Santa Ana Star Casino announced that it would begin taking sports wagers on Tuesday, October 16 th, 2018. Under this interpretation of the law, tribal casinos need no authorization from the state to offer sports betting on casino property. However, the tribe was able to move on its own due to a 2015 gaming compact with the state that authorizes Class III gaming, which the tribes say includes retail sports betting. This news came as a surprise because there was no pending legislation at the time to authorize sports betting in New Mexico. Legal New Mexico sports betting launched with little warning when the Pueblo of Santa Ana announced that they had reached a deal with sports betting services provider USBookmaking to begin taking wagers at the Santa Ana Star Casino & Hotel. Sportsbook at the Inn of the Mountain Gods.BetMGM Sportsbook at Isleta Resort & Casino.Sportsbook at the Hilton Buffalo Thunder.The current list of New Mexico sportsbooks now includes: The first sportsbook opened in October 2018 and four others have followed suit since. New Mexico is now five retail sportsbooks in New Mexico, each located within a Native American casino.
