Best Arizona Sportsbooks and Betting Apps November 2026

How online sports betting works in Arizona

Arizona legalized sports betting, which state law calls event wagering, through HB 2772 in 2021. Retail and online betting went live together on September 9, 2021, in time for the NFL season, after a Maricopa County judge refused a request from the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe to block the law.

Licenses are split two ways. The law allows up to 20 event wagering operator licenses: 10 for Arizona tribes and 10 for professional sports teams or venues. A team license covers a retail sportsbook at or near the stadium plus online betting.

The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) licenses every operator and also licenses fantasy sports contest operators. As of August 2026, 12 licensed online sportsbooks were live, and the list above shows the 10 we have verified and reviewed.

Every sportsbook in the list above holds an Arizona license. If an app is not licensed by ADG, it is not legal here. For other states, see our legal sports betting map or the US sportsbooks hub.

Handle rose from $7.96 billion in 2024 to $9.13 billion in 2025, and in December 2025 about $816 million of the $822.1 million wagered was placed on mobile. In June 2026, about $663.9 million was wagered, up about 22.3% on June 2025.

Rules to know before you bet

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Deposits and credit cards

Arizona’s payment rule, R19-4-128, allows deposits by cash, cash equivalent, electronic funds transfer, credit card, debit card, check, wire transfer, winnings, or promotional or bonus credit. Any other method needs written approval from ADG.

The rules permit credit cards, but each sportsbook and card issuer decides what it accepts, so check the cashier. Betting on borrowed money adds interest to any losses, so a debit card or bank transfer is the safer habit.

Taxes on Arizona sports betting

What sportsbooks pay

Arizona charges operators a privilege fee of 10% on online adjusted gross event wagering receipts and 8% on retail. The tax falls on revenue after promotions, not on the amount bet. In July 2025, for example, $12.7 million in promotional credits was deducted, leaving $40.7 million in adjusted gross receipts.

June 2026 handle rose about 22% year on year, yet tax revenue was just over $3 million, about $2 million less than June 2025. By law, 90% of the previous month’s deposits in the event wagering fund moves to the state general fund each month, and ADG administers the fund.

What you pay on winnings

Arizona has a flat 2.5% individual income tax rate. Gambling winnings are taxable income under federal rules, and an Arizona resident’s gross income starts from federal adjusted gross income, so winnings are taxed at that rate. SB 1274, signed May 13, 2025, aligns the state withholding rate on gambling winnings with the 2.5% income tax rate.

Safer gambling in Arizona

The Arizona Problem Gambling Helpline is 1-800-NEXT-STEP (1-800-639-8783). It runs 24/7, is confidential and can refer you to low- and no-cost treatment and financial counseling. You can also text NEXTSTEP to 53342 or use the chat at problemgambling.az.gov.

ADG also runs a voluntary self-exclusion program that bars you from Arizona gambling establishments, event wagering and fantasy sports apps.

1. 1

   Get the form

   Download the self-exclusion form at gaming.az.gov/exclude.

2. 2

   Choose a length

   You can exclude yourself for 1, 5 or 10 years.

3. 3

   Submit it

   Send the form by email to [email protected] or by mail to 100 N. 15th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85007. Phone 602-771-4263 to book an appointment.

Deposit limits and time-outs inside your account help too. See our responsible gambling page and the guide to responsible gambling tools.

What is changing in Arizona

• A new sportsbook is coming. ADG awarded an event wagering license to Circa Sports Arizona LLC through the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. It was the only application in the window that ran from June 26 to July 10, 2026. Circa would be the 13th operator and is targeting an early-2027 launch.
• A tax rise was proposed and dropped. Governor Katie Hobbs’ FY2027 budget proposal, released in January 2026, would have raised the rate to 45% for the largest online operators (a $75 million monthly threshold that reporting described inconsistently as revenue or handle), while leaving retail at 8%. It needed two-thirds support in the legislature. The budget Hobbs signed in June 2026 left out the new sports betting fee structure, and reporting from August 2026 still cites the 10% rate.
• Prediction markets face legal action. Kalshi sued Arizona officials, including Attorney General Kris Mayes and ADG director Jackie Johnson, in federal court on March 12, 2026. On March 16, Mayes filed 20 misdemeanor counts against Kalshi in Maricopa County Superior Court, alleging an illegal gambling business and election wagering. In May 2026, US District Judge Michael Liburdi granted a preliminary injunction that blocks the state from enforcing its gambling laws against event contracts on CFTC-regulated exchanges while the case continues. Arizona has appealed, and in September 2026 Mayes asked the Ninth Circuit to dissolve that order, so the dispute is not settled. For the national picture, see our story on the NFL and state attorneys general urging the Supreme Court to hear the Kalshi case.

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