Bally's is no more, Now It's FanDuel Sports Network

[Lt Dan]

Isn't online (or otherwise) sports gambling still outlawed in CA? Either way I won't go there, even with a sport I partially have knowledge of with hockey. Just seems like a bad idea and you'll end up like Sandler in Uncut Gems. Gambling just isn't it for me, the house always wins. f*** Bally's btw.

Yes

 

[The Butcher]

I hate that they are involved with sports books.

The constant sports betting ads and content being pushed down everyones throats is going to have disastrous results (it already has for many people). The leagues and teams have to know this, but they just don't care. It's like the bus ad I saw in LA last year that basically said "Having trouble paying your bills, try the lotto". It's disgraceful.

Get ready for ads like this...

"Jim in Long Beach turned $20 into $12k by hitting a 12 team parlay, you want to be the next Jim? Sign up at Fan Duel with promo code GoKingsGo and your first bets on us" They all push the parlays on their social medias and other ads because that is where the Grand Canyon sized margins are.

They went from having their heads buried in the sand and did the whole Casablanca "I'm shocked there is gambling in here", to openly pushing it non-stop.

And Pete Rose had to go to the grave shunned by MLB. The whole thing is crass.

 

[ru4reals]

Damn I'm so out of it. What happened to Fox sports west? Bally and now FanDuel. Lol. Can't keep up.

 

[Buddy The Elf]

They should rename it the AARP Sports Network since every other commercial is for them.

 

[DoktorJeep]

Maybe I’m old fashioned. But I think limiting my degenerate behavior to my time in the city of Vegas is the best way to moderate some sin.

Personally I won’t make any purchasing decision based on any ad I see remotely connected to a Kings game. So I don’t truly care about these sponsorship decisions. We’re too many janky companies deep to worry about the latest fad that has some spare cash laying around.

The issue is that advertisers believe we have a fan base of uneducated people who are easy targets to separate from their money.

 

[Reaper45]

Maybe I’m old fashioned. But I think limiting my degenerate behavior to my time in the city of Vegas is the best way to moderate some sin.

Personally I won’t make any purchasing decision based on any ad I see remotely connected to a Kings game. So I don’t truly care about these sponsorship decisions. We’re too many janky companies deep to worry about the latest fad that has some spare cash laying around.

The issue is that advertisers believe we have a fan base of uneducated people who are easy targets to separate from their money.

Same. I like to gamble once or twice a year. I’ve never made a single bet in the sports book.

 

[DoktorJeep]

Same. I like to gamble once or twice a year. I’ve never made a single bet in the sports book.

I enjoy spending a morning at a sports book at like the MGM and gambling some money. But doing it on my phone while trying to stay awake during your average Kings game just sounds pathetic to me.

 

[chris kontos]

As someone who has won significant (at least to me) amounts of money gambling i dont think its worth it. Maybe for someone who is fortunate enough to bet life changing amounts of money but even then, its pretty much a waste of time.
All depends on how big a fish you want to be. Remember- if it takes you more than 5 minutes to figure out who the mark is in a poker game, YOU'RE the mark.

 

[Wildturkey12]

Ain't no parlay like a Wildturkey12 party , cause a Wildturkey12 parlay don't stop!

I was screaming like a crazy person last year in Vegas for Bedard to get over 2.5 shots on a 6 leg parlay. That a hole was putting up 4 shots a game for a few games before that and crushed my dreams with zero shots in that game. It made for a romantic dinner with the wife after. I just complained about Bedard the whole dinner

 

[Maynard]

I was screaming like a crazy person last year in Vegas for Bedard to get over 2.5 shots on a 6 leg parlay. That a hole was putting up 4 shots a game for a few games before that and crushed my dreams with zero shots in that game. It made for a romantic dinner with the wife after. I just complained about Bedard the whole dinner

Pay attention to your wife you selfish son of bitch.

 

[21Dog]

Maybe I’m old fashioned. But I think limiting my degenerate behavior to my time in the city of Vegas is the best way to moderate some sin.

I limit my wagering to Nevada as well.

I live within 30 minutes of four Indian casinos. Only played there once. Depressing. Too many people there playing with their rent money.

anbody wanna make some futures bets?

On a lark in the spring of 2012 I made a laid $100 on your Los Angeles Kings to win the Cup at 15-1.

 

[Lt Dan]

I limit my wagering to Nevada as well.

I live within 30 minutes of four Indian casinos. Only played there once. Depressing. Too many people there playing with their rent money.

You are smarter than the average Yogi Bear my friend

 

[chris kontos]

This proves futures are smart bets...

 

[kingsholygrail]

The logo is less annoying at least. It blends in.

 

[fivehole32]

Personally I won’t make any purchasing decision based on any ad I see remotely connected to a Kings game. So I don’t truly care about these sponsorship decisions. We’re too many janky companies deep to worry about the latest fad that has some spare cash laying around.

The issue is that advertisers believe we have a fan base of uneducated people who are easy targets to separate from their money.

The ads are just targeting the younger demographic. When you get into your mid 40s advertisers could give a damn about you. You are already locked in on your favorite consumer items and businesses you use.

It works too. Being a Kings fan from a very young age, I was so excited to open my first bank account. Not a Security Pacific where my parents banked, but at Great Western Bank. It made me feel like I had a connection to my favorite team. I can still remember taking my birthday checks from my grandparents, riding my bike to the branch and getting my passbook.

 

[DoktorJeep]

The ads are just targeting the younger demographic. When you get into your mid 40s advertisers could give a damn about you. You are already locked in on your favorite consumer items and businesses you use.

It works too. Being a Kings fan from a very young age, I was so excited to open my first bank account. Not a Security Pacific where my parents banked, but at Great Western Bank. It made me feel like I had a connection to my favorite team. I can still remember taking my birthday checks from my grandparents, riding my bike to the branch and getting my passbook.

I think we said the same thing. The overlapping cohorts between the uneducated and under 40s is decent. You opened an account at a long forgotten bank many moons ago. I was also a person who converted into a passionate fan at a young age.

But I think the current new fan is being enticed to gambling on sports and currency’s which is more shady than safe savings or checking account.

 

[KingsCrunch]

Damn, do not any of you have a remote control with a mute button?

I always mute between plays and definitely between periods.

I have not one time in my life been influenced by an add. Usually it is the opposite. Some low life company pushing lies to want me to buy their crap. Hell no.

I guess it works though because they have plenty of sheep lined up buying their crap every day.

EDIT: Now my avatar makes sense.

 

[Surf Nutz]

You nailed it, over 40 and they don't care.

Same with Kings. and no one posting here is under 40.

All those professing gambling profits above, will have to take a polygraph and are subject to a 72 hour psych old evaluation with potential long term

ramifications.

The Kings road schedule was tough but they were lucky to face softer opponents mostly.

Their are some better tests and opportunities to bump their game up.

It's still early, new system, some new players and more ice time for certain guys.

Hey its fun and interesting.

But you guys be you guys, the Choir sing loudest on Sunday.

 

[chris kontos]

I live out of the la area so i get ballys/fun duel. I also get nhl center ice. But given the demise of so many regional sports networks, it would seem the leauge would make watching hockey easier rather than distributing the rights across so many different providers and formats and requiring saps like me to pay to use each one.
The nhl is making thier product harder and harder to watch. This cant be great for ad money. I was wondering what you guys use to watch the games and what you think of the current morass of outlets/providers

 

[Surf Nutz]

I live out of the la area so i get ballys/fun duel. I also get nhl center ice. But given the demise of so many regional sports networks, it would seem the leauge would make watching hockey easier rather than distributing the rights across so many different providers and formats and requiring saps like me to pay to use each one.
The nhl is making thier product harder and harder to watch. This cant be great for ad money. I was wondering what you guys use to watch the games and what you think of the current morass of outlets/providers

I am not allowed to say what I use.

On this and many other Euro and American websites.

But I would web search the absolute ideal amount you want to pay and NHL streaming.

If you find the golden egg sites never click on a pop up and use your oldest computer as a precaution.

So far It has gone ok.

No one owns the worldwide web but they try to make you think they do.

As for broadcasting, the whole your name here concept is interesting.

I thought Bally was the broadcasting company.