Holcomb place the ceremonial first bet at Indiana Grand Casino’s sports betting facility at noon on Sunday. The opening of Indiana’s first sportsbooks was right in time for the start of the new NFL season, which kicks off September 5. Horseshoe Hammond is set to start taking bets on Wednesday, while the French Lick Resort is scheduled to debut its retail sportsbook on Friday. Indiana Grand Racing & Casino in Shelbyville, Ameristar Casino in East Chicago and Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg were the three casinos to go live with sports betting this past Sunday.
The regulator has authorized 13 sites – ten casinos and three off-track betting locations – to provide sports gambling services. The Indiana Gaming Commission started accepting betting license applications on July 1.
Sunday was the first day of legal sports betting in the state after Indiana’s top official signed into law a bill authorizing athletic wagering this past May. Eric Holcomb inaugurated one of the state’s first betting facilities by placing bets on his favorite teams. Sports betting is now on in Indiana after three of the state’s casinos debuted their sportsbooks on September 1.
