That's the same timeline expected for bars and restaurants to secure sports betting kiosks for their customers. Johns said it will likely be early 2022 before casinos begin offering mobile online betting options.Įver heard of snooker?: Here are all the sports that will be legal to bet on in Louisiana The first sports betting options will be at on-site sports books, or betting parlors, in some of the state's 20 riverboat and land-based casinos and racetracks. Voters in 55 of Louisiana's 64 parishes approved legalizing sports betting in their communities last fall, but lawmakers had to set up the framework to regulate and tax sports wagers during the 2021 spring Legislative Session. Johns said he will issue more licenses as soon as he gets the OK from Louisiana State Police, which must give its approval for each applicant, as soon as next week. 'So far the implementation has gone off without a hitch.'
'I visited both Lake Charles facilities (Monday) and they're very nice,' Johns said. Retired New Orleans Saints fan favorite Joe Horn made the first official legal sports bet Wednesday at the Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville.
