While federal law is abundantly clear on the illegality of such operations, these books and even the media, often claim it is not illegal for the consumer to use offshore sites. While it is true that no federal law targets bettors using offshore books, many states have laws that make using these books illegal.

For example, Australia, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, etc. there are 93 countries that do not ban or license online casinos. For example, Argentina, Bolivia, Bahamas, Egypt, Gibraltar, Kenya, Kosovo, Tunisia, Venezuela, Uruguay, etc.

After years of delays, sports betting is now legal in Brazil after president Luiz Incio Lula da Silva signed the Provisional Measure (PM) implementing the 2024 law.

FanDuel has partnered with Boyd Gaming to rebrand its Betfair Casino app in New Jersey to Boyd's hugely popular Stardust Casino. The Stardust real-money casino app will also be launched in Pennsylvania in April on top of the operator's FanDuel Casino site.