{"id":200410,"date":"2022-02-03T14:49:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T22:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=200410"},"modified":"2022-02-03T17:21:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T01:21:40","slug":"louisiana-mobile-sports-betting-outperforms-larger-states-in-debut-geocomply-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-mobile-sports-betting-outperforms-larger-states-in-debut-geocomply-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Mobile Sports Betting Outperforms Larger States in Debut, GeoComply Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"NewNormal\">It was going to be very hard to top the launch New York enjoyed with mobile sports betting. However, Louisiana found one way to do just that.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_200413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-200413\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-200413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-5.26.16-PM-1024x468.png\" alt=\"Caesars Superdome\" width=\"1200\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-5.26.16-PM-1024x468.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-5.26.16-PM-142x65.png 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-5.26.16-PM-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-5.26.16-PM-1536x702.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-5.26.16-PM.png 1750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-200413\"class=\"text-description\">An exterior shot of the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La. Data from GeoComply showed that mobile sports betting enjoyed a strong first weekend in Louisiana. (Image: Caesars Superdome\/Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">The first 36 hours of mobile wagering saw the number of unique players equal 3.6 percent of Louisiana\u2019s adult population, according to GeoComply. That compares favorably to New York\u2019s Jan. 8-9 kickoff weekend, which saw a customer base equaling 3.3 percent of its adult population.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">GeoComply is a geolocation technology provider. Mobile sports betting operators use its solution to ensure that all online bets are made legally within the state. In Louisiana, that\u2019s actually a bit more complicated than in most states, for reasons we\u2019ll go into shortly.<\/p>\n<h2>Busy First Weekend in the Bayou<\/h2>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">Louisiana has a population that\u2019s little more than a quarter of New York\u2019s, so don\u2019t be expecting a billion-dollar monthly handle anytime soon down on the bayou. Still, data from GeoComply suggests the state may produce numbers comparable with states that have a larger population.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">From the time operators were allowed to start \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-mobile-sports-betting-expected-to-launch-friday-insiders-say\/\">8 am CT last Friday<\/a> \u2013 until the end of Sunday night\u2019s games, GeoComply tracked 3.4 million geolocation transactions in the state. While the company says those transactions aren\u2019t the same as wagers, their statement Thursday indicated they\u2019re \u201ca strong indicator\u201d of what\u2019s taking place in a state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">Louisiana ended up finishing eighth in transaction volumes for the weekend. That beat Indiana, Tennessee, Colorado, and Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">The highest number of transactions took place during the 5 pm CT hour on Sunday (see YouTube link below for a time-lapse video). That hour included the end of the AFC Championship \u2013 with former LSU star Joe Burrow leading the Bengals to an epic comeback win over the Kansas City Chiefs \u2013 and the start of the NFC Championship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-5-wqvwkcari66ecd1161e4ef525049336\" style=\"max-width:900px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 500 \/ 281\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-5-wqvwkcari66ecd1161e4ef525049336\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/5-wQvwkcArI?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/5-wQvwkcArI?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/news\\\/louisiana-mobile-sports-betting-outperforms-larger-states-in-debut-geocomply-says\\\/#arve-youtube-5-wqvwkcari66ecd1161e4ef525049336\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/5-wQvwkcArI?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"NewNormal\">Five Apps Up and Running in Louisiana<\/h2>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">The mobile launch came more than two months after the first brick-and-mortar sportsbooks opened in the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">Currently, five mobile operators are active in Louisiana. They are Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, and BetRivers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">Caesars, which operates four casinos in Louisiana, has taken<a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/caesars-strives-to-be-louisiana-sports-betting-king-with-big-moves\/\"> several steps over the past year<\/a> to position itself and become the market leader. That includes acquiring naming rights for the Superdome, landing the Manning family as brand ambassadors, and securing a multi-year partnership with LSU athletics \u2013 although that deal came under some scrutiny in recent days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/lsu-emails-students-about-sports-betting-message-not-welcomed\/\">some students were targeted<\/a> in an email promoting the launch of the Caesars app in the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">Like most states, sports betting is restricted to people age 21 and older.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">The state can approve two skins for each of the 20 casinos in the state. Others expected to launch in the coming months include TwinSpires, WynnBet, and Betfred.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"NewNormal\">Not Legal in All Parishes<\/h2>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">Louisiana legalized sports betting in November 2020, when voters approved a referendum on the general election ballot. However, the measure did not approve online apps or brick-and-mortar sportsbooks statewide.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">Each of the 64 parishes within the state held its own election on the issue during the Nov. 3, 2020, election. Voters in 55 parishes approved the measure, which allowed for sports betting to become legal in those communities once the state passed regulations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">Voters in nine parishes rejected sports betting, which meant that even mobile wagering would not be allowed in those jurisdictions. That added an extra wrinkle for GeoComply, which needed to make sure that people in those parishes could not place bets on their computers or mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">According to GeoComply, more than two-thirds of the transactions it tracked took place in the southeastern corner. That region includes New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the state\u2019s two largest metro areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was going to be very hard to top the launch New York enjoyed with mobile sports betting. However, Louisiana found one way to do just that. The first 36 hours of mobile wagering saw the number of unique players equal 3.6 percent of Louisiana\u2019s adult population, according to GeoComply. That compares favorably to New [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":200413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Louisiana Outperformed Larger States in Mobile Sports Betting Debut<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Louisiana saw a larger percentage of adults engaged in mobile sports betting than New York saw on its opening weekend, according to GeoComply\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-mobile-sports-betting-outperforms-larger-states-in-debut-geocomply-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Louisiana Outperformed Larger States in Mobile Sports Betting Debut\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Louisiana saw a larger percentage of adults engaged in mobile sports betting than New York saw on its opening weekend, according to GeoComply\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-mobile-sports-betting-outperforms-larger-states-in-debut-geocomply-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-02-03T22:49:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-02-04T01:21:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-5.26.16-PM-1024x468.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"468\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Steve Bittenbender\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Steve Bittenbender\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-mobile-sports-betting-outperforms-larger-states-in-debut-geocomply-says\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-mobile-sports-betting-outperforms-larger-states-in-debut-geocomply-says\/\",\"name\":\"How Louisiana Outperformed Larger States in Mobile Sports Betting Debut\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-mobile-sports-betting-outperforms-larger-states-in-debut-geocomply-says\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-mobile-sports-betting-outperforms-larger-states-in-debut-geocomply-says\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-5.26.16-PM.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-03T22:49:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-02-04T01:21:40+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/eb30e765d812fc9b38b333f8d13068b2\"},\"description\":\"Louisiana saw a larger percentage of adults engaged in mobile sports betting than New York saw on its opening weekend, according to GeoComply\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-mobile-sports-betting-outperforms-larger-states-in-debut-geocomply-says\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-mobile-sports-betting-outperforms-larger-states-in-debut-geocomply-says\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-mobile-sports-betting-outperforms-larger-states-in-debut-geocomply-says\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-5.26.16-PM.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-5.26.16-PM.png\",\"width\":1750,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"An exterior shot of the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La. 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