{"id":108395,"date":"2019-07-04T10:12:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T17:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=108395"},"modified":"2019-07-04T10:12:44","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T17:12:44","slug":"arkansas-sports-betting-now-live-as-oaklawn-opens-sportsbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/arkansas-sports-betting-now-live-as-oaklawn-opens-sportsbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas Sports Betting Now Live as Oaklawn Opens Sportsbook at Historic Venue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arkansas became the ninth state to offer sports betting when Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort officially opened its sportsbook at the Hot Springs track on Monday.<\/p>\n

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Wayne Smith, the general manager of Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, placed the first sports bet in Arkansas this week as the Hot Springs track celebrated the grand opening of its sportsbook. (Image: Oaklawn)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

General Manager Wayne Smith placed the first bet, wagering $5 on the Dallas Cowboys in their National Football League season opener over the New York Giants on Sept. 8.<\/p>\n

As it stands now, Oaklawn, which opened as a race track in 1904, will be the only facility in the state where sports betting will be allowed. Sportsbooks were included in a constitutional amendment<\/a> to bring casino gaming to the state. Voters endorsed the measure, casting 54.1 percent of the ballots for the amendment that allowed four casinos in the state.<\/p>\n

The amendment granted licenses to Oaklawn, which is located about 50 miles southwest of state capital Little Rock, and to Southland Casino Racing in West Memphis, just across the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tenn.<\/p>\n

The other two casinos will be located near Pine Bluff, located 45 minutes south of Little Rock, and near Russellville, 75 miles northwest of the capital.<\/p>\n

Hoping for Mobile<\/h2>\n

Unlike most states that have passed sports betting laws in recent months, Arkansas does not allow online betting, although that\u2019s something Oaklawn would like to see.<\/p>\n

We hope to offer a mobile application that can be used on premises in the near future, pending regulatory approval,\u201d <\/span><\/strong>Oaklawn Media Relations Manager Jennifer Hoyt told <\/span>Casino.org<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> \u201cState regulations do not permit off-premise wagering.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The sports offered at the Oaklawn sportsbook include NFL and college football, professional and college basketball, pro and college baseball, pro ice hockey, pro soccer, combat sports, golf, auto racing, tennis, and Olympic events.<\/p>\n

Oaklawn\u2019s sports betting partners include another company famous for horse racing. Churchill Downs Interactive, whose BetAmerica platform is used by casinos in Mississippi and New Jersey, provides the software, Hoyt said. SBTech supplies its risk management solution.<\/p>\n

The sportsbook, which includes both tellers and kiosks, is part of a $100 million investment<\/a> in the racino as a hotel and conference center are also planned.<\/p>\n

Delay at Southland<\/h2>\n

Oaklawn and Southland both began casino operations in April. However, Southland doesn\u2019t plan to open its sportsbook any time soon.<\/p>\n

Southland is operated by Delaware North, which was forced to shut down its sportsbooks in West Virginia in March due to a dispute between its then-partner and a technology provider. Since that time, Delaware North has terminated its agreement with Miomni and sued the company claiming it falsely represented its rights to a sports betting platform operated by Enterg Software Solutions, Ltd.<\/p>\n

Delaware North and Miomni had partnered on creating the BetLucky platform, which Delaware North planned to use at its other venues that allowed sportsbooks, including Southland.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAt this time Delaware North is working to enlist a technology partner for sports wagering and does not have a start date for our sportsbook at Southland Casino Racing,\u201d Glen White, Delaware North\u2019s director of corporate communications told Casino.org<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Last month the Arkansas Racing Commission approved a license for a $215 million casino in Pine Bluff. However, the same commission ended up rejected applications for the Russellville venue because none of them included documentation showing local officials support the project.<\/p>\n

The Quapaw Tribe won the Pine Bluff license and expect to open in the first six months of 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Arkansas became the ninth state to offer sports betting when Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort officially opened its sportsbook at the Hot Springs track on Monday. General Manager Wayne Smith placed the first bet, wagering $5 on the Dallas Cowboys in their National Football League season opener over the New York Giants on Sept. 8. 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