Tag: DraftKings

Commentary: Legalized Sports Betting Has Transformed the Fan Experience

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A couple of days before Christmas, I went to see the NHL’s Nashville Predators play on their home ice against the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche.

Amid all the silliness of a modern pro sports experience – the home team skating out of a giant saber-toothed tiger head, the mistletoe kiss cam, a small rock band playing seasonal hits between periods – there was a steady stream of advertising for DraftKings, a company known as a sportsbook that takes bets on athletic events and pays out winnings.

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John Fredericks Super Bowl Picks: Every Dog Has Its Day

John Fredericks

CHESAPEAKE, Virginia – The Super Bowl is finally here and DraftKings Sports-Book–an official betting partner of the NFL–goes all in with a huge offer! New customers can get 56-1 odds on either team to win the big game! Bet just $5 and win $280 in free bets if your team wins! Just use promo code GODZILLA! The magic promo code of all time!

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John Fredericks NFL Picks Divisional Weekend: Home Sweet Home

Virginia Star Staff

NASHVILLE, Tennessee –The NFL Playoffs are here and DraftKings Sports-Book–an official betting partner of the NFL–is kicking things off with a huge offer! Counting down to Super Bowl 56, new customers can get 56-1 odds on any Divisional weekend team to win their game! Bet just $5 and win $280 in free bets if your team is victorious. Just use promo code GODZILLA! The magic promo code of all time!

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Sports Betting in Virginia Exceeds $2 Billion in Wagers Cast Since January Launch

Eric Burk

Virginia’s new sports betting continues to set records, with $427 million in wagers cast in October thanks to five weekends of football, postseason baseball, and the opening of the NBA season. Sportsbetting was launched in the Commonwealth on January 21, and October’s results helped make Virginia the fastest state to exceed $2 billion, according to a PlayVirginia press release.

“It took Old Dominion a little less than nine months to reach the milestone. The previous record-holder, New Jersey, took about 10 months to reach $2 billion in wagers,” PlayVirginia said.

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John Fredericks NFL Picks: Are the Bungles for Real? Titans Payback Time

Virginia Star Staff

John: The Tennessee Titans got it done last week in Nashville and showed the world they could be the real deal. Racked by injuries to their vaulted receiving corps and offense line early on, coupled with an embarrassing loss to the New York Jets made them seem like the most over-hyped team in the NFL. Their stunning victory over what seemed like the invincible Bills last week-cemented by a last second goal-line stand by a beleaguered defense changed the narrative—and perhaps their season. Are they elite? We’ll find out this Sunday against the Chiefs.  

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John Fredericks NFL Picks Week Four: Brady Visits Gillette as Bucs and Chiefs Look to Bounce Back

Virginia Star Staff

by John Fredericks, Jack Fredericks, and Nate Perry   Presented by DraftKings Sportsbook– an Official Sports Betting Partner of the NFL.| Download the DraftKings App and use code GODZILLA to get in on the action! Here are my week four selections   Download the DraftKings App and use code GODZILLA to get in…

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John Fredericks NFL Picks Week Three: Are Rams, ‘Niners For Real?

John Fredericks

by John Fredericks, Jack Fredericks, and Nate Perry   Presented by DraftKings Sportsbook– an Official Sports Betting Partner of the NFL.| Download the DraftKings App and use code GODZILLA to get in on the action! Here are my week three selections   Download the DraftKings App and use code GODZILLA to…

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John Fredericks NFL Picks Week Two: Pack, Titans Look for Redemption

Virginia Star Staff

Do the Titans really suck? After getting drubbed last week by Arizona at home, Tennessee went in one week from chic Super Bowl pick to the toilet bowl flush.

My first week was respectable 7-5. Going forward we are adding picks from my 31-year old son, Jack Fredericks. He’s a hopeless liberal, a high school English teacher and a mens basketball coach. So at least now we have some political balance.

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Mobile Sports Betting Is Coming to Virginia in 2021

Jacob Taylor

Mobile sports betting will be launching in Virginia by January 2021 at the earliest. 

Since legislation was passed by the Virginia General Assembly and became effective July 1st, the Virginia lottery, who has been tasked with regulation and oversight, has been working to turn mobile sports betting for Virginians into a reality.

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