Fubo Gaming Receives Approval to Offer Online Sports Wagering From the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
Fubo Gaming, a subsidiary of fuboTV (NYSE: FUBO), announced approval to offer online sports wagering in Iowa, in partnership with Casino Queen. The mobile sportsbook, Fubo Sportsbook, is set to launch in Q4 2021. This innovative platform integrates wagering with live streaming via the “Watching Now” feature, enhancing user experience by syncing bets with viewing preferences. Fubo Gaming also secured market access in Arizona, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and New Jersey. This move marks Fubo's entry into the mobile sports betting market, aimed at increasing user engagement.
- Approval for online sports wagering in Iowa boosts market entry.
- Launch of Fubo Sportsbook expected in Q4 2021.
- Innovative integration of live streaming and sports betting enhances user engagement.
- Market access secured in four additional states (Arizona, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Jersey).
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Company’s First Mobile Sportsbook on Track to Launch in Q4
Once launched, sports bettors in the
Designed as a holistic, hyper-personalized betting experience reflecting what users are watching on fuboTV, Fubo Sportsbook intends to combine data from both the betting and streaming platforms. Leveraging fuboTV’s first-party user behavior data to understand consumers’ viewing preferences and recommend relevant bets, the company intends to turn passive viewers into active, engaged participants.
He added: “We believe Fubo Sportsbook will provide an elevated sports entertainment experience that will bring increased interaction and engagement between sports viewing and betting. We are working with regulators in additional markets as we aim to truly innovate the gaming space.”
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With a mission to provide the world’s most thrilling sports-first live TV experience through the greatest breadth of premium content, interactivity and integrated wagering,
Leveraging its proprietary data and technology platform optimized for live TV and sports viewership, fuboTV Inc. aims to turn passive viewers into active participants and define a new category of interactive television. Through its cable TV replacement product, fuboTV, subscribers can stream a broad mix of 100+ live TV channels, including 74 of the top 100 Nielsen-ranked networks across sports, news and entertainment — more than any other live TV streaming platform (source: Nielsen Total Viewers, 2020). Subscribers can interact with fuboTV’s live streaming experience through predictive free-to-play games, which are integrated into select sports content.
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