INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Sports wagering is days away from becoming legal in Indiana and the state's casinos are lining up to begin gathering wagers.

Indiana will become the 12th state - and the first in the middle of significant Midwest markets - with sports wagering when a new state law takes effect Sunday.

A minimum of 3 gambling establishments - ones near Indianapolis, Chicago and strategy to open on-site sports betting areas that day. Some others plan similar openings before the NFL season begins on Sept. 5.

The Indiana Gaming Commission voted Wednesday to approve sports wagering policies. Eleven of the 13 state-regulated casinos and all three of its off-track betting parlors have actually received momentary sports wagering licenses. The casinos are still working to release mobile wagering apps in the state.

WHEN WILL SPORTS BETTING START?

A flurry of sports books are set to open in early September as they get approval from state regulators.

Caesars Entertainment is Indiana's most significant casino operator and is targeting a Sunday start for sports betting at its Indiana Grand casino in Shelbyville, near Indianapolis. It prepares to use it at its OTB in downtown Indianapolis on Tuesday and at its Horseshoe Hammond gambling establishment simply across the state line from Chicago the following day.

Rival Penn National is also leaping quickly with Sunday begins prepared for its gambling establishments that likewise tap huge close-by metro areas: Ameristar East Chicago and Hollywood in Lawrenceburg, which is a brief drive from Cincinnati and its northern Kentucky residential areas.

Lots of hoopla will accompany the openings. Boyd Gaming says previous Chicago Bears star Brian Urlacher will place the first bet at its Blue Chip casino in Michigan City on Sept. 5, while the Lawrenceburg casino prepares an event Sept. 7 with retired Cincinnati sports stars Anthony Munoz of the Bengals and Tony Perez of the Reds.

Several casinos prepare to start mobile wagering this fall but have not set dates. How quickly mobile betting ends up being offered will depend mainly on the casinos, stated Sara Gonso Tait, executive director of the Indiana Gaming Commission.

A WINDFALL FOR INDIANA?

Iowa ended up being the very first Midwestern state with legalized sports wagering on Aug. 15. But Indiana's proximity to a number of large cities makes sports wagering available to more prospective bettors.

Sports wagering normally offers only slim revenue margins for casinos, though operators state it is a method to assist attract gamblers. Indiana's get on neighboring states comes amidst a $482 million - or almost 18% - drop in gambling profits at its gambling establishments given that 2012 amid competitors from new gambling establishments in Cincinnati and southern Michigan.

An Indiana legal report projects that the state will gather only about $13 million a year in earnings from its 9.5% tax on the casinos' sports bets payouts.

Sports wagering revenue has fallen brief of expectations in numerous states that quickly legalized it after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the method with a judgment last year. The tax rates vary widely among states: Pennsylvania set its rate at 36% - four times that of surrounding New Jersey - and Iowa's is near the bottom, at 6.75%.

Regulators are dealing with sports wagering rules in Illinois, which legislated it in June but hasn't set a date for it to begin.

WHAT ARE INDIANA'S RULES?

Gamblers should be 21 or older in order to put a bet. Indiana will permit the gambling establishments to take wagers on lots of professional, college and international occasions, including football, basketball, baseball, vehicle racing, hockey, soccer, boxing, golf and Olympic competitions. No betting is permitted on high school or youth sporting occasions, or e-sports.

Gamblers will need to register and show their age with a casino before having the ability to use a mobile wagering app. Those online apps, nevertheless, should use geofencing innovation so that the bets are positioned within the state borders, implying any Chicago homeowners would have to cross into Indiana each time they wished to position a bet using their mobile phone.