Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry vetoes sweepstakes bill
The approved legislation would have outlawed sweepstakes gaming statewide.
Key Points
- This bill was approved in the House and the Senate
- It would have made sweepstakes casinos illegal throughout the state
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has vetoed SB181, a bill created to declare sweepstakes casinos illegal throughout the state.
SB181 passed after a series of reviews and amendments, advancing to the governor’s desk earlier this month.
The Louisiana House had unanimously approved instituting a ban on sweepstakes, a measure that also passed in the Senate.
Several states have proposed legislation regarding sweepstakes, a topic of controversy among lawmakers.
Louisiana legislators have also approved bans on other forms of betting.
Last year, state lawmakers implemented a statewide ban on prop betting on college athletes through licensed sportsbooks. The state said the ban was issued “for the safety and integrity of athletes.”
Good to know: The ban took effect August 1, 2024
However, players can still wager on totals, point spreads and game outcomes. Prop bets that involve “full team statistical outcomes” will remain legal in Louisiana after August.
Prop bets involve wagers on how many rebounds or points a basketball player could have or the number of touchdowns or yards that football players might have. With prop betting, players wager on these game aspects “instead of or in conjunction with a game’s outcome or spread.”
The state currently allows both in-person and online sports betting.
Since the federal government lifted its ban on legal sports betting, following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) seven years ago, 38 states have established legal and regulated sports betting markets.
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