Compare every legal Louisiana sportsbook: the licensed sports betting sites and apps, how the parish-by-parish model works, and the rules on betting LSU. This page covers the full licensed field, with editorial notes on each book.
In this article 13 sections
- Every legal Louisiana sportsbook
- Is sports betting legal in Louisiana?
- How Louisiana sports betting works
- What each Louisiana sportsbook brings
- Choosing a Louisiana sportsbook
- What you can bet on in Louisiana
- Deposits, payouts and the Louisiana sports betting tax
- Louisiana sportsbook promos
- Louisiana betting apps and geolocation
- How to check whether a Louisiana sportsbook is legal
- Responsible gambling in Louisiana
- Louisiana sports betting in 2027
- Elsewhere
Every legal Louisiana sportsbook
BetMGM
License: BetMGM, LLC · Live since Jan 2022
One of the six apps that opened Louisiana mobile betting on January 28, 2022, BetMGM has no retail counter in the state. Wagers earn MGM Rewards, which can be redeemed at Beau Rivage across the line in Biloxi, and BetMGM's separate horse racing app has served Louisiana since December 2021.
BetRivers
License: RSI LA, LLC · Live since Jan 2022
Rush Street Interactive launched BetRivers with Louisiana's first wave of apps on January 28, 2022. Within weeks it became official sportsbook partner of the New Orleans Pelicans, and like every Louisiana app it accepts bets only in the 55 of 64 parishes that approved sports wagering.
bet365
License: Hillside (Louisiana) LLC · Live since Nov 2023
Louisiana became bet365's seventh US state on November 21, 2023, restoring the online field to seven books after WynnBet left. The app has no retail outlet in the state and, like its rivals, geolocates bettors to confirm they are inside one of the 55 approved parishes.
Caesars Sportsbook
License: American Wagering, Inc. · Live since Jan 2022
Caesars owns Louisiana casinos, so app bets earn Caesars Rewards that players can use at Caesars New Orleans, the former Harrah's, and at the Horseshoe casinos in Bossier City and Lake Charles. All three have in-person books, and the New Orleans room sits beside a 20 table WSOP poker room.
DraftKings Sportsbook
License: DK Crown Holdings, Inc. · Live since Jan 2022
Golden Nugget Lake Charles opened a DraftKings retail book in November 2021, ahead of the January 28, 2022 mobile launch. DraftKings also runs in-person counters at Bally's Baton Rouge, The Queen Baton Rouge and Live! Casino, giving app users several places to bet face to face.
Fanatics Sportsbook
License: FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC · Live since Aug 2024
Fanatics arrived in Louisiana in August 2024 through a market access deal with Boomtown Casino & Hotel, its 22nd state. FanCash returns up to 10% on wagers, more on longer odds, and the app streams football, hockey and tennis once a bet is placed.
FanDuel Sportsbook
License: BetFair Interactive US, LLC · Live since Jan 2022
Boyd Gaming's Treasure Chest Casino in Kenner holds the license behind FanDuel's Louisiana app, live since 8 a.m. on January 28, 2022. Boyd also runs FanDuel retail books at Delta Downs in Vinton, Evangeline Downs in Opelousas, Sam's Town Shreveport and Amelia Belle in Amelia.
theScore Bet
License: Penn Sports Interactive, LLC · Live since Jan 2022
PENN's Louisiana app launched as Barstool Sportsbook on January 28, 2022, ran as ESPN BET and became theScore Bet on December 1, 2025. PENN's own casinos give it the widest retail network here, from L'Auberge Baton Rouge and L'Auberge Lake Charles to Boomtown and Margaritaville in Bossier City.
Louisiana switched on mobile betting in January 2022, but with a twist: it’s legal parish by parish, live in the 55 parishes that voted yes. The Louisiana Gaming Control Board oversees it, the online tax is 21.5% after a 2025 increase, and you must be 21 and inside a participating parish. The Saints and the LSU Tigers are the heartbeat of the market, with the Pelicans close behind.
None of Louisiana’s sportsbooks is a commercial partner of American.Bet, so there are no sportsbook offers or Promo Codes on this page. What follows is an independent guide to the eight licensed apps.
| Louisiana sports betting: key facts | |
|---|---|
| Online betting | Yes, since January 2022, in 55 of 64 parishes |
| Retail betting | Yes, at riverboat casinos, racetracks and Caesars New Orleans |
| Legal age | 21+ |
| Regulator | Louisiana Gaming Control Board |
| Licensed online sportsbooks | 8 (2026) |
| Remote registration | Yes; you must be in a participating parish to bet |
| Betting on in-state college teams | Yes; no player props on individual college athletes |
| Online casinos | Not legal |
| Tax on operator revenue | 21.5% online, 10% retail |
Is sports betting legal in Louisiana?
Yes, in most of the state. Louisiana voters approved sports betting parish by parish in November 2020, the legislature set the rules in 2021, and online sportsbooks went live in late January 2022. DraftKings has operated since January 28, 2022. The Louisiana Gaming Control Board maintains regulatory control over every legal sportsbook and handles complaints about funds or account security.
The nine parishes without sports betting
Betting is legal in the 55 parishes that voted yes. The nine that voted no are Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin, Jackson, La Salle, Sabine, Union, West Carroll and Winn. Residents there can still bet, but they have to travel into a participating parish; if your geolocation places you inside one of the nine, the apps won’t take your bet. HB 72, introduced in February 2026, proposed letting those parishes vote again.
How Louisiana sports betting works
Every Louisiana sportsbook is licensed by the state and uses geolocation to confirm you are in a participating parish before each bet. You can open and fund a Louisiana account from anywhere, but you must be physically inside a yes-voting parish to place a wager, and you must be 21 or older.
Online brands get market access through the state’s licensed casinos and racetracks. Several also run retail sportsbooks at their partner properties.
| Sportsbook | Mobile app | Retail partner properties in Louisiana | Also offers online casino in LA |
|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | iOS, Android | Bally’s Baton Rouge, Golden Nugget Lake Charles, Live! Casino and Hotel, The Queen Baton Rouge | No |
| FanDuel | iOS, Android | Amelia Belle, Delta Downs, Evangeline Downs, Sam’s Town Shreveport, Treasure Chest | No |
| Caesars Sportsbook | iOS, Android | Caesars New Orleans, Horseshoe Bossier City, Horseshoe Lake Charles, Louisiana Downs (kiosks) | No |
| theScore Bet | iOS, Android | Boomtown Bossier City, Boomtown New Orleans, L’Auberge Baton Rouge, L’Auberge Lake Charles, Margaritaville Bossier City | No |
| BetMGM | iOS, Android | Online only | No |
| bet365 | iOS, Android | Online only | No |
| Fanatics Sportsbook | iOS, Android | Online only | No |
| BetRivers | iOS, Android | Online only | No |
ESPN Bet was rebranded as theScore Bet in December 2025.
What each Louisiana sportsbook brings
There is no affiliate relationship behind any of these notes. Each book is licensed in Louisiana, and here is what it brings to the table.
- FanDuel: strong on same-game parlays and app polish, and the retail operator at Delta Downs and Evangeline Downs. See our FanDuel review.
- DraftKings: one of the two national market leaders, with a busy promo calendar and retail books in Baton Rouge and Lake Charles.
- Caesars Sportsbook: backed by Caesars Rewards and the state’s lone land-based casino, Caesars New Orleans.
- theScore Bet: Penn Entertainment’s book, tied to the L’Auberge and Boomtown properties and theScore media app.
- bet365: the in-play specialist, with deep live markets and streaming on selected events. See our bet365 review.
- BetMGM: built around MGM Rewards.
- BetRivers: Rush Street Interactive’s book, with the iRush Rewards loyalty scheme. See our BetRivers review.
- Fanatics Sportsbook: pays rewards in FanCash, redeemable on Fanatics merchandise.
Welcome offers change often and vary by state; check each operator’s site for current Louisiana terms.
Choosing a Louisiana sportsbook
Comparing Louisiana sportsbooks comes down to a few things: the price on the markets you bet most, how stable the app stays under load, how fast Louisiana withdrawals clear, and whether a welcome offer’s terms are genuinely worth claiming. Holding two or three Louisiana accounts lets you line-shop, which over a full season matters far more than any single signup bonus.
How to find the best betting site in Louisiana
There is no one right answer in Louisiana; match the book to the way you bet. Start with price: a half-point better on a Louisiana spread beats almost any sign-up bonus over a season, so compare the odds on the markets you bet most. Then judge the app on use, not looks: stability at kickoff, Louisiana withdrawal speed and bonus terms you can actually meet. Holding a second Louisiana account to compare lines is the simplest edge available.
What you can bet on in Louisiana
Louisiana sportsbooks cover every major US and international league (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, soccer, tennis, golf, MMA and motorsport) with moneylines, spreads, totals, parlays, same-game parlays, futures, player props and live in-play markets.
Betting on LSU, Tulane and other Louisiana college teams
Louisiana does not ban bets on its own college teams, so LSU at Tiger Stadium, Tulane and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns are all on the board for spreads, totals and moneylines. What you can’t bet is a prop on an individual college athlete: the Gaming Control Board banned those in 2024.
Local and global events to bet on in Louisiana
Locally, Louisiana betting tends to revolve around the Saints at the Caesars Superdome, the Pelicans at Smoothie King Center and LSU football on autumn Saturdays. The biggest nights for Louisiana sportsbooks are national ones: the Super Bowl, March Madness, the NBA Finals and the World Series, plus golf’s majors and tennis’s Grand Slams.
A worked example: the total
The Saints and Falcons have a total of 44.5 at -110 on both sides. A $55 bet on the over returns $105 (your stake plus $50) if the teams combine for 45 points or more. A 24-20 final, 44 points, loses the over by half a point.
Deposits, payouts and the Louisiana sports betting tax
Licensed Louisiana apps take the usual cashier menu (online banking, debit card, PayPal and operator-branded options), and for most Louisiana bettors PayPal or online banking clears winnings fastest once your identity is verified. Your first Louisiana withdrawal triggers a one-time identity (KYC) check, so a clear photo of your ID ready to upload avoids delays.
Gov. Jeff Landry signed HB 639 in June 2025, raising the online sports betting tax from 15% to 21.5% from August 1, 2025. Retail stays at 10%. A quarter of sports wagering tax revenue now goes to the new SPORT Fund, which the Board of Regents distributes to 11 public Division I athletic departments, including LSU, Louisiana Tech and McNeese State, for scholarships, medical coverage and facilities but not NIL payments.
For bettors, winnings are taxable income for federal and Louisiana state tax, and non-residents who win in Louisiana must file a Louisiana return.
Louisiana sportsbook promos
Louisiana welcome offers come in two shapes: bet-and-get deals, where a qualifying first bet returns bonus bets, and second-chance bets, where Louisiana bettors get a losing first wager back as bonus bets. The headline figure matters less than the terms, so check the minimum odds, play-through and expiry window before opting in. With the higher tax in effect, the most generous promotions can come and go.
Louisiana betting apps and geolocation
Every Louisiana book above ships iOS and Android apps with geolocation built in, so the app is how most people bet in Louisiana. Keep location services on: the check confirms not just that you’re in Louisiana but that you’re in a participating parish, and near the nine opt-out parishes or the Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi lines it can take a moment.
How to check whether a Louisiana sportsbook is legal
Check a Louisiana betting app’s license before you hand over card details. A licensed Louisiana book shows its approval from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board in the app or site footer, makes you verify that you’re 21 or older, and runs a geolocation check to confirm you’re in a participating parish before each bet. If a site takes crypto only, claims you need no ID, or is licensed offshore, it is not regulated in Louisiana, and you would have no protection if a payout went wrong.
Responsible gambling in Louisiana
Every licensed operator is audited in Louisiana, ring-fences customer funds and offers deposit, time and self-exclusion limits, the reasons Louisiana bettors should stay with regulated books rather than offshore sites. Betting should stay entertainment; if it stops being fun, set a limit or take a break.
The Louisiana Problem Gamblers Helpline is 1-877-770-STOP (7867), free, confidential and open 24/7 by call or text, with live chat at helpforgambling.org. The Gaming Control Board’s self-exclusion list covers casinos and online sportsbooks in one step and lasts five years; you sign up in person before a Louisiana State Police Gaming Enforcement agent. GambleAware.org and our responsible gambling guide carry general advice.
Louisiana sports betting in 2027
A revote for the holdout parishes
HB 72, introduced in February 2026, proposed new referendums in the nine parishes that rejected sports betting in 2020. If those votes are scheduled, the legal footprint could reach all 64 parishes.
The prop bet debate
SB 354, filed for the 2026 session, proposed removing prop bets and micro-bets from the list of authorized wagers. Louisiana already bans props on individual college athletes, and the wider fight over props is one to watch in 2027.
College money from betting
The SPORT Fund receives a quarter of sports betting tax revenue, with about $24 million a year projected for 11 athletic departments. The first full-year totals will show how much the 21.5% rate delivers.
What is the best sportsbook in Louisiana?
It depends how you bet. FanDuel is strong on same-game parlays, bet365 on live betting, and Caesars ties into Caesars Rewards and Caesars New Orleans. Remember that online betting only works in the parishes that approved it, so check your location before you sign up.
Is online sports betting legal in Louisiana?
Yes, in the 55 of 64 parishes that voted for it. Mobile betting launched in January 2022 under the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. You must be 21+ and physically in a participating parish.
Why can't I bet in some parts of Louisiana?
Nine parishes (Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin, Jackson, La Salle, Sabine, Union, West Carroll and Winn) voted no in 2020, so the apps block bets placed from inside them.
Can I bet on LSU in Louisiana?
Yes. Spreads, moneylines and totals on LSU and other in-state colleges are allowed, but props on individual college athletes are banned.
What is Louisiana's sports betting tax rate?
21.5% on online revenue since August 1, 2025, up from 15%, with a quarter of tax revenue going to college athletics. Retail is taxed at 10%.
How many sportsbooks are legal in Louisiana?
Eight online sportsbooks are licensed: DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, bet365, Fanatics, theScore Bet and BetRivers.
Do I have to live in Louisiana to bet?
No. You only have to be physically inside a participating parish when you place a bet. You can register and deposit from anywhere.
