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Bettors have been placing sports wagers at various New Jersey casinos and racetracks for nearly two months.
Now New Jersey Sports Betting is set to go mobile.
Sportsbook operators in Atlantic City casinos and New Jersey racetracks are poised to launch mobile Sports Betting phone apps.
Once live, New Jersey will join Nevada as the only states offering legal mobile Sports Betting.
DraftKings, a prominent daily fantasy operator entering the Sports Betting space, announced Wednesday that it is opening registration for its mobile Sports Betting app
in New Jersey and will begin with an invite-only trial period. Participants in the trial will be able to bet, win and lose real money. DraftKings did not give a
definitive length of the trial but said that it is the final step before receiving approval by New Jersey Division of Gaming to officially launch the sportsbook in the state.
MGM CEO Jim Murren said Tuesday that the Borgata in Atlantic City will begin offering mobile wagering by the end of the week, but no official launch date has been set.
Caesars Entertainment, which operates multiple Atlantic City casinos, has said it will implement a Sports Betting app "quickly."
Caesars and MGM each offer mobile Sports Betting in Nevada.
New Jersey Sports Betting apps will use geolocation to require that all mobile bets are placed from within state lines.
While casinos and racetracks rushed to open their over-the-counter operations, DraftKings took a different approach --
focusing on its mobile betting product before setting up a retail space at partner Resorts Casino & Hotel in Atlantic City.
"I think the opportunity for innovation is just massive (with mobile)," Jason Robins, CEO of DraftKings, told ESPN.
"Not to say that you can't innovate on the retail side, but it's quite literally a limited space. Mobile, you can do anything with.
There is no limit to where I think this is going to go, with integrations of streaming ...
I think eventually it integrates with voice assistance in the home, smart TVs. The opportunities really are endless as technology advances."
DraftKings partnered with Malta-based Sports Betting provider Kambi to help oversee oddsmaking, trading and risk management.
DraftKings also announced the hiring of Jamie Shea as its head of sportsbook digital. Shea will work out of a new 25-person office Hoboken, New Jersey.
In addition to all the major sports events, both domestically and internationally, DraftKings envisions offering wagering on events like the
Academy Awards and Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, depending on gaming regulations. Live in-game wagering and an increased amount of player
propositions also are expected in DraftKings' betting menu.
Bettors have been placing sports wagers at various New Jersey casinos and racetracks for nearly two months.
Now New Jersey Sports Betting is set to go mobile.
Sportsbook operators in Atlantic City casinos and New Jersey racetracks are poised to launch mobile Sports Betting phone apps.
Once live, New Jersey will join Nevada as the only states offering legal mobile Sports Betting.
DraftKings, a prominent daily fantasy operator entering the Sports Betting space, announced Wednesday that it is opening registration for its mobile Sports Betting app
in New Jersey and will begin with an invite-only trial period. Participants in the trial will be able to bet, win and lose real money. DraftKings did not give a
definitive length of the trial but said that it is the final step before receiving approval by New Jersey Division of Gaming to officially launch the sportsbook in the state.
MGM CEO Jim Murren said Tuesday that the Borgata in Atlantic City will begin offering mobile wagering by the end of the week, but no official launch date has been set.
Caesars Entertainment, which operates multiple Atlantic City casinos, has said it will implement a Sports Betting app "quickly."
Caesars and MGM each offer mobile Sports Betting in Nevada.
New Jersey Sports Betting apps will use geolocation to require that all mobile bets are placed from within state lines.
While casinos and racetracks rushed to open their over-the-counter operations, DraftKings took a different approach --
focusing on its mobile betting product before setting up a retail space at partner Resorts Casino & Hotel in Atlantic City.
"I think the opportunity for innovation is just massive (with mobile)," Jason Robins, CEO of DraftKings, told ESPN.
"Not to say that you can't innovate on the retail side, but it's quite literally a limited space. Mobile, you can do anything with.
There is no limit to where I think this is going to go, with integrations of streaming ...
I think eventually it integrates with voice assistance in the home, smart TVs. The opportunities really are endless as technology advances."
DraftKings partnered with Malta-based Sports Betting provider Kambi to help oversee oddsmaking, trading and risk management.
DraftKings also announced the hiring of Jamie Shea as its head of sportsbook digital. Shea will work out of a new 25-person office Hoboken, New Jersey.
In addition to all the major sports events, both domestically and internationally, DraftKings envisions offering wagering on events like the
Academy Awards and Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, depending on gaming regulations. Live in-game wagering and an increased amount of player
propositions also are expected in DraftKings' betting menu.
