The Southern Line
Is sports betting legal in Texas?
Texas has no legal online or retail sportsbook, and the 2026 legislative session ended without passing one.
Reviewed 2026-10-03. Laws change; we re-check every state page each month and after any vote.
What Texas fans can use today
No sportsbook may take a Texas customer. Daily fantasy pick'em apps operate in the state.
ExchangesLiveKalshi and Polymarket: federally regulated, a fee on each fill. Priced on the board with the fee removed.
This week’s SEC games, priced where Texas can play
There is no sportsbook to compare against in Texas, so this is Novig against the best exchange price. Profit on a $100 position, fees taken out.
| Game | Favourite | Novig | Best exchange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama at Tennessee Sat, Oct 17 · 3:30 PM ET | Alabama | -277 +$36.10 | -245 Kalshi · +$38.04 |
Prices refresh about every ten minutes. Open a game for the spread, the total and every venue.
The law in Texas, in plain English
Sportsbook apps like DraftKings and FanDuel cannot take a Texas customer. Bills to legalize sports betting have been filed in every recent session and none has reached the ballot; the next realistic window is the 2027 session.
What Texans can use: federally regulated prediction markets. Novig is a CFTC-designated exchange where you take a position on a game outcome at a price set by other traders, not by a house. It is live in Texas today, as are Kalshi and Polymarket US. Daily fantasy pick'em apps also operate in the state.
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Questions Texas fans ask
- Is online sports betting legal in Texas?
- Texas has no legal online or retail sportsbook, and the 2026 legislative session ended without passing one.
- Can I use DraftKings or FanDuel in Texas?
- No. No sportsbook may take a Texas customer. Daily fantasy pick'em apps operate in the state.
- Can I use Novig in Texas?
- Yes. Novig is a CFTC-designated prediction market available in Texas to traders 21 and older, and it prices every SEC game.
- What about Kalshi and Polymarket?
- Both prediction markets operate in Texas under the same federal framework as Novig. They quote a probability rather than a line and charge a fee on each fill; this site shows all three side by side with the fee taken out.
- What is the minimum age?
- Novig requires traders to be 21 or older.
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