Online sportsbooks can lawfully start taking bets in Louisiana on Friday early morning, joining their brick-and-mortar cousins that are already accepting wagers from players in the Pelican State.
" [Louisiana Gaming Control Board] Chairman Ronnie Johns announces that currently qualified sports wagering operators will be authorized to accept mobile bets as early as 8:00 a.m. Friday morning," a news release stated Wednesday. "The remaining mobile sports betting operators are in the procedure of meeting statutory and regulatory requirements and will be authorized as soon as those requirements are fulfilled."
One operator that intends on taking wagers on Friday in Louisiana is Caesars Sportsbook. The bookie's owner, Nevada-based Caesars Entertainment Inc., operates casinos in the southern state that currently use retail sports betting on their properties.
"We have actually seen significant interest in legal sports betting because the opening of our Caesars Sportsbooks at Harrah's New Orleans and Horseshoe Bossier City," stated Eric Hession, co-president of Caesars Digital, in a declaration. "Come Friday, through the app, we'll be able to offer even more opportunities to experience the thrill of sports betting."
Other mobile sportsbooks expected to go reside in Louisiana on Friday include BetMGM, DraftKings, and FanDuel.
More broadly, however, Wednesday's news will add another state to the growing map of places where online sports betting is legal and operational in the U.S. The Louisiana Gaming Control panel's announcement likewise suggests that online sports betting will be licensed in time for the next round of the National Football League's playoffs and the Super Bowl thereafter.
Prep work
Voters in 55 of Louisiana's 64 parishes (comparable to counties) enacted favor of enabling sports betting back in November 2020. Lawmakers then passed legislation in 2015 allowing the video gaming control board to provide as much as 20 licenses for in-person and online sportsbooks, with preference provided towards the state's gambling establishments and live horse-racing tracks. The Louisiana Lottery Corp. is enabled to take sports wagers through website, mobile app, and retail kiosks as well.
In-person sports betting has currently begun at a number of gambling establishments throughout Louisiana. Online wagering, however, has required a bit more effort and time from regulators to make sure things run smoothly and in accordance with the state's sports-betting rules.
Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns told Covers recently that were getting close to presenting online sports betting. At the time, however, Johns said that they desired to guarantee a good experience for gamblers and could not guarantee mobile betting would be up and running in time for the Super Bowl. That is no longer the case.
While the primary licensees in Louisiana will be the owners and operators of brick-and-mortar centers, the consumer-facing brand names for mobile wagering will be some of the most significant names in business. That's because licensees can also partner with approximately 2 platform companies for online sports betting, each of which are enabled to provide their own separately branded website and mobile app in the state.
Some sportsbook operators had started pre-registration efforts ahead of the official launch of online betting. For example, Caesars Entertainment announced in October that its Caesars Sportsbook app was officially available for gamblers to download, however so they might sign up, deposit funds, and start examining chances. WynnBET revealed on Wednesday that it was similarly allowing pre-registration and deposits in the state.
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Online Sports Betting to Legally Start in Louisiana On Friday
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