Online Gambling in Louisiana

Now that online sports betting is legal in Louisiana, you're probably searching for a site to start betting with. Great! Our sports betting experts have been monitoring the situation in Louisiana closely and have compiled a list of the best gambling sites in Louisiana.

Find the best online gambling sites in Louisiana

Check out our list below where we rank every Louisiana online gambling site from best to worst.

Best Louisiana Online Gambling Sites

1. DraftKings Sportsbook → Best mobile betting app in LA
   
2. FanDuel Sportsbook → Best for beginners in LA
3. Caesars Sportsbook → Best welcome offer in LA
4. BetMGM → Best for same game parlays in LA
5. BetRivers → Best for live betting in LA
6. Barstool Sportsbook → Best payment options in LA

Mobile gambling and online gambling are almost synonymous these days, with most legal online wagers being placed from mobile devices.

Let's take a look at what mobile gambling looks like in Louisiana now that the state has gone live with online gambling.

All six of Louisiana's online sportsbooks offer customers a mobile app so bettors in LA can take their betting with them on the go.

Use any of Louisiana's six betting apps to bet on sports today!

• Mobile sports betting is permitted in any of the 55 parishes with legal sports betting. Considering only nine parishes in LA do not allow sports betting, it's safe to say this restriction won't affect the majority of customers in Louisiana. Jump to our Louisiana Online Gambling Laws section to read more about which parishes allow online sports betting, and which ones do not.

Louisiana Sports Betting Apps

Let's take a look into which betting apps are available in Louisiana and which ones we think are the best!

Ready to start gambling online in Louisiana? Great, just be sure to take advantage of the welcome bonuses offered by online gambling companies when you sign-up for an account!

Let's take a look at the welcome promos offered by legal gambling companies in Louisiana:

When PASPA (the federal ban on sports betting) was overturned in 2018, it left each state to decide and define its own rules and regulations regarding how sports betting would work in their respective states. In Louisiana, SB 142, SB 247, & HB 697 alongside the Louisiana Gaming Control Board defines the rules and regulations associated with sports betting in the Pelican State.

Louisiana Gambling Laws - Online Sports Betting, Casinos, & Poker

These are the key rules everyone should know about online gambling in Louisiana:

• Full-scale online/mobile sports betting is permitted in 55 parishes.
  • 9 parishes do not allow any form of online gambling/sports betting:
    • Caldwell
    • Catahoula
    • Franklin
    • LaSalle
    • Sabine
    • Union
    • West Carroll
    • Winn
• Online casinos (including online poker) are strictly forbidden under Louisiana state law.
• The minimum age to gamble online is 21 years old (21+).
• In addition to online sports betting, retail sports betting is also permitted at licensed land-based locations.
• All real money bets placed with a Louisiana licensed sportsbook, online or in-person, must take place within one of the 55 parishes that allow sports betting.
• Collegiate sports betting (in-state teams included) is fully permitted in any of the 55 parishes where sports betting is legal.
• The Louisiana Gaming Control Board will act as the regulatory authority for online gambling in Louisiana.
• In Louisiana, a total of 20 sports betting licenses were allowed to be awarded.
  ↳ Each license holder is allowed two online skins (or “brands”), meaning the total amount of online sportsbooks in LA could eventually reach 40.
  
• Louisiana residency is not required to place a bet. I.e state visitors aged 21 and up can place a real money wager while visiting Louisiana.

Now that online sports betting is legal in Louisiana you can sign-up with a legal sportsbook and start betting in numerous ways online!

But do you know which types of wagers you can place on your favorite sports team in Louisiana? The following are some of the most popular betting markets you’ll come across when betting online in Louisiana.

2022

• Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chair Ronnie Johns broke the exciting news about online gambling in Louisiana on Jan. 26, stating that online sports betting would be ready to officially go live a couple of days later on Jan. 28, 2022, with six operators already approved and confirmed for launch.
• Six operators launch their online sportsbooks on January 28, 2022, and officially kickoff online sports betting in Louisiana.

2021

• Three separate bills are passed, making the future of sports betting in Louisiana more certain.
• Senate President Patrick Page Cortez introduced legislation outlining the regulatory framework for online and retail sports betting, as well as 20 licenses for the state's casinos and racinos.
• Rep. John Stefanski handled the tax and fee structure, as such regulations are required by law to originate in the House. Stefanski also added a Louisiana Lottery license, which permits for kiosks in local taverns and restaurants.
• Senator Rick Ward drafted legislation to spend the tax income earned by sports betting.
• In October 2021, legal (in-person) sports betting began at commercial casinos in Louisiana.

2020

• With Sen. Danny Martiny's tenure expiring, other senators stepped up to advocate for Louisiana sports betting.
• Some of the legislation put sports betting on the ballot, but they also included regulatory language that confined LA sports betting to casino locations, making it impossible for consumers to bet from home.
• Sen. Cameron Henry's bill only put the measure on the ballot and established the Louisiana Gaming Control Board as the regulating body. It postponed the decision on mobile betting until 2021.
• In November, voters in a majority of Louisiana parishes decided to legalize sports betting in the state.