Regulated sports activities wagering debuts in Kansas on Sept. 1 with cell betting following on Sept. 8. Upfront of these launches, the Kansas Lottery introduced the preliminary batch of operators accepted within the state.
These gaming corporations are as follows: Barstool Sportsbook, BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings, FanDuel and PointsBet.
After Governor Laura Kelly’s announcement final week that sports activities wagering in Kansas will start with a gentle launch beginning at midday on Thursday, September 1st, adopted by a full opening on September eighth, the Kansas Lottery is happy to announce which sports activities wagering platforms shall be out there to the general public on launch day,” based on a press release issued by Kansas Lottery.
Below the phrases of the just lately signed laws, every state-regulated on line casino shall be eligible to open brick-and-mortar sportsbooks whereas providing as much as three cell betting platforms.
Kansas Capturing Soccer Season
Kansas bettors will be capable of place wagers at retail sportsbooks beginning Sept. 1, which means they’ll wager on that weekend’s slate of school soccer video games, ought to they so select. The business casinos in Kansas are Boyd Gaming’s Kansas Star, Penn Nationwide Gaming’s Hollywood, and the Prairie Band On line casino & Resort. The Golden Eagle is a tribal gaming venue.
When sports activities wagering debuts within the state on Sept. 1, the time from passage of laws to going reside and authorized shall be lower than 90 days. Thus far, that’s a file because the 2018 Supreme Courtroom ruling on the Skilled and Newbie Sports activities Safety Act (PASPA).
With the Sept. 1 begin date, Kansas will solely be with out cell wagering for one week of the 2022 school soccer season and can seize all of this yr’s NFL marketing campaign. That’s related to state coffers as a result of soccer is essentially the most wagered on sport within the US.
Forecasts point out sports activities betting might create $1 million to $5 million in new income for Kansas.
Exploring Kansas Sports activities Betting Partnerships
Not surprisingly, Penn Leisure’s Hollywood On line casino in Kansas Metropolis can have a Barstool Sportsbook and that would be the operator’s cell platform as nicely. Penn Leisure owns Barstool Sports activities.
FanDuel — the biggest on-line sportsbook operator within the US — is partnering with Kansas Star On line casino. Boot Hill On line casino and Resort in Dodge Metropolis is teaming up with DraftKings.
“Kansas Crossing On line casino in Pittsburg will supply cell sports activities betting by BetMGM, Caesars, and PointsBet, with an in-person sports activities wagering date to be introduced within the close to future. Within the interim, gamers are nonetheless welcome to go to Kansas Crossing On line casino and place wagers through a cell utility whereas there,” based on Kansas Lottery.