Tennessee Education Lottery

28th July 2021

Tennessee betting revenue bounces back in June

The Tennessee Education Lottery (TEL), which is responsible for licensing and regulating online sports betting in the state, has reported that customers wagered a total…

30th June 2021

Tennessee takes $160.9m in sports wagers in May

Results published by the Tennessee Education Lottery (TEL), the body responsible for online sportsbook licensing and regulation, show that customers wagered a total of $160.9m…

2nd June 2021

Sports Wagering Advisory Council to assume regulatory powers in Tennessee

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed a bill that will transfer sports wagering regulatory powers in the US state from the Tennessee Education Lottery (TEL)…

29th March 2021

Action 24/7 sports betting license reinstated after court grants injunction

A court ruling has ordered that Tennessee-based sportsbook Action 24/7 has its license reinstated after an appeal for a temporary injunction was granted. On March…

24th March 2021

Action 24/7 appeals Tennessee license suspension with lawsuit

Tennessee-based operator Action 24/7 has filed a lawsuit appealing the license suspension handed down by the Tennessee Education Lottery in Davidson County Chancery Court, arguing…

11th February 2021

Where there’s a WILL

While many women have struggled to smash through the glass ceiling, there are more CEOs in lotteries than many other industries. Joanne Christie reports on an…

10th February 2021

WynnBet conditionally approved for online sports betting in Tennessee

Wynn Resorts’ online sports betting brand, WynnBet, has been conditionally approved to offer online sports gaming in the state of Tennessee. The Sports Wagering Committee…

4th January 2021

Tennessee bettors stake $131.4m in first month of mobile wagering

The launch of sports betting in Tennessee has set a new record for the first month of legal wagering in a state, with bettors staking…

17th November 2020

Tennessee punters stake $27.4m in first week of legal wagering

Bettors in Tennessee wagered $27.4m in the first seven days of legal mobile wagering, according to figures from the state’s Education Lottery, the body responsible for…

2nd November 2020

Sports betting launches in Tennessee

Sports betting in Tennessee launched yesterday (1 November), with major operators such as DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM as well as the local Action247 launching their…

29th October 2020

Tennessee Lottery approves events for sports betting

The Tennessee Education Lottery (TEL)’s board of directors has approved an initial list of sporting events for online wagering in the state, to be published…

20th October 2020

TN lottery revenue grows to $492.8m in first quarter

The Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TEL) transferred $114.0m to the Lottery for Education Account following a record performance in the first quarter of its 2021…

6th October 2020

Local operator Action247 receives Tennessee betting license

Tennessee-based Action247 has received a conditional license to operate sports betting in its home state from the Sports Wagering Committee of the Tennessee Education Lottery…

24th September 2020

Tennessee Lottery approves first sportsbook licensees

The Tennessee Education Lottery’s Sports Wagering Committee has conditionally approved sports betting licenses for a trio of high-profile operators, as the state moves closer to…