For example, it has passed laws prohibiting the unauthorized transportation of lottery tickets between states, outlawing sports betting with certain exceptions, and regulating the extent to which gambling may exist on Native American land.Įach state determines what kind of gambling it allows within its borders, where the gambling can be located, and who may gamble.
Gambling, though widespread in the United States, is subject to legislation at both the state and federal level that bans it from certain areas, limits the means and types of gambling, and otherwise regulates the activity.Ĭongress has used its power under the Commerce Clause to regulate interstate gambling, international gambling, and relations between the United States and Native American territories.
