{"id":1139,"date":"2024-05-12T01:12:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T22:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pga-championship-first-major-to-score-sports-betting-partnership-via-espn-bet\/"},"modified":"2024-05-12T01:12:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T22:12:14","slug":"pga-championship-first-major-to-score-sports-betting-partnership-via-espn-bet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/pga-championship-first-major-to-score-sports-betting-partnership-via-espn-bet\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA Championship First Major to Score Sports Betting Partnership Via ESPN Bet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Innholdsfortegnelse<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/pga-championship-first-major-to-score-sports-betting-partnership-via-espn-bet\/#Three-Year_Deal\" title=\"Three-Year Deal\u00a0\">Three-Year Deal\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/nb\/pga-championship-first-major-to-score-sports-betting-partnership-via-espn-bet\/#PGA_Odds\" title=\"PGA Odds\">PGA Odds<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The PGA Championship is the first of golf\u2019s four majors to announce a sports betting partnership with a sportsbook operator.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319366\" data-style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-post-thumbnail-858xAUTO wp-image-319366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/download-1-858x572.jpg\" alt=\"PGA Championship ESPN Bet sports betting golf\" width=\"858\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/download-1-858x572.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/download-1-430x287.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/download-1-302x200.jpg 302w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/download-1-238x158.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/download-1-194x128.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/download-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"text-description\">The Wanamaker Trophy at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville. ESPN Bet will serve as the \u201cOfficial Sports Betting Sponsor\u201d of the PGA Championship through at least 2026. (Image: <em>Casino.org<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The PGA of America and Penn Entertainment, the latter being the parent company to Penn Interactive and ESPN Bet, on Tuesday announced a sports betting partnership for the second golf major of the year. The PGA Championship is set for May 16-19 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">ESPN Bet will serve the PGA of America as its \u201cOfficial Sports Betting Sponsor\u201d for its marquee event. ESPN Bet will have a significant presence at the esteemed Kentucky course next week, as well as during <i>ESPN\u2019s <\/i>television coverage of the major championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">ESPN Bet customers who are attending the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/pga-tour-now-allows-casinos-gaming-companies-to-advertise\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PGA<\/a> in person will gain access to the ESPN Bet Members Lounge located adjacent to the 13th hole. The exclusive area will offer a premium hospitality experience with covered seating featuring views of the newly renovated par-4 13th green, beverage service, special ESPN Bet offers, and a VR simulator of the 13th hole.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Three-Year_Deal\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>Three-Year Deal<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">ESPN Bet will retain the \u201cOfficial Sports Betting Sponsor\u201d title to the PGA Championship through the 2026 tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The championship is to be played at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte next year and at Aronimink Golf Club outside of Philadelphia in 2026. North Carolina and Pennsylvania are both legal sports betting states. ESPN Bet is licensed in both.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">ESPN is licensed in Kentucky through its retail partnership with Ellis Park. The book is licensed in North Carolina through a partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/espn-bet-partners-with-quail-hollow-club-sports-betting\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PGA Tour and Quail Hollow<\/a>. ESPN Bet is licensed in Pennsylvania where Penn operates several Hollywood-branded brick-and-mortar casinos.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">With the PGA Championship set to take place in states where ESPN BET operates through 2026, this partnership provides us with a great opportunity to interact with and engage golf fans,\u201d said Jason Birney, vice president of operations at Penn Interactive. \u201cWe look forward to accessing highly engaging touchpoints to bring ESPN Bet onto the course and into the PGA Championship broadcast on <i>ESPN<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>CBS <\/i>has the broadcast rights to Saturday and Sunday\u2019s afternoon and evening coverage, but <i>ESPN <\/i>will air Thursday and Friday\u2019s morning broadcast and pre-<i>CBS <\/i>coverage on the weekends until 1 pm ET.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Terms of the PGA of America deal weren\u2019t disclosed but Penn Entertainment continues to spend heavily on its ESPN Bet marketing initiatives. ESPN Bet is the Pennsylvania-based casino operator\u2019s revamped sports betting product that it secured last year through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/penn-entertainment-espn-unveil-significant-sports-betting-deal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$1.5 billion deal<\/a> with Walt Disney\u2019s <i>ESPN<\/i> to leverage the sports programming brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Penn pivoted to ESPN Bet after folding on its Barstool Sports ownership, a bad business deal that cost the company more than $500 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PGA_Odds\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>PGA Odds<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When the PGA Championship tees off next week, all eyes will be on world <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/scottie-scheffler-dominating-masters-action-tiger-spurring-bets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 1 Scottie Scheffler<\/a>, the most dominant player in the sport today. Scheffler, who remains on baby watch with his wife Meredith, is skipping this week\u2019s Wells Fargo at Quail Hollow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">If he plays, Scheffler will no doubt be the PGA betting favorite. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/scottie-scheffler-masters-dominance-bad-outcome-oddsmakers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2024 Masters winner<\/a> is currently at +350 to win the Wanamaker Trophy.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Rory McIlroy is next at +1200. Jon Rahm is at +1400. Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, and Ludvig Aberg are next at +1600.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/pga-championship-first-major-score-sports-betting-partnership\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PGA Championship First Major to Score Sports Betting Partnership Via ESPN Bet<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Casino.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PGA Championship is the first of golf\u2019s four majors to announce a sports betting partnership with a sportsbook operator. The Wanamaker Trophy at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville. ESPN Bet will serve as the \u201cOfficial Sports Betting Sponsor\u201d of the PGA Championship through at least 2026. 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