The state’s attorney general issued an opinion in 2016 that effectively opened the door to DFS in West Virginia. West Virginia’s progressive attitude towards sports betting is mirrored by its treatment of Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS). The state calculates that the overwhelming majority of bets were placed online. By January 2021, the total monthly handle for West Virginia was approximately $51 million. Just before the end of the year, West Virginia online betting went live as it became the third state, after Nevada and New Jersey to empower people to bet through websites and mobile devices. Hollywood Casino struck the first bet in August 2018, and by the end of the year all five casinos in the state had active sportsbooks. Two months later, the Supreme Court ruled that PASPA was unconstitutional.Įach state was thus free to introduce sports betting if it wished and West Virginia certainly did. The state legislature passed one of those bills, S415, which became law in the state in March 2018. Further legislative efforts were launched the following year. A bill to authorize sports betting at casinos in West Virginia was tabled in 2017. As opposition to the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) grew during the last decade, West Virginia led the charge along with New Jersey.

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