June 2, 2023: LSU terminates its partnership with Caesars amid college and university sportsbook sponsorship scrutiny. 11, 2023: WynnBet - the legal sports betting and iGaming platform for Wynn Resorts - closes operations in six jurisdictions, including Louisiana. 14, 2023, with online sports betting going live in 17 U.S. 2, 2023: ESPN BET plans to launch on Nov. 14, 2023: ESPN BET goes live with online and mobile sports betting, launching in Louisiana and 16 other states. 21, 2023: bet365 enters the legal Louisiana sports betting market, marking eighth online sportsbook to go live in the Bayou State. Here’s a summary of Louisiana’s sports betting journey to date: John Bel Edwards signed the state’s two final pieces of sports betting legislation into law. Louisiana sports betting was officially legalized on June 22, 2021, when Gov.