Monday, March 4, 2019

Sports Wagering and Business This Week



This will keep you current with the industry. These post will include trends about the sports betting market and information about what state is planning to offer it next. This will be a winning situation for a sophisticated operator and his constituents. 


This week SportTechie 2019 State of the Industry took place at the Barclays Center in New York. The theme of this year's conference was Sports Betting. Here is the link to the post that was part of the coverage from Bettors Insider. It include a quote from Rob Manfred, the commissioner of MLB.

The Sloan Sports Conference was held in Boston on Friday and Saturday. Some of the notable participants included Adam Silver, Commissioner of the NBA, Josh Harris and Scott O'Neil owners of the Sixers, Doug Kezirian , sports analyst from ESPN and Kip Levin, President of FanDuel. The panels about Sports Legacy and Sports Betting captivated interest. This Conference focuses on the balance between Sports Business and Analytics. The opportunities for an innovative mind are limitless. You can view some of these panel discussions on YouTube.

ESPN will start a new show call The Daily Wager on March 11. Kezirian will host this hour long show that will provide gambling content on ESPN News every night at 6PM. He will have guest analyst that are outside experts and ESPN personalities give their views.

                 Next week we will resume the Sport Betting 101 Series with a post on Future bets.