{"id":91462,"date":"2018-10-30T11:01:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T18:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=91462"},"modified":"2018-10-30T11:04:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T18:04:47","slug":"new-york-jets-and-888-ink-first-ever-nfl-online-gaming-tie-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-jets-and-888-ink-first-ever-nfl-online-gaming-tie-up\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Jets and 888 Ink First Ever NFL-Online Gaming Tie-Up, Deal Already Ruffling Feathers"},"content":{"rendered":"

News that the New York Jets have signed a sponsorship deal with 888 came via a New York Post<\/em> article late Monday.<\/p>\n

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Critics say banners directing sports fans to the 888.com website are akin to advertising sports betting, in contravention of the NFL\u2019s rules. The 888.com landing page features a splash offering sports betting sign-up bonuses front and center (above). (Image: 888 Holdings)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Post<\/em> notes disapprovingly that the \u201cthe fruits of the deal\u201d were on full display outside the MetLife Stadium when the Jets played the Chicago Bears on Sunday in the form of \u201cseveral three-story-high, bright-orange banners emblazoned with \u2018888.com.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The deal — which is not expected to be officially announced until at least Thursday, according to reports — makes the Jets the first NFL team to partner with an online gambling operator. The MetLife Stadium is located across the Hudson in East Rutherford, North Jersey, where online gaming is legally regulated.<\/p>\n

Too Close to Sports Betting?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The NFL announced it would relax its longstanding ban on casino advertising ahead of the start of the 2018-19 season, following pressure from team owners. The Dallas Cowboys<\/a> and the Baltimore Ravens have seized the new opportunity, partnering with WinStar World and Caesars Entertainment.<\/p>\n

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Deals with sports betting companies remain off limits, though, which is why it has been suggested the 888-Jets tie up is sailing close to the wind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

According to Post<\/em>\u00a0sources, the Jets believe the banners do not violate NFL policy because they don\u2019t specifically name 888\u2019s sports betting product, 888sport. But they do direct people to the 888.com website, which features a prominent link to 888sport, as well as the operator\u2019s casino and poker platforms.<\/p>\n

The Post<\/em> notes that when you land on the 888.com from within the US, you are confronted with an image of a football player being tackled and a large splash for a sign-up bonus for the online sports book.<\/p>\n

FanDuel Lives Next Door<\/strong><\/h2>\n

But the sports betting landscape is changing, and this is something the NFL is begrudgingly beginning to accept. The MetLife Stadium is a stone\u2019s throw from the Meadowlands Racetrack, which launched sports betting in July in partnership with FanDuel.<\/p>\n

This means that from this season you could bet the Jets or Giants<\/a> at the Meadowlands racetrack\u2019s FanDuel-branded sports book, before wandering across the parking lot to watch the game — a scenario that was once unthinkable given the NFL\u2019s previous hostility towards sports betting.<\/p>\n

The Meadowlands sports book is thriving — thanks largely to its proximity to the New York metropolitan area, which means some 14 million people live within an hour’s drive away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

News that the New York Jets have signed a sponsorship deal with 888 came via a New York Post article late Monday. 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