Lawmakers in Louisiana have revealed a proposal to outlaw prop betting and live micro-bets as part of sports betting regulations in the state.
Senate Bill 354 (SB 354) was filed at the 2026 Regular Session a week ago and, if it passes on time, will be effective from 1 August.
This legislation, Senator Katrina Jackson-Andrews is sponsoring, aims at intervention in the sports betting aspects of the law by limiting the definition of a sports wager.
At present, a sports bet is essentially any money that is wagered against an uncertain result linked to a sporting event and, by law, it has been clarified that prop bets are among the permitted types of wagers.
Such prop bets would then not be considered at that level under the changed definition.
The bill additionally modifies the language of a prop bet and defines it as a “side wager on an aspect of a sporting event that is not related to the final outcome of the event”.
Sb 354 further isolates sports micro-bets by providing them with a distinct definition. These types of bets are described as “live prop bets” that are placed during the progress of a sporting event and are specifically “linked to the result of a particular play or action” during that event.
Besides introducing new wordings, SB 354 also brings on a new list of the category of bets that are banned.
The bill would prohibit licensed operators to accept or pay out on any sports micro-bet or prop bet at the same time that existing betting restrictions would be preserved.
