NBC Breaks the Mold<\/strong><\/h2>\nOn Friday, NBC Sports Washington showcased a new kind of sports broadcast during the NBA game between the Washington Wizards and the Milwaukee Bucks. An alternative showing on its NBC Sports Plus overflow channel showcased a live, real-time data and statistics feed for in-play betting \u2013 a format that could soon be used for NFL games.<\/p>\n
The District of Columbia legalized sports betting on December 18 but the council is still fine-tuning regulations and operations are unlikely to be up and running for several months at least.<\/p>\n
But it seems NBC may be eager to test out the new betting-friendly format because it is at least toying with the idea of entering the sports betting market itself, as an operator. Last month, it began registering domain names like NBCSportsBet, NBCSportsBets and NBCSportsBetting.<\/p>\n
The future of regional sports broadcasting is likely to involve betting platforms integrated into its programs — local laws permitting \u2013 while graphics will display real-time odds and game stats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Super Bowl LIII will be the first since the US Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on sports betting, paving the way for liberalization. But gambling won\u2019t be mentioned at all when the game kicks off at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on February 3 — at least not on CBS, which has the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":96031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Super Bowl LIII: CBS Announcers Barred From Talking Sports Betting<\/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