7 Important numbers about today's Kentucky sports betting launch
Kentucky sports betting has officially launched.
For you sports fans in the bluegrass state, you can say goodbye to your local bookies and cash out of your sketchy, gray market, overseas sportsbook. You can now leverage the reliability and trustworthiness of regulated U.S. entities for all your sports betting needs.
In honor of this momentous day, we’ve got 7 important numbers for you to consider to get you fully up to speed on the launch of Kentucky sports betting.
Without further ado, here we go…
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Kentucky is the 25th state to launch online sports betting in the U.S. Not many southern states have yet launched online sports betting. In terms of SEC states, Kentucky joins Tennessee and Louisiana. Interestingly, 6 of the 7 border states with the state of Kentucky have already launched online sports betting. These include Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee and Illinois. Missouri has not yet launched online sports betting.
5 operators
5 online sportsbooks have launched today with promotions available to new Kentucky sports bettors. Kentucky residents can enjoy a competitive sports betting environment where the operators vie for your business. These operators include the likes of FanDuel, DraftKings, Bet365 Kentucky and more. Take advantage of the moment and lock in some good value. Here are the best offers available right now:
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$2,515
There is a combined total value of $2,515 available across the five sports betting operators launching in the state of Kentucky today. While most people won’t sign up for five sportsbooks, you can if you really want to. Most people DO sign up for multiple sportsbooks (usually 2 or 3) to take advantage of multiple signup bonuses and also have the ability to line shop over time across sportsbooks.
1.5 points
According to DraftKings’ odds, the Kentucky Wildcats are favored over the visiting Florida Gators by 1.5 points this Saturday. Kentucky sports betting goes online right before the big Kentucky-Florida game? That’s pretty fun! Kentucky has won the last two matchups with the Gators as well as three of the last five.
+475
These are the listed odds on DraftKings for Kentucky to make the Final Four in the next college basketball season. This means that if you bet $100 for Kentucky to make the Final Four, it’ll pay out $475. Kentucky has the 4th best odds to make the Final Four behind Duke, Purdue and Kansas.
1.5 points
The number Detroit is favored over Green Bay tonight on Thursday Night Football. Yep, you don’t have to wait until this weekend to get in some action, because NFL Thursday Night Football is on tonight. Green Bay vs. Detroit can be your first big sporting event to legally bet on from the comfort of your couch. Enjoy the night.
365
If you have to choose one sportsbook, we recommend Bet365. You can bet a single dollar on tonight’s NFL game and get $365 in bonus bets to use betting on college football and the NFL this weekend. This is absolutely a no-brainer. Click here to go join Bet365.
Responsible Gambling message and Helpline number (If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER). 21+ and present in Kentucky.
