Washington was once among the country's best controlled sports wagering states. This is why Gov. Inslee's choice to enact an emergency clause on House Bill 2638, approving legal Washington sports wagering, was rather of a surprise.
During the following legislative session, numerous WA state lawmakers revealed their desire to broaden legal sports betting alternatives to non-tribal gambling establishments. The Snoqualmie people opened the state's very first retail sportsbook on Sept. 9, 2021, where the "Reign Man", retired Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp, put the state's very first legal sports wager.
Take a look at Washington sports betting legalization and application development to date:
March 17, 2026: Washington lawmakers authorized widened player prop betting on college professional athletes, consisting of in-state groups, regardless of ongoing NCAA efforts to prohibit these types of bets.
Feb. 20, 2026: Washington legislators are considering a bill that would allow multiple online sportsbooks to run on tribal lands, producing a first-of-its-kind regulatory model.
Jan. 16, 2026: Washington legislators are thinking about allowing bets on in-state college groups while prohibiting player props for Washington-based professional athletes.
July 16, 2025: The NBA board of governors has officially started the procedure of evaluating league expansion with Seattle and Las Vegas as leading candidate cities.
Feb. 11, 2025: A Washington jury has ruled that High 5 Games should pay $25 million in a class-action lawsuit tied to its sweepstakes gambling establishment company model.
Sept. 20, 2024: Mobile sports bets through Caesars Sportsbook are now accepted at Muckleshoot Casino Resort in Auburn, Washington.
Aug. 22, 2024: Covers' Ryan Butler ranks which retail-only sports betting states are the most likely to legalize online wagering in the future.
Jan. 25, 2024: A set of sports wagering expansion costs were reintroduced in Washington State previously this month. House Bill 1639 and Senate Bill 5587 would allow retail and online sports wagering at a card room or racetrack.
July 7, 2023: Maverick Gaming filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals concerning its difficulty to Washington's tribal exclusivity for sports wagering and casino betting.
March 29, 2023: DraftKings reveals the launch of its DK Horse app in Washington ahead of the Kentucky Derby.
Feb. 21, 2023: A federal court shoots down a proposition from Maverick Gaming to change a law permitting legalized sports wagering in tribal casinos just.
Jan. 25, 2023: Lawmakers submit an expense that would expand legal WA sports betting to card rooms and racetracks.
Feb. 10, 2022: Caesars reveals its arrival by opening retail Washington sportsbooks at Spokane Tribe Casino and Muckleshoot Casino just in time for Super Bowl 56.
Feb. 4, 2022: Suquamish Clearwater Casino reveals its 2,000+ square-foot FanDuel Sportsbook to the betting public with a 4 p.m. PT ribbon-cutting event.
Jan. 19, 2022: DraftKings reaches an agreement with the Tulalip Tribes of Washington to bring retail sportsbooks to Tulalip Resort Casino and Quil Ceda Creek Casino. The state sets itself approximately end up being DraftKings' 19th market with either a retail or online sportsbook.
Jan. 11, 2022: Maverick Gaming LLC files a lawsuit in U.S. District Court to revoke agreements made between Washington state and its Indian tribes. The claim declares people were unlawfully given special rights to provide sports betting, to name a few kinds of gaming.
Jan. 10, 2022: SB 5212 is reestablished with the aim of bringing legal sports betting to Washington racetracks and card rooms. The proposal includes mobile wagering - however wagerers would need to be on-site at a racetrack or cardroom to make wagers.
Dec. 29, 2021: Snoqualmie Casino becomes the very first retail place in the state to release a mobile sports betting app.
Dec. 20, 2021: EQC Sportsbook (BetMGM) opens a retail location at Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma.
Dec. 4, 2021: Northern Quest Casino, owned and run by the Kalispel Tribe, in Airway Heights ended up being the state's 3rd retail sports wagering venue.
Dec. 1, 2021: The Stillaguamish Tribe-owned Angel of the Winds Casino in Arlington welcomed sports gamblers for the very first time.
November 2021: Washington ports wagering, limited to tribal casinos, is on rate to end up being a $94 million industry within the next 5 years, according to a Washington State University study.
Sept. 28, 2021: FanDuel Group reveals a partnership with the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort, including devoted on-site sportsbook strategies.
Sept. 9, 2021: Snoqualmie Tribe becomes the state's first to introduce retail sports betting at its Snoqualmie Casino outside Seattle.
March 25, 2021: Gov. Jay Inslee indications Washington sports betting expense HB 2638 into law, which allows sports wagering at tribal casinos.
