025), which would have authorized historic horse racing wagering and eliminated simulcast dog racing, failed in the Senate 16-31 on Feb. 13, 2025. No other major gambling-expansion bill was pending as of October 2026.[3],[8]

License fees

Supplier/vendor license fee summary: Charitable gaming manufacturer licenses: $1,500 (paper pull-tab dispensing devices), $5,500 (pull-tabs/bingo cards/electronic quick shot bingo/bingo card marking devices), $10,000 (electronic pull-tab systems/devices), $1,000 (electronic raffle systems); distributor license $2,000. All annual.[17],[20]

Minimum age

Minimum age for charitable bingo/raffles: 21
Applies to pull tabs, punchboards, twenty-one, calcuttas, sports pools, paddlewheels and poker; electronic quick shot bingo minimum age is 18, and bingo minimum age is 18 (or any age if accompanied by an adult, or where permitted by the organization's license/permit terms).
[4]
Minimum age to purchase lottery: 18[13]?
Minimum age to place a sports wager: 19
Lowered from 21 to 19 under a 2022 agreement between the state's tribes and Gov. Doug Burgum.
[3],[19]
Typical minimum age at tribal casinos (per compact): 19
Lowered from 21 to 19 under a 2022 agreement between the state's tribes and Gov. Doug Burgum.
[3],[19]

Notes

Free-text notes that fit no other field: North Dakota charitable gaming licensees must affix a North Dakota gaming stamp (35 cents each, purchased from the Attorney General, N.D.C.C. § 53-06.1-14) to each deal of pull-tabs, raffle board, punchboard, sports pool board, calcutta board, and paddlewheel ticket series sold to a licensed organization.[4]

Sports betting rules

Esports wagering allowed: No
No North Dakota tribal compact or state framework authorizes wagering on esports events.
[3]
Online sports wagering available statewide (not tethered to premises): No
Sports wagering is retail-only at tribal casinos under individual tribal-state compacts; there is no statewide mobile or online sports betting.
[1],[3]

Tax revenue

Where gaming tax revenue goes (education fund: Charitable gaming tax proceeds (N.D.C.C. § 53-06.1-11.2) flow to the state charitable gaming operating fund; $75,000 per allocation cycle goes to the gambling disorder prevention and treatment fund, 5% of remaining deposits (subject to appropriation) is returned to cities/counties in proportion to local gaming tax collections, and the balance in excess of legislatively appropriated administrative costs transfers to the state general fund at each biennium's end.[4]

Lottery

Status: Live · Monopoly State
Notes
North Dakota is unique in selling no in-state draw games: a 2002 constitutional amendment, approved by about 63% of voters, authorizes the state only to join a multi-state lottery "for the benefit of the State of North Dakota." Sales began in 2004. Powerball was the first game offered.
[6]
Authorized: Nov 5, 2002
N.D. Const. art. XI, § 25 (Measure 2, 2002)
First tickets sold: Jan 1, 2004
Run by: North Dakota Lottery
Minimum age: 18[13]?
Multistate games: Powerball, Mega Millions, Millionaire for Life, Lotto America[21],[6]
Where the money goes: Net proceeds from the lottery operating fund are transferred quarterly: $80,000/quarter to the gambling disorder prevention and treatment fund, the lottery's share of prize-reserve obligations to the Multi-State Lottery Association, and (starting July 1, 2023) $250,000/quarter to the Attorney General's multijurisdictional drug task force grant fund; the balance transfers at least annually to the state general fund (N.D.C.C. § 53-12.1-09(4)). FY2024: $8.6M to the general fund, $1.0M to the drug task force fund, $320,000 to the gambling-treatment fund.[22],[23]
Online sales (iLottery): Not authorized
No statute authorizes online sale of lottery tickets/e-instants.
[6]
Courier services: Not authorized
Notes
N.D.C.C. § 53-12.1-08(4) provides: "Only a retailer may sell a ticket. A retailer may sell a ticket only at the site stated on the license or at a temporary site for a special event authorized by the lottery," limiting all North Dakota lottery ticket sales to lottery-licensed retailers; no separate statute, rule, or lottery FAQ authorizes third-party courier services (Jackpocket, Lotto.com, Jackpot.com-style apps). None of those couriers' own state-availability lists name North Dakota as a served state, and the North Dakota Lottery's own site shows only its own "Pick & Click" online-play portal, not a third-party courier integration. This is consistent with a national regulatory review describing roughly 40 states as having no law expressly permitting or prohibiting couriers. North Dakota's lottery in any case sells only multi-state draw games (no in-state instants).
[13],[14],[15]

Lottery sales and money kept by the stateState fiscal years

SalesKept by the state

$20.0M$40.0MFY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2024$38.3M$10.2M

Online sports betting, online casino and online poker have not been legalized.

Yearly figures

Fiscal year	Sales	Prizes	Administration	Kept by the state	Prize share
FY2024	$38.3M	$20.8M	$7.3M	$10.2M	54%
FY2023	$37.5M	$20.2M	$6.2M	$11.1M	54%
FY2022	$28.0M	$15.4M	$5.3M	$7.3M	55%
FY2021	$29.0M	$16.3M	$5.9M	$6.9M	56%
FY2020	$23.3M	$12.7M	$5.1M	$5.6M	54%
FY2019	$33.8M	$18.2M	$6.2M	$9.3M	54%
FY2018	$30.0M	$16.1M	$5.5M	$8.3M	54%
FY2017	$26.4M	$14.3M	$4.9M	$7.1M	54%
FY2016	$33.9M	$18.3M	$5.9M	$9.7M	54%
FY2015	$25.8M	$14.0M	$5.0M	$6.9M	54%
FY2014	$25.6M	$13.8M	$4.1M	$7.7M	54%
FY2013	$26.6M	$14.2M	$4.1M	$8.3M	53%
FY2012	$25.3M	$13.4M	$4.2M	$7.7M	53%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Finances

Lottery timeline

Oct 28, 2017 · Other · Lottery
Hot Lotto holds its final North Dakota drawing before being replaced by Lotto America[6]
Jan 1, 2016 · Expanded · Lottery
Lucky for Life replaces Wild Card in North Dakota's game lineup[6]
Jan 31, 2010 · Expanded · Lottery
North Dakota begins offering Mega Millions[6]
Oct 1, 2009 · Expanded · Lottery
North Dakota Lottery Advisory Commission votes to add Mega Millions[6]
Jan 1, 2004 · Launched · Lottery
North Dakota Lottery begins sales, offering Powerball as its first game[6]
Nov 5, 2002 · Legalized · Lottery
Voters approve Measure 2, a constitutional amendment letting North Dakota join a multi-state lottery (~63% approval)[6]

Casinos

5 properties open.

Property	Type	City	Operator	Hotel
Dakota Magic Casino & Hotel[25]	Tribal casino	Hankinson	Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate	Yes
Four Bears Casino & Lodge[25]	Tribal casino	Four Bears Village	Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation	Yes
Prairie Knights Casino and Resort[25]	Tribal casino	Fort Yates	Standing Rock Sioux Tribe	Yes
Skydancer Casino[25]	Tribal casino	Belcourt	Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
Spirit Lake Casino[25]	Tribal casino	Fort Totten	Spirit Lake Tribe

Tribal gaming

Compact notices in the Federal Register: 9 · first notice Jul 24, 1997, latest Dec 19, 2022

Tribal gaming revenue in the NIGC Rapid City Region

NIGC Rapid City RegionFederal fiscal years

$200M$400M$600MFY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025$440M

The National Indian Gaming Commission reports revenue only by region. This region also includes Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming.[24]

Compact notices

Published	Tribe	Notice	Federal Register
Dec 19, 2022	Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation	Amendment approved	87 FR 77633
Dec 19, 2022	Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation	Amendment approved	87 FR 77628
Mar 21, 2013	Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe	Compact approved	78 FR 17427
Nov 26, 1999	Spirit Lake Tribe	Compact approved	64 FR 66488
Nov 23, 1999	Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe	Compact approved	64 FR 65722
Nov 23, 1999	Standing Rock Sioux Tribe	Compact approved	64 FR 65722
Nov 23, 1999	Three Affiliated Tribes	Compact approved	64 FR 65722
Nov 12, 1999	Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians	Compact approved	64 FR 61658
Jul 24, 1997	Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe	Amendment approved	62 FR 39859

The Interior Department publishes a notice when a compact or amendment is approved or takes effect. Older compacts published before 1994 are not included.

Economy

Adults 21 and over: 582K (2024; 793K residents)
Gambling taxes collected: $31.1M in FY2025 · 0.56% of all state taxes
Gambling jobs: 2,903 in 2025 · $43,678 average annual pay

Gambling taxes collectedState fiscal years

Gambling taxesLottery proceeds

$20.0M$40.0MFY2013FY2016FY2019FY2022FY2025$31.1M$10.2M

Census Bureau tax collections on amusements and pari-mutuel wagering. Most states book casino, sports betting and video gaming taxes here; amusement taxes can also include admissions taxes unrelated to gambling. Lottery proceeds are what the lottery transfers to the state after prizes and costs.

Gambling jobsAnnual average

1,0002,0003,0002015201720192021202320252,903

Casinos, casino hotels, card rooms, bingo halls, off-track betting and slot-route operators, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Racetracks are not included. Jobs at tribal casinos are counted as government jobs.

Gambling jobs by industry, 2025

Industry	Ownership	Employers	Jobs	Average pay
Gambling industries	tribal and other government-owned	8	2,028	$51,516
Gambling industries	privately owned	95	875	$25,502

Taxes by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Amusement taxes	Pari-mutuel taxes	Share of state taxes	Lottery proceeds
FY2025	$29.4M	$1.7M	0.56%	—
FY2024	$30.5M	$1.5M	0.55%	$10.2M
FY2023	$27.3M	$1.5M	0.48%	$11.1M
FY2022	$26.5M	$1.6M	0.52%	$7.3M
FY2021	$21.8M	$1.7M	0.60%	$6.9M
FY2020	$14.6M	$1.2M	0.36%	$5.6M
FY2019	$7.8M	$1.2M	0.18%	$9.3M
FY2018	$4.2M	$1.5M	0.14%	$8.3M
FY2017	$4.3M	$1.7M	0.17%	$7.1M
FY2016	$4.2M	$1.6M	0.15%	$9.7M

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, States (NST-EST2025-ALLDATA); U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC): Historical Dataset; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, NAICS 7132 (Gambling industries)

Timeline

Feb 13, 2025 · Other · Historical horse racing
SB 2347, which would have authorized historic horse racing wagering and eliminated simulcast dog racing, fails on Senate second reading, 16-31[8]
2025 · Other · Sports (online)
HCR 3002, a statewide/legislative sports-wagering route, fails in the ND House 70-24 amid Judiciary Committee problem-gambling concerns[3]?
Jan 1, 2023 · Restricted · Charitable gaming
Fifteen-site cap on authorized charitable gaming sites per licensed organization takes effect (with grandfathering for organizations already authorized at more sites)[4]
Oct 1, 2022 · Other · Sports (retail)
North Dakota's five tribes ask Gov. Doug Burgum for exclusive statewide sports-betting rights; Burgum declines but agrees to lower the tribal casino minimum gambling age from 21 to 19[3]
Dec 1, 2021 · Launched · Sports (retail)
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate launches the "Dakota Nation Sportsbook" at Dakota Magic Casino & Hotel, taking North Dakota's first legal sports bet under existing tribal compact authority (not new state legislation)[3],[5]
Oct 28, 2017 · Other · Lottery
Hot Lotto holds its final North Dakota drawing before being replaced by Lotto America[6]
Jan 1, 2016 · Expanded · Lottery
Lucky for Life replaces Wild Card in North Dakota's game lineup[6]
Jan 31, 2010 · Expanded · Lottery
North Dakota begins offering Mega Millions[6]
Oct 1, 2009 · Expanded · Lottery
North Dakota Lottery Advisory Commission votes to add Mega Millions[6]
Jan 1, 2004 · Launched · Lottery
North Dakota Lottery begins sales, offering Powerball as its first game[6]
Nov 5, 2002 · Legalized · Lottery
Voters approve Measure 2, a constitutional amendment letting North Dakota join a multi-state lottery (~63% approval)[6]

Regulators

Office of the Attorney General, Gaming Division — Charitable gaming, Tribal casinos
· License list
North Dakota Lottery — Lottery
North Dakota Racing Commission — Pari-mutuel, Advance deposit wagering, Historical horse racing

Sources

Gaming · North Dakota Office of the Attorney General, Gaming Division · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“State law prohibits online gaming in North Dakota”
North Dakota Century Code Chapter 12.1-28 — Gambling and Related Offenses · North Dakota Legislative Council · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“the happening or outcome of an event, including an election or sporting event, over which the person taking the risk has no control”
North Dakota Sports Betting · Legal Sports Report · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary source only; identified via search summary, not independently re-fetched for a verbatim excerpt this session.
North Dakota Century Code Chapter 53-06.1 — Games of Chance · North Dakota Legislative Council · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Not exceeding fifty thousand dollars the tax is one percent of adjusted gross proceeds”
North Dakota Sports Betting · Action Network · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary source only; identified via search summary, not independently re-fetched for a verbatim excerpt this session.
North Dakota Lottery · Wikipedia (secondary) · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary source only
North Dakota Daily Fantasy Sports · BettingUSA · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Secondary source only; describes DFS as neither expressly legal nor prohibited under ND law, with national operators active for years without AG enforcement.
SB 2347 — Bill Overview · North Dakota Legislative Assembly · bill · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Bill overview page; second reading failed 16-31 on Feb. 13, 2025 per the official bill history.
North Dakota Sweepstakes Casinos · Lines.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Secondary industry source only; states no ND agency licenses or audits sweepstakes-casino platforms as of May 2026 and no ND ban bill was found.
North Dakota Online Casinos · BettingUSA · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Secondary source only; corroborates lack of ND-specific statute naming or banning sweepstakes casinos.
Commission halts Vegas-style games at gas stations, stores · Minot Daily News (AP wire) · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Reports the May 2022 Gaming Commission rule change redefining "bar" to exclude gas stations and liquor/grocery/convenience stores to stop electronic pull-tab machine placement there.
North Dakota 69th Assembly (2025) bill draft 25.1348 · North Dakota Legislative Assembly · bill · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Draft bill text proposing to exclude liquor stores, gas stations, grocery stores and convenience stores from the statutory definition of an alcoholic beverage establishment eligible to host e-tab machines; enactment status not confirmed this pass.
N.D.C.C. § 53-12.1-08 — Purchase of ticket or payment of prize to certain individuals prohibited — Price of a ticket — Sale by retailer only · North Dakota Legislative Council · statute · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
Fetched as a PDF from ndlegis.gov and extracted with pdftotext. Subsection 6 bars ticket sales to a "minor" but does not itself state a number; North Dakota's general age of majority (N.D.C.C. § 14-10-01) is 18.
“No ticket may be sold or given to a minor. A retailer, employee of a retailer, or any other person who knowingly violates this subsection is guilty of a class B misdemeanor...”
Lottery Courier Services in the US: Latest Regulatory Developments Explained · Vixio Regulatory Intelligence · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
secondary source only; July 2026 review stating roughly 40 states, which would include North Dakota, have no law expressly permitting or prohibiting lottery couriers.
Jackpocket Lottery App (App Store listing) · Apple App Store / Jackpocket · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
secondary source only; identified via search-result snippet listing Jackpocket's served states (AZ, AR, CO, DC, ID, ME, MA, MN, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PR, WV); North Dakota not included. Page not independently re-fetched for a verbatim excerpt this session.
North Dakota Racing Commission Meeting Agenda, May 21, 2026 · North Dakota Racing Commission · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Agenda document; lists ADW ownership-change and new-application items plus 2026 live race meets.
Gaming Resources & Updates · North Dakota Office of the Attorney General, Gaming Division · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
North Dakota online sports betting constitutional path tribal exclusivity · TribalGaming.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Secondary source only; explains the state constitution limits legal gambling to lottery, charitable gaming and tribal compact gaming, so statewide (or statewide online) sports/esports wagering needs a constitutional amendment, earliest realistically on a November 2028 ballot.
North Dakota Tribes Lose Plea to Host iGaming, Sports Betting · Global Gaming Business News · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
Reports Gov. Burgum's 2022 refusal of the tribes' request for exclusive statewide online gaming/sports betting rights, and the narrower compact outcome (mobile sportsbooks/casino apps confined to tribal land, age lowered to 19).
N.D.C.C. § 53-06.1-14 Distributors and manufacturers · North Dakota Legislative Council · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“A manufacturer of pull tabs, bingo cards ... shall apply annually for a license and pay a license fee of five thousand five hundred dollars. A manufacturer of electronic pull tab systems ... ten thousand dollars. ... A distributor shall apply annually for a license and pay a license fee of two thousand dollars.”
North Dakota Lottery — homepage · North Dakota Lottery · regulator page · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
Direct fetch; games menu lists Powerball, Mega Millions, Millionaire for Life, Lotto America and 2by2, with Lucky for Life marked "ENDED 2/21/26".
N.D.C.C. § 53-12.1-09 — Operating fund; transfer of net proceeds · North Dakota Legislative Council · statute · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
Fetched as PDF and extracted with pdftotext; subsection 4 also requires $250,000/quarter (starting July 1, 2023) to the AG's multijurisdictional drug task force grant fund and the balance at least annually to the state general fund.
“Eighty thousand dollars must be transferred to the state treasurer each quarter for deposit in the gambling disorder prevention and treatment fund”
Lottery Contributes Nearly $10 Million to North Dakota State Government · North Dakota Office of the Attorney General · press · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“In Fiscal Year 2024, the Lottery transferred $8.6 million to the State General Fund”
NIGC FY 2025 Gross Gaming Revenue Report · National Indian Gaming Commission · regulator report · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“FY 2025’s GGR of $46.2 billion marks the highest ever GGR for the Indian gaming industry.”
List of casinos in North Dakota · Wikipedia · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“Dakota Magic Casino & Hotel Hankinson Richland Owned by the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate; Four Bears Casino & Lodge Four Bears Village McKenzie Owned by the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation”