Legal Oregon Betting Sites

Gambling problem? Visit OPGR.org. Lottery games are based on chance and should be played for entertainment, not investment purposes. 21+. Physically present in OR. Eligibility restrictions apply. See draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

In-person gambling options in Oregon consist of tribal casinos, one horse racing track, social gaming, charitable gaming, and licensed poker games.

Oregon Online Sports Betting Apps

The Oregon Lottery controls and regulates online sports betting and offers real-money wagering in partnership with DraftKings Sportsbook. Bettors in Oregon can visit DraftKings.com or download the mobile app for iOS and Android.

Oregon sports betting law limits DraftKings to offering wagers on professional sports, however, lawmakers are that would authorize betting on college games but prohibit wagering on individual college athletes.

Otherwise, the DraftKings Oregon app provides a full wagering menu, complete with in-play betting.

Previously, the Oregon Lottery offered online sports betting through the Scoreboard app. However, the Oregon Lottery ditched the Scoreboard platform and to take over at the beginning of 2022.

The transition began on January 18^th, 2022, and the Oregon Lottery granted former Scoreboard customers six months to log in to their accounts and cash out their balances.

Now, all new Oregon sports bettors and former Scoreboard customers can visit DraftKings.com to register new accounts, download the DraftKings app, and fund their accounts.

Key things To Know About Oregon Online Sports Betting

• DraftKings Sportsbook operates online sports betting on behalf of the Oregon Lottery
• Mobile bettors can search for DraftKings Sportsbook in the App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store (Android)
• Desktop users can bet online at DraftKings.com
• Customers must be located within Oregon but do not need to be state residents
• The DraftKings Oregon online sports betting app is restricted to professional sports for now; officials will consider adding college sports betting later

Oregon Sports Betting Bonuses

Bettors can check the promotions tab or follow the  for updates.

Oregon Sports Betting Locations

Oregon sports betting laws permit Class III tribal casinos to operate retail sportsbooks. Four casinos offer in-person sports betting in Oregon today:

Oregon Sports Betting Law

The Oregon Lottery launched sports betting without having to pass legislative action thanks to Oregon being one of the few states granted an exemption from the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA).

Under PASPA, any form of sports betting already legal and being conducted from 1989 through 1991 was grandfathered in.

At that time, the Oregon Lottery had a sports wagering game called Sports Action that allowed customers to place parlay-style bets on NFL and NBA games.

Sports Action was shut down in 2007, but the law authorizing Sports Action was never formally repealed.

Thus, the Oregon Lottery did not have to wait for a new law to launch sports betting. Existing law already gives the lottery authorization to launch a mobile betting app, operate betting kiosks and authorize in-person wagers at retail locations.

Oregon Lottery officials have mentioned installing sports betting kiosks at licensed lottery retailers, but only in passing. It has been several years since the Oregon Lottery has alluded to any plans to operate self-serve sportsbook kiosks.

The Oregon Lottery partnered with online gambling firm SBTech to launch online sports betting across the state. The contract with SBTech was met with some , but the Oregon Lottery committed to the agreement and launched Scoreboard in October 2019.

Later, the Oregon Lottery switched to DraftKings (which acquired SBTech in 2020) and dropped all Scoreboard branding.

Oregon Daily Fantasy Sports

Although Oregon has yet to pass legislation authorizing daily fantasy sports, multiple DFS apps and websites accept residents 18 and above.

Sports fans can download pick ’em fantasy apps in Oregon to play over/under prediction contests, use DFS sites to participate in one-day fantasy, or play season-long leagues from anywhere in the state. However, players should exercise caution when choosing where to play fantasy sports online because Oregon does not regulate DFS operators.

Read more about the current state of Oregon’s fantasy sports market here:

• Oregon Daily Fantasy Sports

Oregon Horse Racing Betting

Online horse racing betting is legal and regulated in Oregon.

The most popular horse racing betting sites are licensed in Oregon and offer their services to customers 18 or older.

The Oregon Racing Commission oversees all pari-mutuel wagering and horse racing, issues licenses to online racebooks, and provides ongoing oversight.

Read more about Oregon’s horse racing betting industry:

• Oregon Horse Racing Betting

Oregon Online Gambling

Online casinos and poker sites in Oregon are prohibited under state law, but sweepstakes casinos offer casino-style games that are a close alternative.

Currently, there are no efforts underway at this time to legalize online casinos in Oregon and no indications that lawmakers are interested in pursuing the issue.

A lottery spokesman said in 2013 that the lottery was taking a “wait and see” approach regarding Oregon online gambling, but nothing has developed since then.

Oregon is one of a few states with laws that specifically prohibit the conduct of online gambling, particularly regarding financial transactions.

outlaws the processing of transactions related to the conduct of unlawful online gambling:

167.109 Internet gambling. (1) A person engaged in an Internet gambling business may not knowingly accept, in connection with the participation of another person in unlawful gambling using the Internet:

(a) Credit, or the proceeds of credit, extended to or on behalf of such other person, including credit extended through the use of a credit card;

(b) An electronic funds transfer or funds transmitted by or through a money transmission business, or the proceeds of an electronic funds transfer or money transmission service, from or on behalf of the other person;

(c) Any check, draft or similar instrument that is drawn by or on behalf of the other person and is drawn on or payable at or through any financial institution; or

(d) The proceeds of any other form of financial transaction that involves a financial institution as a payor or financial intermediary on behalf of or for the benefit of the other person.

(2) Violation of subsection (1) of this section is a Class C felony. [2001 c.502 §2]

State law does not specifically criminalize participating in unlicensed online gambling sites as a player, but existing law could be interpreted to apply to players.

ORS § 167.116 defines gambling as follows:

“Gambling” means that a person stakes or risks something of value upon the outcome of a contest of chance or a future contingent event not under the control or influence of the person, upon an agreement or understanding that the person or someone else will receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome.

The law includes a few exceptions that aren’t considered gambling.

Certain games that are played for tokens, games run by charitable, fraternal and religious organizations, and social games are not considered gambling under the law.

The law further explains that “unlawful gambling” is defined as any gambling game not specifically authorized by Oregon law. Section 167.122 makes it a Class A misdemeanor crime to participate as a player in any form of unlawful gambling.

Oregon Online Lottery

The was authorized in 1984 and established the following year. Since then, it has raised billions of dollars for a variety of state programs such as education, economic development, state parks, watershed enhancement, and veteran services.

Oregon Lottery customers can purchase tickets to multi-state drawings such as Powerball and Mega Millions, state-level games such as Megabucks and Win for Life, and scratch-off tickets.

The lottery also maintains a network of video lottery terminals throughout the state. These games closely resemble slots but work based on different internal mechanics.

The Oregon Lottery has, for a long time, taken an open-minded approach to gaming. For instance, the Oregon Lottery was one of just several state lotteries to offer sports betting games before and during the federal sports betting prohibition.

After the Supreme Court ended the federal sports betting prohibition in 2018, the Oregon Lottery took advantage of the situation and began drawing up plans to authorize full-on sports betting.

The Oregon Lottery itself does not sell tickets or scratch-off games online, but it did authorize third-party lottery courier services to purchase tickets on behalf of customers beginning in April 2020.

Through online lottery apps, customers can buy Oregon lottery tickets online from courier services from anywhere in the state. Couriers will purchase real tickets on their behalf and send an e-mail verifying the purchase, including the ticket’s serial number.

Oregon Sports Betting FAQ