On July 1, 2019, the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act came into impact as Gov. Bill Lee consented to enable the costs to become law without his signature. Gov. Lee vehemently opposed gambling but comprehended that legal online sports betting remained in his state's finest interest.

Review this timeline of Tennessee's sports betting history for an overview of its turning points:

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

Nov. 14, 2024: Tennessee sports gamblers bet a record $551 million in October.

Oct. 25, 2024: Tennessee fines Bovada $50k (and counting), for accepting wagers without a license. The sports betting Wagering Council (SWC) had formerly sent cease-and-desist letters to the online sportsbook's Curacao address.

Oct. 18, 2024: Bally Bet formally goes reside in Tennessee, making it the 12th online operator in the state.

Sept. 19, 2024: Tennessee Titans' Nicholas Petit-Frere signs up with a sports wagering company as a dream specialist after being suspended for sports gambling formerly.

Sept. 12, 2024: Tennessee increases its sports betting wagering manage and profits in August thanks to the return of football.

July 23, 2024: A Tennessee man wins $900K at Fanatic Sportsbook after correctly choosing the outcome of four 2024 T-Mobile Crowning achievement Derby matchups.

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

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

March 12, 2024: Tennessee's sports betting wagering handle falls 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 three other U.S. states - PrizePicks Arena.

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

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

Nov. 2, 2023: ESPN BET plans to introduce on Nov. 14, 2023, with online sports wagering going reside in 17 U.S. states, including Tennessee.

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

June 28, 2023: Tennessee will soon tax sportsbooks based upon their wagering deal with rather 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 betting wagering tax rule.

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

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

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

April 21, 2023: The House authorizes HB 1362, an amended version 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 overall handle. A 1.85% tax on sports wagering manage would replace the existing 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 deal with.

March 1, 2023: Fanatics gets its mobile sports wagering license in Tennessee. However, it has no specific launch date planned.

Feb. 24, 2023: Following a strong showing in December, Tennessee's sports wagering deal with fell in January by nearly 7%.

Feb. 15, 2023: The Sports Wagering Advisory Council (SWAC) approximates that Tennessee missed out on about $11 million in tax income in 2022 because numerous operators - including Caesars, DraftKings, and BetMGM - stopped working to strike the state's 10% hold guideline.

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

Dec. 19, 2022: BetMGM is called an official sports betting wagering partner of the Nashville Predators. The multi-year partnership consists of a BetMGM-branded restaurant and signage at Bridgestone Arena.

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

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

Oct. 24, 2022: Tennessee's sports betting regulator authorizes license renewals for BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Action 24/7.

Oct. 18, 2022: Tennessee sports betting wagering in September saw a big boost compared to August, as online sportsbooks generated more than $336.9 million in bets.

Sept. 6, 2022: Acid rock Sportsbook launches in the state, ending up being TN's 11th active sportsbook.

Aug. 16, 2022: Tennessee becomes the third state to release 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 launches sportsbook operations in Tennessee.

April 14, 2022: Wagr, a Tennessee-based sportsbook, ends up being the main sports betting partner of the MLS' Nashville FC.

March 10, 2022: The Tennessee Sports Wagering Advisory Council (SWAC) approves three brand-new mobile sportsbooks. When Bally Bet, Betly, and SuperBook launch online operations, TN will be up to 13 licensed sportsbooks.

Feb. 17, 2022: Tennessee registers 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 revealed.

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

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

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

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

Nov. 17, 2021: Tennessee ends up being the fifth-fastest state to exceed $2 billion in bets, signing up $2.335 billion in sports wagering handle during the first 12 months.

October 2021: The Volunteer State tape-recorded its largest-ever monthly deal with in September; Tennessee sits $40 million shy of striking 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 releases in Tennessee.

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

August 2021: Caesars gets William Hill, and consequently, the William Hill app is changed 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 industry.

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

April 2020: After months of criticisms and revisions, the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TELC) authorizes settled regulations, consisting of a 10% hold mandate for all operators. All operators are subsequently permitted to start looking for licenses.

Nov. 2019: The Sports Betting Advisory Council is put together by Tennessee lawmakers. The council begins developing the first draft of Tennessee sports betting wagering guidelines.

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

May 2019: Gov. Bill Lee enables the expense to become law without his signature. Despite being ethically opposed to betting in Tennessee, Lee thinks legislating sports betting is in the state's best interest.

Nov. 2018: Rep. Rick Staples presents a bipartisan costs to legislate Tennessee sports wagering.