Harrah’s New Orleans just lately unveiled its two latest facilities — a 5,700-square-foot Caesars Sportsbook and 5,000-square-foot World Collection of Poker (WSOP) room.
Caesars Leisure formally opens the Caesars Sportsbook at Harrah’s New Orleans in September 2022. Readily available for the graduation had been Archie and Cooper Manning (respectively fifth from the left and third from the left), in addition to Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer and former New Orleans Saints participant Rickey Jackson (black shirt). (Picture: Caesars Leisure)
Caesars Sportsbook and the WSOP are two of Caesars Leisure’s most recognizable manufacturers within the US gaming trade. Harrah’s New Orleans, certainly one of Caesars’ most necessary regional casinos, now options the sports activities betting and poker icons in a predominant setting.
The sportsbook and 20-table poker site are adjoining to one another on the principle on line casino flooring. The amenities characteristic white marble columns and gold accents. The Caesars Sportsbook has 4 betting home windows, 12 self-service betting kiosks, and a 147-foot video wall with state-of-the-art audio-visual capabilities.
The tasks are a part of Harrah’s New Orleans’ $325 million renovation and enlargement pledge to the state of Louisiana in trade for a 30-year extension of its license.
Harrah’s New Orleans is the one on line casino with slot machines and desk video games within the Large Simple. It’s additionally the one on line casino within the state constructed on land, as Louisiana’s 15 different casinos are riverboats. Louisiana can be dwelling to 4 racinos that supply slots solely.
Atypical First Bets
Greater than 30 states enable sports activities betting. In most states which have moved to allow such playing, the primary wager is historically a reasonable wager positioned by a authorities official, corresponding to a governor or a sports activities icon. However the Large Simple went huge on the Caesars Sportsbook at Harrah’s New Orleans.
Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer and former New Orleans Saints participant Rickey Jackson wagered the official first wager on the Harrah’s Caesars Sportsbook — a $1,000 wager on the Saints to win the Tremendous Bowl at 40/1 odds.
If the Saints win Tremendous Bowl LVII, Jackson would web $40K. The NFL legend says the winnings would go to the United Negro Faculty Fund. Whereas Jackson’s wager definitely wasn’t small, all of the discuss was in regards to the subsequent wager.
Caesars stated certainly one of its finest Harrah’s New Orleans regulars, invited to the Caesars Sportsbook/WSOP opening ceremony, dropped $200K on a sports activities wager after Jackson. The sportsbook didn’t reveal the wager’s specifics.
Bossier Metropolis Opening
Caesars Leisure has been busy in Louisiana, because the on line casino operator additionally just lately opened a Caesars Sportsbook at Horseshoe Bossier Metropolis Lodge & On line casino. The guide on the riverboat spans 6,900 sq. toes and options three betting home windows, 15 kiosks, and greater than 94 televisions.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) signed the state’s authorization of sports activities betting into legislation in July 2021. Gross gaming revenue from retail sports activities playing is topic to a ten% state tax. Cell books pays the next 15% tax.
Land-based casinos should pay a $250K sports activities betting software payment and one other $500K upon receipt of their five-year privilege. On-line platforms are topic to a $100K software payment and a $250K five-year license upon approval.
The legislation permits as much as 20 sportsbook licenses. Some 14 have been spoken for. The present on-line operator listing consists of Barstool, BetRivers, BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, FanDuel, and WynnBet.
