NFL team to have a sports betting-focused telecast
NFL team Washington Redskins announced it will set up a sports betting-focused telecast during the preseason, offering cash prizes for in-game predictions.
US.- American football fans will get the chance to win cash prizes in Washington during the preseason. The Redskins, an NFL team, will launch a sports betting-focused telecast, offering cash prizes for in-game predictions.
The telecast will air on NBC Sports Washington and will follow a formula established by the Washington Wizards. Damon Phillips, the network’s general manager, explained: ”Down the road there are a number of possibilities.”
“Who knows where the different regulatory entities are going to end up on sports betting, and we just want to make sure we’re ready to be able to respond to it.”
”We think this is the way of the future,” Phillips said. “There’s going to be a gamification of television broadcasts, and this is one of the first examples of it.”
Forecasts
Sports betting is pushing the gaming market to the next level in the US as it posts astonishing figures. However, DC sports betting will rake less money than expected, as the government was a bit too optimistic about it.
According to Beth Bresnahan, director of the D.C. Lottery, revenue projections were a bit too high for the next 15 months. The lottery cut projections down by US$16 million, the official told a D.C. Council committee this week.
As quoted by The Washington Post, DC’s sports betting operation will just earn US$750k this financial year. It will also generate a further US$17.1 million during the next year but will be short of initial expectations.
