Legal Georgia Sports Betting Sites & How To Bet On Sports

How to bet on sports in Georgia may mean doing so at home sooner rather than later. While the Peach State has yet to approve legal sports betting within the state borders, lawmakers and legislators are continuing to have those discussions. So many states around the country will face significant financial challenges from the COVID-19 fallout for a long period of time and sports betting tax revenue is a pretty good way to get some money flowing.

We’ve reached a critical point in the push for legal sports betting. The teams are on board. For the longest time, opposition came from the sports leagues and the extreme power held by those leagues was enough to keep PASPA alive and well. That ended on May 14, 2018 and the teams have now realized that things are moving forward with or without them.

The most recent proposal in Georgia would follow what Tennessee has done. The neighbors to the north don’t have any brick-and-mortar gambling facilities, so sports betting is done 100% through online and mobile channels. If (when?) Georgia does approve sports betting, it is likely that this same framework will apply because Georgia also does not have casinos.

Even though things haven’t completely moved forward as of yet, and it will take a lot of time for all of the infrastructure to be put in place, you can still bet on sports if you live in Georgia. You just can’t do it from home.

The primary option is to go to Tennessee. Tennessee is a Remote Registration state, which means that you can sign up for a sports betting account from anywhere. You just have to be physically located in the state of Tennessee when you make a deposit or place bets.

That would mean heading up I-75 from Atlanta to Chattanooga or some other route heading north. Florida, South Carolina, and Alabama do not have sports betting. North Carolina does, but only retail sports betting at the Harrah’s properties up in the Smoky Mountains.

If you’re taking a vacation to the Smokies, you could make a stop at the North Carolina sportsbooks, but the best option is and will be Tennessee until Georgia lawmakers get this thing figured out.

The short answer is that you cannot. Sports betting is not legal in Georgia. The long answer, well, let’s get to that.

This is the better question, at least for right now. The answer to that question is Tennessee. Tennessee is a very open, very competitive market for sports betting. All you have to do in order to bet on sports in Tennessee is sign up at a sportsbook and then make a deposit and place bets while physically inside the state borders of Tennessee. NOTE SEE: How To Bet In Tennessee

Geolocation technology will ensure that you are in Tennessee and will give you access to your real money account balance and the ability to place bets. All sportsbooks in Tennessee are completely virtual, so there are no physical gaming locations. The Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation gives out licenses.

Currently there are no legal sportsbooks in Georgia, however those living close to the Tennessee boarder can drive over and bet online!

BetMGM Sportsbook

BetMGM was one of three sportsbooks to go live on the first day of sports betting in Tennessee on November 1, 2020. MGM is known around the world as a trusted and reputable source for all things gaming, with resort casino properties in different countries and a huge presence in United States gambling.

MGM has a longstanding history in sports betting and has had a thriving app since those became big in Las Vegas several years ago. With extremely fair odds for bettors and a heavyweight name in the industry, this is a great place to bet on sports.

You can get a 100% Deposit Match Bonus up to $500 with BetMGM Tennessee.

DraftKings Sportsbook

Another one of the “OGs” in Tennessee, DraftKings Sportsbook was ready to go with online and mobile wagering on November 1, 2020. DraftKings has had a rapid rise in the sports betting world to be neck and neck with FanDuel as far as market share goes. This is a top hub for sports gaming, including, of course, its DFS portfolio.

DraftKings has an extensive collection of betting odds on each and every event, with the biggest offering for props and futures betting. You really can’t go wrong having an account at DraftKings. It is a speeding bullet train flying down the tracks in the sports betting industry and it will only continue to pick up steam.

You can get up to a $1000 Welcome Bonus as a new user at DraftKings Tennessee.

FanDuel Sportsbook

The other company that was ready to go on 11/1/2020 was FanDuel. It should come as no surprise that two of the three companies ready in a state that would go all online and mobile betting was FanDuel. MGM has retail properties, but saw a great opportunity to get started in Tennessee anyway. FanDuel and DraftKings don’t have any retail hubs, but their overwhelming online and mobile presence made a Tennessee launch a necessity.

FanDuel is a quality place to bet on games because they have everything that users could want, along with a really clean-cut interface that is very easy to navigate. If you don’t like the grey and green of DraftKings, you’ll love the white and blue of FanDuel. It is a place that has obviously garnered a ton of consumer confidence based on the market share and that won’t stop anytime soon.

You can get up to a $500 Risk-Free Bet when you sign up at FanDuel Tennessee.

We’ll keep an eye on sports betting in Georgia. It seems at present like 2021 could be the year, especially with the success of Tennessee in the sports betting arena. It may only be a matter of months before you can legally bet in Georgia, but Tennessee is the place to go for now.