On July 1, 2019, the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act entered into impact as Gov. Bill Lee agreed to enable the bill to become law without his signature. Gov. Lee emphatically opposed gambling but understood that legal online sports betting was in his state's benefit.

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

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

Nov. 14, 2024: Tennessee sports 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 actually previously sent out 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 wagering company as a fantasy specialist after being suspended for sports betting gambling formerly.

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

July 23, 2024: A Tennessee male wins $900K at Fanatic Sportsbook after correctly selecting the outcome of four 2024 T-Mobile Crowning achievement Derby matchups.

July 22, 2024: SuperBook Sports pulls out of 8 post-PASPA states, including Tennessee.

July 12, 2024: Tennessee's SWAC releases June sports wagering numbers. With a $344.8 million deal with, TN sportsbooks see a 49% boost in year-over-year action.

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

Feb. 24, 2024: Tennessee's sports betting wagering 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 new peer-to-peer video game in Tennessee and three other U.S. states - PrizePicks Arena.

Jan. 17, 2024: Tennessee's sports wagering handle drops listed below $500 million in December, which is a 4.2% drop from November.

Nov. 14, 2023: ESPN BET goes deal with online and mobile sports betting, launching in Tennessee and 16 other states.

Nov. 2, 2023: ESPN BET prepares to launch on Nov. 14, 2023, with online sports betting going live in 17 U.S. states, including Tennessee.

Aug. 11, 2023: WynnBET Tennessee reveals the closure of its online sports betting operation as quickly as possible.

June 28, 2023: Tennessee will quickly 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 authorizes modifications to Tennessee's sports wagering tax guideline.

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

April 27, 2023: Fanatics prepares to introduce its sports betting app in Tennessee on Monday, May 1. Current Fanatics consumers will get a special code to access the app.

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

April 21, 2023: Your house authorizes HB 1362, a changed version of the Senate's SB 0475. If signed by Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee will end up being the first state to tax sports wagering operators on their total handle. A 1.85% tax on sports wagering deal with would change the present 20% tax on gross profits.

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 betting license in Tennessee. However, it has no particular launch date planned.

Feb. 24, 2023: Following a strong proving in December, Tennessee's sports betting wagering handle fell in January by nearly 7%.

Feb. 15, 2023: The sports betting Wagering Advisory Council (SWAC) estimates that Tennessee lost out on about $11 million in tax earnings in 2022 since several operators - including Caesars, DraftKings, and BetMGM - failed to strike the state's 10% hold guideline.

Feb. 13, 2023: ZenSports, recently obtained by KeyStar Corp, might become Tennessee's 14th legal betting site if its application is approved.

Dec. 19, 2022: BetMGM is named an official sports wagering partner of the Nashville Predators. The multi-year partnership consists of a BetMGM-branded dining establishment and signs at Bridgestone Arena.

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

Nov. 11, 2022: Tennessee sports wagering strikes a record high in October, as the state records an all-time handle of $405.3 million.

Oct. 24, 2022: Tennessee's sports wagering regulator approves license renewals for BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Action 24/7.

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

Sept. 6, 2022: Hard Rock Sportsbook launches 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 becomes an official sports wagering partner of the Memphis Grizzlies.

April 27, 2022: SuperBook releases sportsbook operations in Tennessee.

April 14, 2022: Wagr, a Tennessee-based sportsbook, ends up being the official sports betting partner of the MLS' Nashville FC.

March 10, 2022: The Tennessee Sports Wagering Advisory Council (SWAC) approves three brand-new mobile sportsbooks. When Bally Bet, Betly, and SuperBook launch online operations, TN will depend on 13 licensed sportsbooks.

Feb. 17, 2022: Tennessee registers an all-time single-month record of $386 million in sports betting deal with for January.

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

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

Jan. 4, 2022: Record earnings produced by Tennessee-licensed sportsbooks continue, with near to $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 regulatory tasks in January following a handoff from TELC.

Nov. 17, 2021: Tennessee ends up being the fifth-fastest state to surpass $2 billion in bets, signing up $2.335 billion in sports betting handle throughout the first 12 months.

October 2021: The Volunteer State recorded its largest-ever regular monthly deal with in September; Tennessee sits $40 million shy of striking the $2 billion mark for 2021.

Oct. 21, 2021: Bally becomes a sports wagering partner of the Nashville Predators.

Sept. 8, 2021: Barstool Sportsbook introduces in Tennessee.

September 2021: Barstool Sportsbook and Wagr, a social sports betting wagering app, get sports wagering running licenses from the Tennessee Education Lottery.

August 2021: Caesars obtains William Hill, and subsequently, the William Hill app is changed 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, kicking off the state's legal online sports betting industry.

September 2020: TELC authorizes its first 3 sportsbook operators: DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM.

April 2020: After months of criticisms and revisions, the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TELC) authorizes completed guidelines, consisting of a 10% hold required for all operators. All operators are consequently permitted to begin requesting licenses.

Nov. 2019: The Sports Betting Advisory Council is put together by Tennessee legislators. The council starts developing the initial draft of Tennessee sports betting policies.

July 2019: The Tennessee sports betting Gaming Act officially becomes sports wagering law.

May 2019: Gov. Bill Lee enables the costs to become law without his signature. Despite being ethically opposed to gambling in Tennessee, Lee thinks legalizing sports wagering remains in the state's benefit.

Nov. 2018: Rep. Rick Staples introduces a bipartisan expense to legislate Tennessee sports betting.