Take a look at Washington sports betting legalization and implementation progress to date: 9, 2021, where the 'Reign Man', retired Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp, placed the state's first legal sports wager. Inslee's decision to enact an emergency clause on House Bill 2638, approving legal Washington sports betting, was somewhat of a surprise.ĭuring the following legislative session, several WA state lawmakers expressed their desire to expand legal sports betting options to non-tribal casinos. The Snoqualmie tribe opened the state's first retail sportsbook on Sept. Washington was once one of the country's most highly regulated sports betting states.
