\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIf these casino properties do not seek a license by Jan. 1, fantasy sports betting operators and video poker establishments could then apply, the AP reported.<\/p>\n
Also under the bill, bettors would have to be 21 years old. Geofencing would ensure that a mobile bet is coming from within a parish that approved sports betting. A person living in one of the nine parishes that rejected sports wagering could go to a parish that approved it and place bets there.<\/p>\n
A separate bill by Rep. John Stefanski (R) sets the tax on net proceeds for onsite betting at 10 percent. Mobile wagering would bet taxed at 15 percent. The House and Senate have already approved Stefanski\u2019s House Bill 697 by large margins.<\/p>\n
Mobile Wagering Absent in Region<\/h2>\n
No state bordering Louisiana offers legal mobile sports betting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n
Casinos in Mississippi and Arkansas could offer it, but only if the bettor is on casino property when using a smartphone app to place a bet. However, no casino in Mississippi or Arkansas has that mobile service available for customers, officials from both states told Casino.org<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In Texas, efforts to legalize casinos and sports betting appear unlikely before the Legislature\u2019s scheduled May 31 adjournment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A bill allowing mobile sports betting in Louisiana sailed through a state House of Representatives committee this week. That puts the state one step closer to having legal sports betting by the end of football season. The Administration of Criminal Justice Committee on Tuesday approved Senate Bill 247 without objection at the Capitol in Baton […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":174811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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