{"id":184355,"date":"2021-08-30T14:43:50","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T21:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=184355"},"modified":"2021-08-30T15:05:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T22:05:52","slug":"ben-affleck-stars-in-wynnbet-campaign-spot-features-cameos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ben-affleck-stars-in-wynnbet-campaign-spot-features-cameos\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Affleck Stars in WynnBET Spot, Cameos from Shaq, Jennifer Lopez Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\">WynnBET launched its national advertising campaign this week, and it isn&#8217;t short on celebrity appearances.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_184360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184360\" data-style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-184360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dataimagejpegbase649j4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD2wBDAA-6b2827fb2c8c82a4a83649a89618b112.jpeg\" alt=\"WynnBET Ben Affleck Shaq sports betting\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dataimagejpegbase649j4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD2wBDAA-6b2827fb2c8c82a4a83649a89618b112.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dataimagejpegbase649j4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD2wBDAA-6b2827fb2c8c82a4a83649a89618b112-142x80.jpeg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dataimagejpegbase649j4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD2wBDAA-6b2827fb2c8c82a4a83649a89618b112-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dataimagejpegbase649j4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD2wBDAA-6b2827fb2c8c82a4a83649a89618b112-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-184360\"class=\"text-description\">Ben Affleck, Shaquille O&#8217;Neal, and Melvin Gregg star in the first commercial campaign for WynnBET. The interactive sports betting platform is yet another iGaming provider that is using high-profile celebrities to advertise its gambling services. (Image: WynnBET)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p2\">The interactive gaming platform owned and operated by Wynn Resorts debuted its sports betting campaign online with an advertising spot that runs 2:20 long. A-lister Ben Affleck, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ben-affleck-returns-to-las-vegass-gaming-tables-seen-at-the-wynn\/\">no stranger to Las Vegas<\/a> or card clubs in Southern California, directed and stars in the promo.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Check out our spot for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WynnBET?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wynnbet<\/a> &#8211; a new sportsbook app that makes betting a team sport. Head to their site to learn more. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WynnBETPartner?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WynnBETPartner<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SHAQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Shaq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MelvinGregg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@melvingregg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sLOJX4m5LP\">pic.twitter.com\/sLOJX4m5LP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenAffleck\/status\/1432319693755494401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The 2:20 extended cut will be edited and broken down into several shorter 30- and 60-second television commercials that will air in the states where WynnBET is operational. Currently, the iGaming platform is licensed in seven states &#8212; Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia. WynnBET is live in each state other than Arizona, where sports betting is expected to commence online on September 9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">WynnBET says its association with Affleck isn&#8217;t a one-time thing. Instead, the sportsbook explains that the two-time Oscar winner will continue his WynnBET relationship as a strategic consultant.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>WynnBET Spot<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\">The full WynnBET commercial features Affleck and his <em>The Way Back<\/em> film co-star Melvin Gregg arriving on the Las Vegas Strip and planning their bets. Affleck, long a Boston-obsessed sports fan since growing up in nearby Cambridge, MA, wants to wager on his hometown team.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p2\">While walking the Wynn casino floor, random people approach the actor to give him unsolicited wagering advice, including NBA Hall of Fame member Shaquille O&#8217;Neal &#8212; more commonly referred to as Shaq.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\">Speaking of nicknames, Lupe Lopez, the mother of Jennifer Lopez &#8212; aka J. Lo &#8212; makes an appearance playing slot machines. Affleck and Lopez recently rekindled their high-profile relationship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-ifr0ppy5opo66edda1e43b88501296030\" style=\"max-width:900px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 500 \/ 281\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-ifr0ppy5opo66edda1e43b88501296030\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/IFr0PpY5opo?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/IFr0PpY5opo?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/news\\\/ben-affleck-stars-in-wynnbet-campaign-spot-features-cameos\\\/#arve-youtube-ifr0ppy5opo66edda1e43b88501296030\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/IFr0PpY5opo?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>Wynn Bets on A-List<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\">Wynn Resorts follows rival Caesars Entertainment in hiring celebrities to market its expanding sports betting unit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Earlier this month, the Caesars Sportsbook unveiled a national ad campaign starring actors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/caesars-sportsbook-debuts-with-colossal-marketing-campaign\/\">JB Smoove and Patton Oswalt<\/a>. Smoove plays a fictional Caesars character, while Oswalt introduces him to the Caesars online sportsbook.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The two comedians, whose careers are a far cry from Affleck&#8217;s and Shaq&#8217;s, haven&#8217;t exactly resonated with <i>Casino.org <\/i>readers. Our site has received a flurry of comments &#8212; mostly negative &#8212; on Caesars&#8217; marketing strategy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"p2\">These are the most annoying and cringe-worthy commercial I&#8217;ve been assaulted with in recent memory,&#8221; opined one <i>Casino.org <\/i>follower. &#8220;Fire the advertising company.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\">Another reader exclaimed, &#8220;This ad hits an all-time low. It is loud and obnoxious and hardly gets across its connection to the [sports betting] product. I &#8216;bet&#8217; that even people who engaged in betting will steer clear of this site just from the horrible memories left over from this stupid commercial.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">WynnBET is hoping for a more positive response from its Affleck-led commercials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WynnBET launched its national advertising campaign this week, and it isn&#8217;t short on celebrity appearances. The interactive gaming platform owned and operated by Wynn Resorts debuted its sports betting campaign online with an advertising spot that runs 2:20 long. 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