#Pelican State

Mobile sports betting is now available across the Pelican State. Home to 4.6 million people and two major league sports teams in the NFL's New Orleans Saints and NBA's New Orleans Pelicans, Louisiana is one of the largest southern states to legalize online sports betting and mobile sportsbooks. Sports Betting Dime is here to keep you up-to-speed…

On Tuesday, Super Group officially announced its acquisition of DGC, which will help magnify Betway's expansion into the competitive U.S. legal sports betting market. Super Group, the UK-based owner of Betway and Spin, has officially completed its takeover of Digital Gaming Corporation, giving it a major foothold in the U.S. legal sports…

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The "Mattress Tax" in Louisiana was king-sized in November. Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale's winning futures wagers on the Houston Astros to win the World Series at multiple mobile sportsbooks in the Pelican State paid out handsomely in November. They also left Louisiana with an ugly red number when it came to gross revenue for sports wagering. The…

The first revenue report affected by payouts Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale received as part of his historic $75 million win on Houston Astros futures bets came from Iowa, where the state's Racing and Gaming Commission reported $5.8 million in sports wagering revenue for November. The sportsbooks' revenue total was overshadowed by the combined $10…

It's official. Sports betting is coming to Louisiana. It's no longer a question of if, but when mobile sports betting will go live in the Pelican State. In the meantime, sports fans can pre-register with BetMGM Louisiana Sportsbook and secure a massive pre-registration bonus. Signing up is all you need to do to claim this $200 bonus…

Numbers recently reported by the Gaming Enforcement Division of the Louisiana State Police show the state's retail and online sports betting sites handled approximately $255.5 million in wagers in October. The dollar amount of sports betting in Louisiana climbed to a record high in October as residents of the Pelican State took full advantage of…

It was a mixed bag of results for Louisiana's sports betting and casino operators in October. The former reported a 23.1% month-over-month increase, while the latter saw a slight decrease last month compared to September. Louisiana sportsbooks took in $255528321 in wagers during the 10th month of the year, up from $207501595 in the report. That was…

Australian online bookmaker PointsBet has announced that it has received approval from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board allowing it to launch its mobile sports betting product in the state immediately. PointsBet's launch in Louisiana is the fourth state that the company has launched in thanks to a partnership deal with Penn Entertainment.…

Sportsbooks in the Big Easy had a (relatively) hard go of it in August, as a sharp drop in parlay revenue contributed to a steep decline in overall revenue, according to figures released Friday by the Louisiana State Police, which tracks sports wagering figures. The state's 17 retail sportsbooks and seven mobile operators claimed $9.7 million in…

Louisiana's retail and online sportsbooks handled approximately $128.2 million in wagers during August, an 8.4% increase compared to July's action. The return of football - even just a little football - looks like it has given sports betting in Louisiana a shot in the arm. Members of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board heard on Thursday that the…