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Caesars Entertainment announced its best-in-class Caesars Sportsbook app is now accepting its first mobile sports bets in the Pelican State.

Penn National expects to launch its Barstool Sportsbook mobile app and desktop product tomorrow morning, 28 January, at 8 a.m. CST.

Following the opening of a new retail sportsbook in Louisiana alongside Golden Nugget Casino Lake Charles, DraftKings will launch mobile sports betting in the state starting 8 a.m. CT on Friday, 28 January.

On 14 January, the Louisiana property will officially open the new retail sportsook that will feature three live betting windows, multiple self-service betting terminals, multiple video displays and seating.

The global payment technology partner has been granted permission to provide payment processing services to daily fantasy sports and sports wagering operators in Louisiana by the state's Gaming Control Board.

The winner was playing Buffalo Grand on Friday, 5 November at 11:47 p.m. when she won the progressive jackpot of $664,525 after betting $3.75.

Starting Wednesday, Louisiana sports fans age 21 and over will be able to place wagers on a variety of betting markets across professional, collegiate, and other sports leagues at the DraftKings Sportsbook.

This week’s gambling news has a big story with the announcement that a major Las Vegas Strip casino resort will be sold.

Caesars Entertainment VICI Properties announced they have completed the previously disclosed transaction to sell Harrah's Louisiana Downs Casino, Racing & Entertainment to Rubico Acquisition for $22 million.

Harrah's New Orleans Casino and Horseshoe Casino & Hotel - Bossier City made history on Sunday, 31 October, by accepting their first-ever in-person sports bets through the Caesars Sportsbook.

Set to be done by the end of 2021, the hotel within the iconic Caesars Palace Las Vegas resort embarks on a multimillion-dollar refresh of all 182 guest rooms and public areas.

The events are underway and the cards are being dealt around Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for this year’s edition of the World Series of Poker.

Betfred Sports is expanding to Louisiana with its latest location through the addition of a Las Vegas-style sportsbook at The Draft Room at Paragon Casino Resort.

There will be two new Nobu Hotels and restaurants at Harrah's New Orleans Casino and Caesars Atlantic City, a Nobu restaurant at Paris Las Vegas and a refresh of the first Nobu Hotel at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.

Caesars Sportsbook will receive a multitude of marketing and sponsorship assets from LSU Athletics, including naming rights for the new Caesars Sportsbook Skyline Club at Tiger Stadium and signage throughout the venue.

Canada has welcomed the launch of single-event sports betting, while casinos in the U.S. and British Columbia are adding some new restrictions.

Just a few days after Harrah's New Orleans Casino became the first America casino to require proof of a COVID vaccination (or a negative COVID test), other casinos are starting to do the same.

With the Delta variant of the coronavirus wreaking havoc in several areas of the U.S., a few casinos have started to require proof of vaccinations or a negative test in order to gain entry.

Following a new order from New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the Caesars Entertainment property will become the first casino resort in the U.S. to require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test to be allowed to enter, beginning Monday.

International Game Technology announced today that the company will power sports betting at Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, Louisiana.