Circa Sports has received regulatory approval to enter Arizona through a partnership with the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, extending the Las Vegas-based operator’s online sports betting presence to a seventh U.S. state.
The Arizona Department of Gaming announced the approval Monday following a licensing application period that ran from June 27 through July 10. Circa Sports Arizona LLC was approved on July 27 as the tribe’s designated operator.
“Effective July 27, 2026, the Department has allocated an event wagering license to Circa Sports Arizona LLC, designee for San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. With the allocation, the operator will be approved to offer sports betting and event wagering in Arizona,” according to a statement issued by the regulator.
No launch date has been disclosed. The department said it will begin working with Circa on the remaining steps required for the sportsbook to begin operating in the state.
The department’s website lists 14 regulated sportsbook operators across the market, with Circa set to become the 15th operator on that list.
The state authorized sports betting in 2021 and permits up to 20 sportsbook licenses. Ten may be awarded through tribal entities, while the remaining 10 are available through professional sports teams or venues located in Arizona.
📢 TODAY: ADG has allocated an event wagering operator license to Circa Sports Arizona LLC as the designee for the the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.
Full press release here: https://t.co/g9Ogzm59CZ pic.twitter.com/jYSjNJQE6q
— Arizona Department of Gaming (@AzGaming) August 3, 2026
Regulators intend to add at least one more operator through a professional sports partnership and could approve additional operators through tribal agreements. Several sportsbooks have withdrawn from the Arizona market over the past two years.
Circa will be the sixth online sportsbook in Arizona operating through a tribal partnership. The existing group includes bet365, Desert Diamond, Fanatics, Hard Rock Bet and betcris.
FanDuel operates in Arizona through a partnership with the Phoenix Suns, while DraftKings is connected to TPC Scottsdale. Other operators in the state include BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook, Rush Street Interactive’s BetRivers, PENN Entertainment’s theScore Bet and Bally Bet.
DraftKings and FanDuel hold leading market-share positions in Arizona, as they do in several other U.S. jurisdictions.
Circa already competes with many of those companies in other states. Its online sportsbook is available in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri and Nevada. The company’s most recent state launch occurred when Missouri opened its regulated sports wagering market in December 2025.
In Missouri, the Derek Stevens-owned company received an untethered license that allows it to operate without sharing revenue with a local partner. DraftKings was the only other operator awarded that type of license in the state.
Circa has generally limited its expansion to jurisdictions without high sports betting tax rates or mandatory hold requirements. Those conditions currently do not apply in Arizona. The state’s proximity to Las Vegas also means some Arizona bettors are already familiar with the operator, which is known for offering high betting limits and operating on comparatively low margins.
In addition to its online operations, Circa runs brick-and-mortar sportsbooks in Illinois, Kentucky and Nevada. Its Las Vegas retail sportsbook hosts major football handicapping competitions, including Circa Sports Survivor. The contest, which carries a guaranteed prize pool of $30 million, reached 5,000 entries on Aug. 1.
Arizona’s regulated market has recorded more than $35 billion in wagers since sports betting was introduced.