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Yahoo Sports is joining the NBA’s alternate sports betting broadcasts

Yahoo has been working with BetMGM, the 50-50 joint venture between MGM Resorts and Entain, as its sports betting partner since 2019.
2021-02-26
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Yahoo Sports will offer NBABet Stream, NBA Digital’s betting-focused alternative, for a select NBA League Pass game every Friday night for the duration of the 2021 season to further innovate the sports fan experience.

Hosted by Jared Quay and Preston Johnson, the show will provide fun and educational commentary, information and analysis on wagers as they unfold throughout the game.

The first telecast airs Friday, February 26 during the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Minnesota Grizzlies game at 8p. It will be available free on participating NBA League Pass distributors, the NBA app, and the Yahoo Sports app, Sportico.com reports.

The NBA has been doing these alternate feeds since last August, coinciding with the restart of its pandemic-disrupted season.

The interconnected relationship between the NBA, Yahoo and gambling operator BetMGM made these broadcasts possible. Yahoo and the NBA, both BetMGM partners, already work together on Yahoo’s season-long fantasy basketball product and have a distribution agreement for League Pass.

Yahoo has been working with BetMGM, the 50-50 joint venture between MGM Resorts and Entain, as its sports betting partner since 2019. As an example of their integration, Yahoo allows fantasy customers in states where BetMGM operates to build prop bets based off the customers’ rosters, without leaving the Yahoo platform. It also utilizes its relationship with NBA League Pass—a recent promotion gave new BetMGM customers a free season of League Pass for placing $200 in wagers.

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