Wyoming Casinos

Types of Legal Wyoming Online Gambling

The only form of legal online Wyoming gambling is off-track betting. Wagers may be placed on horse races through sites and mobile apps offered by TVG, TwinSpires, and BetAmerica. 

Daily fantasy sports sites appear to be legal in Wyoming. The state legislature and attorney general have avoided the issue. Daily fantasy sites assert that they fall under Wyoming’s skill gaming laws. DraftKings, FanDuel, Yahoo!, and CBS Sports are among the companies that accept action from Wyoming players.

There are more than 100 online casino gambling sites with poker and sports betting sites that accept Wyoming players. None of these companies are licensed to operate in the state.

Types of Live Wyoming Gambling

There are three tribal Wyoming casinos operating in the state. All are near the Utah and Idaho borders. Wyoming casinos may offer video poker, slot machines, live poker tables, and table games that require skill. Games of luck, including craps and roulette, are not permitted at Wyoming tribal casinos.

Wyoming’s social gambling laws permit live poker as long as the house does not take a rake. Many taverns throughout the state offer cash games and tournaments. These generate a draw that increases alcohol and food sales, but not gaming revenue.

Wyoming Gambling Laws

The Wyoming gambling laws are strict, despite it being a liberal state. Wyoming casinos are only permitted on tribal land. Even then, table games that are pure luck are forbidden. Slot machines, video poker, and games using cards that involve at least some level of skill are permitted at reservation casinos. This includes live poker rooms.

Historical racing machines were legalized in 2013. These games are essentially slot machines that use past horse races to determine an outcome using slot symbols. The games were declared illegal by Wyoming Attorney General Peter Michael. The games included bonus rounds unrelated to the pertaining races. New games are under development in the hope to comply with the law.

The Wyoming Lottery does not offer as many games as those in most states. Scratch-off tickets, keno games for money, and online sales are all prohibited. This only leaves lotto drawings. These are networked with other states, lowering the overhead of operations. The Wyoming Lottery may only sell tickets to Cowboy Draw, a statewide lotto, Power Ball, and Mega Millions.

Bingo is permitted, but only by registered charities. Wyoming reservations may also offer bingo.

List of Wyoming Casinos

The only live racetrack in Wyoming is Wyoming Downs. It is located in Evanston, just east of the Utah border. There are eight off-track betting parlors located in taverns throughout the state.

There are currently only three Wyoming casinos, and all of them are operated by Tribes on their reservation land, as per the laws established. Below you will find the Wyoming casino locations and websites. Use our Wyoming casinos map and guide for more detailed information on how to get to these locations.

History of Wyoming Gambling

The first form of legalized gambling in Wyoming is racing. Wyoming Downs is the last remaining live track in the state. It ceased operations in 2010 but returned the next year.

The first Wyoming casino opened in 2009. Wind River Casino in Riverton was the first to go live. Two other Wyoming  casinos related to the tribe opened in the 2010’s. Slots and video poker were the first forms of legalized casino-style games in Wyoming. This later expanded to blackjack and live poker.

The Wyoming Lottery was created on March 13, 2013. It did not require a statewide referendum. The first ticket was sold three and a half months later. WyoLotto does not sell scratch-off tickets. It is only permitted to sell lotto tickets.

Taverns in Wyoming determined that live poker was legal under the state’s skill gaming law in the 2010’s. These bars may not take a rake. Their profits are created through drink and food sales.

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