{"id":214662,"date":"2022-05-23T07:33:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T14:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=214662"},"modified":"2022-05-23T09:38:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T16:38:46","slug":"ontario-sports-bettors-love-nba-some-wagering-multiple-times-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ontario-sports-bettors-love-nba-some-wagering-multiple-times-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Ontario\u2019s Most Wagered-On Sport, Third of Residents Bet Weekly, Survey Says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Single-game sports wagering has been live in Canada\u2019s largest province for just short of two months. But some clear trends are already emerging, including the point that more than a third of Ontarians are betting at least once a week.<\/p>\n

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Scenes from the Toronto Raptors first round playoff series. They were eliminated by the Philadelphia 76ers, but the NBA remains the popular sport among Ontario sports bettors. (Image: The Globe and Mail<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That\u2019s among the findings of a recent poll conducted by OntarioBets.com. To be precise, the survey indicates 35% of Ontario residents are betting on sports at least once a week, less than the 39% that aren\u2019t participating at all. Canada signed off on single-game sports betting last summer, but it didn\u2019t launch in provinces until this year. It debuted in Ontario on April 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A quarter of those queried are making at least three bets per day. Some 70% of respondents claim to have won at least $1 on a bet, while 18% say they\u2019ve won $51 to $100 on an individual wager.<\/strong><\/p>\n

NBA Favored, NHL Next as CFL Season Looms<\/h2>\n

Indicating there are residual benefits from the Toronto Raptors\u2019 2019 NBA championship, that sport is favored by 28% of Ontario bettors, followed by the NHL at 22%.<\/p>\n

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Both the Raptors and the Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated in the first round of their leagues\u2019 playoffs, and with two Canadian NHL teams — the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers — it\u2019s possible hockey wagering picks up pace in the coming days. Ontario is home to Major League Baseball\u2019s (MLB) Toronto Blue Jays, but the OntarioBets survey confirms just 8% of those polled are betting on baseball.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

That\u2019s behind the 13% betting on the NFL. That could be a sign Ontario bettors eagerly wagered on last month\u2019s NFL draft or futures bets<\/a> for the 2022 season. How sports bettors in the province allocate their cash could dramatically change as soon as next month with the start of the Canadian Football League (CFL).<\/p>\n

The CFL and its players\u2019 union recently announced a new labor agreement, ending the league\u2019s second strike and ensuring the 2022 season will take place.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Operator Preferences<\/h2>\n

Among wagering companies, Bet365 is Ontarians\u2019 sportsbook of choice at 18%, owing to the UK-based company\u2019s established footprint in the province as a gray market operator. BetMGM was next at 17%<\/a>, followed by FanDuel at 11%, Caesars Sportsbook at 8%, and Australia\u2019s PointsBet at 7%, according to the survey.<\/p>\n

The question posed was regarding bettors\u2019 preferences, not market share. In the early stages of single-game betting in Ontario, Bet365, theScore Bet, and FanDuel raced to early leads in terms of mobile app<\/a> downloads. TheScore was widely expected to be one of the leaders in the market because of strong brand recognition in the province and throughout Canada.<\/p>\n

Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ:PENN) owns theScore, while FanDuel is a unit of UK-based Flutter Entertainment (OTC:PDYPY)<\/a>. FanDuel is the largest online sportsbook operator in the US by market share. Last week, DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) announced its long-awaited Ontario entry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Single-game sports wagering has been live in Canada\u2019s largest province for just short of two months. But some clear trends are already emerging, including the point that more than a third of Ontarians are betting at least once a week. That\u2019s among the findings of a recent poll conducted by OntarioBets.com. 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