Read more Tribes are devastated after one year of COVID-19 Ma-Īs the Covid-19 pandemic began spreading across our nation last year, its impact became the most deadly in our tribal communities. The new law allocates 20 sports betting licenses for applicants from riverboat. First bets are expected by the end of this year. John Bel Edwards signed the Louisiana sports betting legislation into law this week. Read more Louisiana sports betting law is now official J. The ceremonial first bet was placed by former New Orleans Saints, Joe Horn. Sports betting kicked off in Louisiana on Oct 6th when the first betting opened at the Paragon Casino Resort. News Headlines Paragon Casino Resort opens first sports betting in Louisiana Octo.

The Margaritaville Resort Casino is a state-licensed casino owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians from Alabama. These casinos are regulated by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). The tribes that own and operate approved Indian casinos are the Chitimacha Tribe, Coushatta Tribe, Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe and Jena Band of Choctaw Indians.