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Mobile Sportsbooks Have Made it Easier to Gamble in New York Mobile Sportsbooks Have Made it Easier to Gamble in New York

By Adam Pankowski

ADAM PANKOWSKI: Hey everyone. You’ve probably seen all the posts and hype involving mobile sports gambling since January. Sports gambling in this state has been legal for a couple of years, but to place a bet, you used to have to go to a casino. Now, you can use apps such as FanDuel, DraftKings or Ceasars Sportsbook to place bets from anywhere and many new users are raving about it.
JARRED FREEMAN: Just the ease of being able to wake up, place a bet, sit down on your couch and watch the game makes things so much more easy, convenient and enjoyable.
PANKOWSKI: When new users sign up, they’ll get some sort of promotional offer to welcome them. Now, different from traditional bookies who give lines of credit to their customers, these new apps limit you to gamble only what you deposit from your bank or card.
FREEMAN: I think the best part is you can’t bet money that you don’t have. I know some people have other situations where they place bets and then have to pay someone else back.
PANKOWSKI: Now, yes promotions, gambling from anywhere and deposit security is great, but the entire process might still be intimidating for new users. If you’re not that great with technology, one FanDuel employee says to just ask around because chances are you know someone who is a sports bettor that might want to help.
BENJAMIN DIORIO: Talk to people about it. This is a huge, growing space and it, it’s a big topic of conversation too, so, the more you open up to people, the more people are willing to talk about it.
PANKOWSKI: FanDuel has been reviewed as one of the most customer-friendly apps for gambling as they focus on a quick and easy process to place your bets.
DIORIO: I think we have one of the most self-explanatory products out there.
PANKOWSKI: The process begins with logging in and finding what sport you want to bet on. Once you find the sport, find the specific game or games you want to bet. You can click on various bet types but the most common ones are Over/Unders, Moneyline and Spreads. Over/Unders are bets that involve total points scored in a game. Moneyline is picking a team to win. Spread is picking a team to win or lose by a specific amount of points. Once you pick the bet type, put in the amount you want to wager and click the green button confirming your bet has been placed. For Freeman, this process is what he does everyday and it didn’t take long to be comfortable with it.
FREEMAN: Thirty minutes to an hour, I knew exactly what I was doing on the app.
PANKOWSKI: Mobile sports gambling and its easy process can get you in on the action even when your favorite team isn’t playing. Reporting from Syracuse, Adam Pankowski, NCC News.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News)- The booming industry of mobile sports gambling became legal in New York back in January. Gamblers all around the state can now place bets on their favorite sports and teams from their mobile devices or laptops. For sports gambler Jarred Freeman, the mobile gambling process has simplified his means of betting.

“Just the ease of being able to wake up, place a bet, sit down on your couch and watch the game makes things so much more easy, convenient and enjoyable,” Freeman said.

Freeman like many other gamblers around the state used to have to place sports bets in-person from local casinos. Now, it takes just a couple of clicks from the comfort of your own home to place bets.

Anyone living in New York or who is currently located within the state can now use the top sportsbook apps such as :

  • FanDuel Sportsbook
  • DraftKings Sportsbook
  • Caesars Sportsbook

This new trend and betting process may still seem intimidating for new users. FanDuel employee Benjamin DiOrio says his best piece of advice for someone who is new to mobile sports gambling is to talk to others or use their “Sports Betting 101” information page on their app or website.

“Talk to people about it,” DiOrio said. This is a huge, growing space and it, it’s a big topic of conversation too, so, the more you open up to people, the more people are willing to talk about it.”

The simplified betting process starts with creating your account and verifying your location. Once that is complete, new users will be given promotional offers that vary based on the book you plan to use. To continue gambling after the promotions are used, users must deposit money into their account from their bank or card.

Once there is money in the account, users will then find the sport and the game(s) they would like to bet on.

The most common types of sports bets are:

  • Over/Unders
  • Moneyline
  • Spreads

Over/Unders are bets that involve total points scored in a game. Money-line is picking a team to win. Spread is picking a team to win or lose by a specific amount of points.

Once you pick the bet type, put in the amount you want to wager and click the green button confirming your bet has been placed. For Freeman, this process is what he does everyday and it didn’t take long to be comfortable with it.

“Thirty minutes to an hour, I knew exactly what I was doing on the app,” Freeman said.

From people who have a wide range of knowledge on sports gambling to people who don’t know how to sports gamble, the mobile process has made sports gambling in New York a hit.

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