Latest Louisiana Sports Betting News
A Louisiana Sports Betting Bill Has Passed The Senate
Senate Bill 153 passes the Senate with a 24-15 vote. The Bill would allow the voters in the state’s eight parishes to vote on allowing sports gambling. If the bill passes the House sports betting could be available by 2020. BATON ROUGE, La. – Legal sports betting has gotten a bit closer to becoming a … Read more
Louisiana Sports Betting Efforts Continuing To Grow
Louisiana is home to twenty gaming establishments ready to launch sportsbooks If approved by the legislature, the bill must also seek approval from parishes. Sports betting in Louisiana could begin as early as January 2020. BATON ROUGE, La. – In a 3-1 decision by the Senate’s Judiciary B Committee, one of the measures that would … Read more
Louisiana Sports Betting Bill Advances To Full Senate Vote
Louisiana’s neighboring states, Mississippi and Arkansas, have both already legalized sports betting. Louisiana sports betting bill LA SB 153, would only legalize sports wagering by a parish-by-parish local vote. The tax revenue to be collected would almost exclusively be put to early childhood development programs and problem gambling centers. BATON ROUGE, La. – Earlier this … Read more
Could Louisiana Sports Betting Help Fund Early Education Programs?
BATON ROUGE, La. – Politicians tend to disagree on many issues, but one issue they normally can agree on is funding early education programs. This is why advocates for sports betting in Louisiana are asking that the tax revenues generated by the activity be used to help the state’s youngest learners. Louisiana residents have been traveling across … Read more