NASCAR tested a live betting concept<\/a> for the South Point 400 in Las Vegas that allowed gamblers at specific casinos in Iowa, Mississippi, and New York, in addition to Nevada, to place in-race wagers.<\/p>\nTies to the Industry<\/h2>\n
While some professional sports leagues have gently waded into betting waters, NASCAR \u2013 one of the most sponsorship-driven leagues in the US \u2013 has never been squeamish about allowing gaming companies to have title roles in races.<\/p>\n
In addition to the Hollywood 400 and the South Point 400, FireKeepers Casino sponsors a race by the same name in Michigan, while Connecticut’s Foxwoods is the title sponsor of the competition at New Hampshire Motor Speedway<\/strong>.<\/p>\nNASCAR’s 36 points-accruing races are held in 20 states, six of which currently have operational sports betting. Illinois is likely to become the seventh soon after the 2020 season starts.<\/p>\n
Of those seven states, Penn National operates gaming venues in four \u2013 Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, and Pennsylvania.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Penn National Gaming continues adding to its burgeoning sports betting empire, announcing Friday that it’s entering a deal with NASCAR to become the stock car racing association’s authorized gaming provider. It marks the operator’s first partnership with a professional sports league. NASCAR’s agreement with Penn was revealed barely more than a week before the Daytona […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":126395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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