Legal Iowa sports betting is here.
The state legalized wagering as of May 2019 and went live with retail and online betting in August 2019. As of January 2021, you can sign up for online sportsbooks from anywhere in the state.
Mississippi online sports betting is legal, but until recently, there were not many options. However, the first-ever Mississippi Sports Betting App is now available – PRR Sports, by Pearl River Resort and Bok Homa Casino. This means that a Horseshoe Sportsbook App might be coming soon.
Read on for more about the present and future of Iowa sports betting.
Online sports betting launched in Iowa in August 2019. And partnerships between Iowa casinos and sportsbooks have resulted in a continually growing number of apps in the state.
You can register your account without having to visit a casino and complete the entire process at home, or anywhere within the state of Iowa. Up until Jan. 1, 2021, patrons were required to visit one of the casinos attached to the sports betting app to register for mobile Iowa sports betting accounts in-person.
App/Website | Launch date |
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BetMGM Sportsbook | January 2021 |
DraftKings Sportsbook | February 2020 |
PointsBet | November 2019 |
Hard Rock Sioux City sportsbook | December 2019 |
Q Casino sportsbook | November 2019 |
Elite sportsbook | August 2019 |
William Hill | August 2019 |
After launching a daily fantasy sports app in Iowa in October 2019, DraftKings became the sixth sports betting app in Iowa in February. Accounts can be funded by methods that include credit/debit cards and PayPal.
An Australian company that broke into the US market in New Jersey early in 2019, PointsBet launched an app in Iowa in November.
In addition to traditional wagers, PointsBet offers a unique feature called PointsBetting wagers, a high-risk type of wager that gives players the opportunity to win more depending on how “right” they are.
The first sports betting app to open in Iowa in August 2019, William Hill has done well in the state. William Hill operates with four casino partners in the state: Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino, Lakeside Casino, Isle Casino Waterloo and Isle Casino Bettendorf.
The US market leader has a retail sports betting presence at Diamond Jo Casino and went live with its app in September of 2020.
The fifth mobile app to open in Iowa, Hard Rock’s betting platform is operated by Gaming Innovation Group (GIG).
Q Casino is self-operating its sports betting app on an IGT’s platform.
The second sports betting app up in Iowa in late August 2019, Elite operates on a Bet.Works platform. Elite Casino Sportsbook is partnered with three casinos: Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Rhythm City Casino in Davenport or Grand Falls Casino in Larchwood.