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Final Louisiana Sports Betting Bills Receive Governor’s Signature

Louisiana sports betting is on its way to launch as Gov. John Bel Edwards signed the final pieces of legislation into law Tuesday. The main regulatory and appropriation bills for Louisiana sports betting, SB 247 and SB 142, join the already signed tax and fee structure bill, HB 697. The bills set up the main […] Read More

Posted on: June 22, 2021 | | Pat Evans

PointsBet Gains Pennsylvania, Mississippi Market Access In Expanded Penn National Deal

PointsBet now has market access in Pennsylvania and Mississippi. The company gains sports betting and iGaming in Pennsylvania. In Mississippi, only retail sportsbooks enjoy legalization. The access comes from an extension of a previous agreement with Penn National Gaming announced Thursday by PointsBet. PointsBet and Penn National relationship grows PointsBet has market access to 14 states, […] Read More

Posted on: March 25, 2021 | | Pat Evans

Without Mobile, Mississippi Sports Betting Finally Breaks $1 Billion In Handle

It took 31 months but sports betting in Mississippi finally broke the $1 billion mark for handle since launch in February. Mississippi was one of the first states to launch sports betting post-PASPA in August 2018. That length of time is the longest it took any state that’ has topped $1 billion in bets to hit that […] Read More

Posted on: March 18, 2021 | | Matthew Waters

Mississippi Again Punts On Mobile Sports Betting Expansion

Mississippi sports betting is staying offline. Three bills aiming to expand MS sports betting to mobile platforms in the state died in committee this week. Mississippi was one of the first states to launch sports betting in 2018 but continues to be restricted to retail sportsbooks. Multiple mobile betting bills have failed in the years […] Read More

Posted on: February 5, 2021 | | Pat Evans

Seventh Heaven? More States Working On Legal Sports Betting Bills

When the Supreme Court ended PASPA in May 2018, most thought it would take a few years for legal sports betting to be embraced across most of the US. It looks like that inflection point is already here. Legal US sports betting is available in 21 jurisdictions so far with more on the way. The last […] Read More

Posted on: January 26, 2021 | | Matthew Waters