Two companies on Thursday launched mobile sports betting platforms throughout Indiana, making the Hoosier State the eighth in the country to offer legal online sports wagering.
Rush Street Interactive's online sportsbook, BetRivers.com, was first to launch statewide, followed shortly by DraftKings' platform. They are the first online sportsbooks approved by regulators to take bets since sports betting became legal in the state Sept. 1.
"We are excited to make history in the state of Indiana," said Richard Schwartz, president of Rush Street Interactive.
Sports betting in Indiana: Here's everything you need to know about it
Mobile sports betting seemed nowhere close to launching just one month ago. State gaming officials told IndyStar at the end of August that no applications to conduct mobile sports betting had yet been received. Fast-forward to Oct. 3, and two online platforms are live.
"With Indiana becoming the latest state to offer legalized online and mobile sports betting, we are excited to provide the top-rated sportsbook app to some of the nation’s most passionate and dedicated sports fans," Matt Kalish, co-founder and chief revenue officer of DraftKings, said in a press release.
While sports betting became legal in Indiana Sept. 1, only three locations were authorized to take bets at their in-person sportsbooks that day. Thirteen locations throughout the state are now taking bets at their retail sportsbooks.
Regulators hoped to launch online sports wagering Sept. 1 but never ruled out a two-tiered approach to rolling out sports betting in the state — first focusing on retail sportsbooks, and then shifting to mobile sportsbooks.
Sara Gonso Tait, executive director of the Indiana Gaming Commission, said one other company has applied to launch an online sports wagering platform beginning this month. It's too early to know if that requested launch date will be authorized, she said.
Both DraftKings' and Rush Street Interactive's mobile sportsbooks can be accessed through a web browser. DraftKings also offers both an Apple and Android app, while Rush Street Interactive offers only an Android app.
Both companies' Android apps are not accessible directly through the Google Play Store. To access the Android apps, users must visit the sportsbooks through a web browser and follow the instructions to download them.
https://www.indystar.com/story/news...nteractive-indiana-sports-betting/3852774002/
Rush Street Interactive's online sportsbook, BetRivers.com, was first to launch statewide, followed shortly by DraftKings' platform. They are the first online sportsbooks approved by regulators to take bets since sports betting became legal in the state Sept. 1.
"We are excited to make history in the state of Indiana," said Richard Schwartz, president of Rush Street Interactive.
Sports betting in Indiana: Here's everything you need to know about it
Mobile sports betting seemed nowhere close to launching just one month ago. State gaming officials told IndyStar at the end of August that no applications to conduct mobile sports betting had yet been received. Fast-forward to Oct. 3, and two online platforms are live.
"With Indiana becoming the latest state to offer legalized online and mobile sports betting, we are excited to provide the top-rated sportsbook app to some of the nation’s most passionate and dedicated sports fans," Matt Kalish, co-founder and chief revenue officer of DraftKings, said in a press release.
While sports betting became legal in Indiana Sept. 1, only three locations were authorized to take bets at their in-person sportsbooks that day. Thirteen locations throughout the state are now taking bets at their retail sportsbooks.
Regulators hoped to launch online sports wagering Sept. 1 but never ruled out a two-tiered approach to rolling out sports betting in the state — first focusing on retail sportsbooks, and then shifting to mobile sportsbooks.
Sara Gonso Tait, executive director of the Indiana Gaming Commission, said one other company has applied to launch an online sports wagering platform beginning this month. It's too early to know if that requested launch date will be authorized, she said.
Both DraftKings' and Rush Street Interactive's mobile sportsbooks can be accessed through a web browser. DraftKings also offers both an Apple and Android app, while Rush Street Interactive offers only an Android app.
Both companies' Android apps are not accessible directly through the Google Play Store. To access the Android apps, users must visit the sportsbooks through a web browser and follow the instructions to download them.
https://www.indystar.com/story/news...nteractive-indiana-sports-betting/3852774002/
