NeBlask · US market

DraftKings and the US market

Q: Which states does DraftKings work in?

We hold 2 states: Pennsylvania, Michigan. Only states where the brand was found in a public register are shown — a missing entry does not mean a missing licence.

Q: Is DraftKings a casino or a sportsbook?

By the register entries: online casino and sports betting. In Pennsylvania the PGCB keeps separate lists for interactive gaming and online sports wagering, so a brand can sit in one and be absent from the other.

Q: How many complaints are there about DraftKings?

NeRating holds 171 complaints about DraftKings. These are player submissions, not a verdict on the operator, and they are not tied to the player's country — each one is broken down in NeRating.

DraftKings appears in the registers of Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and Michigan Gaming Control Board. The records were checked on 8 October 2026. Demand from the US is 529K searches a month, the first of the brand's 60 markets.

2 state in the register

529KUS queries per month

87.0%brand demand — US

171complaint in NeRating

49/100Trust Score · grade C

Records are published by state regulators themselves; the absence of a record in our database does not mean absence of a licence — we read the registries of four states — New Jersey (DGE), Pennsylvania (PGCB), Michigan (MGCB) and Delaware (Delaware Lottery) — whilst online casino is legal in seven. A map across all 52 jurisdictions is on the state legality page. NeBlask does not provide legal advice.

State register entries

PA iGaming Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on the approved list Register → PA betting Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on the approved list Register → MI iGaming Michigan Gaming Control Board on the approved list Register → MI betting Michigan Gaming Control Board on the approved list Register →

Link leads to the regulator's public register. Verified 8 October 2026. Our licence table and the regulator's files for the brand diverge: in the table 0 records for the USA, in registry files — 4. Register files shown.

Revenue in New Jersey

$43.5Monline casino, August 2026

$16.9Mbetting, August 2026

$543.6Myear to date

19.5%state market share

Figures published by New Jersey DGE in the monthly release: brand, casino licensee and market share. Share is calculated by the regulator from the start of the year, not for the month. Licensee — Resorts. DGE release → Verified 8 October 2026.

US access check

Infrastructure check · 2026-08-30

Site DraftKings opened when checked from the USA. Demand from the USA — 529K queries per month.

Apps in storefronts

App Store and Google Play · 9 October 2026

Application DraftKings available in US storefront, publisher — DraftKings. It is absent from the control European storefront: the product was released specifically for the US. Reviews — 1,306,193, updated 2 October 2026.

App Store → Google Play →

Demand from US

529Kqueries per month, June 2026

1USA rank among brand's markets

+25.0%vs previous month

60markets for the brand

The USA is the brand's primary market. Model estimate of demand by branded queries, not revenue. Entire market — demand for casino and betting in US.

Player complaints

NeRating · latest 2 October 2026

In NeRating 171 complaint on DraftKings. Most often — doubts about fair play. Complaints are collected from open sources and are not tied to the player's country: this is not US statistics.

171 complaint on DraftKings in NeRating →

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Frequent questions

Is DraftKings legal in the US?

DraftKings appears in the public register of Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and Michigan Gaming Control Board — the record was checked on 8 October 2026. Licences in the US are issued by states, not by a federal regulator, so the answer depends on the state. We draw no legal conclusions.

Which states does DraftKings work in?

Is DraftKings a casino or a sportsbook?

How many complaints are there about DraftKings?

Page sources: public state regulator registries, NeBlask search demand index and NeRating complaints. Check dates are shown at each block. How metrics are calculated — in NeBlask methodology, link in section submenu.