In allegiance with Hawthorne Race Course, PointsBet went live in Illinois in September 2020, just in time for the NFL kick-off. In addition to a mobile app, PointsBet has four retail sportsbook locations around Chicago. With the initial requirement for in-person registration in Illinois now relaxed, bettors can sign-up and wager freely from anywhere in state lines.

PointsBet became the 11th online sportsbook to enter the market in Virginia when it launched on December 15, 2021. PointsBet was able to obtain market access through its partnership with Virginia-based Colonial Downs Group, which owns the Colonial Downs racetrack in New Kent.

PointsBet started 2021 like it ended 2020 - with another state launch! Michigan is PointsBet's sixth state of its ever-growing portfolio having partnered with the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians to bring mobile and online sports betting to the Great Lake State. A retail sportsbook will soon launch at Northern Waters Casino.

Indiana became the company’s third operational state in March 2020, gaining access to the Hoosier State through a long-term partnership with Penn National Gaming. Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg is PointsBet’s local casino partner. State law permits sign-up and mobile wagering across Indiana.

PointsBet’s rapid US expansion picked up yet more pace with a launch in Colorado in November 2020, the sportsbook’s fifth operational state. A retail sportsbook will quickly follow at Double Eagle Casino in Cripple Creek, the company’s local partner in CO. Preceding the much-anticipated launch, PointsBet announced downtown Denver as the company’s permanent US headquarters.

In November 2019, Iowa, officially, became legal state number two for Pointsbet. However, a state requirement for in-person registration means that, until January 1, 2021, bettors need to visit PointsBet’s retail sportsbook at Catfish Bend Casino to complete account registration.

Pointsbet’s US debut came in January 2019 in America’s number one online sports betting state, New Jersey, where it also established its first US office. In accordance with NJ sports betting law, PointsBet is licensed in the Garden State via its partnership with Meadowlands Racetrack. Bettors in NJ can register and wager freely from the PointsBet mobile app across the state.

PointsBet launched in West Virginia in August 2021. PointsBet was able to obtain market access in WV via its 20-year long agreement with Penn National Gaming that was signed back in July 2019.