Betting in Kansas
Online Betting In Kansas
Kansas entered the betting world later than its neighbors and that turned into an advantage. The state had a front-row seat to what worked (and what didn’t) in markets like Colorado, Iowa, and Illinois and, instead of reinventing the wheel, Kansas built a clean, functional system that skipped the messy growing pains other states suffered through.
Online sports betting has been fully legal in Kansas since 2022, when lawmakers passed SB 84, authorizing statewide online wagering and establishing partnerships between online operators and the state’s commercial and tribal casinos. Kansas launched online betting almost immediately after legalization, giving residents instant access to major national platforms such as FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, Caesars, Fanatics, and BetRivers.
The market is regulated by the Kansas Lottery and overseen jointly with the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, which handles licensing, compliance, and operational standards. Despite being one of the newer markets in the region, Kansas has shown strong early performance, regularly generating multi-billion-dollar annual handle and competing closely with longer-established neighbors.
Real-money online casino gaming, however, is not part of the picture. Kansas lawmakers have not made a serious push toward legalizing iGaming, leaving online slots, table games, and live-dealer platforms unavailable. For now, players seeking a casino-style experience rely on sweepstakes casinos and other legal alternatives.
Legal Betting formats in Kansas TL;DR
- Online Sportsbooks
- Social/Sweepstakes Sportsbooks
- DFS Traditional
- DFS Pick'Em
- Prediction Markets
- Social/Sweepstakes Casinos
- Online Casinos
Unfamiliar with some of these betting formats? Read our beginner's guide to all type of legal betting in the US.
List of All Betting Platforms Operating In Kansas
Kansas’ betting ecosystem grows faster than most people expect - new sportsbooks enter (and leave) the market, alternative formats expand, and legal options evolve far beyond traditional wagering.
To make things easy to follow, we track and verify every legal betting platform that is approved for Kansas residents - from licensed online sportsbooks to DFS operators, social sportsbooks, sweepstakes casinos, and federally regulated prediction markets.
Below, you’ll find the most accurate, up-to-date list of all the places where Kansans can legally place bets, make picks, or play for prizes - every option vetted and confirmed by our team.
All Kansas Betting Sites by Category
| Platform | Category | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Fanatics Sportsbook | Licensed Sportsbook | betfanatics.com |
| FanDuel Sportsbook | Licensed Sportsbook | sportsbook.fanduel.com |
| DraftKings Sportsbook | Licensed Sportsbook | sportsbook.draftkings.com |
| Caesars Sportsbook | Licensed Sportsbook | caesars.com |
| BetMGM | Licensed Sportsbook | sports.betmgm.com |
| ESPN BET | Licensed Sportsbook | espnbet.com |
| Legendz | Social Sportsbook | legendz.com |
| Betr Social Sportsbook | Social Sportsbook | betr.app |
| Thrillzz | Social Sportsbook | thrillzz.com |
| ProphetX | Social Sportsbook | prophetx.co |
| Fliff | Social Sportsbook | getfliff.com |
| NoVig | Social Sportsbook | novig.us |
| Onyx Odds | Social Sportsbook | onyxodds.com |
| Rebet | Social Sportsbook | rebet.app |
| Chalkboard Social | Social Sportsbook | chalkboard.io |
| WagerLabs | Social Sportsbook | wagerlab.com |
| Dabble | Pick 'Em | joindabble.com |
| Betr Picks | Pick 'Em | betr.app |
| DK Pick 6 | Pick 'Em | pick6.draftkings.com |
| PrizePicks | Pick 'Em | prizepicks.com |
| Sleeper | Pick 'Em | sleeper.com |
| PlaySqor | Pick 'Em | playsqor.com |
| Bleacher Nation | Pick 'Em | fantasy.bleachernation.com |
| ParlayPlay | Pick 'Em | parlayplay.io |
| Wanna Parlay | Pick 'Em | wannaparlay.com |
| Drafters | Pick 'Em | drafters.com |
| Underdog Fantasy | DFS | underdogfantasy.com |
| FastDraft | DFS | fastdraft.app |
| FanDuel Fantasy | DFS | fanduel.com |
| DraftKings Fantasy | DFS | draftkings.com |
| Yahoo Daily Fantasy | DFS | sports.yahoo.com |
| Splash Sports | DFS | splashsports.com |
| RTSports | DFS | rtsports.com |
| Drafters DFS | DFS | drafters.com |
| OwnersBox | DFS | ownersbox.com |
| Kalshi | Prediction Markets | kalshi.com |
| Polymarket | Prediction Markets | polymarket.com |
| Robinhood Prediction Markets | Prediction Markets | robinhood.com |
| Crypto.com | Prediction Markets | crypto.com |
| PredictIt | Prediction Markets | predictit.org |
| ForecastEx (IBKR) | Prediction Markets | forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com |
| Webull | Prediction Markets | webull.com |
| Manifold | Prediction Markets | manifold.markets |
| Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM) | Prediction Markets | iemweb.biz.uiowa.edu |
6 Quick facts about Kansas Betting
Since launching online sports betting in 2022, Kansas has become a textbook example of how a late-arriving market can scale quickly without unnecessary friction.
Below, we’ve gathered a set of essential facts and meaningful insights - from the laws that define how Kansans can wager, to the decisions that helped Kansas develop one of the most straightforward, competitively structured, and user-friendly betting environments in the region.
Most states take months - sometimes years - to move from legalization to launch. Kansas didn’t.
After SB 84 passed in 2022, the state went from approval to full mobile rollout in just over three months, one of the fastest turnarounds of any state. That speed gave Kansas residents immediate access to top-tier operators without the messy transitional phase most markets experience.
Kansas taxes sportsbook revenue at 10%, placing it firmly on the friendly end of the spectrum. For comparison:
- Illinois: 20%–40%
- Pennsylvania: 36%
- New York: 51%
Lower tax pressure gives Kansas operators more flexibility - which typically translates into better odds, more competitive pricing, and more consistent promotions than you’ll see in high-tax states.
Kansas is one of the few states that allows full-spectrum college wagering without the restrictions you see elsewhere. While states like Illinois, New Jersey, Virginia, and Massachusetts ban bets on their in-state college teams, Kansas takes the opposite approach: everything is on the board.
Bettors can legally wager on:
- Kansas (KU)
- Kansas State (K-State)
- Wichita State
- All in-state events, including conference championships played inside Kansas
- Player props
- NCAA Live betting
This open model gives Kansas bettors the same freedom they enjoy with professional sports — a rarity in the U.S. market. It also strengthens the state’s handle during March Madness and the Big 12 season, where other states lose volume due to local-team betting bans.
Kansas is one of the more welcoming states when it comes to fantasy sports. DFS has been legal since 2015 under HB 2155, making Kansas one of the earliest states to establish a formal fantasy-sports framework. Major operators like DraftKings, FanDuel, Yahoo, PrizePicks, Underdog, Sleeper, Betr Picks, and others all operate legally in the state.
Importantly, Pick ’Em contests are allowed. Unlike states that cracked down on player-prop fantasy formats (New York, Florida, Michigan, Maine), Kansas continues to permit both traditional DFS and Pick ’Em as long as operators follow the state’s rules for skill-based contests.
For players, that means Kansas offers one of the widest legal fantasy menus in the region — no ban on pick’em cards, no restrictions on props, and no legal ambiguity about operator status.
Real-money online slots, blackjack, roulette, and live-dealer games are not legal in Kansas. Lawmakers have not yet pushed forward any meaningful iGaming legislation.
In the meantime, sweepstakes casinos operate fully legally, offering a prize-based route to online casino-style games without violating state gambling law. For players, these platforms are the only compliant online alternative to real-money casino gaming.
Like most regulated states, Kansas sportsbooks cannot offer bets on elections, economics, or entertainment award shows.
Federally regulated prediction markets are legal in Kansas, however, giving bettors a legal avenue to speculate on:
- Politics
- Inflation and economic indicators
- Cultural outcomes
- Global events
These markets operate outside state gambling law, filling a niche traditional sportsbooks are barred from touching.
What Does Our Expert Think?
Anyone who’s followed the U.S. betting industry closely knows Kansas made one of the cleanest, smartest entries into online wagering we’ve seen in years.
When SB 84 passed in 2022, Kansas didn’t waste time overthinking the rollout. No phased launches. No in-person registration. No convoluted licensing windows designed to favor a handful of incumbents. Kansas flipped the switch almost immediately, partnered casinos with top-tier operators, and let the market get to work. In an industry filled with states tripping over their own rulebooks, Kansas did something refreshing: it kept things simple.
What followed is what you’d expect from a market built on fundamentals rather than flash. Kansas attracted all the major players - FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, Caesars, Fanatics, BetRivers - and they’ve stayed competitive because the regulatory environment gives them room to operate. The tax rate is low, the rules are stable, and the oversight is firm without being suffocating. That’s why Kansas scaled faster than older markets like West Virginia, and why it hasn’t stumbled the way newer markets like Tennessee or Massachusetts have.
The strength of Kansas’ ecosystem shows up in the supporting formats too. DFS remains fully legal and functional. Pick ’Em contests operate openly under a state-sanctioned fantasy framework. Sweepstakes casinos fill the gap online casinos can’t touch. And prediction markets give residents access to a completely different lane of peer-to-peer speculation - politics, economics, cultural outcomes - that sportsbooks are legally barred from offering. For a relatively small state, Kansas bettors end up with a surprisingly broad menu of legal ways to play.
If there’s one theme that defines Kansas, it’s execution. Kansas watched the states around it - Colorado, Iowa, Illinois - saw what worked, discarded what didn’t, and built a market that’s stable without being stagnant.
For bettors, that translates into exactly what you want: consistency, clarity, and competitive options. And in a U.S. betting landscape where half the states are still ironing out growing pains, Kansas quietly stands out as one of the markets that simply got it right.
