Mobile app sports betting starts Friday in Louisiana; will it be a tax revenue win?

Sports betting on smartphones will be available in Louisiana ahead of this weekend’s NFL conference championships in the 55 parishes that have approved it. Ronnie Johns, chairman of the state’s Gaming Control Board, told The Advertiser the mobile applications can go live at 8 a.m. Friday. Voters around the state were given the choice to allow betting by smartphones within their respective par...

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