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Where can You place a legal online sports bet in the US?
Many places and growing like wild weeds!!!!!!!
New Jersey sports betting sites
New Jersey sports betting kicked off in June 2018, less than a month after the fall of PASPA. Online sports betting officially went live in New Jersey in August 2018 when DraftKings Sportsbook launched. FanDuel Sportsbook launched its mobile app three weeks later.
To date, there are 13 NJ sports betting apps on the market.
Pennsylvania sports betting sites
Online sports betting has finally arrived in PA. The first app went live via SugarHouse Sportsbook PA in May 2019. BetRivers, Parx, and FanDuel Sportsbook PA followed suit within two months.
Indiana sports betting sites
Indiana is another in a list of states to legalize online sports betting in 2019, with online betting live as of October 3.
The first two online sportsbooks in the state are now live — DraftKings Sportsbook and BetRivers.
More than a dozen casinos offer sportsbooks in the state.
Nevada sports betting sites
Legal sports betting in Nevada did not change after the Supreme Court decision. Many Nevada casinos feature online and mobile sports betting platforms allowing you to wager anywhere in the state.
Geolocation technology on your device will ensure that you are located in Nevada before allowing you to bet. Bettors also must first establish an account in-person at a physical casino location before betting online. This includes verification of identification and a minimum cash deposit of between $50-$100 to fund the account.
Iowa sports betting sites
Iowa legalized sports betting sites and apps as well in 2019. The first sportsbooks — both online and land-based — went live in August 2019.
Like Illinois, you’ll have to sign up at a casino for the first year and a half. But there should be a number of choices before long.
West Virginia sports betting sites
Online sports betting is now in West Virginia, with the launch of FanDuel Sportsbook and DraftKings Sportsbook before the start of NFL season in 2019.
West Virginia opened its sports betting operation in September. Only two public sportsbooks opened in 2018, and another started up at The Greenbrier, a private resort.
West Virginia sports betting added the ability to bet via mobile in December 2018, although the only operator is no longer in operation. The BetLucky mobile app remains shut down as of August 2019 because of a dispute between technology providers.
Rhode Island sports betting sites
Rhode Island sports betting will go mobile by fall 2019 after Gov. Gina Raimondo signed a bill into law in March.
Rhode Island’s sports betting operation runs through the state lottery in partnership with William Hill, so the well-known bookmaker will provide the state’s app technology.
Mississippi sports betting sites
Sort of. Mississippi sports betting must be done within a land-based or water-based casino. However, state regulations allow for mobile wagering while on casino property, though only one tribal casino has launched it.
Illinois sports betting sites
Eventually, there should be a lot of ways to bet online in Illinois, with a new law passed in 2019. At the beginning, bettors will have to sign up for accounts in person at casinos, racetracks and off-track betting facilities. Later, you’ll be able to sign up and fund accounts remotely.
Launch is likely to happen in 2020.
Oregon sports betting sites
The state lottery plans to allow for online sports betting in 2019. It’s also possible that the many tribes that operate casinos in the state have sports betting sites.
Tennessee sports betting sites
Tennessee is unique in that it legalized only online sports betting in the state. The legislature created a wide-open model that should mean a lot of different sports betting sites and apps eventually go live.
Will any other states adopt legal online sports betting?
Delaware sports betting started in June 2018 with three casinos licensed to accept wagers. State legislators have discussed the possibility of adding online sports betting in the future. It is legal in Delaware but not active.
A tribal group in
New Mexico has also begun offering sports betting, though the activity remains illegal elsewhere under state law. Meanwhile,
Arkansas voters approved legal sports betting via a referendum at the ballot box this November and started in July, but with only a legal option for Mississippi-style mobile.
New York failed to pass online sports betting this year.
Michigan continues work on sports betting legislation that could pass this year.
Sports leagues’ stance on legal sports betting
NBA
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver took a front-facing role in advocating for legal sports betting in the US. His op-ed embracing sports betting spurred discussion on the topic long before the fall of PASPA.
Before and after the Supreme Court decision, NBA officials spent most of 2018 trying to get a cut of sports betting money from various state legislatures. They helped introduce the concept of an integrity fee in state-level legislation, claiming the league would face increased monitoring and enforcement costs in a national sports betting environment.
Silver recently added to that argument by calling NBA games the league’s “intellectual property” for which it deserves compensation.
The NBA does not permit wagering on its games through the Ontario Lottery, where the Toronto Raptors play. The same policy existed when an NBA team played in Vancouver. Provinces that do not host NBA teams offer parlay cards on games for the sport.
NHL
The NHL largely let other leagues take the lead on sports betting issues prior to signing a data and marketing agreement with MGM Resorts in November 2018. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman also weighed in during the Stanley Cup Final in Las Vegas: the league wants federal legislation (or state-level equivalents) and a slice of sports betting money.
The NHL launched a new franchise in Las Vegas in 2017, which is the first major professional sports team for the country’s gambling hub. The Vegas Golden Knights drew heavy betting interest through their inaugural season.
It has no issues with the activity in Canada. Some teams participate with lotteries that sell NHL parlay cards. The NHL also opposed new sports betting legislation in Canada.
MLB
Major League Baseball is sensitive to betting on its games. In the post-PASPA world, though, MLB advocates for sports betting legislation that includes integrity fees paid to the league.
The league also signed a data and marketing deal with MGM Resorts in November 2018. It will provide the company with exclusive rights to advanced data for in-play betting.
With regard to integrity fees, MLB went as far as having top executive Joe Torre lobby Governor Andrew Cuomo directly on New York sports betting legislation. This represents a major shift from the league’s historical attitude toward gambling.
The 1919 Chicago White Sox threw a World Series, a scandal the league wants everybody to forget. Pete Rose betting on his games and the aftermath involved in that scandal is another black eye MLB never wants to see again.
While MLB joined the New Jersey lawsuit, it has no issues with betting on Toronto Blue Jays games in Ontario. The Montreal Expos were also on parlay cards when that team existed.
NFL
America’s most powerful sports league remains largely opposed to legal sports betting. The NFL publicly fought sports betting for decades and now wants federal legislation addressing it after PASPA. (Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992) Interestingly, the NFL is not advocating for integrity fees.
Despite its stance on US sports betting, the NFL allowed the move of the Raiders to Las Vegas from Oakland beginning in 2020.
The NFL is the only major professional sports league with no direct investment into daily fantasy sports, although 28 of its 32 teams are involved in sponsorships.
NFL games are by far the most popular sports betting events in the US, with the Super Bowl generating close to $150 million in bets in Nevada by itself. The NFL plays games in London, where betting shops are on every corner, and the league seems to have no issues with that.
NCAA
Long the staunchest opponent of legal sports betting, the NCAA finds itself in a tricky position after the repeal of PASPA.
The organization detests sports betting despite the fact that college football and March Madness college betting are two of the largest drivers of handle. The NCAA instituted a de facto ban on national championship contests being held in states with legal sports betting, namely Nevada. But it reversed course after the Supreme Court decision, at least temporarily. That is in part because it already awarded future championships to states that will have sports betting.
The NCAA similarly does not like fantasy sports. It does not permit student-athletes to enter contests. Many conferences do not accept advertising from daily fantasy sites. The NCAA has attempted to convince sites to stop college fantasy sports contests, but DraftKings and FanDuel restarted their college contests post-PASPA.
PGA Tour
Professional golf jumped into the sports betting fray by supporting the integrity fee concept along with MLB and the NBA. The tour also wants sports betting operators to pay for official data from its ShotLink system.
The data question also comes up with other leagues, but the PGA Tour claims to have a different case with proprietary data. In-play betting that relies on data can easily be gleaned from TV broadcasts in many sports. The same can be said for golf with scoring, but anything more in-depth (driving distance, length of putts, etc.) could require official data.
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