\nA job that was posted last November \u2013 Brand Director \u2013 is described as a role that “carries out the vision and strategy of the NFL brand and 32 clubs. The Brand Director’s strategic thinking and brand expertise will be key in development of rules and guidelines around legalized sports betting.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Qualified applicants, the post adds, should have “experience with sports betting and gaming.”<\/p>\n
In an open position for an associate counsel, the NFL says it’s “seeking an experienced transactional attorney” who “will provide key legal support for the licensing of NFL data and other content in connection with media-related initiatives related to legalized sports betting.”<\/p>\n
Massive Audience<\/b><\/h2>\n
The NFL is the most-watched professional sports league in America.<\/p>\n
After a few difficult years blamed on the 2016 presidential election and player protests during the singing of the national anthem that turned some fans away, the 2019-20 season rebounded in terms of television ratings. Audience figures increased five percent, with the 17-week average at 16.5 million viewers.<\/p>\n
Sports betting is only helping increase fan engagement. The American Gaming Association expected a record 26 million Americans to bet on Super Bowl LIV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The NFL is hiring a gaming executive whose primary task will be to help guide the league as it embraces sports betting. The Supreme Court repealed the federal ban on sports betting in May of 2018. The annulled law had barred full-scale sports betting everywhere but Nevada. Today, legal sportsbooks are operational in 14 states. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":126338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
NFL Hiring VP of Sports Betting, as Legal Football Gambling Spreads<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n