Kentucky Online Sportsbooks Launch In One Week: Final Details You Need To Know

Kentucky residents are only seven days away from the launch of online sportsbooks. While locals have already grown accustomed to betting with retail books launching earlier in the month, online sports betting in Kentucky will be a completely different animal. With mobile betting apps launching so soon, we break down everything locals need to know about the upcoming market.
What Promos Are Available For Kentucky Sports Betting?
The best sports betting sites launching in Kentucky are all hosting pre-live promos ahead of launch. Bettors can click SIGN UP NOW on the banner below and cash in on the offers available. These include bonus bets on launch day to kick off local betting careers. With one week left before launch, bettors don’t want to miss out on these offers.
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What Time Will Kentucky Sportsbook Apps Go Live?
Kentucky bettors will be able to begin wagering at 6 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28. Sportsbooks have already begun preregistration, allowing locals to join early and claim special promotions. Bettors can download the apps in advance, but the odds will not be accessible until launch time. As soon as the market is live, all the pre-launch offers will be claimable for those who signed up early.
At 6 a.m. on launch day, all pre-launch offers will be unavailable to claim for those who hadn’t beforehand. Additionally, launch day promos will be live for locals. The first set of bets will be able to be placed in Kentucky at that time.
Which Sports Betting Apps Are Coming To Kentucky?
There are eight confirmed sports betting apps coming to Kentucky. All of these operators are expected to go live on launch day except for ESPN BET, the new Penn National sportsbook. Several of the confirmed operators are accepting bettors right now.
Confirmed Kentucky Sports Betting Apps
- Bet365
- BetMGM
- Caesars Sportsbook
- Circa Sports
- Fanatics Sportsbook
- FanDuel
- DraftKings
Penn National (ESPN Bet)
What Can I Bet On In Kentucky?
Kentucky sportsbooks will be hosting similar betting lines found in other markets. Fans can wager on tennis, the PGA TOUR (including Louisville, KY native Justin Thomas in Ryder Cup odds), the NFL, the MLB, the NHL, and the NBA alongside events like boxing and MMA among others. Kentucky’s full catalog of betting options is even more extensive.
Bettors can wager on esports, the X Games, both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, the Hot Dog Eating Contest, chess, and cornhole. There will even be options to wager on the XFL and USFL. Kentucky online sportsbooks will have more betting options at its local sports books in terms of the sheer variety of allowed events than many other established markets.