California will not be offering sports betting from any of its casinos this 2021-22 NFL season with two solid teams (the LA Rams and Chargers) and one questionable, the San Francisco 49ers. Do not dispair as a few dozen sites licensed outside the state will accept wagers on the upcoming NFL and College Football season in addition to the NFL Draft, which features hundreds or prop wagering options. BetOnline offers a generous welcome bonus with a maximum of $1000.
WILL CALIFORNIA WELCOME SPORTS BETTING IN THE NEAR FUTURE?
It's complicated as the state has for many years tried legalizing online poker but has had to deal with varying agendas and competing Tribes that have their own interests that do not always coincide with others.
More importantly, the state legislature tends to end the year early. This will be a problem in 2020 with the coronavirus pandemic throwing everything into disarray.
While the tribes were in the process of considering legislation at some point, mobile betting is likely not in the cards as there is an almost unanimous desire to have all wagering take place on the casino properties, not in one's living room.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
