Legal Gambling Age in Indiana

Luckily, Indiana is the state where both online and offline sports betting is legal and there is an array of high-quality apps for mobile sportsbooks that are regulated and licensed. One just has to reach 21 which is the gambling age in Indiana to make real-money bets.

Land-based casino games are allowed in the state but only at facilities that are licensed specifically and these include ten land-based or riverboat casinos on Lake Michigan and the Ohio River, one land-based casino in French Lick, and two racinos with horse tracks. There is also a tribal casino in Indiana. For all these facilities, the minimum legal age for gambling in Indiana is 21.

Considering the rich choice of casino facilities, little surprise that online casinos are still illegal.

Poker rooms are legal in any licensed land-based casino or racino in the state. The minimum age for access is 21. Online poker is still illegal because online casino platforms are illegal. It must be said that some gamblers that reached the gambling age in IN do play real-money poker online sometimes, but these sites are not licensed and can be blocked at any moment, so the players will lose their deposits. On the other hand, players have never yet been persecuted for playing poker online in Indiana.

Most Daily Fantasy Sports contests with real-money betting are available freely to anyone who is 18 years old and older.

People 18 years of age and older are allowed to buy lottery tickets in Indiana. The state lottery was legalized in 1989, and today, some of the available games include Hoosier Millionaire and Lotto Cash. Online lottery is currently not allowed.

People wishing to play recreational Bingo for real money can do so at charitable events if they have reached the age of 18.

Horse racing is legal in the state and bets can be made by 18-year-olds both online and offline on track.