9, 2022: WynnBET launches online operations in Louisiana. 10, 2022: Fubo Gaming reveals it has gained market access for Fubo Sportsbook in Louisiana via Caesars Entertainment, Inc.įeb. 14, 2022: Payments platform Paysafe begins processing mobile sports betting deposits in Louisiana.įeb. Nearly 90% of that amount was due to online and mobile wagering.įeb. March 14, 2022: In its first full month with legal mobile wagering (February), Louisiana brought in a record $238 million in sports betting handle. BlueBet will operate a new online sportsbook in Louisiana under its U.S. July 11, 2022: Caesars announces the opening of a new sportsbook at Harrah's New Orleans this fall, in addition to an all-new World Series of Poker Room as part of a $325-million conversion of the space, soon to be renamed Caesars New Orleans.Īpril 25, 2022: BlueBet Holdings Ltd reaches a 10-year market access agreement with Louisiana Downs in Bossier City. 7, 2022: Ribbon-cutting ceremonies were held to inaugurate the opening of two new Louisiana Caesars retail sportsbooks: Caesars retail sportsbooks: Harrah's New Orleans and Horseshoe Bossier City Hotel & Casino. players can access its online sportsbook.

22, 2022: PointsBet launches in Louisiana, making it an even dozen states where U.S. 21, 2022: Sports betting in Louisiana hits a record high in October as the state records its largest handle - $255.5 million - to date. 20, 2023: Louisiana reports a record monthly sports betting handle to start 2023, hauling in $282.2 million in January. March 17, 2023: Louisiana's sports betting handle falls 30% in February due to a lack of NFL action. June 2, 2023: LSU terminates its partnership with Caesars amid college and university sportsbook sponsorship scrutiny. 11, 2023: WynnBet - the legal sports betting and iGaming platform for Wynn Resorts - closes operations in six jurisdictions, including Louisiana. 14, 2023, with online sports betting going live in 17 U.S. 2, 2023: ESPN BET plans to launch on Nov.

14, 2023: ESPN BET goes live with online and mobile sports betting, launching in Louisiana and 16 other states. There are now eight online sportsbooks live in the Bayou State. 21, 2023: bet365 enters the legal Louisiana sports betting market. 21, 2023: Louisiana accepts $356.4 million in sports wagers in November, a 15.4% increase month-over-month. Here’s a summary of Louisiana’s sports betting journey to date:ĭec. John Bel Edwards signed the state’s two final pieces of sports betting legislation into law. Louisiana sports betting was officially legalized on June 22, 2021, when Gov.

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