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Saturday 11 January 2020

After

Super Bowl, BLACKHAWKS

sports books

preparing

for XFL bets DOWNED

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) —
While many sports fans are
picking NFL playoff teams
to bet on, or marshaling
their cash for the Super
Bowl, yet another oppor-
tunity to wager on football
is right around the corner:
the XFL.
Several states have al-
ready authorized bets on
the second incarnation of
the upstart football league,
which begins its season in
February, shortly after the
NFL season concludes with
the Super Bowl. Others are
considering doing so, and
bookmakers say they have
requested that regulators
add the league to lists of
approved betting events.
"We're definitely interest-
ed in applying to bet on
the XFL," said Jason Scott,
vice president of trading at
ROAR Digital, the opera-
tors of BetMGM. "We're of
the belief that the Ameri-
can sports betting public
has an appetite for even
more football, and that the
XFL will help sate that de-
mand."
States that have already
approved betting on the
XFL include Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island and Iowa.
Nevada says its sports
books already are autho-
rized to take XFL bets under
existing regulations.
Regulators in New Jersey,
where the league’s New
York Guardians will play,
would not comment on
whether they are consider- Pekka Rinne scores as
ing allowing XFL bets — or
even whether anyone has Nashville beat Chicago 5-2
asked them to. As of Thurs-
day, the XFL was not listed
on the New Jersey Division
of Gaming Enforcement’s Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne, left, celebrates with defenseman Roman Josi, center, and center Nick Bonino after scoring
website among events au- a goal against the Chicago Blackhawks during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020.
thorized for wagering. Associated Press
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