Football is popular in Louisiana, with large fan bases for the NFL\u2019s New Orleans Saints and NCAA\u2019s Louisiana State University Tigers. Both open regular season play in September. Bowl games are played in December and into the new year.<\/p>\n
Jones is among those who believe the process to license the sports betting companies and to set up the rules will take many months.<\/p>\n
\nNow, is it possible that near the end of football season and certainly by bowl time? Yeah, that is possible,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Once sports betting is implemented, it will be allowed in sportsbooks at casinos and on mobile devices, such as smartphones. Bettors also will be able to put money down on live games by using kiosks in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.<\/p>\n
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During the Shreveport radio interview, Jones said mobile sports betting finally will put Louisiana ahead of Mississippi in something other than COVID-19 infections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nMobile sport betting does not take place in Mississippi or the other states bordering Louisiana. Mobile sports betting is allowed in Mississippi and Arkansas if played on a casino\u2019s property using that casino\u2019s app. However, no casino in either state has its own sports betting app allowing for on-site smartphone betting.<\/p>\n
In Texas, lawmakers this year shot down proposals that would have allowed legal sport betting. However, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones<\/a> predicts that legalized sports betting will be authorized at some point in Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Jones says sport betting probably won\u2019t be up and running in the state until college bowl games are underway.\u00a0 Jones recently said on KEEL Radio that a lot of administrative work still needs to be done before anyone can place a sports bet in the state. Jones served […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":182129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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