Legal Gambling Age in Idaho

The main rule for the gambling age in Idaho is 21 years old, but this does not work for sports betting because it is still illegal in the state. In-person betting is impossible and there are no licensed apps or platforms that can accept bets according to the law. People still do play on offshore platforms but these unregulated sites can easily be blocked and players risk losing their deposits.

Commercial casinos are not available in Idaho, only land-based facilities regulated by tribes can be run on the territory of the state. Access to these casinos is allowed to people 18/21 years old, depending on the rules of each particular facility that decides according to the rules about the legal gambling age in Idaho.

Online casinos are not legally available.

Separate land-based poker rooms are not legal, and people can only play slot machines and video poker machines at open land-based casinos. Poker parties at home are not legally allowed even if the host gets no financial profit from the organization. Online poker is not allowed.

Idaho is one of the very few states where Daily Fantasy Sports are illegal.

The official Idaho lottery was started in 1989 when after the across-the-state voting helped to lift the ban on lotteries as such. The Idaho Lottery games are Powerball and multi-state jackpot games. Anyone who reached the gambling age in ID of 18 can participate.

Bingo and lottery, raffles, and duck races are allowed in Idaho if conducted by charitable non-profit organizations. Access to games is available to those who are 18 and older.

Horse racing is allowed in the state and bets can be made by people who are 18 years old or older. The rules about off-track facilities and online bets are unclear on the state level so one should check the state of affairs in their county.