Online casinos in Florida: the law and what the casinos' terms say
Florida licenses no online casino. Its law lets the Seminole Tribe take sports bets on a phone anywhere in the state, but the slots and table games stay on the Tribe's lands. Offshore casinos are another matter, and this page sets out only what their own terms say about Florida.
What Florida law says
Start with section 849.08 of the Florida Statutes. Whoever plays "any game at cards, keno, roulette, faro or other game of chance, at any place, by any device whatever, for money or other thing of value" commits a second-degree misdemeanor. The statute names no exception for a game played on a screen, and I wouldn't go looking for one.
The exceptions are the ones the state licenses: pari-mutuel wagering, and the cardrooms and slot machines at pari-mutuel facilities, all regulated by the Florida Gaming Control Commission, and the Seminole Tribe's casinos under its compact with the state.
What the Seminole compact allows
The 2021 compact, signed by the Governor and the Tribe on 23 April 2021 and amended on 17 May, is ratified in section 285.710 of the statutes. That section lists the games the Tribe may run: slot machines, banked card games such as blackjack and baccarat, raffles and drawings, craps, roulette, fantasy sports contests and sports betting.
Here's the part that matters for this page. For sports betting and fantasy contests, the statute says a wager from a player anywhere in Florida, made on a phone, is deemed to be conducted by the Tribe where its servers sit on the Tribe's lands, and it sets the age at 21. It makes no such rule for slots, blackjack, craps or roulette. So you can bet a game with the Tribe from your couch in Tampa, but its casino games are played on its property. I found nothing in the statutes that licenses an online casino, by the Tribe or anyone else.
The commission lists online gambling among its enforcement priorities.
What the casinos we review say about Florida
None of the casinos we review names Florida in the terms we read, for or against. Here's what each review records about US players, and nothing more.
| Casino | What its terms say about US players |
|---|---|
| Bovada Casino | Bars 19 states and DC; Florida is not one of them |
| BetNow Casino | Takes US players except New Jersey |
| MyBookie Casino | Its About page says it takes US and international players |
| Everygame Casino | May refuse new US accounts at its discretion |
| Xbet Casino | Leaves it to the player to decide whether he may play where he lives |
| YouWager Casino | Lists restricted countries; Nevada is named for some bonuses |
| Bookie.ag Casino | No restricted list on the terms page read |
| BookMaker Casino | Terms sit in a help centre that refused us access |
| JustBet Casino | Terms sit in a help centre that refused us access |
Not being on a refused list isn't a promise to take you, and taking you isn't the same as being legal where you live. I'd get the answer from support in writing before a deposit.
Where that leaves a Floridian
An offshore casino isn't licensed by Florida. The commission can't make it pay you, and nothing in the compact covers it. I'd read the terms on who may play before anything else, because a casino that wants to hold a big win will start there. The online casinos list explains how we review them, and the casino guide explains the games and the edge in each. The Florida sports betting page covers the sports side.
If gambling has stopped being fun, Florida's commission points to 1-833-PLAYWISE (1-833-752-9947), and our responsible gambling page lists the tools any casino should give you.
*Checked against the Florida Statutes (2026 edition) and the Florida Gaming Control Commission on 28 October 2026. The casinos' terms are as our reviews read them in October 2026. Laws change; this page is re-checked every quarter. This is not legal advice.*