On July 1, 2019, the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act entered effect as Gov. Bill Lee accepted allow the bill to become law without his signature. Gov. Lee vehemently opposed betting but comprehended that legal online sports wagering was in his state's best interest.

Review this timeline of Tennessee's sports gambling history for a summary of its milestones:

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

Nov. 14, 2024: Tennessee sports bettors 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 actually formerly sent 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 joins a sports betting company as a dream expert after being suspended for sports gambling previously.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan. 25, 2024: PrizePicks adds a new peer-to-peer video game in Tennessee and 3 other U.S. states - PrizePicks Arena.

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

Nov. 14, 2023: ESPN BET goes deal with online and mobile sports betting, launching in Tennessee and 16 other states.

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

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

June 28, 2023: Tennessee will quickly tax sportsbooks based upon their betting manage instead of their profits.

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

May 18, 2023: Gov. Bill Lee approves modifications to Tennessee's sports wagering tax rule.

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

April 27, 2023: Fanatics prepares to release its sports wagering app in Tennessee on Monday, May 1. Current Fanatics clients will get a distinct code to access the app.

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

April 21, 2023: Your house approves HB 1362, a modified variation of the Senate's SB 0475. If signed by Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee will end up being the first state to tax sports wagering operators on their total manage. A 1.85% tax on sports betting manage would replace the present 20% tax on gross profits.

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 specific launch date planned.

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

Feb. 15, 2023: The Sports Wagering Advisory Council (SWAC) estimates that Tennessee missed out on about $11 million in tax profits in 2022 because several operators - consisting of Caesars, DraftKings, and BetMGM - failed to strike the state's 10% hold rule.

Feb. 13, 2023: ZenSports, recently obtained by KeyStar Corp, might end up being Tennessee's 14th legal betting site if its application is authorized.

Dec. 19, 2022: BetMGM is named a main sports betting partner of the Nashville Predators. The multi-year partnership consists of a BetMGM-branded dining establishment and signs at Bridgestone Arena.

Dec. 15, 2022: November wagering equates to a new Tennessee sportsbook wagering record, as betting sites managed $439.5 million in wagers.

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

Oct. 24, 2022: Tennessee's sports wagering 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 releases in the state, becoming TN's 11th active sportsbook.

Aug. 16, 2022: Tennessee ends up being the 3rd 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 releases sportsbook operations in Tennessee.

April 14, 2022: Wagr, a Tennessee-based sportsbook, becomes the official sports wagering partner of the MLS' Nashville FC.

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

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

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

Jan. 24, 2022: Wagr ended up being the first peer-to-peer wagering platform to receive a license in the U.S. and is the ninth lawfully licensed sportsbook operator in Tennessee.

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

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

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

Nov. 17, 2021: Tennessee becomes the fifth-fastest state to exceed $2 billion in bets, registering $2.335 billion in sports wagering handle throughout the very first 12 months.

October 2021: The Volunteer State recorded its largest-ever regular monthly 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 betting partner of the Nashville Predators.

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

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

August 2021: Caesars obtains William Hill, and subsequently, the William Hill app is replaced 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, starting the state's legal online sports betting market.

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

April 2020: After months of criticisms and modifications, the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TELC) approves completed policies, including a 10% hold required for all operators. All operators are subsequently permitted to begin looking for licenses.

Nov. 2019: The Sports Betting Advisory Council is put together by Tennessee legislators. The council begins devising the initial draft of Tennessee sports wagering policies.

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

May 2019: Gov. Bill Lee enables the costs to end up being law without his signature. Despite being morally opposed to gambling in Tennessee, Lee thinks legalizing sports wagering remains in the state's benefit.

Nov. 2018: Rep. Rick Staples presents a bipartisan bill to legislate Tennessee sports betting.