DraftKings Sportsbook today announced the debut of a new game format in New Jersey sports betting — Pools.
Registration must be made via an existing DraftKings Sportsbook account. This Contest has an entry fee of $1500. Contestants register by joining the “DraftKings Pro Football Pick’em National Championship”, posted in DraftKings’ Pools Lobby. Contestants can make up to three (3) entries. Dec 02, 2018 DraftKings Sportsbook announced Thursday that it has unveiled Sportsbook Pools, borrowing a concept from its daily fantasy sports offerings. The new product, currently on available in New Jersey, is intended to appeal to more casual sports wagering fans and is similar to games among coworkers in office pools.
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- DraftKings Sportsbook Pools features simple predictions, such as picking the winner of each NFL game weekly, combined with the potential to win jackpot-style prizes,” DraftKings Chief Revenue.
- The Sportsbook Pools concept is really just DraftKings doing what it does best — creating a space for a big-scale fantasy game — but without much guesswork on the consumer’s part. And akin to the popular DFS Millionaire Maker contests, it’s a relatively small entry fee for a shot a lot of money.
Pools is a gambling product which draws on elements of daily fantasy sports to create what amounts to a betting contest. The game seems to advance DraftKings’ ongoing efforts to cater to casual customers across both DFS and sports betting platforms.
As part of the press, DraftKings Sportsbook also announced that customers everywhere can now roam around on the app — “an unfettered view” as they say. It is still somewhat fettered, of course. Betting remains restricted to customers physically located in New Jersey.
DraftKings Sportsbook Pools are live on Android and iOS platforms at the time of writing. Press release here.
What are DraftKings Sportsbook Pools?
Pools are parlay competitions in which bettors choose sides from a set menu of outcomes.
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This weekend’s inaugural contest, for example, covers all the NFL games across Sunday and Monday. Bettors pick each game straight-up, and entries are pooled — hence the clever name. Once the games are settled, winners are determined by the number of correct picks on their card.
Prizes are split into three tiers and shared by any player(s) who fall into that tier:
- 13 correct – 50 percent
- 12 correct – 30 percent
- 11 correct – 20 percent
The debut contest carries a $20 entry and pays out at least $200,000. And unlike their DFS counterparts, sports betting contests don’t require fixed field sizes or payouts.
Making a handful of correct picks is far easier said than done, it should be mentioned — let alone picking all 13 to run the board. But DraftKings Sportsbook is offering a share of a hundred grand to anyone who can do it this weekend in NJ.
DK Sportsbook taking a familiar tack
Here’s co-founder Matt Kalish in the press release:
“Millions of Americans have been playing in sports pools for years with their friends and coworkers, and now one of the most popular ways that fans can get ‘skin in the game’ is live on DraftKings Sportsbook.
“DraftKings Sportsbook Pools features simple predictions, such as picking the winner of each NFL game weekly, combined with the potential to win jackpot-style prizes. This product will unquestionably make every game more exciting for DraftKings Sportsbook players of all levels.”
DraftKings Sportsbook’s focus on recreational customers was apparent from day one, and it reappears in Kalish’s comments regarding friends and coworkers. The words “casual” and “easier” also appear early on in the press release.
This same focus is evident in the DraftKings DFS operations, too.
Pools can trace at least some of its roots to Pigskin Pick’em, one of DraftKings’ first forays into novel DFS formats in 2017. Pick’em removed the salary cap to create a more casual game, reducing the effort needed to field a competitive lineup.
Pools extends that concept in some ways, bridging the gap between fantasy contests and sports betting. Where Pick’em borrows the parlay/prop concepts from betting, Pools draws on the peer-to-peer competition that defines DFS. It’s DSB, if you will. And it’s more familiar to the way folks speculate on games around the water cooler.
Despite the focus elsewhere, DraftKings Sportsbook isn’t totally ignoring the serious bettor. This Pools launch follows closely behind the creation of the Sports Betting National Championship, a new live event to be held in January. That one costs $10,000 to enter.
We’re getting closer to the kickoff in Tampa Bay for Super Bowl LV. The 55th edition of the big game will feature some major star power as Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady lead their respective teams.
There are thousands of bets and props available at the top US sportsbooks like DraftKings Sportsbook and FanDuel Sportsbook leading up to the big game. And there are also some opportunities to get involved for free with pools and squares contests.
It’ll be interesting to see if the guy in your office can get that sheet full via Slack and Zoom this year instead of popping by your desk.
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Here is a look at the best pools and contests. We will be adding more here as we get closer to Feb. 7.
DraftKings
2020 was a huge year for DraftKings. They really transitioned from a DFS/sports betting company to what they’ve now titled a “sports entertainment tech” company. While the world sat on the sidelines during the start of the pandemic, DK rolled out a ton of freeplay pools to keep players active and the site humming.
- For Super Bowl LV, DraftKings has a 10-prop contest all focused around the fourth quarter called the $55 Million Prediction Challenge.Sign up for free here, make the picks, and hold on to see if you cash in the million-dollar pool. You will have to answer questions like, “Which team will score more points in the fourth quarter?,” and “Will the fourth quarter two-minute warning happen at the two-minute mark?”
- DK will also bring back the Super Bowl Squares contest that they’ve run in previous years. $55,000 is on the line in DraftKings’ Super Bowl Squares contest and it is free to play, even for residents of states outside of where sports betting is legal. Select a square, numbers get revealed at kickoff, and prizes will be paid out each quarter.
- And the last one here is quite unique, as DK will be running a Big Game SnackDown Pool. Entry is $0 and the prize pool is a whopping $100,000. The SnackDown is a Major League Eating event in which America’s top competitive eaters will plow through an eight-layer dip, pepperoni pizza, boneless wings, chili, a sub sandwich, cheese balls, pigs in a blanket and jalapeno peppers. These snacks will be set up in a steeplechase format. DraftKings users will have to correctly pick which eater will come in first place, second place and third place, and will have to answer questions like, “Will any contestant finish a whole pepperoni pizza in one minute or less?”
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FanDuel
FanDuel has rolled out a cool promotion for the Super Bowl, allowing virtually anyone to get involved for free while watching the game.
Sign up or login to FanDuel by going here and get your card for Big Game Bingo. The card features 24 props for the Super Bowl. The site will fill the squares automatically as each prop hits. Top prize is $10,000 and thousands of users will get free DFS tickets and cash.
FanDuel also has a $3.55 Million NFL Big Game Bowl, where the winner will receive a $1 million prize. The entry fee is $4.44.
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The top sportsbooks in the US have a ton of Risk Free bet offers and free money promos to celebrate Super Bowl LV. Here are some of the top offers:
DraftKings Sportsbook: DK is back with one of its fantastic “No Brainer” offers. New users will double their money if a touchdown is scored in the Super Bowl. That’s a pretty safe bet with Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady on the field. Sign up for DraftKings Sportsbook by going here.
PointsBet: PointsBet is running a “Big Game Goat Insurance” promotion for Super Bowl LV. You can bet on either team to win the game, and you will get money back up to $50 if your team loses by 43 points or less. That’s another lock, considering the biggest loss in Brady’s college or NFL career was 35 points and the largest loss of Mahomes’ NFL career was 8 points. Sign up for PointsBet by going here.
If you are unsure of whether or not you are legally allowed to bet on sports in your state for the Super Bowl, go here.