NFL to allow betting Lounges in stadiums

Sports Betting

NFL stadiums will be allowed to have betting lounges, and teams may accept sponsorships from sportsbook operators, as the league continues to get more comfortable with the expanding legal sports-gambling market in the U.S.

NFL chief strategy and growth officer Chris Halpin told ESPN on Friday, stadiums will be able to offer betting lounges this fall.

“We’re allowing betting lounges,” Halpin said, via ESPN. “Similar to daily fantasy lounges today, in an adult, discreet area, there will be a betting setup, but we’re not going to have betting windows.”

Teams will be allowed to designate an official sportsbook sponsor and display their signage in the stadium. That signage, however, can’t be in the lower bowl of stadiums and must include the word “sponsor” when referencing sportsbooks.

The league had previously allowed casino sponsors, as long as it didn’t include sports betting.

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