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Louisiana online sports betting is live with DraftKings sportsbook

DraftKings Louisiana Welcomes Bettors With $50 Bonus

Mobile sports betting is now live in Louisiana! Download the DraftKings sportsbook and receive a $50 bonus bet on your deposit and more.

Posted on: January 28, 2022 | | Darren Cooper

Louisiana mobile sports betting is here and BetMGM is live

BetMGM Offers $1,000 bonus bet As Louisiana Sports Betting Goes Live!

Mobile sports betting in Louisiana has finally arrived and BetMGM Sportsbook goes live with a special $1,000 bonus bet for new users.

Posted on: January 28, 2022 | | Marian Rosin

Casino revenues in Louisiana underwent a shift in November 2021 with the rollout of online sports betting

The Louisiana Casino Revenue Seesaw: Sportsbooks Debut High, Regular Gaming Dips

Despite an over 4% dip in overall November casino gaming revenue, long-awaited sports betting got off to an impressive high start in Louisiana. According to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, the November handle for non-sports-wager gaming in Louisiana came in at $255.9 million, a decrease of 4.2% from October’s revenue total. Sports betting for the […]

Posted on: January 10, 2022 | | Marian Rosin

Highlights from a year of gambling news in Louisiana

Reelin’ In The New Year: A Look Back At 2021 In Louisiana Gambling

2021? More like “20-20-won” for Louisiana sports betting because the state finally got it off the ground! 2021 was also a year of a continuing pandemic, hurricanes, and more. The casino revenue rollercoaster rose year-over-year for several months following an estimated $830+ million pandemic downturn last year. Then revenues dipped again post hurricanes. In case you’ve missed something, […]

Posted on: December 30, 2021 | | Marian Rosin

A new FanDuel Sportsbook opens at Evangeline Downs

FanDuel Debuts New Sportsbook At Evangeline Downs

Things are looking up at Evangeline Downs. With the opening of its FanDuel sportsbook on Dec. 17, the casino and racetrack in Opelousas joined the Louisiana lineup of properties offering sports betting. This follows on the heels of a boom Nov. launch with initial sports betting revenues in the state finishing at over $5 million. […]

Posted on: December 29, 2021 | | Marian Rosin

Two Football Players Representing Super Bowl 2022 With A Tackle

Super Bowl 2024

Everybody knows about the Super Bowl, even people who aren’t football fans. Even puppies have the “Puppy Bowl” on the same day! More bets happen for the Super Bowl than any other sporting event (well, we don’t know about the Puppy Bowl). Seasoned pro gamblers and newbies alike get in on the day’s action, sending […]

Posted on: December 14, 2021 | | Marian Rosin

BetMGM Sportsbook Louisiana Offers Sports Bettors $200 In bonus bets

Give BetMGM Sportsbook a big Louisiana hello! BetMGM Louisiana is saying hello right back with a $200 in bonus bets special pre-launch offer. While Louisiana is still looking forward to the official launch of online sports betting, one of the top legal sportsbooks opens its doors to new customers. Sign up for $200 in bonus bets […]

Posted on: December 13, 2021 | | Marian Rosin

Coushatta Casino Example for Lousiana Resorts

Sports Betting Takes Up “Rez”-idence at Coushatta Casino Resort

And then there were 10. With the December 1 opening of the Rez Sportsbook at the Coushatta Casino Resort, Louisiana now has ten sportsbooks. And that also makes two tribal casinos with sportsbooks, the other being Paragon Casino Resort. The rest are retail sportsbooks. Sports betting fans will find the Rez in the property’s former […]

Posted on: December 13, 2021 | | Marian Rosin

Louisiana Casinos Unmasked: Governor Removes Mandate in Light of Better News

Ironically, Louisianans no longer had to wear masks in time for Halloween, the day in-person commercial sports betting kicked off in the state at Harrah’s New Orleans. Effective October 27, Gov. John Bel Edwards, with his issuance of Proclamation No. 203 JBE 2021, rescinded the statewide mask mandate everywhere except in K-12 schools. (Students’ vaccination […]

Posted on: December 3, 2021 | | Marian Rosin

March 2022 is the project launch time for online sports betting in Louisiana

Louisiana Marches on Toward Online Sports Betting

Louisianans weren’t able to be grateful for online sports betting in time for Thanksgiving. Instead, Chair Ronnie Johns projected the third month of the upcoming year as a possible launch time at November’s Gaming Control Board meeting. Even with on-property sports betting already happening, the online rollout remains pending and will take longer than retail […]

Posted on: November 30, 2021 | | Marian Rosin