Sports betting starts in Arizona in time for NFL season

FILE - Chase Field sits empty after the Colorado Rockies decided not to play their baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, on Aug. 27, 2020, in Phoenix. Arizona's first sports betting operations are set to open in time for the start of the NFL season with live wagers allowed on college and professional sports. Betting will be allowed starting Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, online and at the FanDuel Sportsbook at the downtown Phoenix arena where the Phoenix Suns play and at temporary betting windows at the Arizona Diamondbacks' Chase Field. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)