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 […]
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, […]
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. […]