On July 1, 2019, the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act entered result as Gov. Bill Lee concurred to permit the expense to end up being law without his signature. Gov. Lee emphatically opposed betting however comprehended that legal online sports wagering remained in his state's finest interest.
Review this timeline of Tennessee's sports betting history for a summary of its milestones:
Dec. 12, 2024: Tennessee makes a record-breaking $591 million deal with in November, exceeding the state's previous high by $47 million.
Nov. 14, 2024: Tennessee sports wagerers bet a record $551 million in October.
Oct. 25, 2024: Tennessee fines Bovada $50k (and counting), for accepting wagers without a license. The Sports Wagering Council (SWC) had previously sent out cease-and-desist letters to the online sportsbook's Curacao address.
Oct. 18, 2024: Bally Bet officially goes live in Tennessee, making it the 12th online operator in the state.
Sept. 19, 2024: Tennessee Titans' Nicholas Petit-Frere joins a sports wagering company as a fantasy specialist after being suspended for sports betting formerly.
Sept. 12, 2024: Tennessee increases its sports betting handle and profits in August thanks to the return of football.
July 23, 2024: A Tennessee man wins $900K at Fanatic Sportsbook after correctly picking the result of 4 2024 T-Mobile Crowning achievement Derby matchups.
July 22, 2024: SuperBook Sports takes out of eight post-PASPA states, consisting of Tennessee.
July 12, 2024: Tennessee's SWAC releases June sports betting numbers. With a $344.8 million handle, TN sportsbooks see a 49% increase in year-over-year action.
March 12, 2024: Tennessee's sports betting handle falls below $400 million in February - an 18.6% month-over-month decline.
Feb. 24, 2024: Tennessee's sports betting deal with continues to fall in January, generating $467.4 million in wagers, which is a 5.5% MoM reduction.
Jan. 25, 2024: PrizePicks includes a new peer-to-peer video game in Tennessee and three other U.S. states - PrizePicks Arena.
Jan. 17, 2024: Tennessee's sports betting manage drops listed below $500 million in December, which is a 4.2% drop from November.
Nov. 14, 2023: ESPN BET goes live with online and mobile sports wagering, introducing in Tennessee and 16 other states.
Nov. 2, 2023: ESPN BET plans to release on Nov. 14, 2023, with online sports betting going live in 17 U.S. states, including Tennessee.
Aug. 11, 2023: WynnBET Tennessee announces the closure of its online sports betting operation as quickly as possible.
June 28, 2023: Tennessee will soon tax sportsbooks based upon their betting manage instead of their revenue.
June 13, 2023: ZenSports launches in Tennessee, making it the thirteenth mobile operator in the state.
May 18, 2023: Gov. Bill Lee approves modifications to Tennessee's sports wagering tax rule.
May 1, 2023: Fanatics Sportsbook introduces its mobile app in Tennessee and Ohio.
April 27, 2023: Fanatics prepares to introduce its sports wagering app in Tennessee on Monday, May 1. Current Fanatics clients will receive a special code to access the app.
April 25, 2023: Yahoo acquires Wagr, a social peer-to-peer sportsbook app established in Nashville, TN.
April 21, 2023: Your home approves HB 1362, a changed variation of the Senate's SB 0475. If signed by Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee will end up being the first state to tax sports betting operators on their overall handle. A 1.85% tax on sports wagering handle would change the current 20% tax on gross income.
April 19, 2023: Tennessee sportsbooks take in $392.6 million in sports bets in March - a 20% bump from the state's February deal with.
March 1, 2023: Fanatics gets its mobile sports betting license in Tennessee. However, it has no specific launch date planned.
Feb. 24, 2023: Following a strong proving in December, Tennessee's sports wagering deal with fell in January by nearly 7%.
Feb. 15, 2023: The Sports Wagering Advisory Council (SWAC) estimates that Tennessee missed out on about $11 million in tax revenue in 2022 because numerous operators - consisting of Caesars, DraftKings, and BetMGM - stopped working to strike the state's 10% hold guideline.
Feb. 13, 2023: ZenSports, recently acquired by KeyStar Corp, might become Tennessee's 14th legal betting website if its application is approved.
Dec. 19, 2022: BetMGM is called a main sports wagering partner of the Nashville Predators. The multi-year collaboration includes a BetMGM-branded restaurant and signs at Bridgestone Arena.
Dec. 15, 2022: November betting equates to a new Tennessee sportsbook betting record, as betting websites handled $439.5 million in wagers.
Nov. 11, 2022: Tennessee sports wagering hits a record high in October, as the state records an all-time deal with of $405.3 million.
Oct. 24, 2022: Tennessee's sports betting regulator approves license renewals for BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Action 24/7.
Oct. 18, 2022: Tennessee sports betting in September saw a big increase compared to August, as online sportsbooks created more than $336.9 million in bets.
Sept. 6, 2022: Acid rock Sportsbook launches in the state, ending up being TN's 11th active sportsbook.
Aug. 16, 2022: Tennessee ends up being the third state to introduce a Betly online sportsbook.
Aug. 3, 2022: Caesars Sportsbook ends up being a main sports wagering partner of the Memphis Grizzlies.
April 27, 2022: SuperBook releases sportsbook operations in Tennessee.
April 14, 2022: Wagr, a Tennessee-based sportsbook, becomes the main sports betting partner of the MLS' Nashville FC.
March 10, 2022: The Tennessee Sports Wagering Advisory Council (SWAC) authorizes 3 new mobile sportsbooks. When Bally Bet, Betly, and SuperBook launch online operations, TN will be up to 13 certified sportsbooks.
Feb. 17, 2022: Tennessee registers an all-time single-month record of $386 million in sports betting wagering handle for January.
Feb. 10, 2022: Fubo is authorized as the 10th sportsbook for online wagering in Tennessee. A launch date is not announced.
Jan. 24, 2022: Wagr became the very first peer-to-peer betting platform to get a license in the U.S. and is the ninth lawfully licensed sportsbook operator in Tennessee.
Jan. 4, 2022: Record earnings generated by Tennessee-licensed sportsbooks continue, with close to $40 million in November.
Jan. 1, 2022: SWAC takes control of the regulation of sports betting from the Tennessee Education Lottery.
Dec. 17, 2021: The Sports Wagering Advisory Council (SWAC) will assume sports betting regulatory responsibilities in January following a handoff from TELC.
Nov. 17, 2021: Tennessee ends up being the fifth-fastest state to surpass $2 billion in bets, registering $2.335 billion in sports betting deal with during the very first 12 months.
October 2021: The Volunteer State tape-recorded its largest-ever month-to-month deal with in September; Tennessee sits $40 million shy of hitting the $2 billion mark for 2021.
Oct. 21, 2021: Bally ends up being a sports betting partner of the Nashville Predators.
Sept. 8, 2021: Barstool Sportsbook releases in Tennessee.
September 2021: Barstool Sportsbook and Wagr, a social sports wagering app, get sports betting operating licenses from the Tennessee Education Lottery.
August 2021: Caesars obtains William Hill, and subsequently, the William Hill app is changed by the Caesars Sportsbook app in Tennessee.
April 30, 2021: WynnBET launches online operations in Tennessee following its approval from the state's Education Lottery.
March 2021: William Hill sportsbook launches in Tennessee with its mobile app.
Nov. 1, 2020: The first online Tennessee sportsbooks go live, kicking off the state's legal online sports wagering industry.
September 2020: TELC approves its first three sportsbook operators: DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM.
April 2020: After months of criticisms and revisions, the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TELC) authorizes completed guidelines, including a 10% hold mandate for all operators. All operators are consequently permitted to start looking for licenses.
Nov. 2019: The Sports Betting Advisory Council is put together by Tennessee legislators. The council starts developing the first draft of Tennessee sports betting regulations.
July 2019: The Tennessee Sports Gaming Act formally becomes sports betting law.
May 2019: Gov. Bill Lee enables the bill to become law without his signature. Despite being morally opposed to gambling in Tennessee, Lee thinks legalizing sports wagering is in the state's finest interest.
Nov. 2018: Rep. Rick Staples presents a bipartisan costs to legalize Tennessee sports betting.