Gary Bettman fait une annonce majeure!

La LNH a procédé à une annonce majeure aujourd'hui alors que le commissaire Gary Bettman a officiellement dévoilé les plans de la ligue qui offrira sont propre service de gambling pour les matchs des équipes et ce à partir de l'an prochain.

C'est en collaboration avec MGM Resorts que le tout deviendra possible. Il s'agit d'une entente d'une durée de plusieurs années entre les deux partenaires.

De nouvelles données statistiques sur les joueurs devraient d'ailleurs être disponibles dès la saison prochaine pour aller de pair avec ce projet ambitieux. On souhaite d'ailleurs révolutionner le monde du pari sportif avec cette annonce.

Bettman a déclaré que la LNH n'a pas l'intention de faire comme la NFL et modifier sa politique de dévoilement des blessures, affirmant que plusieurs joueurs de la ligue jouent régulièrement blessés et il ne veut pas qu'ils deviennent des cibles pour leurs adversaires.

Voyez au bas le communiqué officiel de la ligue.

Plus de détails suivront. [pub]

"The NHL has named MGM Resorts the first official sports betting partner of the League.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, joined by MGM Resorts Chairman & CEO Jim Murren, made the announcement Monday.

"The new sports betting landscape presents a unique opportunity for fan engagement utilizing technology and data that are exclusive to our League," Commissioner Bettman said. "As a leading global gaming operator and entertainment company, MGM Resorts is the perfect partner for us to begin our transformative entry into this space. Fan engagement, technological advancement and innovation are paramount to our progressive approach and will be at the forefront of everything we do."  

MGM Resorts, which is also an official resorts partner of the NHL, will have the ability to market many of its products and services to the NHL's millions of fans via its various media platforms and events.

MGM Resorts will also use official NHL branding in its land-based and digital sports betting offerings within the United States.

"We couldn't be more excited to enter into this historic partnership with the NHL," said Murren. "The League is home to some of the most exciting action in sports, and we are thrilled to join with them to create new immersive and exhilarating experiences for hockey fans. Combining MGM Resorts' world-class sports betting operations and technology with the NHL's top-level competition, iconic brands and cutting-edge data will further transform the rapidly growing sports betting marketplace and solidify our position at the forefront of the industry." 

As part of the relationship, MGM Resorts will have access to enhanced NHL proprietary game data that will be generated by the League's state-of-the-art tracking systems currently under development."

"It feels like Bettman is indicating that the league will not seek an integrity fee? This would be very surprising, in my opinion. Was told a few months back that any $ coming in via integrity fee would fall under HRR as currently defined"

"Key to the NHL/MGM gaming partnership is new technology in real time data, that Gary Bettman says will be rolled out next season."

"The NHL Announces Partnership With MGM Resorts On Gambling: NEW YORK (Oct. 29, 2018) – The National Hockey League (NHL) has formed a groundbreaking, multi-year strategic relationship in the sports betting category with MGM Resorts International"

"This deal between NHL and MGM is going to include real-time player tracking data, which is going to revolutionize in-game wagering."