Tennessee nearing $2B in sports wagering in first year

kAm%6??6DD66 2=D@ C624965 S` 3:==:@? :? @?=:?6 DA@CED H286CD E96 >@DE BF:4<=J] ~?=J 6:89E DE2E6D 86?6C2E65 >@C6 E92? S`__ >:==:@? :? DA@CED 36ED 5FC:?8 E96:C 7:CDE D:I >@?E9D[ 2?5 }6H y6CD6J WShag[`bc[`faX H2D E96 @?=J @E96C DE2E6 E@ 4@>6 4=@D6 E@ E96 S` 3:==:@? E9C6D9@=5]k^Am

kAmU=5BF@j%6??6DD66 :D @?=J 368:??:?8 E@ D4C2E49 E96 DFC7246 @7 :ED A@E6?E:2=[UC5BF@j k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^!=2J%6??]4@>Qm!=2J%6??]4@>k^2m 2?2=JDE }:4@=6 #FDD@ D2:5] U=5BF@jxED C@DE6C @7 @A6C2E@CD :D 8C@H:?8[ 2?5 :ED @?=:?6\7@CH2C5 56D:8? :D 2AA62=:?8] q6EE6C EC2?DA2C6?4J :? E96 >2C<6EUCDBF@jD C68F=2E:@? H@F=5 8@ 2 =@?8 H2J :? >@G:?8 E96 >2C<6E 7@CH2C5] p?5 C6>@G:?8 E96 DE2E6UCDBF@jD `_T 9@=5 C6BF:C6>6?E @? @A6C2E@CD H@F=5 96=A[ E@@[ 6G6? 2D :E =@@<D =:<6 E96 CF=6 >:89E 36 96C6 E@ DE2J]UC5BF@jk^Am

kAm%6??6DD66[ H9:49 :D E96 D@=6 @?=:?6\@?=J DA@CED 36EE:?8 >2C<6E :? E96 &]$][ H:== =:<6=J 7:?:D9 H:E9 E96 7@FCE9\9:896DE 92?5=6 WE@E2= 2>@F?E @7 36ED 2446AE65X :? :ED 7:CDE J62C[ 369:?5 }6H y6CD6J[ x==:?@:D 2?5 r@=@C25@]k^Am

kAm%96 DE2E6 92D 6:89E 2AAC@G65 DA@CED 3@@<Di sC27Ez:?8D[ u2?sF6=[ q6E|v|[ r26D2CD $A@CED3@@<[ (J??q6E[ q2CED@@@= $A@CED3@@<[ %H:?$A:C6D 2?5 p4E:@? ac^f]k^Am

kAm}62C=J BF25CFA=:?8 E96 C64@C5 7@C 9:896DE 92?5=6 :? :ED 7:CDE >@?E9[ %6??6DD66 3C@F89E :? S`b` >:==:@? 7C@> H286CD :? }@G6>36C a_a_] x?5:2?2 96=5 E96 AC6G:@FD C64@C5 H:E9 Sbd]a >:==:@? :? :ED 7:CDE >@?E9 :? a_`h]k^Am

kAm$:?46 E96?[ %6??6DD66 92D?’E 925 2 >@?E9 H:E9 76H6C E92? S`cc >:==:@? :? DA@CED H286CD A=2465[ A62<:?8 :? y2?F2CJ a_a` H:E9 Sa``]b >:==:@? :? H286CD 2?5 Sa_]h >:==:@? :? C6G6?F6 86?6C2E65]k^Am

kAmt:89EJ A6C46?E @7 E96 E2I C6G6?F6 8@6D E@ E96 %t{[ `d A6C46?E 8@6D E@ =@42= 8@G6C?>6?ED 7@C :?7C2DECF4EFC6 AC@;64ED 2?5 E96 C6>2:?:?8 d A6C46?E 8@6D E@ DE2E6\7F?565 82>3=:?8 255:4E:@? AC@8C2>D @C82?:K65 3J E96 %6??6DD66 s6A2CE>6?E @7 |6?E2= w62=E9 2?5 $F3DE2?46 p3FD6]k^Am

kAmk6>mu@==@H |:4926= v2==2896C @? %H:EE6C k^6>mkDA2? DEJ=6lQE6IE\564@C2E:@?i F?56C=:?6jQmkDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^|vDA@CED0Qmk6>mo|vDA@CED0k^6>mk^2mk^DEC@?8mk^DA2?mk^Am