Virtually all forms of betting, including online gambling, is prohibited in Hawaii. The only way players can enjoy their favorite casino games online, is through social and sweepstakes casinos. These are legal across the United States and are completely safe.
Social Casino Offers Only Available
Given that live casinos, even those located on ships off the coast, are banned, it’s hardly surprising that best online casinos in Hawaii are illegal. However, if any of the bills being reviewed in 2018 is successful, it could have a domino effect that ends with lawmakers giving Hawaii online casinos the green light. Until then, local residents won't get a chance to enjoy promotions similar to online casino bonuses in NJ.
Social casinos are available and legal in Hawaii, though, both on the internet or as an app, and feature all the popular casino games app, including slots, blackjack, video poker and roulette. It is free to play. While you cannot win money playing games at social casinos, the sites like WinStar, LuckyLand and Chumba casino typically offer sweepstakes (games of chance) with prizes that can include real money jackpots.
Not Legal
Residents can play poker in Hawaii, but only for fun. As per the constitution, social poker games are legal but there are strict rules in place. Firstly, they can’t be held in commercial properties such as hotels or bars. Secondly, no one can make a profit, not even a host selling food and beverages. Because of this strict stance against real money gaming, online poker in Hawaii isn’t legal yet. Although there could be scope for free-play Hawaiian online poker sites in the future, nothing has been written into the legislation.
As of 2018, 10 gambling bills were submitted or carried over from the previous year. They have yet to gain much traction in 2019.
A second attempt to form a committee was shot down before it gained any traction.
Bills advocating the formation of a gambling oversight committee are submitted. Had either been successful, the committee would have started the process of writing laws to legalize sports betting and casinos in Hawaii. Unfortunately, neither bill made it through the system.
Hawaii officially joins the US and becomes a state.