Olympic Betting: What Can I Bet On At The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics?

Written By Giovanni Shorter | Published at July 25, 2024

The Opening Ceremony in Paris is Friday, and some of the best Olympics sportsbook promos are now available for betting on Summer Olympics odds in regulated markets. However, rules and regulations across Olympic betting states differ. Let’s examine what options will be available or restricted in specific markets.

Olympic Betting Options

Archery	Artistic Gymnastics	Artistic Swimming
Athletics (Track & Field)	Badminton	Basketball
Basketball (3x3)	Beach Volleyball	Boxing
Breaking	Canoe Slalom	Canoe Sprint
Baseball Softball	Cricket	Flag Football
Cycling BMX Freestyle	Cycling BMX Racing	Cycling Mountain Bike
Cycling Road	Cycling Track	Diving
Equestrian	Fencing	Football (Soccer)
Golf	Handball	Hockey Field
Judo	Karate	Lacrosse
Marathon Swimming	Modern Pentathlon	Rhymthic Gymnastics
Rowing	Rugby Sevens	Sailing
Shooting	Skateboarding	Sport Climbing
Surfing	Swimming	Squash
Table Tennis	TakKwondo	Tennis
Trampoline	Triathlon	Volleyball
Water Polo	Weightlifting	Wrestling

There are more than 50 sporting events at the Summer Olympic Games. Sportsbooks can offer odds on most of them in most markets, but some states have specific restrictions.

Iowa

Iowa Sportsbooks have some restrictions on what odds they can offer with the Summer Olympic Games betting. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission updated its approved wagering options. In the update, the commission bans Olympic wagering on individual and team events unless all participants are over 18. This restriction rules out events like skateboarding, gymnastics, track and field, and the newly added breaking (break dancing). Locals will not find odds on the following events in Iowa:

Archery
Breaking
Gymnastics
Skateboarding
Swimming
Track and Field

Florida

There is only one online sportsbook in Florida, and that is the Hard Rock Sports app. Hard Rock does not offer betting lines on traditionally judged Olympic events, so Florida locals will not have access to odds on events like gymnastics, where a panel determines the winner. The following events will be available in Florida:

Badminton
Basketball
Basketball 3x3
Boxing
Golf
Handball
Field Hockey
Judo
Road Cycling
Rugby
Soccer
Swimming
Table Tennis
Tennis
Track Cycling
Volleyball
Wrestling

Massachusetts

Massachusetts sportsbooks will not offer odds on events where the outcome is primarily determined by judge or panel assessment. The following sporting events wont have legal betting options in Massachusetts.

Boxing
Breaking
Equestrian
Freestyle BMX
Gymnastics
Judo
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Skateboarding
Surfing
Taekwondo

“But if it’s a straight competition… track and field, swimming, where there’s a clear cut winner. You get their first, you win. It’s going to be fine but a lot of the events where there’s judging, gymnastics, where there’s an opinion, they probably won’t be available,” said Robert Westerfield, Vice President of Casino Operations at MGM Springfield.

States With No Olympic Betting

Some markets will have zero Olympic betting options for residents. These markets either have not launched sports betting in time for the Summer Games or have sports betting but do not offer odds on the Olympics. Bettors in these markets will have to travel elsewhere to find legal Olympic betting odds.