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Top 5 Football Movies To Watch Before The Super Bowl In Louisiana

Tackle the Remote: Football Movies to Watch Before the Super Bowl

Football fans across the country are gearing up for the excitement of Super Bowl. Perhaps Louisiana sports betting fans are most excited with the advances made in the past couple of years in the gambling industry. What’s a better way to get into the spirit than by watching a classic football movie? If you want […]

Posted on: January 6, 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

7 Most Remembered Super Bowl Halftime Shows

Most Memorable Super Bowl Halftimes, 1990s – 2010s

Before 1970, Super Bowl halftime shows starred marching bands, plus a little extra. In fact, the first Super Bowl halftime show featured two marching bands, a 200-person chorus, 300 pigeons, 10,000 balloons, and a pair of jet-pack flying men representing the competing leagues landing for a 50-yard line handshake. After 1970, marching bands thinned out and […]

Posted on: December 22, 2021 | | Marian Rosin

Treasure Chest Casino In Louisiana Will Move Ashore

Landward, Ho! Louisiana’s Treasure Chest Casino Moves Onshore

Louisiana gambling fans in or near Kenner can find Treasure that’s bigger and better in a new spot in town. That’s because Treasure Chest riverboat casino will be coming ashore under Act 469. This Act from 2018 allows riverboat licenses to move to a land-based location within 1,200 feet of their berth. At the Dec. 16 […]

Posted on: December 21, 2021 | | Marian Rosin

Learning about the Super Bowl is easy even for Newbies

Super Bowl FAQ: Newbies Edition

So the only thing you know about the Super Bowl is that it’s not a “bowl” in the sense of a cereal bowl or a dog bowl. Or, more likely, you at least know it’s the biggest football game of the year. It’s pretty much the World Series of football. The Academy Awards of football. […]

Posted on: December 17, 2021 | | Marian Rosin

House States Ban On Casino Gambling Lousiana

St. Tammany Says “No Way” to Camelia Bay in Referendum

The house lost this one. In a parish-wide proposition on Saturday, December 11, 63% of St. Tammany voters chose to keep in effect a ban on casino gambling. There, the kibosh was put on Peninsula Pacific Entertainment’s (P2E) hopes of transferring their Bossier City casino license privileges and building a $325 million casino outside Slidell. […]

Posted on: December 15, 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

October Revenue Approaches $200 Million for Louisiana Casinos

Louisiana Casino Revenues Approach $200 Million In October

In October, Louisiana casinos raked in revenue like autumn leaves. Most properties declared an increase over the same month last year. Even with the continuing pandemic and another damaging hurricane season, the month of October saw a healthy comeback. Revenue amounted to $194.7 million from $152.3 million the previous year, a one-year increase of 21.8%. The Amelia Belle in New […]

Posted on: December 7, 2021 | | Marian Rosin