Paragon Casino in Marksville will become the first Louisiana casino to open sports betting to the public Wednesday, it said in a release Tuesday.
The casino’s sportsbook, called “The Draft Room” and run in partnership with Betfred Sports, will begin allowing bets at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Many of the rest of the state’s casinos are expected to follow suit shortly, but while they must wait for Louisiana State Police to finish approving their operations, Paragon is on tribal land and thus is subject to a different process.
“As a native Louisianan and Chairman of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, I am thrilled to help usher in sports betting to our state,” said Marshall Pierite, chairman of the tribe that owns Paragon, in a prepared statement.
