On July 1, 2019, the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act entered into result as Gov. Bill Lee concurred to allow the costs to end up being law without his signature. Gov. Lee vehemently opposed gambling but understood that legal online sports wagering was in his state's best interest.

Review this timeline of Tennessee's sports gambling history for an overview of its milestones:

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

Nov. 14, 2024: Tennessee sports betting bettors wager a record $551 million in October.

Oct. 25, 2024: Tennessee fines Bovada $50k (and counting), for accepting wagers without a license. The Sports 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 joins a sports betting company as a dream expert after being suspended for sports betting formerly.

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

July 23, 2024: A Tennessee man wins $900K at Fanatic Sportsbook after properly choosing the result of 4 2024 T-Mobile Home Run Derby matches.

July 22, 2024: SuperBook Sports takes out of 8 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% increase in year-over-year action.

March 12, 2024: Tennessee's sports wagering deal with falls listed below $400 million in February - an 18.6% month-over-month decrease.

Feb. 24, 2024: Tennessee's sports betting deal with continues to fall in January, generating $467.4 million in wagers, which is a 5.5% MoM decline.

Jan. 25, 2024: PrizePicks includes a brand-new peer-to-peer game in Tennessee and 3 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 release 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 soon as possible.

June 28, 2023: Tennessee will soon tax sportsbooks based on their betting handle instead of their income.

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 tax rule.

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

April 27, 2023: Fanatics prepares to release its sports betting app in Tennessee on Monday, May 1. Current Fanatics consumers will receive an unique code to access the app.

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

April 21, 2023: Your house approves HB 1362, a modified variation of the Senate's SB 0475. If signed by Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee will end up being the first state to tax sports betting operators on their overall deal with. A 1.85% tax on sports betting deal with would change the current 20% tax on gross revenue.

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 manage fell in January by almost 7%.

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

Feb. 13, 2023: ZenSports, just recently acquired by KeyStar Corp, might become Tennessee's 14th legal wagering website if its application is authorized.

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

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

Nov. 11, 2022: Tennessee sports wagering 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 approves license renewals for BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Action 24/7.

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

Sept. 6, 2022: Acid rock Sportsbook releases in the state, becoming TN's 11th active sportsbook.

Aug. 16, 2022: Tennessee becomes the third state to introduce 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 releases sportsbook operations in Tennessee.

April 14, 2022: Wagr, a Tennessee-based sportsbook, becomes the official sports wagering partner of the MLS' Nashville FC.

March 10, 2022: The Tennessee Sports Wagering Advisory Council (SWAC) authorizes 3 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 handle for January.

Feb. 10, 2022: Fubo is authorized as the 10th sportsbook for online wagering in Tennessee. A launch date is not revealed.

Jan. 24, 2022: Wagr became the very first peer-to-peer wagering platform to receive a license in the U.S. and is the ninth legally certified sportsbook operator in Tennessee.

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

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

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

Nov. 17, 2021: Tennessee ends up being the fifth-fastest state to go beyond $2 billion in bets, registering $2.335 billion in sports wagering deal with during the very first 12 months.

October 2021: The Volunteer State taped 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 wagering 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 betting operating licenses from the Tennessee Education Lottery.

August 2021: Caesars obtains William Hill, and subsequently, the William Hill app is replaced 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 wagering industry.

September 2020: TELC authorizes its first three sportsbook operators: DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM.

April 2020: After months of criticisms and revisions, the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TELC) authorizes finalized policies, 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 starts designing the first draft of Tennessee sports wagering guidelines.

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

May 2019: Gov. Bill Lee permits the costs to become law without his signature. Despite being morally opposed to betting in Tennessee, Lee thinks legislating sports betting remains in the state's best interest.

Nov. 2018: Rep. Rick Staples presents a bipartisan bill to legalize Tennessee sports betting.