PHOENIX — Arizona's first sports betting operations officially opened for business Thursday in time for the start of the NFL season, with live wagers taken on college and professional sports online and at two retail locations in Phoenix.
Taking in-person bets in the morning were the FanDuel Sportsbook at the downtown Phoenix arena where the Phoenix Suns play and temporary betting windows just down the street at the Arizona Diamondbacks' Chase Field run by Caesars Entertainment. Several companies also began accepting online bets.
"Used to go to Vegas to do this," said a pumped up Emil Stefan, 59, after placing a bet at the Caesers window.