passed with overwhelming support<\/a> in the parishes that are home to the state\u2019s largest cities, including Baton Rouge and New Orleans. In several parishes, more than 65 percent of voters approved the measure.<\/p>\nLouisiana is home to 15 licensed riverboat casinos, a land-based casino in New Orleans, and four racinos. One riverboat casino, the Isle of Capri in Lake Charles, remained closed this week. It came unmoored during a hurricane in the summer and struck a bridge. No one was injured in the incident. A tugboat returned the floating casino to its original location.<\/p>\n
When legislators next meet at the Capitol in Baton Rouge, they will determine sports-betting regulation and taxation issues. Lawmakers also must decide whether sports betting will be allowed only inside casinos or also on electronic devices, such as smartphones.<\/p>\n
Authorities have said legal sports betting probably won\u2019t take place in Louisiana until at least 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley plans to enter the online gaming industry and wants his company to \u201cdominate\u201d it, according to a published report. Foley\u2019s company, Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II, announced plans this week to merge with Paysafe Group Holdings Ltd., in a $9 billion transaction, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. London-based […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":157758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,19],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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