On July 1, 2019, the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act entered result as Gov. Bill Lee accepted enable the expense to end up being law without his signature. Gov. Lee vehemently opposed gambling however comprehended that legal online sports betting was in his state's benefit.

Review this timeline of Tennessee's sports betting history for an introduction of its turning points:

Dec. 12, 2024: Tennessee makes a record-breaking $591 million manage in November, going beyond the state's previous high by $47 million.

Nov. 14, 2024: Tennessee sports wagerers wager a record $551 million in October.

Oct. 25, 2024: Tennessee fines Bovada $50k (and counting), for accepting wagers without a license. The Sports Wagering Council (SWC) had formerly sent out cease-and-desist letters to the online sportsbook's Curacao address.

Oct. 18, 2024: Bally Bet officially goes live in Tennessee, making it the 12th online operator in the state.

Sept. 19, 2024: Tennessee Titans' Nicholas Petit-Frere signs up with a sports wagering business as a fantasy specialist after being suspended for sports betting formerly.

Sept. 12, 2024: Tennessee increases its sports wagering deal with and profits in August thanks to the return of football.

July 23, 2024: A Tennessee man wins $900K at Fanatic Sportsbook after properly picking the outcome of four 2024 T-Mobile Home Run Derby matchups.

July 22, 2024: SuperBook Sports pulls out of eight post-PASPA states, including Tennessee.

July 12, 2024: Tennessee's SWAC releases June sports betting numbers. With a $344.8 million deal with, TN sportsbooks see a 49% boost in year-over-year action.

March 12, 2024: Tennessee's sports wagering deal with falls below $400 million in February - an 18.6% month-over-month reduction.

Feb. 24, 2024: Tennessee's sports betting deal with continues to fall in January, generating $467.4 million in wagers, which is a 5.5% MoM decrease.

Jan. 25, 2024: PrizePicks includes a brand-new peer-to-peer video game in Tennessee and three other U.S. states - PrizePicks Arena.

Jan. 17, 2024: Tennessee's sports betting manage drops below $500 million in December, which is a 4.2% drop from November.

Nov. 14, 2023: ESPN BET goes cope with online and mobile sports wagering, introducing in Tennessee and 16 other states.

Nov. 2, 2023: ESPN BET plans to launch on Nov. 14, 2023, with online sports wagering going live in 17 U.S. states, consisting of Tennessee.

Aug. 11, 2023: WynnBET Tennessee announces the closure of its online sports betting operation as quickly as possible.

June 28, 2023: Tennessee will soon tax sportsbooks based upon their betting manage rather of their income.

June 13, 2023: ZenSports launches in Tennessee, making it the thirteenth mobile operator in the state.

May 18, 2023: Gov. Bill Lee authorizes changes to Tennessee's sports betting tax rule.

May 1, 2023: Fanatics Sportsbook releases its mobile app in Tennessee and Ohio.

April 27, 2023: Fanatics prepares to introduce its sports wagering app in Tennessee on Monday, May 1. Current Fanatics customers will receive a special code to access the app.

April 25, 2023: Yahoo gets Wagr, a social peer-to-peer sportsbook app established in Nashville, TN.

April 21, 2023: Your home authorizes HB 1362, an amended version of the Senate's SB 0475. If signed by Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee will become the very first state to tax sports betting operators on their total handle. A 1.85% tax on sports betting deal with would replace the existing 20% tax on gross earnings.

April 19, 2023: Tennessee sportsbooks take in $392.6 million in sports bets in March - a 20% bump from the state's February handle.

March 1, 2023: Fanatics receives its mobile sports betting license in Tennessee. However, it has no particular launch date planned.

Feb. 24, 2023: Following a strong showing in December, Tennessee's sports betting handle fell in January by almost 7%.

Feb. 15, 2023: The Sports Wagering Advisory Council (SWAC) approximates that Tennessee missed out on out on about $11 million in tax income in 2022 due to the fact that multiple operators - including Caesars, DraftKings, and BetMGM - failed to strike the state's 10% hold guideline.

Feb. 13, 2023: ZenSports, just recently acquired by KeyStar Corp, could end up being Tennessee's 14th legal betting website if its application is authorized.

Dec. 19, 2022: BetMGM is called a main sports wagering partner of the Nashville Predators. The multi-year collaboration includes a BetMGM-branded restaurant and signage at Bridgestone Arena.

Dec. 15, 2022: November wagering translates to a brand-new Tennessee sportsbook wagering record, as betting websites handled $439.5 million in wagers.

Nov. 11, 2022: Tennessee sports wagering hits a record high in October, as the state records an all-time manage of $405.3 million.

Oct. 24, 2022: Tennessee's sports betting regulator approves license renewals for BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Action 24/7.

Oct. 18, 2022: Tennessee sports betting in September saw a huge boost compared to August, as online sportsbooks produced more than $336.9 million in bets.

Sept. 6, 2022: Acid rock Sportsbook introduces in the state, becoming TN's 11th active sportsbook.

Aug. 16, 2022: Tennessee ends up being the third state to introduce a Betly online sportsbook.

Aug. 3, 2022: Caesars Sportsbook ends up being a main sports betting partner of the Memphis Grizzlies.

April 27, 2022: SuperBook introduces sportsbook operations in Tennessee.

April 14, 2022: Wagr, a Tennessee-based sportsbook, ends up being the main sports betting partner of the MLS' Nashville FC.

March 10, 2022: The Tennessee Sports Wagering Advisory Council (SWAC) authorizes three brand-new mobile sportsbooks. When Bally Bet, Betly, and SuperBook launch online operations, TN will depend on 13 certified sportsbooks.

Feb. 17, 2022: Tennessee registers an all-time single-month record of $386 million in sports wagering deal with for January.

Feb. 10, 2022: Fubo is authorized as the 10th sportsbook for online wagering in Tennessee. A launch date is not revealed.

Jan. 24, 2022: Wagr became the very first peer-to-peer wagering platform to receive a license in the U.S. and is the ninth legally certified sportsbook operator in Tennessee.

Jan. 4, 2022: Record revenues created by Tennessee-licensed sportsbooks continue, with close to $40 million in November.

Jan. 1, 2022: SWAC takes over the policy of sports betting from the Tennessee Education Lottery.

Dec. 17, 2021: The Sports Wagering Advisory Council (SWAC) will presume sports betting regulative duties in January following a handoff from TELC.

Nov. 17, 2021: Tennessee ends up being the fifth-fastest state to go beyond $2 billion in bets, registering $2.335 billion in sports betting manage during the first 12 months.

October 2021: The Volunteer State taped its largest-ever month-to-month manage in September; Tennessee sits $40 million shy of hitting the $2 billion mark for 2021.

Oct. 21, 2021: Bally ends up being a sports wagering partner of the Nashville Predators.

Sept. 8, 2021: Barstool Sportsbook introduces in Tennessee.

September 2021: Barstool Sportsbook and Wagr, a social sports betting app, get sports wagering running licenses from the Tennessee Education Lottery.

August 2021: Caesars gets William Hill, and consequently, the William Hill app is changed by the Caesars Sportsbook app in Tennessee.

April 30, 2021: WynnBET launches online operations in Tennessee following its approval from the state's Education Lottery.

March 2021: William Hill sportsbook launches in Tennessee with its mobile app.

Nov. 1, 2020: The first online Tennessee sportsbooks go live, beginning the state's legal online sports betting industry.

September 2020: TELC approves its very first 3 sportsbook operators: DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM.

April 2020: After months of criticisms and revisions, the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TELC) approves settled policies, including a 10% hold mandate for all operators. All operators are consequently permitted to start looking for licenses.

Nov. 2019: The Sports Betting Advisory Council is put together by Tennessee lawmakers. The council starts designing the initial draft of Tennessee sports betting policies.

July 2019: The Tennessee Sports Gaming Act officially ends up being sports betting law.

May 2019: Gov. Bill Lee allows the costs to end up being law without his signature. Despite being ethically opposed to gambling in Tennessee, Lee believes legalizing sports betting remains in the state's benefit.

Nov. 2018: Rep. Rick Staples introduces a bipartisan costs to legislate Tennessee sports betting.