Las Vegas Review-Journal

Boyd sports betting app upgraded

It’s released in time for NFL season start

- By Bailey Schulz Contact Bailey Schulz at bschulz@ reviewjour­nal.com or 702-383-0233. Follow @bailey_schulz on Twitter.

Boyd Gaming Corp. has upgraded its mobile sports betting app, just in time for the return of profession­al football.

The Las Vegas-based company launched a new version of its B Connected Sports in Nevada on Tuesday, just two days before the start of the NFL’S regular season.

Boyd had already offered a mobile app under the same name, but the app has received a “significan­t upgrade” with the integratio­n of Internatio­nal Game Technology PLC’S Playsports technology, according to a Tuesday news release. The app now offers bettors a wide selection of pregame and in-game betting options for sports in the United States and overseas, including football, basketball, hockey, tennis, golf, auto racing, darts and rugby.

There are dozens of propositio­n betting options available for each event, along with an “extensive wagering menu” of in-game wagerings for major events, according to the release.

The app has also been updated with a “clean, modern design” and offers instant scoring updates, quick updates to sports betting odds and immediate informatio­n on payouts.

Wagering on horse racing will be made available “in the near future,” pending regulatory approval. Bettors can still place horse racing bets through the previous B Connected

Sports app.

Boyd shares were down 1 percent Tuesday morning to $27.13 on the New York Stock Exchange. IGT shares were down 1.1 percent to $11.25 on the New York Stock Exchange.

 ?? Getty Images ?? Boyd Gaming Corp. launched a new version of its B Connected Sports in Nevada on Tuesday, two days before the start of the NFL’S regular season.
Getty Images Boyd Gaming Corp. launched a new version of its B Connected Sports in Nevada on Tuesday, two days before the start of the NFL’S regular season.

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