In addition, some bettors have taken notice of a regulation that calls on sportsbooks to score parlay bets with ties as a losing bet.<\/p>\n
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Most sportsbooks grade ties as pushes and the reset the odds based on the remaining number of bets. For example, if a bettor has one leg that ties in a 5-leg parlay, the sportsbook would, in essence, remove the tie and grade the parlay at odds for a 4-leg bet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Some took to social media to express their concern over the proposed rule.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a bad idea,\u201d tweeted Alex Hall, a Memphis-based gaming attorney, a couple days after the draft regulations were released.<\/p>\n
To add your comments to the on the draft regulations, click here.<\/p>\n
The next meeting of the lottery\u2019s 2020 Sports Wagering Advisory Council will take place at noon CT on Jan. 14 in Nashville.<\/p>\n
Online Only in Tennessee<\/h2>\n
Unlike every other state that has legalized sports betting, Tennessee is allowing only mobile applications without any retail sportsbooks.<\/span><\/p>\nOfficials there do not have a targeted date for rolling out sports betting.<\/p>\n
State Rep. Rick Staples<\/a> (D-Knoxville) told Casino.org<\/i> last month that the plan is to ensure a quality product is rolled out. He said he expects the first apps to become available in the spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The public comment period regarding the Tennessee sports betting draft regulations has been extended until Jan. 6. That extra time may lead to additional comments regarding a couple of proposed rules that aren\u2019t considered bettor-friendly. Since the regulations were released on Nov. 22, they have attracted a lot of discussion on social media. In particular, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":123244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13592,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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