B
Evidence Grade B
Graded
under review
Safe to Cite
Current
20
20 -- states with legalized sports betting for US sports betting market (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
20
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
US
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
bettingodds.com
Primary
Tier C
https://www.bettingodds.com/us/sportsbooks ↗
Source Article
Sportsbooks Betting Offers
Original Research
bettingodds.com
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Methodology
Aggregator page count of legalized states plus DC
Methodology documented
Segmentation
IndustryGambling
RegionUS
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US sports betting market: 20 states with legalized sports betting. Source: bettingodds.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-states-legalized-sports-betting-2026
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