New Orleans' first day of sports betting: Big crowds, Bobby Hebert and ... the Buffalo Sabres?

Louisiana legalized sports betting in June. Bobby Hebert placed the first bet at Harrah's New Orleans at 6 a.m. Sunday. The first sportsbook opened at 7 a., two days after Boomtown Casino in Harvey and L'Auberge in Baton Rouge received their licenses. L’Aubry and Boom Town will open their sportsbooks on Monday. Paragon Casino opened its sports book in early October. It took several months for the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and Louisiana State Police to approve the licenses for casinos that applied. Voters in 55 of Louisiana's 64 parishes approved sports gambling last November.

The first day of sports betting in New Orleans was successful. Bobby Hebert bet on the Buffalo Sabres. The crowd swelled to over 100 people. Harrah's plans to add self-serve betting kiosks. Louisiana is expected to approve mobile betting by the end of the year.   . . The first sports bet in Louisiana was on NHL. Jason Kelly of Baton Rouge won 50 dollars on Buffalo Bills. Jonathan Lee from Charlotte, North Carolina, came to New York for Halloween weekend. He placed a bet. Terrence Nicholas, a New Orleans native, is excited about sports gambling in the city.