As many of you know, this past week was HUGE for regulated U.S. sports betting as far as legislative/regulatory/business news goes.
For those interested in keeping up with the what's been happening, here are the Timestamps for the latest TheLines Podcast (Episode #15).
https://www.thelines.com/thelines-po...ing-this-week/
TIMESTAMPS
(0:00) Intro. Sports betting news summary.
(3:02) August 1st launch of Mississippi casino sports betting
(5:12) Caesars sports books partner with Scientific Games. Miomni losing out?
(7:11) BetStars coming to New Jersey
(9:01) Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson $10 million HU match confirmed for Nov. 23rd in Las Vegas
(13:08) In-play betting options for Tiger vs. Phil matchup
(14:17) Recent Nevada sports betting “handle” figures
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(16:07) Interview with Smarkets CEO Jason Trost
(17:05) Jason Trost’s views on MGM-NBA deal
(18:20) MGM’s recent partnerships with GVC and Boyd Gaming
(20:13) MGM’s lack of experience in mobile/online
(21:48) Younger online sports bettors aren’t huge on branding
(22:40) DraftKings & FanDuel U.S. sports betting launches
(24:30) Games/social media “as a service” doesn’t work when you outsource all your tech
(25:13) DFS wagering in the United Kingdom
(26:59) Future of sports betting is online
(28:23) Online sports betting offerings will combat unregulated bookmaking business
(29:33) US Wire Act commentary from Jason Trost
(32:10) UK vs. US sports betting regulations
(36:03) Smarkets outlook for 2018 and beyond
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(38:53) MGM Resorts strikes partnership with the NBA
(41:24) Brett Collson on potential data benefits for MGM, private deals better than integrity fees
(42:42) Matt Brown & Eric Ramsey share MGM-NBA partnership commentary
(44:50) MGM-NBA logo usage/branding benefits
(46:03) Value of NBA branding in attracting new business for MGM?
(47:12) MGM’s ongoing relationship with NHL, ownership of T-Mobile Arena
(48:02) NBA team in Las Vegas? NBA expansion?
(49:12) MGM deal worth $200 million with partypoker parent GVC
(50:10) Casino M&A phase facilitates quick route to regulated U.S. sports betting
(51:25) MGM partnership with Boyd Gaming increases MGM statewide influence
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(53:14) DraftKings online sportsbook in New Jersey
(54:05) Eric Ramsey reviews DraftKings NJ online sports betting app
(55:20) DraftKings minimum online sports betting wagers of $0.10 USD
(57:11) DraftKings & FanDuel sports betting prices versus its competitors
(59:28) Savvy U.S. sports betting market may push back against non-competitive lines
(1:01:45) Matt Brown says licensed U.S. sports betting lines will never compete with offshore books
(1:02:45) Brett Collson describes potential DFS/sports betting crossover
(1:04:45) Boyd Gaming strikes deal with FanDuel
(1:08:12) Outro. TheLines Podcast network promotion. Social media.
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