January 2019: Washington DC Sports Betting Is Coming
The city’s mayor approved sports betting, but it would fully take effect later in the spring when Congress allowed the measure to become law. Read More
Posted on: May 14, 2019 |
May 2019: Iowa Sports Betting Approved
Iowa was the third state to legalize wagering in a busy month. Again, casinos and sportsbooks apps will be a part of the mix in Iowa, but mobile registration will have to take place in person until early 2021. Read More
Posted on: May 14, 2019 |
May 2019: Indiana Sportsbooks Are On The Way
Indiana joined Montana as the next state to legalize wagering in 2019. The Indiana sports betting law allows for mobile wagering as well as the state’s gaming facilities. Read More
Posted on: May 14, 2019 |
May 2019: Montana Joins The Party
The first state to legalize sports gambling during the 2019 legislative sessions was Montana. The plan there will be to have retail and mobile wagering via the lottery. It would start a run of several new states in May. Read More
Posted on: May 14, 2019 |
November 2018: Arkansas Votes Approve Casinos, Sports Betting
Arkansas got into the sports betting mix late in the year, as voters approved casinos. At the same time sports betting was legalized at those casinos, with sportsbooks on the way in 2019. Read More
Posted on: May 14, 2019 |
August 2018: DraftKings Is First App Outside Of Nevada
The first legal online sports bet outside of Nevada was taken in New Jersey at the start of August, as DraftKings beat everyone else to market. Read More
Posted on: May 14, 2019 |
November 2018: PA Sports Betting Goes Live
Pennsylvania was another state that had already legalized sports betting pending a change in federal law. The first one went live in the middle of the state, at Hollywood Casino. Read More
Posted on: May 14, 2019 |
August 2018: WV Sports Betting Launches
It didn’t take too long for West Virginia to go from law to the first sports bets being booked. While the retail rollout has gone well, online betting has not gone as smoothly in the state. Read More
Posted on: May 14, 2019 |
August 2018: Mississippi Sports Betting Arrives
Mississippi had legalized wagering in the previous year, changing its existing law to allow for it should PASPA be struck down. When it was, it opened up the floodgates, as more than two dozen sportsbooks would open in the state over the coming months. Read More
Posted on: May 14, 2019 |
October 2018: Out Of Nowhere, New Mexico Sports Betting
New Mexico never actually legalized sports betting specifically, but tribal casinos could start to offer it under their existing compacts. The first one of those went live at Santa Ana Star Casino. Read More
Posted on: May 14, 2019 |