Louisiana Sports Betting Sites

Louisianians located in any of the 55 parishes that voted to approve online sports betting can place real money online wagers with Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook, BetMGM, BetRivers, and Barstool Sportsbook.

Here is a list of all of the sports betting sites currently available in Louisiana:

Louisiana Sports Betting Sites & Apps

• Barstool Sportsbook
• BetMGM
• BetRivers
• Caesars Sportsbook
• DraftKings Sportsbook
• FanDuel Sportsbook

Now that you've seen all the options available, here is our ranking of sports betting sites in Louisiana, listed from best to worst.

There is no better method to wager on sports in this day and age than by harnessing the power of your phone. One of the most significant benefits of betting on your phone is the ability to wager on sports while lounging on your couch at home, standing in line at the grocery store, or watching your child's little league game (FYI, betting on Little League is not legally allowed...yet).

Betting operators have undoubtedly noticed the rising use of mobile devices in society, and in most cases, they have designed their betting platforms to be suited for mobile devices.

This leads us to the question: Which sports betting apps are the best?

To help answer that question we have created a list of all of the sports betting apps you can use in Louisiana, ranked from our favorite to least favorite.

Louisiana Betting Apps

1. FanDuel Louisiana App
2. Caesars Sportsbook Louisiana App
3. BetMGMLouisiana App
4. DraftKings Louisiana App
   
5. BetRivers Louisiana App
6. Barstool Sportsbook Louisiana App

Welcome offers and promotions are offered by just about every single betting site out there. They are typically win-win for the customer and the sportsbook in the sense that new customers can get some great deals, and sportsbooks get, well, new customers.

However, not all welcome offers are the same as they can vary in size as well as type.

Some offers have tricky to understand terms and conditions (we typically stay away from the more complicated ones as they tend to be less advantageous for the customers), while some are straightforward and easy-breezy (we like easy-breezy).

We’ve taken the time to comb through all of the welcome bonuses currently offered by sports betting sites in Louisiana to help you find the best options, including what we believe to be the best Louisiana sports betting bonus found below.

Best Louisiana Sports Betting Bonuses

1. Caesars Sportsbook Louisiana Promo
   
2. FanDuel Sportsbook Louisiana Promo
3. BetRivers Louisiana Promo
   
4. Barstool Sportsbook Louisiana Promo
   
5. BetMGM Louisiana Promo
   
6. DraftKings Louisiana Promo
   

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 Sports Betting Laws

These are the key rules everyone should know about online betting and 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.