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Category Archives: Sports Betting
Arizona Online Sports Betting 2021: Best 6 AZ Sportsbooks
Posted: November 25, 2021 at 12:26 pm
Now that sports betting apps have launched in Arizona, players can place several different types of wagers. Moneyline wagers are one common bet and only require players to bet on the outcome of a game: which team will win or lose?
But all sportsbooks also offer other wager types, including:
In-play bets are also likely to be big in Arizonas sports betting industry. In-play bets are provided by most major sportsbooks these days and they allow you to make wagers using dedicated betting markets that leverage odds that are updated on the fly by automated algorithms.
In-play betting, also known as live betting, allows experienced sports wagerers to take part in the action in a new way, especially since many major sportsbooks include live streaming. On these sports betting apps, players will be able to watch the action unfold on their mobile device and place a wager right as big plays are being made.
Just be mindful of which sportsbook you download, however; not all apps currently provide live or in-play betting.
Futures bets are going to be popular in Arizona, and for good reason. These bets provide some of the highest potential payouts of all wagers since players can put their money down early and benefit from the odds being stacked against them further than usual.
Futures bets involve betting on the outcome of a future event like a tournament or championship. World Series bets are a popular example. Players will be able to place futures bets on tournament outcomes, game outcomes, and even the overall performance of certain players, such as which player will win the MVP award for the 2022 baseball season.
Prop or proposition bets are popular wagers to make across the country. Unlike most other bets, which revolve around betting that a team will win or lose or betting about a certain score threshold, prop bets involve wagering on a specific or isolated event in a game.
For example, popular prop bets include betting on whether a player will shoot a three-pointer in basketball, whether a player will score a touchdown in football, or whether a player will make a home run in baseball.
Prop bets are fun and flexible, especially for newcomers who may not know how to read or gauge betting lines and odds for full game outcomes or points totals.
Theres one minor quibble with Arizonas sports wagering legislation, however. Prop bets on collegiate games will not be allowed. Fortunately, youll be able to place prop bets in Arizona on all other sporting events.
Arizonas sports betting industry uses the same line-making algorithms and statisticians as other states. This will result in player-friendly odds with a good potential for profit no matter which side of a bet you decide to take.
For example, a typical moneyline wager (where you bet on the outcome of a single game) might have odds set at +110 for the favorite team to win the match and -110 for the underdog. In short, these odds indicate that you would need to wager $110 when betting on the favorite team to win $100 or wager $100 on the underdog team to potentially win $110.
In this way, the underdog odds for any Arizona sports match will be riskier but offer a potentially higher payout. All licensed sportsbooks in Arizona uses official league data when formulating their betting lines.
Experienced sports bettors may also wish to shop around between different sportsbooks, checking out each books betting lines for the same event to determine which one offers the best potential payout.
The 2023 Super Bowl will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ, home of the Arizona Cardinals. All the sports betting apps and sportsbook locations will be open by then, including one inside State Farm Stadium. That will be an enormous day for Arizona sports bettors.
On that note, here are the professional sports teams in Arizona, most of which host retail sportsbooks on-site:
An MLS stadium is being built in Tempe for Phoenix Rising FC, which is trying to join the MLS. That stadium will likely also house a retail sportsbook if that happens.
The Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale hosts biannual NASCAR races, and the TPC Scottsdale hosts the Waste Management Phoenix Open, a stop on the PGA Tour.
The following college teams are highly popular options, particularly for NCAA football and basketball betting:
All but Grand Canyon have both football and basketball programs.
One of the best parts of online sports betting is all the bonus offers. Here are some of the Arizona sportsbook bonuses:
The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) reviewed each sports betting applicant and approved licenses only to those that exhibit the highest levels of safety and security. The ADG also only promotes responsible gaming.
The state regulator has established a standard for all sportsbooks to follow. This includes housing all player funds in a separate bank account that the company cannot use for expenses.
The ADG will also audit and regulate the sports betting apps on an ongoing basis to ensure everything remains above board.
All online sportsbooks partnered with an existing name in Arizona sports or betting. Local bettors will be familiar with these organizations, providing peace of mind that doesnt exist with illegal sites.
For example, the FanDuel Sportsbook isnt just a standalone app. It is available through a partnership with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. The reputations of both companies is on the line with the FanDuel Arizona launch, further instilling confidence in the safety and security of the platform.
Arizona sports bettors waited a long time for the launch of legal sportsbooks. However, that comes with the advantage of knowing exactly what to expect from these operators.
Reviews around the internet will help you identify which one is the best for your style of betting and budget. And these apps have had the time to mature into intuitive, player-friendly platforms.
So while online sports betting has been a long time coming, you now have all the resources you need to make the most informed decisions.
Illegal sports betting sites cant offer an iOS app because the App Store doesnt list illegal betting sites. Illegal sites can offer an Android app for download directly from the site, but thats a risky endeavor. Illegal sites are a likely culprit for offering a Trojan horse app that can infect your device.
Google Play just recently started allowing legal online sports betting apps. Up until the beginning of 2021, Android users had to download the apps directly from the websites, even for legal platforms.
You can usually deposit and withdraw using PayPal and online bank transfers at sports betting sites. These options are unlikely to come with fees, and theyre an option for both funding your account and cashing out.
Arizona sports betting apps will eventually have retail sportsbook locations as well. That normally means you can fund your online account and withdraw winnings in cash at the betting window of the retail location or partnering casino.
Pro tip: Arizona bettors should avoid using credit cards for deposits at an online sportsbook. The transaction is often considered a cash advance, which most likely has a $10 minimum fee.
Arizona legalized sports betting and daily fantasy sports with the passages of Senate Bill 1797 and House Bill 2772, which were sent to Governor Doug Duceys desk for his signature on April 13, 2021. Gov. Ducey signed the historic bill on April 15.
The bill allowes for 20 total sportsbooks in the state. Commercial entities like professional sports teams can have up to ten licenses to operate mobile betting and in-person retail sportsbooks. Currently eight of these licenses have been granted. Tribal entities received the additional ten licenses to operate mobile betting and all ten licenses have been distributed. In addition to these mobile betting licenses, tribes can now accept in-person wagers on their lands under the Arizona Gaming Compact, which is separate from the mobile betting bill enacted in April 2021.
Daily Fantasy Sports and sports betting are now both live in Arizona.
The road to Arizona allowing sports betting took many years. Here is the timeline of events that lead to thelaunch of Arizona sports betting apps.
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Is Mobile NY Sports Betting A Mad Dash To Launch First? – Legal Sports Report
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Technically, online NY sports betting is legal for this years NFL games on Thanksgiving. There are just no legal mobile books live to take the bets.
Wednesday marked the publication of the rules for mobile New York sportsbooks in the state register. That means any of the nine temporarily licensed operators could go live if they have everything ready.
Along with testing and paperwork approvals, the biggest step left is to get the betting servers into the states four commercial casinos. All mobile bets have to be routed through those servers to satisfy the definition of casino gaming.
Whether we see a race to the first launch in New York is still unknown, though.
Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. confirmed to LSR he requested the New York State Gaming Commission set a unilateral start date for the market.
Addabbos stance earlier reported by PlayNY is a bit out of character. The senator previously told LSR seeing all the business taken by New Jersey sportsbooks makes him lose his spaghetti knowing New Yorkers are contributing. It would seem natural to want that tax revenue to start flowing home as soon as it can.
But Addabbo said hed rather forego that revenue from an early launch to make the market better for his constituents:
It would just be better for the consumer of New York, really, and the industry if we all got a single start date. Now if an operator is unable to meet that start date set by the gaming commission thatd be unfortunate for them. But it would be fair and also better for the consumer instead of a haphazard who can start, who cant start.
Addabbo did not propose a start date. Thats for the NYSGC to do and its a bit premature with where the servers stand at this point, he said. But that start is getting closer and he expects the market to be live for NFL betting during the playoffs in January.
So while the start date today might be premature, I believe were inching ever so closer to that start date. As I understand it, my opinion, the negotiations and the progress for the servers has been ongoing and going well. So I think were OK. I jokingly said if we wanted to do a mobile bet by tomorrow, we could, thats how experienced they are. So I am so confident it will be soon.
Addabbo and Assemblyman Gary Pretlow did plenty of work to get mobile NY sportsbooks legalized this year even though they did not look exactly how either wanted. Now, Addabbo is already working to fill in some of those gaps.
Im going to be ecstatic when we take our first mobile bet but I know we can do better as a state. I know we can do better in a competitive market. I know we can do better for the people of New York.
The senator filed S 7536 last week to allow fixed-odds horse betting through mobile sportsbooks. The bill would also allow sports betting kiosks in various facilities like stadiums, arenas and tracks across the state.
Adding another mouth to be fed by sports betting in NY might not be what operators want to hear considering their historic tax of 51% on gross sports betting revenue. Addabbo admitted horse racing might be the easier lift at first but added the kiosks should grow revenue because they would make betting more accessible.
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Judge overturns Florida law that allows online sports betting – CBSSports.com
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A federal judge has overturned Florida's sports betting deal with the Seminole Tribe. It was ruled that the sports betting plan was in violation of both the Florida state constitution and federal Indian gambling law. United States District Judge Dabney Friedrich is the one who ruled to stop the Seminole Tribe's online sports betting plan, which had launched on Nov. 1.
According to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, the Seminole Tribe, which has an online sports gambling operation through Hard Rock Sportsbook in the state,filed an appeal on the decision on Tuesday. Friedrich's ruling specifically called out that sports betting is allowed to occur in the state from any device through the servers on Seminole tribal land.
According to Friedrich, the part about the location of the servers violates the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
The winners of this ruling, for now, are "family-owned businesses," such as Magic City Casino, which gave the following quote to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
"Last night's ruling was a victory for family-owned businesses like ours who pay their fair share in taxes and believe the free market should guide the business operations of gaming venues. The judge clearly understood the blatant violation of IGRA as her ruling demonstrates. We look forward to working with the Governor, Legislature, and the citizens of Florida to pave a path forward that ensures a fair gaming marketplace exists in Florida."
This latest drama surrounding legal online sports gambling did not come as a shock to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
"We anticipated that this could happen," he said on Wednesday, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, after previously admitting that only allowing online gambling via the servers on specific land was "an unsettled legal issue."
Even with this new ruling, people in Florida were still able to place online sports bets as of Wednesday morning.
Regardless, for now, the future of sports betting in the state of Florida is unclear.
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Casino industry rebounds from pandemic while mobile sports betting is on the rise – Fox Business
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The transition from mostly in-person gambling at casinos to relying more on mobile apps signals a shift in the gaming industry as a result of the pandemic.
Sports fans are anticipating three NFL football games on Thanksgiving Day and some college football rivalry games this weekend.
Those fans can bet on the matchups from the comfort of their own couches as sports betting rebounds from the pandemic.
At the height of COVID, sports betting had a rough streak.
The NFL had to postpone games because of infected players, and the NBA had to suspend part of its season.
It wasnt looking good. Then, the leagues picked up some momentum and betting returned.
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This year marks a turn for the gaming industry.
The American Gaming Association reports nationwide gaming revenue reached nearly $39 billion through the first nine months of 2021.
That's more than all of last years revenue.
The casino industry is doing better than ever coming out of the pandemic. (Ashley Soriano/Fox News)
Bill Miller, AGAs CEO and president, said 2019 was the gaming industry's best year to date, 2020 its worst. Miller said 2021 is "setting up to be the industrys greatest year in history."
Nearly 1,000 casinos across the country shut down completely for part of last year, which meant a lot of bettors had to place bets online instead of in person.
"Coming out of the pandemic, weve really seen sports betting on the rise, and I think people really miss not having sports," said Jason McCormick, vice president of racing sports for Station Casinos. "Since they came back, the gambling aspect of it has been absolutely fantastic."
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Online sports betting is still relatively new.
Before 2018, it was legal only in Nevada. Today, 32 states and the District of Columbia allow online betting, according to the AGA.
And Ohio and Massachusetts are considering online betting.
Sports betting is legal in 32 states and the District of Columbia.
"People have been betting on sports as long as there has been sports to bet on," Miller said. "Unfortunately, most Americans have been betting on sports illegally, but thats changing and its a really exciting thing."
Raffi Demirjian lives in Texas, where sports betting is illegal. He recently graduated from Oklahoma State University, which hosts the Oklahoma Sooners in a huge rivalry game this weekend. Demirjian traveled to Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas to bet on it.
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"For once, Im feeling confident about the rivalry game. We havent won it since 2014, so maybe this is the year. Im feeling pretty good, so I figured Id try to win a little bit out of it," Demirjian said.
The rise in mobile betting presents new options for people who cant make it to Vegas for the holiday games.
"Mobile is such a great aspect to have so youre not leaving your family and friends to run out to make your sports bet," McCormick said. "So to get that mobile app and be able to sit in the comfort of your home and bet your games with your family without having to run out, its just a great option."
The AGA says with the return of meetings, conventions and international travel, the gaming industry will recover even more in 2022.
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How Online Betting Is Fueling the Growth of Sports Media – TheWrap
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Businesses in content have a pre-existing base of sports fans as well as a proven track record of delivering exceptional content, Harry von Behr, managing director at British sportsbook services company Spotlight Sports Group, told TheWrap. This combination is pure gold to sportsbooks as it has been proven that quality content drives more bets from sports fans across the board.
Dave Torres, owner of Prime Sports Consulting, said that sites like The Athletic that have built an audience of sports fans are an obvious target for sports betting sites. It is the prime audience they are looking for to expand their customer base and a place where they can promote their sports betting sites and have the highest probability of the highest conversion rates, Torres said. Bottom line, they will use it to convert the more than 1.2 million subscribers into sports betting users in the hopes that these new users will continuously bet on sporting events and more times than not, lose their bets bringing in more profit for the company.
Some sports outlets have taken to starting their own sportsbooks. Sports Illustrated, for example, this year partnered with betting company 888 to create the Sports Illustrated Sportsbook, first launching in Colorado with other states to follow. Fox also got into the betting game when it launched Fox Bet in partnership with The Stars Group, while Disney-owned ESPN is exploring licensing its brand to major sports betting companies for at least $3 billion over several years. Caesars Entertainment and DraftKings were reportedly part of those talks.
Sportsbook apps are already surpassing daily fantasy sports apps in terms of adoption, according to intelligence firm Sensor Tower. The top five apps together saw downloads more than double year-over-year in Q3, combining for a 177% year-over-year growth that quarter. The Google Play app store started to allow gambling apps in the U.S this March.
In the U.S., where online sports betting is still in its infancy, the brand visibility of DraftKings and FanDuel, as well as multiple physical sportsbooks moving online, has created a different competitive environment, Dennis Yeh, insights analyst at Sensor Tower, said. This dynamic, in addition to state-by-state legalization, will likely allow for greater competition and for the services to have different regional priorities.
So far, 24 states have legalized sports betting, opening up the betting market to some 111 million Americans, according to the American Gaming Association. In addition, some states have proposed legislation to legalize sports betting, varying from limited online betting to in-person only. New Jersey, one of the biggest markets, in September became the first state to hit $1 billion in monthly sporting bets. Nevada, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Indiana are some of the other top states by highest amounts wagered. More states could rise to these ranks after the Supreme Court overturned a law that banned betting on sports in all 50 states, effectively legalizing sports gambling back in 2018.
A major factor triggering increased interest in sports media is the rise of legalized online sports betting, media expert Jack Myers said. The category is the fastest growing advertising category. There is a fast growing market for news and feature coverage.
Fantasy sports and aggregated content through outlets such as NFL RedZone are adding to the demand. Even fringe sports, from lacrosse to darts, are gaining more traction, Myers added. This years online betting spike was also driven largely by the start of the NFL season in September when sportsbook apps saw their best month in monthly downloads in the U.S., according to Sensor Tower.
Based on the American Gaming Associations research in September, a record 45.2 million Americans will place a bet on the NFL season, up from 36% since the 2020 season. Some 19.5 million said they will place a bet online, up 73% from 2020.
The top five apps by downloads in H1 included FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, Barstool and Caesars, according to Sensor Tower data. In first place, FanDuel merged in 2018 with Irish bookmaker Paddy Power Betfair, now operating as Flutter Entertainment with a host of brands including Fox Bet, Betfair and Sky Bet. In 2016, FanDuel and its main competitor DraftKings announced plans to merge a deal that was scrapped the following year after the Federal Trade Commission blocked it. The two companies together would have controlled 90% of the market for daily fantasy sports.
The space will only get more competitive as companies focus on turning sports fans into sports bettors particularly by way of their content. The mergers and acquisitions are not dying down, von Behr noted, and we may see more sports outlets in the mix for sportsbooks down the line.
By and large, being public companies they are being judged by market share and by the audience size, von Behr said. As we look into next year, there will still be that demand. The challenge is the supply of quality assets that people will acquire. If a number of larger and more successful affiliates have been already acquired, it will create a premium for those still available.
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Sports Betting Hall of Fame Class of 2021: Jimmy Vaccaro – SBC Americas
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Not many people can claim to have starred in a spin-off from The Simpsons and to have inspired the title of an ESPN documentary, but then not many people have enjoyed a career as extraordinary as that of Jimmy Vaccaro who takes his place next week in the Sports Betting Hall of Fame.
Of course, TV appearances are not the reason that Vaccaro is part of the Sports Betting Hall of Fame Class of 2021. Rather it is his standing as one of the legends of the Las Vegas sportsbook world that has earned him the honor.
Now the Sports Marketing Director at South Point Hotel & Casino, Vaccaro has been one of the best known and most quotable bookmakers in Nevada for more than 40 years.
The Trafford, Pennsylvania native moved to Vegas in 1975 and found work as a blackjack dealer at the Royal Inn, where he became friends with owner Michael Gaughan. And when Gaughan wanted to launch a sportsbook, he turned to Vaccaro for help.
It was a process the pair repeated when, after the sale of the Royal Inn, Gaughan opened the Barbary Coast Hotel & Casino in 1979.
Vaccaro recalled: Michael looked at me and said, Do you know how to run a sports book?
I said, No. So Michael said, Neither do I. Well start it together.
I knew about betting sports. I didnt know how to run a book. We built a little hole in the wall at the Royal Inn. It was a turning point in my life. Ive been fortunate because I was in the right place at the right time.
I knew when I was at the Barbary Coast, this sports stuff is going to go crazy. I love this. I raised two kids and supported two ex-wives, so its not that bad.
Those early days were not all plain sailing and there were costly nights, as Vaccaro told VSiN.
Super Bowl XIII was the most memorable one I booked, he said. I was at the Royal Inn in January 1979 and the line opened as low as Pittsburgh minus-2, and we were as high as 5. The Steelers beat the Cowboys 35-31. It was an absolute bonanza for the wiseguys. We lost $185,000. The Stardust blew about $1.4m, and they lost the most. Every book in the country lost. But after two days, everything went back to normal.
But there were also very profitable nights, including that of the WBC heavyweight title fight between Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali at Caesars Palace in October 1980.
I was running the Barbary Coast book. There wasnt a break in the line from 8 oclock in the morning until the last hour before the fight, Vaccaro said. We opened Holmes as a 3-1 favorite, and closed it minus-140. Every 10 tickets, eight were on Ali and two were on Holmes. We won like $300,000 at a little joint with hand-written tickets. I enjoyed that fight the most.
With the experience of those two launches under his belt, Vaccaro quickly became one of the most in-demand bookmakers in Vegas and went on to run the MGM and Golden Nugget sportsbooks in the 1980s.
In 1989, he helped Steve Wynn to open The Mirage sportsbook where, just three months later, another big fight helped to further build his reputation.
When the undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson defended his title against Buster Douglas in February 1990, the Baddest Man on the Planet was expected to win so easily that most sportsbooks refused to offer odds on the result. Instead, they only gave fans the chance to bet on which round Tyson would knock out the outsider.
The Mirage sportsbook was different and under Vaccaros guidance opened at 27-1 for a Douglas win. He took some $20 bets, but the serious money all went on Tyson and the price soon drifted out to 42-1.
Douglas, of course, produced the biggest shock in boxing history a shock that was presumably particularly keenly felt by the bettor who staked $168,000 on a Tyson victory in the expectation of winning just $4,000. The Mirage won about $300,000 on the fight, but the publicity generated by the line was much more valuable and it really put the new resort on the map.
Vaccaro meanwhile went on to be immortalized in the ESPN 30 for 30 episode about the fight, which the documentary makers titled 42 to 1.
It was also during his time at The Mirage that Vaccaro found himself appearing in The Simpsons spin-off Springfields Most Wanted, which aired in 1995. A parody of Americas Most Wanted, it featured the bookmaker talking about the market on who shot Mr Burns.
As 26 years is probably too far in the past for anyone to complain about spoilers, its safe to reveal that the unlikely shooter Maggie Simpson was a 70-1 outsider.
After The Mirage, Vaccaro spent time at the Atlantis in the Bahamas and worked for the Leroys and Luckys sportsbook operations in Nevada, before rejoining Gaughan at the South Point in August 2013. A move to his home state with Rivers Casino Pittsburgh followed in 2019, but he soon returned to his spiritual home in Vegas at the South Point.
One of the biggest personalities in the world of sports betting, Vaccaro can now be found talking about the odds on VSiN or Tweeting about the high rollers at the South Point.
Jimmy Vaccaro will be inducted into the Sports Betting Hall of Fame in a special ceremony at the MetLife Stadium on December 1, 2021, during theSBC Summit North Americaconference and trade show.This interview features in Issue 18 of SBC Leaders Magazine which is available to readHERE.
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Nearly 500K bet on NFL as Deadwood sports betting handle totals $815K for October – KELOLAND.com
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DEADWOOD, S.D. (KELO) Nearly half a million dollars was bet on NFL games during the first full month of sports wagering in Deadwood casinos.
The October 2021 gaming statistics report showed five casinos offering sports wagering for a total handle of $815,036 with an average payout of 87.97% and a casino revenue of $98,000. In September, the first month of sports betting in Deadwood casinos, $443,365 was bet in person at four casinos.
Sports wagering handle surpassed craps handle and came close to matching the combined handle of craps and roulette in October, Mike Rodman, executive director of the Deadwood Gaming Association, said in a news release.
Rodman noted 87% of money bet on sports was on NFL (455K) and college football (259K). Major League Baseball was third with more than $65,000 bet following by the NBA (11K), soccer (7K) and NHL (7K).
Octobers numbers put 2021 total casino revenues up 37.85% over 2020 and up 30.29% over 2019.
Iowa, which legalized sports betting statewide, in 2019 reported a record $280 million of handle in October.
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Black Friday Offers – The Best Sports Betting Offers On Black Friday – Sportslens.com
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With the big day right around the corner, US sportsbooks are pulling out all the stops to provide Black Friday Offers for their respective clientele. So, to save you the time spent having to shop around, in this article, well be detailing the very best sports betting offers available this Black Friday at US betting sites.
Sportsbook MyBookie is broadcasting not one but two exceptional offers to bettors over Black Friday and the weekend. Read on to find out more:
First up is MyBookies Lightning Locks. Readers will have to check back tomorrow to find out the exact sports & lines that these special promotions apply to, but the idea is simple enough:
On top of the Lighting Locks, MyBookie is also broadcasting Boosted Odds on the above selection of sporting events, including UFC269: Oliviera vs Poirier; the crunch NFL contest between the Los Angeles Rams & the Green Bay Packers, and the huge Premier League clash between Manchester United and Chelsea.
The maximum wager per bet will be capped at $25, but the exact percentage of each individual Odds Boost will be revealed tomorrow morning. So, check back here or at MyBookie directly to see exactly how much the odds have been enhanced by then.
Taking advantage of the MyBookie Black Friday promos detailed above is straightforward just follow the simple instructions below:
Newcomers to MyBookie are also eligible to receive a 100% matched deposit bonus thats worth up to $1,000, and these free bets can be used in conjunction with the previously detailed Black Friday promotions.
Get Boosted Odds and Lightning Locks at MyBookie this Black Friday
Click the link to find out more about MyBookies special offers and promos
BetUS is offering an Extra 5% Free Playto celebrate this years Black Friday.
The offer is simple to grasp, too: between the hours of 12:00 16:00 EST on Black Friday, BetUS will add an extra 5% to all cash deposits. So, if you deposit $200, youll get $10 free and so on (2.5x rollover required).
If you prefer to conduct your online financial activity using Bitcoin, the Black Friday Free Play offer at BetUS is better still deposits made using Bitcoin will reward customers with an extra 10% (5x rollover). So, deposit $200 to get $20 free.
To take advantage of the great Black Friday deals available at BetUS, just follow the instructions below:
Get 5% extra cash and 10% extra Bitcoin when you make a deposit at BetUS this Black Friday
The Bovada sportsbook is yet to broadcast its Black Friday deals, but do check back either on this page or at Bovada on the morning of November 26 to find out more.
In the meantime, Bovada is broadcasting several Thanksgiving NFL Specials (see above image) for tonights matchups: Saints vs Bills, Lions vs Bears, and Cowboys vs Raiders.
These specials include enhanced odds on the lowest/highest scoring teams and player head-to-heads on the prop market.
Sign up at Bovada to take advantage of boosted NFL odds on Thanksgiving
Click the link to find out more about Bovadas special offers and promotions
BetOnline hasnt yet listed its Black Friday deals, but there are several Thanksgiving NFL Specials (see the image above) for tonights games: Saints vs Bills, Lions vs Bears, and Cowboys vs Raiders. These specials include enhanced odds on the first TD scorer and total points markets.
As soon as BetOnline broadcasts its Black Friday deals, we will update this segment. So, either check back here tomorrow morning to see exactly whats on offer.
In the meantime
Sign up at BetOnline to get boosted NFL odds this Thanksgiving
Click the link to find out more about BetOnlines special offers and promotions
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Betsperts buys sports betting and fantasy football subscription platform 4for4.com – Yogonet International
Posted: at 12:26 pm
Betsperts Media & Technology Group announced Tuesday it has closed on an acquisition agreement of 4for4.com, a sports betting and fantasy football subscription service.
This acquisition will provide Fantasy Life App and Betsperts app customers an immediate increase in content while creating the platform for continued expansion for Betsperts.
Reid Rooney, CEO and Co-Founder of Betsperts, said:"The addition of 4for4 brings premium content to our users, bolsters our user base, and builds our financial relationship with customers. We have seen tremendous success this football season with the integration of 4for4.
All three properties (4for4, Betsperts and Fantasy Life) will have record revenue in 2021, according to Rooney.
As a web-based sports betting and fantasy football research, analysis and information site, 4for4.com provides accurate rankings, insightful analysis, and decision support tools with the purpose of enabling subscribers to improve in their betting and fantasy football endeavors.
Josh Moore, owner and editor for 4for4, spoke about this acquisition and said: "We're excited to join a growing team in the Betsperts ecosystem. With Matthew Berry on board, and more resources now available to us, we can't wait to take 4for4 to the next level and help shape the bright future of Betsperts Group."
This announcement comes right after the close of a $6 million Betsperts Series A raise led by HBSE Ventures and Verance Capital. Notable investors such as Kevin Durant's Thirty Five Ventures and Chris Paul joined the round as well.
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Bragg Gaming to Participate in Jefferies Sports Betting & iGaming Summit on December 2 – Yahoo Finance
Posted: at 12:25 pm
TORONTO, November 23, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bragg Gaming Group (NASDAQ: BRAG, TSX: BRAG), a global iGaming technology and content provider, announced today Yaniv Spielberg, the companys Chief Strategy Officer, will participate in a fireside chat discussion at the Jefferies Sports Betting & iGaming Summit on Thursday, December 2 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Mr. Spielberg will also host one-on-one and group meetings with institutional investors that day.
A live webcast of the fireside chat discussion will be available on Bragg Gamings Investor Relations website here. An on-demand replay will be available shortly after the conclusion of the presentation.
About Bragg Gaming GroupBragg Gaming Group (NASDAQ: BRAG, TSX: BRAG) is a growing global gaming technology and content group and owner of leading B2B companies in the iGaming industry. Since its inception in 2018, Bragg has grown to include operations across Europe, North America and Latin America and is expanding into an international force within the global online gaming market.
Through its wholly-owned subsidiary ORYX Gaming, Bragg delivers proprietary, exclusive and aggregated casino content via its in-house remote games server (RGS) and ORYX Hub distribution platform. ORYX offers a full turnkey iGaming solution, including its Player Account Management (PAM) platform, as well as managed operational and marketing services.
Nevada-based Wild Streak Gaming is Bragg's wholly owned premium US gaming content studio. Wild Streak has a popular portfolio of casino games that are offered across land-based, online and social casino operators in global markets including the U.S. and U.K.
In May 2021, Bragg announced its planned acquisition of Nevada-based Spin Games, B2B gaming technology and content provider currently servicing the U.S. market. Spin holds licenses in key iGaming-regulated U.S. states and supplies Tier 1 operators in the region. Find out more.
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Contacts
For investor relations at Bragg Gaming Group: Yaniv Spielberg, Chief Strategy Officer at Bragg Gaming Groupinfo@bragg.games orJoseph Jaffoni, Richard Land and James Leahy at JCIR212-835-8500 or bragg@jcir.com
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