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By now, Arizona sports fans have seen the billboards all over the Valley. The ads keeppopping up on social media and inTV commercials while watching sports.

The sportsbook operators are here, and they've struck deals with area pro sports teams and Native American tribes since Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed the amended tribal-state gaming compact and sports betting legislation into law in April.

As of Aug. 28, players can register as bettorson their preferred sports betting app, and there are plenty of promotionsthose sports books are offering first-time registrants. On Sept. 9, all state-regulated sports betting is scheduled to become legal online and in person.

The new gaming laws allow for up to 20 Arizona sports betting sites, which gives fans options.

At present,10 betting licenses for tribal casinos and 10 for professional sports teams have been awarded. Among those teams that have forged partnerships with sports books, the Phoenix Suns have linked up with FanDuel, the Arizona Cardinals with BetMGM, the Diamondbacks with Caesar's Sportsbook, the Mercury with Bally's andTPC Scottsdale/PGA Tour with DraftKings.

"I know from experience that the Arizona patrons do drive to Vegas to make a bet, and now they won't have to do that any longer," saidJohnny Avello, director of Race and Sportsbook Operations for DraftKings. "I tell you what's going to make Arizona different then Nevada for instance. It's that you don't have to go into a bricks-and-mortar location to sign up. You can remotely download the app and fund it and you're off and running."

The Arizona Coyotes have yet to announce a partnership but are finalizing their sports betting details. The Arizona Rattlers were granted a mobile sportsbook license and have announced a partnership, but soccer's Phoenix Rising FC was not.

The Suns and more recently the Diamondbacks have already released renderings of what their onsite sportsbooks will look like on the property of Footprint Center and Chase Field.

"Operators, they're trying to get you in the front door, and so they've got the pre-registration offers, they're trying to hit the ground and trying to gobble up as much of the market share as they can,"said Christopher Boan, Arizona analyst and sports betting writerfor BetArizona.com.

"The whole vision for this is it's going to be mobile sportsbooks, and then retail sportsbooks, and then you have daily fantasy sports and you can do whichever ones you want to play with the most," Boan said.

Boan has learned thatthe state of Arizona can expect upwards of $30 to $35 million in taxable revenue from the legalization of sports bettingby fiscal year 2024, and more than $200 million in economic impact.

"Sports betting is a lot more socially accepted nowthan it was even five, 10 years ago," said William Labanowski, CEO of WagerLab, an outfitthatprovides an app formore social and casual betting among friends. "A lot of polling is showing that people are just, especially the younger generation, sports betting is just another form of entertainment. On top of that, a lot of these bodies like the NCAA, the NFL, are just seeing the opportunity in sports betting."

Arizona, with its many professional teams, major college sports and high-profile sporting events, is a new market ripe for sports book operators offering so many wagers.

Once a fan downloads his or her app of choice, the next step is to pick a sporting event, pick an individual or team and check the odds and bettinglines.

Also, fans mustmake sure to have funded the account so as to be able to place bets. Each app shows users how to do so, aswell as how to collect payouts.

Next comes decidinghow much money to wager and factor in the odds. For example, if $50 is placed on the Cardinals to win and they are listed as three-point underdogs, the bettor gets whatever payout the odds stipulate at the time the bet is placed if the Cardinals either win or cover the point spread.

If the opponentwins by three, the bet isa called a "push" and money is returned to the better. The money is lost if the opponent wins by more than three points.

Labanowski said that odds and spreads and moneylines can be daunting to the new bettor, but that it's all easy to pick up.

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There are many different kinds of bets so a player has to make certain he or she knows what type of bet is being placed, whether it be to win or lose based on the spread, the total points (or runs or goals, etc.) scored in the game or even prop bets, which are more detailed.

"It's like a Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper situation, whichever one they want to go with. It's called odds shopping," Boan said. "You download all three of the big ones. You get whatever the best odds are for what you want to bet on. A lot of people are just going to go with the one they like best."

Many people want convenience in placing bets, while some prefer the live sportsbook scene with comfortable seats, TV screens and an atmosphere far different from the comforts of home.

"A lot of people don't want to have to go to a casino to obviously go and place a bet on a game. They want to be able to sit down on the couch, open up their phone and just place their bets," Labanowskisaid.

For the most part, expect a lot of straight bets on outcomes of games from Arizona customers in the early going, starting Sept. 9, as it will take time fornew users to become familiar with the process.

"We welcome competition. We know those other players do a good job, but wefeel we're the best because we have the best app. It's easy to use," DraftKings' Avello said. "We have more content. There's more things for you to wager on, and we feel our customer service is second to none."

Get in touch with Jose Romero at Jose.Romero@gannett.com. Findhim on Twitter at @RomeroJoseM.

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Here's an overview and guide to sports betting as it becomes legal in Arizona - The Arizona Republic

Revenue from legalized sports betting in D.C. has fallen short of expectations, in part because gamblers dont have a lot of options when it comes to placing those bets, according to a Sept. 9 report by the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor.

Revenue from legalized sports betting in D.C. has fallen short of expectations, in part because gamblers dont have a lot of options when it comes to placing those bets, according to a Sept. 9 report by the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor (ODCA).

ODCA found that sports gambling in D.C. is largely confined to the citys GambetDC mobile app. At the time of the audit, the only physical location to place bets was the privately owned William Hill Sportsbook at Capital One Arena, though bettors can also place wagers within two blocks of the arena through the William Hill mobile app.

After sports betting was legalized in May 2019, city officials predicted a tax windfall of tens of millions of dollars.

But between May 2020 and March 2021, when ODCA conducted its audit, the GambetDC app generated just over $440,000 in sports wagering revenue for the city. Meanwhile, the William Hill Sportsbook, despite only being present in one location, netted the city $1.38 million in tax revenue.

The main take-away, according to ODCA, is that the District should build more physical sports betting locations to boost revenue.

GambetDC is run by the Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG), which is both the regulator and sole operator of sports wagering in D.C.

In its regulator role, OLG grants licenses to private sports betting operators. Up until recently, William Hill was the only licensed operator in the city. The audit recommends that OLG grant additional licenses while also expanding its own retail presence beyond the digital realm, which would likely increase revenue and benefit the city.

ODCA also blamed the disappointing revenues on the pandemic, which not only canceled major sporting events, but also deprived the city of commuters and tourists.

This in turn decreased the number of potential betters, as wagers can only be placed via GambetDC within the Districts boundaries, the report said.

In its response to the report, OLG also blamed the pandemic for its lackluster performance but said it has implemented significant enhancements to the sports betting landscape, many of which align with the reports recommendations.

That includes creating a stronger retail presence, which OLG said was always the plan but was sidelined by pandemic-related health restrictions.

In July 2021, OLG launched self-service kiosks that allow sports bettors to gamble at small businesses such as Bens Next Door, Lous City Bar, Takoma Station Tavern and Dirty Water, with plans to expand the kiosks to other establishments.

OLG also said it is granting additional licenses to privately run operators, including BetMGM, which now operates around Nationals Park. FanDuel also has an application pending to open a sportsbook at Audi Field.

But OLG claims that issuing too many licenses doesnt make fiscal sense, because the costs of regulating private sportsbooks exceeds the licensing fees that the agency gets from those sportsbooks. The District collects 10% of gross gaming revenue from private operators, although that money goes straight to the city, not to OLG.

The agency said it has collected just over $2 million in licensing fees since 2020 but has spent about $3.6 million to regulate the industry.

OLG said it uses the revenue from GambetDC to make up for the shortfall, which is why the citys payout is much less than what many had expected. During the audit period, GambetDC generated $5.5 million in gross gaming revenue (the money left over after payouts to winners), but only $440,000 of that ultimately went to the city.

OLG has also come under fire for its arrangement with Intralot, the company that won a no-bid contract in 2019 to be the sole provider of the citys GambetDC app.

Under the arrangement, Intralot gets 42.5% of GambetDCs gross gaming revenue. Thats actually less than what Intralot gets from other states it works with, including New Hampshire and Rhode Island, but the District also pays Intralot other direct operating costs such as marketing and advertising.

The audit suggests OLG renegotiate those terms so that it doesnt have to pay those costs; OLG said it is reviewing the contract.

The agency has also been criticized for not aggressively incentivizing wagers to lure bettors and for various technical glitches with its app, which rates a dismal 1.6 out of 5 stars on Apples app store.

OLG said it is taking steps to improve its app, adding features such as:

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Revenue from legalized sports betting in DC produces more bust than boom - WTOP

A recent journey up the mid-Atlantic seaboard where sports betting operations are already running provided a wealth of options for Massachusetts to consider. The main takeaway is that while placing a winning sports bet remains both an art and a science mastered by few, the act of placing a sports bet could not be much simpler.

Thanks to technology that can pinpoint your location within the boundaries of a state with legal sports betting, you can just as easily place a bet on your smartphone or laptop as you can by stepping into a brick-and-mortar sports book. Whether it was from a phone at a Washington, D.C., ramen shop, on a train moving through Pennsylvania, on the George Washington Bridge, or dealing in-person with tellers in a D.C. sports arena or the swamps of New Jersey, this reporter never lacked for options.

The starting point

Given its innovative setup, Washington was the best place to start. Our nations capital legalized sports betting in May of 2019; the D.C. Lottery oversees the operation and has its own online app that covers the district, except in four niches for the citys pro sports teams.

The teams have done, or expect to do, deals with gaming companies to conduct betting on sports with their app or at a sports book within a two-block perimeter of their venues. Capital One Arena (NBAs Wizards, NHLs Capitals) has a deal with Caesars-William Hill for both online betting and an actual sports book.

As of last month, bets can be placed in and outside Nationals Park (MLBs Nationals) with the BetMGM app, with a BetMGM sports book located just outside the ballpark expected to open later this year.

Audi Field (MLSs D.C. United) is completing a deal with FanDuel for both a sports book and mobile app. St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena (WNBAs Mystics, G Leagues Capital City Go-Go) has yet to ink any licenses.

Capital One Arena is next to the National Portrait Gallery and Chinatown. Like TD Garden, it hosts two pro teams and concerts on non-game days in non-pandemic years and is atop a train stop.

The big difference, for now, is that within Capital Ones walls sits the first sports book inside a US sports arena or stadium.

The space encompasses nearly 20,000 square feet over two floors, with a spiral staircase into the middle. Theres a bar with a standard sports bar feel to it on the first floor. Upstairs theres more seating space, conference rooms, a restaurant with food designed by a Michelin-rated chef, plus another bar and more betting kiosks, with the doors to the arena concourse.

The Caesars-William Hill sports book runs the betting operation, which includes an app that can be used within a couple of blocks of the building.

The landlord is the arenas owner, Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which also owns the Wizards, Capitals, Mystics, Go-Go, e-sports properties, and broadcasting outlets. Monumental drove the pioneering deal with Caesars-William Hill, but Monumental never touches the betting money. It derives its revenue from rent, food and beverage, media and sponsorship deals, and ticket sales.

With the sports book open 365 days a year, Monumental is trying to make it a destination on dark days for the arena.

NFL Sundays are going to be phenomenal, hopefully, if well be able to flex games into our arena and maybe broadcast games inside on the jumbo boards so people can sit and watch, said Jim Van Stone, Monumentals president of business operations and chief commerce officer, who also envisions drawing patrons to enjoy brunch from arena seats for Premier League soccer games.

This is a flagship operation. Weve had teams from the NBA and NHL come and visit, and their reaction is, first, that they see this is a game-changing experience. Then they want to see if they can get it legalized in their own home markets.

State by state on the train

Just four stops from Capital Ones subway stop is the Navy Yard-Ballpark stop. Its hard to miss; its the one where nearly every square inch of every pillar and wall in the station is emblazoned with BetMGMs black-and-gold ads.

A BetMGM sports book built within a parking garage adjacent to the Nationals stadium is coming soon, say company officials. MLB rules do not currently allow sports books within stadium property, but if you seat yourself in a ramen joint, or just lean against a wall near the ballpark, you can bet with your phone.

Registration for the BetMGM app, the first tethered to an MLB team, requires, like all other sports-betting apps, divulging a lot of personal data: birth date, address, proof of age, and last four digits of your Social Security number. Verification takes half a minute, tops. The last step is transferring funds from your credit card, bank, PayPal, or similar account into the apps account, an even more frictionless act.

Then, you can explore the apps extensive list of straight bets, parlays, prop bets, or futures bets, decide what youre going to bet and how much and then wait it out wherever youd like.

A New York-bound train out of Washington passes through five states with legal sports betting.

First is Maryland, which legalized it in May after voters approved a 2020 referendum. Its not up and running yet, but when it is as soon as this fall, its going to be a big deal. Sixty online licenses will be granted, with the Orioles, Ravens, and Washington Football Team each getting licenses at their stadiums, plus six casinos, eight horse racing tracks, and a couple of bingo halls.

Delaware is next. Notable for being the first state to legalize sports betting after a 2018 Supreme Court ruling gave states not named Nevada the ability to have sports gambling, Delaware so far allows only single-game bets at its three casinos and parlay bets at its lottery outlets. Curiously, online betting isnt on the table for the foreseeable future.

It doesnt take long to pass through Delaware and enter Pennsylvania, an up-and-comer in legal sports betting. The bulk of its $8.1 billion in total money wagered has come in the one year since it allowed mobile sports betting.

Before hopping aboard the train, I had picked Fox Bet, one of the half-dozen online sports books often called a skin in industry parlance approved for use in Pennsylvania. When I attempted to place my bets before crossing the Pennsylvania border, a message of apology flashed. The app did not object to me loading $50 onto it via a PayPal transfer before I reached the border.

About 30 seconds after my Google Maps app showed me I was in Pennsylvania rail space, I successfully placed three bets.

Although I could have, I didnt bet from the train when it entered New Jersey. Instead, with a Yankees-Red Sox series beginning, I chose FanDuel Sportsbook at Meadowlands Racing in East Rutherford as the place to be for the game.

New Jersey hot spot

Less than a 10-mile drive from the Lincoln Tunnel entrance in Manhattan, its the closest New Jersey sports book to New York City. Including the FanDuel app its tethered to, Meadowlands dominates the states retail sports-betting landscape, accounting for nearly 60 percent of the revenue.

FanDuel estimates that one of four visitors to East Rutherford lives in New York, so I thought the game would draw a sizable and rowdy crowd of Red Sox-hating fans in their Derek Jeter pinstripes, the same kind of crowd youd see in the streets and stands at Yankee Stadium.

My assumption was way off-base. All night, there was an average of 30-40 people in the sports book, and while the Yankees-Red Sox game drew prime real estate on an array of 55 TV screens, attention was scattered and rooting strictly bet-related Rays-Indians, Padres-Marlins, Braves-Phillies, didnt matter.

With its black walls and towering 45-foot black ceilings, 34 betting windows, 55 self-service kiosks, a VIP area for those who wish to make $500 minimum bets with a private teller, and a sizable squad of sullen security and other staff keeping an eye over everyone, the place has the feel of a Dr. Evil lair.

The relatively sedate crowd and low-key atmosphere were a reminder of why teams like the Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Revolution want any Massachusetts sports betting legislation to afford them the opportunity to build a sports book in or near their stadium/arena. Proximity to the action, especially for casual bettors who may not have a ticket but would still try to get near the games, seems as if it will draw a crowd that would drive a lot of business to a retail sports book.

Casinos and racetracks would prefer that not to happen.

Mobile betting has been central to New Jerseys rise to becoming the leading sports-betting market in the country. More than 90 percent of every dollar wagered in New Jersey is bet over a phone (more than 20 skins are available), spurring New Jerseys leap over Nevada.

Since New Jersey launched sports betting three years ago and through the end of June, more than $17.3 billion has been wagered, more than a quarter of the $64.7 billion wagered nationwide since the Supreme Court ruling.

New Jerseys success is largely responsible for the quickening momentum in New York to complete an online sports-betting operation as soon as possible. Combined with Pennsylvanias online growth, the New York online betting market should begin to deflate New Jerseys numbers, but until then, New Yorkers can and do drive or take a train to New Jersey to wager.

Another option is to walk into New Jersey via the George Washington Bridge, which is pretty easy after taking the A train to 175th Street on the west side of Manhattan.

There is no New York/New Jersey border marked on the pedestrian path that stretches 212 feet above the Hudson River. My FanDuel and Google Maps apps initially disagreed when I was in New Jersey, but they eventually worked it out and I received permission to bet about 5 yards from the midpoint, where the massive suspension cables dip to their lowest point

The wisdom of betting on sports from any bridge is debatable.

Except in Massachusetts, where that debate cant be had at all.

Michael Silverman can be reached at michael.silverman@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter: @MikeSilvermanBB.

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What I learned from visiting states that have sports betting up and running - The Boston Globe

Al Michaels no longer has to subtly refer to the point spread if a game comes down to the wire on NBCs Sunday Night Football.

Now he can refer to it directly without worrying about drawing a comment from NFL officials in New York.

Three years after the Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act and allowed states to legalize sports betting, the NFL has embraced gambling as part of the landscape.

Nowhere will that be more apparent than during pregame shows, the occasional mention during games and commercials as the point spread is no longer a taboo subject.

Were in a brave new world of sorts. Ive always had fun by being the guy who could play a little bit of the rascal role because the perception of the fan was that the league didnt want any references to gambling, Michaels said.

So what I would do through the years is I would come in the back door, sometimes I would come in the side door, and now I guess theyre allowing me to come in the front door, which is not as much fun as doing it subtly.

It also brings a smile to the face of Brent Musburger, who did prediction segments with the late Jimmy The Greek Snyder on CBS The NFL Today for 12 years. Musburger left ESPN in 2017 to help launch the Vegas Stats & Information Network.

I guess I am a little bit surprised at how quickly the leagues transition from being completely anti-gambling, at least publicly, to being now complete partners with the entire operation, he said.

Much like discussions of analytics and Next Gen Stats, gambling topics during pregame shows or even games will be in moderation.

Christopher Halpin, the NFLs Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, said networks can reference betting lines in pregame shows, but only to help contextualize game analysis or a broader storyline. There can also be limited displays of lines during pregame in graphics and the bottom scoreboard updates.

The NFL was the last of the four major U.S. professional sports leagues to partner with sportsbooks even though it commands the most interest and dollars.

According to Play USA, estimates are nearly $12 billion will be wagered this season on NFL games at legal sportsbooks.

The league has also partnered with seven sportsbooks, including Caesars Entertainment, which has a partnership with ESPN, NBC partner PointsBet and FOX Bet.

DraftKings, FanDuel, MGM and WynnBet are also among those who can advertise during games and other league media platforms.

The biggest change viewers will see is during commercials. NBC, CBS, FOX, and ESPN will be allowed to make up to six spots available for sportsbooks during each game one during pregame, one per quarter, and one at halftime.

Halpin said there is a limit because the league doesnt want to see games oversaturated with legal sportsbook ads as they saw six years ago with daily fantasy sports games.

Marc Ganis, the co-founder of Chicago-based consulting group Sportscorp, projects sportsbooks will join automobile companies, fast food, beer, and soft drinks among the large advertising spenders.

The people watching the games make up the market, a very targeted market, that the sports gambling companies need to recruit. So this becomes just a cost of customer acquisition, Ganis said.

FOX, NBC, and ESPN have all experimented with gambling-oriented features the past couple of seasons. FOX and NBC have run free-to-play prediction games offering cash prizes, while ESPN had a gambling spin during one of its MegaCast presentations of a playoff game last season.

ESPN Daily Wager host Doug Kezirian said the betting aspect on last years MegaCast shows that the NFL has come a long way in a short amount of time in changing its stance.

So far, 31 states and the District of Columbia have approved sports gambling. Arizona is on track to be the 24th state to accept bets when their approved sportsbooks plan to go live on Thursday.

I give them a lot of credit, how open-minded theyd been and how progressive theyve been in just a short time window, he said. So in three years, theyve gone from something thats, you know, against the law, embraced it understood it, kept an open mind about it.

Of all the networks, CBS remains an outlier as it has not partnered with a sportsbook. CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus said gambling information will not be a part of game broadcasts for various reasons.

Were trying to thread the needle with respect to how much gambling information that we should put in our studio shows. What is useful to the gambler but not obtrusive to the non-gambler. And I think thats a delicate balance right now, he said. When we think its appropriate, and it makes the telecast more enjoyable and more informative for our viewing audience, we will add more information when we think thats important.

Not everyone is happy, though, with the leagues new relationship with sportsbooks. During an NBC Sports conference call last week, Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy said that the NFL shouldnt be in a position where it promotes gambling, especially among young people.

Its a great game. I know people gamble. I know its legal. I dont want to see the NFL promoting it, he said. I understand times change, but again, for me, its just a personal opinion.

Viewers looking for gambling-centric information will find it on other shows besides the noon pregame shows. ESPN and FS1 have daily gambling shows and are also increasing their digital content. VSIN, which started with five hours a day of live shows in 2017, has jumped to 21 hours this season.

Even staunch gambling supporters know that distributing gambling information remains a delicate balance and that the approach of a steady rollout makes the most sense.

Theres still a big percentage of the population that will never put a bet down, and you dont want to tick that crowd off. But you cant put your head in the sand and pretend that there arent billions of dollars at stake based on the outcomes of these games, so its a tricky balance, said VSIN co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Brian Musburger.

I still think that the primary broadcast feeds will remain relatively pure to the sport. You dont need to overdo it with sports betting. There are other ways for that audience to be served.

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Gambling wave coming to NFL TV screens, but in moderation - Associated Press

In its first national ad campaign, FanDuel promises to Make Every Moment More.

Caesars commercials promise bettors will be treated like royalty.

DraftKings new ads proudly state that its now an official sports betting partner of the NFL while prominently featuring the leagues shield logo.

Here comes the deluge.

With the NFL kicking off Thursday, sports books are poised to spend up to $1 billion in advertising this year, say experts.

The coming ad blitz is welcome news for media companies, which lost billions during the pandemic-driven sports shutdown. Especially when some traditional marketers like movie studios and auto makers are still holding back.

Look for reach, frequency and overall spending to far eclipse 2015 when the newly launched FanDuel and DraftKings seemed to buy up every commercial slot on sports TV.

FanDuel wants to become the next iconic sports brand in America, said Andrew Sneyd, senior vice president of brand marketing, in an interview with Front Office Sports.

Bottom line: The old stigma surrounding sports betting is gone, Sneyd said. The categorys gone mainstream.

For the first time ever, sports books will be able to buy commercial time during NFL games. With second quarter revenue growing 159% to $906 million, FanDuels being welcomed with open arms by TV, radio, and digital media companies hungry for advertising revenue.

We recognize that we are spending when many others are forced not to or choosing to pull back, Sneyd said. Weve become an important part of partnering with regional sports networks and others.

Chris Holdren, co-president of Caesars Digital, confirmed Caesars Sportsbook is also planning wide-reaching branding push for the new NFL season.

As the official casino partner and an exclusive sports betting partner of the NFL, complimented by a full roster of partnerships with individual NFL teams and having the naming rights to the Caesars Superdome, all anchored by a national advertising campaign and new promotions for Caesars Sportsbook, Caesars will have strong visibility with NFL fans this fall, Holdren said in a statement.

In a deal worth a combined $1 billion, the NFL announced FanDuel, Caesars and DraftKings as its first official sports books in April. Last month, the league added FOX Bet, MGM, PointsBet, and WynnBet as approved sportsbook operators. The leagues official TV partners CBS, NBC, Fox, and ESPN are able to sell up to six gambling-driven spots per game telecast to those seven brands.

FanDuel, Caesars, and DraftKings spent a combined $314.6 million on advertising last year vs. only $84 million in 2019, according to Kantar Media. With live sports returning in full this year, the three spent a combined $109 million in the first quarter of 2021 vs. $18 million during the same period last year.

The increasing legalization of sports betting across the U.S. has created a perfect storm of opportunity for sports betting operators, say sports marketing experts. You aint seen nothing yet, said sports marketing expert Bob Dorfman.

Dorfman predicts sports betting companies will spend between $500 million and $1 billion on football this year.

The ultra-competitive category could turn into the next Cola Wars or Beer Wars, added media consultant Brad Adgate. He expects these companies to spend over $300 million on ads in the fourth quarter alone.

Its no wonder the NFL got a big spike in rights fees that the networks were willing to pay, said Adgate.

While other companies are struggling, betting operators have the money and theyre willing to hire the best.

FanDuels first national brand campaign was created by Wieden+Kennedy: the advertising agency behind Nikes famous Just Do It campaign. FanDuel hired superstar golfer Jordan Spieth to star in its main anthem spot.

Besides three national ads, FanDuel will also air five sportsbooks-focused spots featuring the NFL logo in 10 states where it currently offers mobile sports betting: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Colorado, Virginia, Tennessee, and West Virginia.

Said Sneyd: Theres a great opportunity for this to be the galvanizer of how were able to bring our product, and every moment that matters to life, to FanDuel overall.

With most of the legal brakes gone, sports bettors could drop more than $20 billion on single-game NFL/college wagering, according to PlayUSA, which tracks legal sports betting. That breaks down into $12 billion for the NFL and $8 billion for college football.

A record 45.2 million Americans are expected to bet on the upcoming NFL season, according to The American Gaming Association. Thats up 36% from last year.

Dan Lovinger, executive vice president of ad sales for NBC Sports Group, said most of the seven operators have talked about buying ad time on Sunday Night Football, the most-watched show in prime time for 10 years running.

Were seeing significant demand theres no doubt about it, reminiscent to when the fantasy category opened up, Lovinger said on a press call. I think when youre starting a business and trying to establish your brand you are going to look for the highest-rated, broadest reach property as possible. Theres no better place to go than Sunday Night Football.

With the league finally allowing betting commercials in and around its games, operators can now advertise directly to their target audience.

No one is going to be shy, Sneyd said.

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Sports Betting Operators To Spend Up To $1 Billion On Football Ads - Front Office Sports

Legal sports betting is coming to Arizona. Starting Thursday, it will be legal to deposit and bet within the state.

If youre looking for hometown bets to place, a few of the local teams are in position to have good years, and we have three futures bets below you might want to consider. If you want to go bigger, please feel free to peruse our Sports Betting section, which features strategy advice from Jeopardy James Holzhaier, advanced statistical prediction models for the NFL and NCAA football, and everything in between.

Arizona users can register with The Athletics betting partner, BetMGM, and receive up to $200 in free bets. If you sign up for BetMGM and bet $1 you will receive $100 in free bets and a free year-long subscription (or renewal) to The Athletic.

The NFC West is going to be loaded this year. All four of the teams are in the top seven odds to win the NFC this season. The Cardinals are 16-1 to win the conference, but only 6-1 to win the division. Our Distributed Power Rankings (an advanced statistical model developed by Ethan Douglas)has the Cardinals as the second-best team in the NFC West and projects them to be right in the mix in the division.

The Cardinals arent the favorites, but they are good value at 6-1.

The Pac-12 South is a wide-open division on paper and Arizona State appears to be in the mix. The Sun Devils are ranked in both polls with a 1-0 record after beating Southern Utah 41-14 in the opener last weekend.

Arizona State only got four games in last season and lost to both USC and UCLA before beating Arizona and Oregon State. The Sun Devils will have to turn those results around to win the division, but both those were one-score losses. This year, ASU goes to UCLA on Oct. 2 and hosts USC on Nov. 6.

Junior quarterback Jayden Daniels is back with Rachaad White and DeaMonte Trayanum, who were the top two rushers last year. White and Trayanum each had two touchdowns against Southern Utah.

ASU has tricky crossover games at Utah and Washington, but Washington just lost to Montana so maybe the schedule isnt as bad as expected.

The Suns made it to the NBA Finals last year with a (mostly) young team. Yes, Chris Paul is 36, but he didnt show signs of slowing down and Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton are the faces of the franchise.

Phoenix is third in the odds behind the Lakers (+170) and the Warriors (+425). The Warriors might be overvalued a bit. That team hasnt been full strength in two years and is very different from then. Klay Thompson has suffered a torn ACL and an Achilles injury that cost him the past two years. Will he be the same player he was before?

The Lakers may be a justified favorite, but the Suns just knocked them out of the playoffs (with an injury to Anthony Davis helping). The Suns show good value at 7-1 after having the second-best record in the regular season and making it to the Finals.

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When looking to venture out into sports gambling, you are likely to find hundreds of online sports betting sites out there. When looking for the best sports betting sites, therefore, the most important issues to consider are the perks that come with the websites. This will ensure you enjoy the greatest sports betting online experience. These perks include signing bonuses and easy usability among others. In this article, we are going to review three of the best online betting sites, which are Bovada, BetOnline, and MyBookie.

Bovada.lv also known as Bodog.com in Canada is among the best sports gambling websites that has been in existence since 1994. The sites domain is registered in Latvia. The platform provides access to sport, casino, poker, and racebook wagering.

Bovada has continually offered promotions and offers to its customers. For instance, first-time deposits for sports get bonuses of 50 percent for deposits up to $250, 100 percent for deposits up to $1000 for casino bets, and 100 percent for deposits up to $1000 as poker bonus.

Making a deposit or a withdrawal is easy and only attracts a small fee. For first-time deposits, the processing fee of 4.9 percent is waivered. Payouts are done using rapid transfer, otherwise known as money gram.

Bovada allows sports betting online on their user-friendly mobile interface or in their state of the art poker and casino gaming rooms. The minimum wager online is $1 and $50 for mobile bets. The only limitation to using Bovada is that the odds are posted late and that they have very low wager limits.

Licensed and regulated in Panama, BetOnline offers sports, live, poker, casino, and live dealer types of betting. It offers a wide range of payment options and several accepted currencies, thus making it one of the most convenient sites for customers across the world.

You get a welcome bonus of 50 percent on deposits up to $2500. However, bonus levels are tiered for different types of wagering. The online game library is categorized into 3D slots, table games, slots, and video poker. Most of the bets are placed online since their mobile platform only allows sports betting.

Maximum and minimum deposits and withdrawals are different for different payment options that are offered on BetOnline. Its major shortcoming is that it has high rollover requirements that customers might find difficult to understand.

MyBookie is one of the newest top online sports betting sites in the market. It was established in 2014 in Costa Rica and is fast growing to compete with other older bet staking sites. The minimum online wager on MyBookie is $10 and the maximum is $1000. For mobile wagers, however, there are no limits.

Wagering options for MyBookie include straights, totals, open wagers, action points, teasers, reverses, if bets, futures, and money lines among others. You can bet on games such as NFL Football, college basketball, NBA basketball, NHL hockey, soccer, golf, and horse racing among others.

With one of the highest bet bonuses in the industry, MyBookie gives you a welcome bonus of up to 50 percent for up to $1000 if you are a first time depositor. For reloads, they offer a 20 percent cash bonus. This makes it one of the best sports betting sites.

Its mobile platform has a user-friendly interface that makes it very easy to use. Their customer service is also highly efficient and offers top-notch customer service. This puts them among the best online betting sites today. MyBookie, however, only caters to recreational gamblers as opposed to other top sites that allow professional gambling. The site has also been said to lean more on the US sports market as compared to international sports.

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States Where Online Sports Betting Is Considered Illegal

One state has taken an extra measure to strengthen their enforcement of anti-gambling laws to keep their residents from engaging in any form of gambling on the Internet, including online sports betting:

WA is the only state that has taken this approach as of early 2021, and has specific state laws that outlaw all forms of gambling on the Internet, regardless of the source. Their prohibition of online sports wagering does not mean that they won't legalize state-regulated brick-and-mortar sportsbooks, as Washington just passed a sports betting bill.

There are also a few states that have enacted laws specifically to prohibit state-regulated sports wagering, including:

We've seen that this can change as well, as Hawaii and Vermont already have pending sports gambling bills in their legislature.

The United States Department of Justice issued a Formal Opinion in 2011 clarifying that the Wire Act only pertained to US-based online sports gambling businesses. This freed up states to issue legislation that would legalize online casinos and poker.

However, the application of this law changed in 2018 with the repeal of PASPA and again in 2019 with another clarification of the law's reach post-PASPA. Now the Act simply prohibits any interstate gambling transmissions for all state-regulated gambling, meaning that state gambling businesses are not permitted to accept wagers across state lines. This interpretation is being challenged in court, so the application of the Wire Act could change yet again.

Until its repeal in May of 2018, PASPA was a federal ban that superseded states rights. There was an argument against the ban stating that it violated states constitutional rights. PASPA prohibited states from authorizing or licensing sports betting enterprises themselves. After being sued by the major sports leagues in the US, NJ decided to do something about PASPA.

New Jersey was victorious in their historic Supreme Court case where they are argued that PASPA violates their rights as they tried to authorize sports betting in 2014. SCOTUS ruled that PASPA was indeed unconstitutional and rendered the law null and void and has therefore placed the authority to regulate sports wagering into the hands of the individual states.

You can help with the ongoing US sports betting legal disputes by contacting your state representatives and encouraging them to vote on matters you support. Contact your state representatives and tell them to support sports betting legislation. If you visit our state bill tracker page - you will see a map with all the states. If you click on that map you will see a list of all pending bills for any given state. If a state is not 'clickable', you will know there are no sports betting bills pending for that state.

One of the most stringent protocols for any gambling sector is age verification. States have gambling age requirements to prevent minors from gaining access to both brick-and-mortar and online gambling platforms. Most states have a minimum gambling age somewhere between 18 and 21. However, most state-regulated sports betting platforms that we've seen launched require participants to be at least 21 years old, but there are a few exceptions. Be sure to check with your states gambling laws before participating in gambling to ensure you are within your legal limits.

Be the legal situation as it may, sports betting still happens. American bettors are flocking to regulated offshore sportsbooks or illegal online and offline bookies to place their wagers. Sports gambling is a billion-dollar industry.

To put things in perspective, check out this information provided by the American Gaming Association of sports betting statistics from Super Bowl LIV (2020).

The AGA is also estimating that a total of over $40 billion will be wagered on MLB games during the next season. Imagine if this type of revenue was being regulated. Since the market already exists, why not put regulations on it to make it work towards our mutual benefit?

A poll conducted before the repeal of PASPA by the Morning Consult asked NFL fans their opinions on sports betting legislation. Nearly three times as many NFL fans believed the federal government should lift the ban on sports betting. The majority also believed that individual states should have the power to decide if they want sports betting, not the federal government. Americans want to bet on sports, and they've made it clear.

To learn more about state gambling revenue, see our guide tosportsbook revenue by state, where we go into detail about each state's services and the money the local gambling industry is generating.

This depends on whether the 2019 DOJ opinion on the Wire Act will be challenged in court (though it has received a temporary injunction on its new "interpretation"). This new opinion flipped the domestic market on its head as it placed many restrictions on operations, forcing providers to be 100% intrastate-supported and compliant by mid-2019. However, New Hampshire and other states are attempting to challenge this opinion in court, and so far things are looking good.

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Are you looking for the best sites for betting on sports and horse racing? Well, stick around, because this is all about showing you the best online betting sites.

Bovada has changed the face of Sports betting online. They have a great sportsbook, racebook and one of the largest online poker rooms for players in the US. Their racebook is only open to North American thoroughbred and harness races.

Bovada offers a 50% signup bonus up to $250 and a bitcoin sports bonus of 50% up to $500 with a promo code. There is also a 100% match bonus eligible up to $1,000 and a bitcoin casino signup bonus of 150% match up to $1,500, both of which are redeemable up to three times. You starting bonus requires you to bet 5 times the amount of your initial deposit and bonus.

They only offer two ways to make a deposit and that is with credit cards and bitcoin.

Their payout system has improved massively over the years. In the past, this was the main complaint about Bovada, but now that they fixed it by speeding up the process and being one of the first online sports betting sites to offer bitcoin withdrawals.

The minimum deposit amount is only $20.

They offer 24/7 toll-free customer service via telephone. They can help you in English, Spanish or Portuguese, and they dont offer live chat, the wait time is about 1 minute on phone calls and a few minutes for emails. Bovada covers all the major sports. They offering straight bets, teasers, if bets parlays, futures, and props on just about any sport. This makes Bovada one of the best Online sports betting sites.

BetOnline is great for sports gambling online in many ways, but especially with baseball. They constantly work to improve the online experience with their bonuses and other elements such as betting types.

BetOnline has a 50% signup bonus up to $1,000. There is also a 25% reload bonus eligible up to $1,000 and a $100 bonus for every friend who signs up and makes a deposit.BetOnline also has free play reload bonuses.

You can make a deposit with Visa, Mastercard, Discover Card, Diners Club cards or American Express. They also accept Moneygram or Western Union transfers, bank wire transfers, Bitcoin and Etherum deposits, checks, or you can send money from your Skrill account. Offering so many options makes them one of the Best Sports betting sites.

The minimum deposit amount is only $10, which is the lowest youll find.

They have great, round the clock customer service. BetOnline has live chat, a toll-free phone number both can be reached 24/7 in English or Spanish.

Having separate email addresses for the casino, racebook and sportsbook is a huge plus in terms of getting results when you have a problem.

BetOnline is a great gambling site because they put lots of effort into their Racebook. They have a well-run blog that offers advice for gamblers of all skill levels and they really know how to keep novice bettors interested and coming back.

MyBookie is another place which offers Sports betting online. They are newer than the others but already have a great reputation online.

They 50% signup bonus up to $1,000, a 100% casino signup bonus up to $300. While the refer-a-friend bonus is only 10%, that can be offset if you refer high ticket customers to them. They also have a 3- tier loyalty program that offers free payouts, birthday gift cards, game seats, and more bonuses.

They accept Visa, Mastercard, Bank Wire, Check, and Person-to-Person Transfer for deposits. The minimum deposit amount is $50. You are allowed one free payout, then youll be subjected to a fee for each withdrawal.

Payouts are completed within 48 hours. This makes them a top sites out there.

They offer a live chat customer service or you can call them 24/7, but they only support English. They are one of the newest betting websites, but theyre one of the top sites for Sports gambling.

These websites are Best Sports betting sites because they value their customers and constantly work to make improvements.

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