Stadium sportsbooks offer the excitement of in-person wagering with an electrified atmosphere punctuated by the roar of tens of thousands fans on game day.

Today, there are more than a dozen sportsbooks in stadiums open to fans.

Below is a comprehensive list of sportsbooks at stadiums in the USA.

Arizona

Arizona law permits professional sports teams and golf courses that host at least one PGA Tour tournament annually to apply for sports betting licenses.

Three stadiums and one golf course have partnered with major sports betting brands to operate retail sportsbooks in Arizona:

Connecticut

The CT Lottery is partnered with Fanatics Sportsbook to operate up to 15 retail sportsbooks in Connecticut, including two at stadiums:

Illinois

Professional sports venues with seating capacities of at least 17,000 (plus Wintrust Arena via a legislative exception) may apply for licenses to operate retail sportsbooks in Illinois.

To date, DraftKings Sportsbook is the only operator to have applied for and received a license to offer sports betting at a stadium in Illinois:

FanDuel operates a “sportsbook lounge” at , but it is not a licensed sportsbook and does not accept in-person wagers.

Maryland

Maryland sports betting law authorizes three stadiums to apply for Class A-1 licenses to operate retail sportsbooks.

Currently, the Washington Commanders have the state’s only on-premises sportsbook at their facility:

Other stadiums that could apply for licenses to operate sportsbooks in Maryland include:

  • M&T Bank Stadium
  • Oriole Park at Camden Yards (features a SuperBook Bar & Restaurant, but the SuperBook app no longer operates in Maryland, so the lounge does not offer wagering in any format)

Ohio

Three Ohio sportsbooks are located inside or near stadiums:

Ohio law permits up to 25 professional sports organizations to apply for retail sportsbook licenses.

Washington DC

Four stadiums in the DC metro area feature retail sportsbooks.

Three DC sportsbooks are located in the city proper, and one is located just to the east in Landover, MD:

  • Fanatics Sportsbook at Northwest Stadium (Maryland)

District sports betting law designates four DC stadiums as eligible to apply for Class A licenses to operate retail sportsbooks. Just one of the District’s four eligible facilities has not yet applied for a sportsbook license:

  • St. Elizabeth’s East Entertainment & Sports Arena

Stadium Sportsbooks FAQ

Sports lounges at stadiums look and feel like sportsbooks but are legally indistinguishable from sports bars or restaurants because:

  • They do not accept wagers in person
  • They do not have retail sportsbook licenses

In a state that permits online betting but not retail sportsbooks at stadiums, a sports lounge may feature:

  • Sportsbook-style seating
  • Dozens of TVs
  • Scrolling odds boards
  • Attendants on-hand to help patrons place bets through their mobile phones.

The only noticeable difference is the lack of teller windows to place cash bets.

State law in the following states permits professional sports venues to apply for licenses to operate retail sportsbooks:

  • Arizona
  • Connecticut
  • Illinois
  • Maryland
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Virginia
  • Washington, DC

Capital One Arena in Washington DC was the nation’s first professional sports stadium to open a retail sportsbook.

William Hill Sportsbook (now Caesars Sportsbook) at Capital One Arena in May 2021.

Two NFL sportsbooks are contenders for this record.

Contender A: State Farm Stadium was the first NFL stadium to open a retail sportsbook anywhere on its premises.

BetMGM Sportsbook at State Farm Stadium opened in September 2022. It’s located just outside the stadium on The Great Lawn.

Contender B: Northwest Stadium opened the first sportsbook inside an NFL stadium in January 2023, when it was still known as FedExField. Fanatics Sportsbook operates the location.

The NFL approved sportsbooks at stadiums through the with the NFLPA.

No.

Initially, league policy required sportsbooks in NFL stadiums to close on home game days. However, the rule did not apply to detached sportsbooks like BetMGM at State Farm Stadium, which is located on The Great Lawn.

In 2023, NFL owners voted to , allowing sportsbooks in stadiums to remain open on game days.

Stadiums keep all sports betting revenue they generate up to $20 million. Any sports betting revenue stadiums generate beyond that amount is shared among all NFL teams.

Yes. Fans can use mobile betting apps while attending NFL games in states with legal online betting, even if the stadium does not have a retail sportsbook on-premises.

As geolocation firm Geocomply once noted, of Soldier Field attendees use mobile betting apps during NFL games.