Margaritaville Resort Casino in Bossier City is set to start taking sports bets Friday afternoon.
The company plans to officially open The Sportsbook at Margaritaville with a ribbon-cutting at 2 p.m., making it the second casino in Shreveport-Bossier to offer sports betting since it became legal in June.
Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns says both Margaritaville and Boomtown were both granted sports betting licenses late Wednesday afternoon, effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, making them the seventh and eighth casinos statewide to earn the licenses.
Horseshoe Casino was the first casino in Shreveport-Bossier to become licensed by the state and started taking sports wagers on October 31. Johns said five more licenses remain pending, “and we are working those as we speak.”
