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If you’re in New Jersey, you have access to DraftKings Sportsbook. Here’s a rundown of where you can find DraftKings for sports betting now and in the future.
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Here are the states where you can find DraftKings:
DraftKings in NJ
The well-dressed DraftKings NJ sports betting platform operates under the license of Resorts Atlantic City, but it’s available across web and mobile channels statewide. As long as you’re in the state, you can wager.
The product is perhaps more polished and market-ready than we expected from DraftKings. The company was, after all, solely a daily fantasy sports outfit until May 2018.
It was the first online sportsbook in the state and currently is the biggest in terms of revenue.
DraftKings in West Virginia
DraftKings Sportsbook announced a deal in December 2018 to operate WV sports betting via mobile. DraftKings partnered with Penn National Gaming, which runs Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
DraftKings Sportsbook went live in WV in August, around the same time as rival FanDuel launched. While West Virginia is a relatively small state, it’s still important for DraftKings to expand everywhere it can.
DraftKings in Indiana
The third state for the DraftKings Sportsbook app was Indiana. It was one of the first two sportsbook apps to go live in the state on Oct. 3.
Indiana is not a huge state, but it’s notable for its proximity to several large cities where sports betting is not yet legal, including Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville.
Land-based DraftKings Sportsbooks
There are currently two land-based DraftKings Sportsbooks in the US:
- DraftKings Sportsbook at Resorts, in New Jersey
- DraftKings Sportsbook at Scarlet Pearl Resort in Mississippi.
States that may have DraftKings Sportsbooks in the future
Potential for growth is capped in the short term, however. While FanDuel has racked up market-access partnerships throughout the country, DraftKings is still pretty lean on that front.
Here’s the list of states in which you might see the next DraftKings Sportsbook pop up, and it’s not a very long one:
New York
Apart from NJ, New York is the only other state in which DraftKings has a confirmed point of entry. It announced a partnership with Del Lago in July 2018 that covers both retail and online/mobile operations. If that materializes, Del Lago could end up christening the first on-property, DraftKings-branded sportsbook in the country.
That’s all well and good, except NY sports betting is not yet in place. Voters approved the activity for four commercial casinos in 2013, but regulators have lagged on implementation. What’s more: that existing law excludes online/mobile wagering, so a new one likely will be required before the DraftKings Sportsbook app launches in NY.
Recent rumblings create some cause for optimism on the retail side, but the timeline for NY sports betting is still very much up in the air.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is a little closer to becoming an online sports betting state than its neighbor. Full legalization came late in 2017, and launch arrived in November 2018.
DraftKings figures to be a candidate to partner with one of the PA casinos, but it would have limited ability to fully leverage its brand. State regulations permit each casino to deploy just a single online/mobile platform displaying its own logo. Each may only use one sports betting partner.
About half of the 13 prospective licensees are off the board, it appears:
- SugarHouse/Rivers: Owned by Rush Street, which has a partnership with Kambi. That’s DraftKings’ supplier, too, but there’s no indication it is part of the deal.
- Parx: Recently announced that it will use GAN to power its operations. It works with Kambi as well.
- Presque Isle/Lady Luck: Both will soon be operated by Churchill Downs, which has established a partnership with SBTech.
- Harrah’s: Parent company Caesars has an NJ partnership with Scientific Games that figures to carry across the border.
It’s also impossible to pin down a timeline for the launch of online PA sports betting, but it’s coming sometime in 2019.
Nevada
This one could be interesting, since Nevada is one of the few states in which daily fantasy sports is explicitly prohibited as a skill game. DraftKings is a sports betting company now, though, an activity that is very much legal and thriving in the Silver State.
It has generally seemed unlikely that DraftKings would pursue Nevada sports betting, but nothing is a given anymore. The company recently announced plans to open an office in Las Vegas, which at least draws a raise of the eyebrow. DraftKings wouldn’t pay for a license to offer DFS as a “gambling” game, but might it do so in the world of widespread sports betting?
It’s also worth noting that CG Technologies is being pushed out of the Nevada market amid a string of gaming violations. Either it or the many sportsbooks it serves will need to find a replacement supplier, and a shiny new option has just become available courtesy of DraftKings.
File that last bit of evidence in the circumstantial folder.
Other candidates
Any state with legal sports betting should be considered a candidate for a DraftKings Sportsbook, really. In this post-PASPA world, company executives have made no secrets about their ambitions.
Rhode Island and Delaware have both legalized sports betting, too. Neither operates mobile betting, however, although it is legal in Delaware. The industries in both states are administered by state-chosen suppliers under the lottery’s direction.
It looks like the states broken down above represent the complete list of candidates for DraftKings Sportsbook in the short term. Despite its early lead, it’s even possible that it could still be stuck in only NJ and Mississippi when the calendar ticks over.
At least they have Barkley.
The shock started with the first snap which Steelers’ center Maurkice Pouncey sent over the head of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Cleveland safety Karl Joseph recovered the loose ball in the end zone for a touchdown. The Browns went on to pick off Roethlisberger three times and headed into halftime up 35-10.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers, and Roethlisberger did fight back. He threw for 501 yards (second-highest total in playoff history), on 68 attempts (third-most in NFL history), to try to rally a comeback. But the Browns balanced attack and opportunistic defense sealed a 48-37 win.
A rep from DraftKings said Browns vs. Steelers was the most bet NFL game by handle for the 2020/21 NFL season at DraftKings online sportsbook. By handle, it is second all-time to Super Bowl LIV in 2020. By bets, it is the single largest NFL game all-time.
Overall, it was a historic weekend at DraftKings. All six Wild Card Weekend games are now in the top 10 most bet NFL games in DraftKings Sportsbook history by handle and bets.
Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Wild Card betting splits
PA online sportsbook apps opened with the Steelers as 4.5-point favorites. However, on Tuesday, the Browns announced that head coach Kevin Stefanski, two members of the coaching staff and two players tested positive for COVID-19. By Sunday morning, the Steelers were 5.5-point favorites with the total points line at 47.5.
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Sunday betting splits for Browns vs. Steelers:
At FanDuel:
- 73% of the money was on the Steelers (-5.5) to cover the spread
- 80% of the money was on the Steelers (-250) moneyline
- 58% of the money was on the OVER (47.5)
At BetRivers:
- 31% of the money was on the Browns (+5.5) to cover the spread
- 43% of the money was on the Steelers (+225) moneyline
- 60% of the money was on the OVER (47.5)
The largest wager at BetRivers came from an Indiana BetRivers.com user who bet $20,000 on the OVER (47.5) which paid out $39,230. He didn’t have to wait long. The over was hit by halftime.
Steelers popular with bettors
The Steelers shot out of the gate with a franchise-best 11-0 record and won an AFC North title. It ended short of expectations. At Pennsylvania online sportsbooks, the Steelers odds peaked in Week 13 with their chances for a Super Bowl at +550 and AFC championship at +250.
In DraftKings’ 2020 season recap, the most money wagered in PA during the NFL regular season was on the Steelers. Across the nine states where the sportsbook’s app is live, the Kansas City Chiefs were the most bet NFL team, followed by the Green Bay Packers and the Steelers.
Betting review for Wild Card weekend
The most bet game at BetMGM, Pennsylvania’s newest sports betting app, was Ravens vs. Titans. The Ravens were 3.5-point favorites and won 20-13.
“Wildcard Weekend was a mixed bag for bettors and bookmakers. That said, the Browns upsetting the Steelers was big for the book and helped us have a winning weekend,” commented Jason Scott, VP Trading, BetMGM.
Notable winning bets at BetMGM:
- $500K to win $454,545 on Browns +5.5
- $330K to win $300K on Saints-Bears under 48
- $240K to win $200K on Ravens -3
- $210K to win $200K on Saints -10
- $175K to win $160K on Saints -10.5
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