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Louisiana Sports Betting Dips Despite Local Final Four

Despite hosting a slew of out-of-town bettors for the Final Four, Louisiana sports betting handle shrank for a second straight month in April. Louisiana sportsbooks took $208.3 million in bets during April, according to a Louisiana Gaming Control Board report released Monday. The figure is a 10.5% decrease from the $232.7 million wagered in March and […] Read More

Posted on: May 20, 2022 | | Pat Evans

Louisiana Sports Betting Revenue Grows Despite Handle Dip

Louisiana might have had a Joe Burrow hangover in its second full month of online sports betting. Louisiana bettors wagered $232.7 million in March, according to a Louisiana Gaming Control Board report released Monday. That LA sports betting figure is down 2.4% from the $238.4 million in bets during February, when Burrow led the Cincinnati […] Read More

Posted on: April 20, 2022 | | Pat Evans

Louisiana Sports Betting Sees Benefits From Going Mobile

Louisiana sports betting exploded in its first whole month with mobile sportsbooks. Louisiana sportsbooks took $238.4 million in bets during February, according to a Louisiana Gaming Control Board report Monday. Mobile sportsbooks launched Jan. 28, just in time to capture Super Bowl betting with a game that featured former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow. The February […] Read More

Posted on: March 21, 2022 | | Pat Evans

Louisiana Sports Betting Handle Receives Mobile Boost

Louisiana is the latest market to show the potential of mobile sports betting, but revenue will take some time to catch up. Following the Jan. 28 online launch, six mobile LA sportsbooks took $40.5 million in bets during the first four days of action, according to a report presented to the Lousiana Gaming Control Board Thursday. The quick […] Read More

Posted on: February 22, 2022 | | Pat Evans

WynnBET Joins Louisiana Sports Betting Before Super Bowl

The options for online sports betting in Louisiana have grown just in time for Super Bowl betting. Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns signed the online Louisiana sports betting license for WynnBET this week. The sportsbook started taking wagers in the Bayou State Wednesday, a WynnBET spokesperson confirmed. An official announcement was released Thursday morning. The launch gives Louisiana […] Read More

Posted on: February 10, 2022 | | Pat Evans

How Louisiana Sports Betting Beat New York In Mobile Debut

Louisiana bettors clearly were excited for the mobile sports betting debut last weekend. During the first 36 hours of Louisiana sports betting, 3.6% of the state’s adult population recorded an online transaction, according to GeoComply. In the mobile New York sports betting launch earlier this month, 3.3% of the Empire State‘s adult population recorded a […] Read More

Posted on: February 3, 2022 | | Pat Evans

Mississippi Mobile Betting Bills Fall At First Hurdle Once Again

Four bills that would have legalized online MS sports betting died in committee on Tuesday, amid opposition from local casinos. Read More

Posted on: February 2, 2022 | | Brad Allen

Mobile Louisiana Sports Betting Is Live: How To Get Involved

After nearly three months with just retail sportsbooks, mobile Louisiana sports betting is now live. Sports betting in Louisiana launched Oct. 31 as regulators worked to clear the path to mobile wagering. Now, six operators are open to take bets online in Louisiana. You can read more about all the Louisiana sportsbook apps here, including […] Read More

Posted on: January 28, 2022 | | Pat Evans

How Will Mobile Louisiana Sports Betting Launch Stack Up?

Mobile sports betting in Louisiana is live nearly three months after retail sportsbooks started opening. Now comes the big question: just how busy will the new Louisiana sports betting market be? Those retail books took more than $67 million in bets over the first two months but that could be topped by just one weekend […] Read More

Posted on: January 28, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

Mobile Louisiana Sports Betting Set For Friday Launch

Six online platforms will be cleared for launch Friday for mobile Louisiana sports betting. Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chair Ronnie Johns told LSR he is signing six mobile LA sports betting licenses Wednesday morning. Johns said he could not disclose which operators will be in the first wave. “We are going to approve six platforms, […] Read More

Posted on: January 26, 2022 | | Pat Evans