Can I use DraftKings or FanDuel in Virginia?

Yes. Both are licensed in Virginia, along with BetMGM, theScore Bet, bet365, BetRivers, Hard Rock Bet, Fanatics.

Can I use Novig in Virginia?

Yes. Novig is a CFTC-designated prediction market available in Virginia to traders 21 and older, and it prices every ACC game.

What about Kalshi and Polymarket?

Both prediction markets operate in Virginia 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. Sportsbooks in Virginia require 21 as well.

Is sports betting legal in Virginia?

Virginia has had legal online sports betting since January 2021, but state law bars betting on any game involving a Virginia college team, including UVA and Virginia Tech.

Reviewed 2026-10-10. Laws change; we re-check every state page each month and after any vote.

What Virginia fans can use today

NovigLive

CFTC-designated prediction market. No vig on pre-game trades. 21+.

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Also licensed: Caesars. No Virginia sportsbook may offer a UVA or Virginia Tech game.

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Kalshi and Polymarket: federally regulated, a fee on each fill. Priced on the board with the fee removed.

The law in Virginia, in plain English

The Virginia Lottery licenses the apps and the minimum age is 21. The 2020 law that created the market excludes Virginia college teams wherever they play, so Cavaliers and Hokies games are off the board at every Virginia sportsbook. A 2026 bill to allow game-level bets on the state's Division I teams was filed in January; the ban is still in place.

That ban governs the Lottery's licensed sportsbooks. Novig is available in Virginia and prices UVA and Virginia Tech games, as do Kalshi and Polymarket US, and we found no Virginia enforcement action against prediction markets as of this review.

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Questions Virginia fans ask

Is online sports betting legal in Virginia?: Virginia has had legal online sports betting since January 2021, but state law bars betting on any game involving a Virginia college team, including UVA and Virginia Tech.
Can I use DraftKings or FanDuel in Virginia?: Yes. Both are licensed in Virginia, along with BetMGM, theScore Bet, bet365, BetRivers, Hard Rock Bet, Fanatics.
Can I use Novig in Virginia?: Yes. Novig is a CFTC-designated prediction market available in Virginia to traders 21 and older, and it prices every ACC game.
What about Kalshi and Polymarket?: Both prediction markets operate in Virginia 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. Sportsbooks in Virginia require 21 as well.

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