Legal Gambling Age in Alaska

In 2023, all sports betting, be it offline with bookmakers at real events, or via online platforms, is illegal in Alaska. There are probably some platforms that try to operate online for the local residents, but they are mostly tracked and blocked. So, even if you are of the legal Alaska gambling age you will not be able to make bets on sports.

Let’s make that clear from the very beginning – all online casinos are illegal in the state, period.

However, at the time of writing this in 2023, there are several tribal casinos in the state where limited forms of land-based gambling are possible. The legal gambling age in Alaska for visiting these facilities is 18/21 years old, depending on each separate facility’s rules.

Land-based poker rooms and online poker playing are illegal in the state.

Alaska partially allowed some games of skill, but lawmakers have identified poker as a game of chance. As a result, any type of commercial poker is prohibited, especially online. Poker as entertainment is only allowed at home as a social game when the host cannot profit from the game.

Daily fantasy sports have been identified as games of skill and as a result, this form of entertainment has been legal and regulated in Alaska since its introduction. The gambling age in AK for daily fantasy sports is 18 years old.

Alaska is a surprising state where even the lottery is illegal. The only possible option is buying pull-tab games from a licensed vendor and these are few. Selling pull-tab games is allowed to charities and municipalities to raise money for good causes. Only people 18 years old and older can buy pull-tab games.

Land-based bingo games are the only legal form of commercial gambling in Alaska. There are three legal bingo halls in Anchorage and a few more across the state, and this is it. Playing Bingo is possible for people 19/21 years old or older, depending on the facility’s rules.

Horse racing is illegal in the state and even historical types of horse racing are absent because this sport is not historical here in the first place. Alaska has no decent horse racing tracks either.