To tweak a well-known tagline, SuperBook Sports was happiest in Vegas, so it will stay in Vegas.
The online sports betting company announced that it halted new transactions in eight states as of 8 p.m. ET on Friday, July 19. In a post on X, SuperBook told customers:
“We regret to inform you that SuperBook Sports will no longer be accepting wagers, deposits, or new accounts in Colorado, New Jersey, Arizona, Tennessee, Ohio, Iowa, Maryland and Virginia.”
It remains a Nevada sports betting option, however. SuperBook Nevada will continue to operate through:
- The Westgate SuperBook mobile app and
- By visiting the famed walls of screens and odds boards at Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook.
SuperBook Sports was a registered and legal betting option in the eight closeout states. Customers should have no trouble settling any pending wagers or closing out their accounts.
“You are free to withdraw your funds,” the company told bettors on X. Customers with accounts also received an email on Monday.
SuperBook Sports Returns to Familiar Territory
SuperBook Sports retreats to the state where it still enjoys 38 years of experience in the sports betting industry. The sportsbook launched in Las Vegas in 1986 and grew its fanbase behind oddsmakers Jay Kornegay and John Murray.
The company began to look beyond the desert when it debuted its online app for Colorado in October 2020. SuperBook added New Jersey and Arizona in 2021. Tennessee came next in April 2022.
Westgate Las Vegas Resorts & Casino and Circa Resort & Casino have both laid claim as “the largest sportsbook” in Vegas and beyond. SuperBook’s retail sports betting venue covers more than 35,000 square feet.
The SuperBook Sports website touted its numerous betting lines as it tried to grow to other states.
“For the Super Bowl alone, we give you the chance to take advantage of more than 400 prop bets, which translates to an enormous number of betting options,” its website said.
The SuperBook Sports decision continues a trend toward closures and consolidations. Already in 2024:
- Betway announced plans to leave North America
- MGM Resorts (BetMGM) is buying Tipico Sportsbook
- Fanatics Sportsbook finished its takeover of PointsBet
- 888 ended its SI Sportsbook branding as it left the US
- WynnBET left key states and
- Unibet completed its phase-out in North America.
Several single-state operators also fell by the wayside, but others continue to grow. bet365 added its 11th state with a full Pennsylvania launch on Monday, for example.
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