Louisiana Closer to Mobile Sports Betting By Football Season
A bill allowing mobile sports betting in Louisiana sailed through a state House of Representatives committee this week. That puts the state one step closer to having legal sports betting by the end of football season. State Sen. Page Cortez (R) gestures at the Capitol in Baton Rouge on April 12 at the start of the 2021 Louisiana legislative session. He has sponsored a bill allowing sports betting in the state. (Image: KTVE-TV) The Administration of Criminal Justice Committee on Tuesday approved Senate Bill 247 without objection at the Capitol in Baton Rouge. The bill now goes to the full House for debate. A date for the bill to be …