Alaska Casinos

The state of Alaska is not very gambling friendly (in fact it’s one of just five US states without a state lottery). Casino lovers can choose from the state ten casinos (2022) offering games of chance like poker, blackjack, roulette, craps and baccarat to visitors.

If you’re looking for live poker action in Alaska, you will be sad to head that while video-poker electronic table games (ETGs) are available, poker cash-games and tournaments are not currently legal / available in Alasaka casinos.

Sportsbetting In Alaska

Despite a recent attempt from the governor, sports betting is not yet permitted in Alaska and probably won’t be anytime soon. Gov. Mike Dunleavy made the state’s first sincere attempt to legalize sports betting in 2020, proposing a state-owned corporation empowered to allow video lottery as well as keno, scratch-off tickets and sports betting.

Legalizing sports betting via the lottery, Dunleavy points out, would be a method to diversify the income going to the state’s government. In addition to legalizing sports betting in Alaska, draw games, instant games, and keno would have also been permitted.

Alaska does not permit horse racing betting, hence websites that accept advance deposits cannot accept wagers from residents of Alaska. Additionally, there are no legal and regulated U.S online sports betting websites that will accept wagers from residents in Alaska. Any casino or gambling site that accepts a wager from Alaska is thereby engaging in unlawful business, however Many offshore sportsbook and casino operators assert that anyone residing in the United States may lawfully place a wager on their website, despite the fact that it is against the law for the book to take such a wager.

For Americans, using an offshore sportsbook or casino operator can be risky as there are no consumer protections for U.S residents on international online casino / gambling sites.

The legal age for gambling in casinos in Alaska is 21. Read our USA Gambling Ages guide

Legal Gambling Age in Alaska

Gambling Activity	Legal Age
Casinos	21
Bingo	19

Who regulates Gambling in Alaska?

Gambling in Alaska is regulated by the Alaska Department of Revenue

Casinos in Alaska

There are 10 Casinos, sportsbooks, cardrooms, race-tracks or cruise ships in Alaska.