20, 2023: Louisiana reports a record monthly sports betting handle to start 2023, hauling in $282.2 million in January. March 17, 2023: Louisiana's sports betting handle falls 30% in February due to a lack of NFL action. June 2, 2023: LSU terminates its partnership with Caesars amid college and university sportsbook sponsorship scrutiny. 11, 2023: WynnBet - the legal sports betting and iGaming platform for Wynn Resorts - closes operations in six jurisdictions, including Louisiana. 14, 2023, with online sports betting going live in 17 U.S. 2, 2023: ESPN BET plans to launch on Nov. 14, 2023: ESPN BET goes live with online and mobile sports betting, launching in Louisiana and 16 other states. There are now eight online sportsbooks live in the Bayou State. 21, 2023: bet365 enters the legal Louisiana sports betting market. 21, 2023: Louisiana accepts $356.4 million in sports wagers in November, a 15.4% increase month-over-month.
Here’s a summary of Louisiana’s sports betting journey to date:ĭec. John Bel Edwards signed the state’s two final pieces of sports betting legislation into law. Louisiana sports betting was officially legalized on June 22, 2021, when Gov.
