In Nevada, sports bettors who want to place wagers via mobile devices must enter a brick-and-mortar casino and fill out paperwork to activate mobile wagering accounts. Owing to that small percentage, Nevada isn’t essential to FanDuel and DraftKings, the two largest online sportsbooks, or the likes of Fanatics and Penn Entertainment’s upcoming ESPN Bet. It’s just cumbersome for bettors to sign up for mobile accounts in the jurisdiction.Ĭiting analyst Chris Krafcik of Eilers & Krejeck Gaming, Howard Stutz of the Nevada Independent reports that Nevada accounts for just 1% of US online wagering revenue - a scant percentage given the state is home casino mecca Las Vegas. Still, the Silver State remains a force on the national sports wagering scene.
Leading online sportsbook operators FanDuel and DraftKings, as well as upstarts such as Fanatics, are unlikely to enter Nevada anytime soon, signaling reluctance to embrace the state’s in-person registration requirement for mobile sports betting accounts.Īs measured by handle, Nevada has been surpassed by more populous states, including Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, as those jurisdictions approved sports wagering following the 2018 Supreme Court ruling on the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA).
