PointsBet launches ‘Lightning Bets,’ a new NFL live betting feature

PointsBet launches ‘Lightning Bets,’ a new NFL live betting feature

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  • Tom Friend, Sport Technie
October 13, 2022 2:48 PM
  • Tom Friend, Sport Technie

PointsBet has launched an NFL microbet homepage on its app, which reportedly led to a 108% increase in live in-game wagering this past football weekend.

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Marketed by Pointsbet as “lightning bets,” the app allows users to wager on the outcome of every NFL play and drive during a game. At this week’s CAA World Congress of Sport, the NBA’s deputy commissioner Mark Tatum suggested that in-game betting will soon account for 70% of all overall bets.

As a result, PointsBet has made an emphasis of micro-betting and claims that its “lightning bets” led to an overall 184% rise in unique customers using the platform week over week. It also said that during last Sunday night’s Ravens-Bengals game, its microbets were “the most popular live markets and third highest in terms of handle.”