Phil Ivey embarks on the betting bet

Phil Ivey has nothing more to prove on the poker tables. In his career, he cashed more than $ 20 million in winnings and won a multituof of world champions bracelets. Our world poker star no longer knows what to do with his time and money. After projects with no future to launch his own online poker room or to create his clothing brand, he today wants to embark on the business of virtual sports bet. A market that does not know the crisis ...

The juicy business of virtual sports betting

If you do not yet know the virtual sports bet, you have a delay! Indeed, the virtual sporting bet, also called a fancy betting, is exploding in North America. This entertainment is to take on the role of leader of a sports team and to challenge other online players. Players earn or lose points depending on the real results of the teams in question. The most popular type of betting bet is fantasy football. The latter is notably offered on American sites fanduel.com and Draftkings.com. The Fantasy bet now has more than 40 million bettors in North America, a market of three billion dollars. In Europe, the betting bet is particularly offered on the American -speaking site Oulala.com.

Phil Ivey and his love for sports betting

If a priori there is no relationship between the fancy sports bet and the poker, Phil Ivey intends to mix his two passions. Indeed, the poker table shark never lacks the opportunity to bet on the biggest American sporting events and to make improbable bets against other poker players. Asked about his love of sport and his new project, he said: " Over the past five years, I have looked for other ways to share with fans my love of sport and fantasy football. I am honored to have received several proposals. I decided to associate myself with the ITEAM site to offer a unique game experience to sports bettors and fans of betting ». For his part, the ITEAM operator justified the choice to associate with the poker star: " There is a bridge to create between poker players and fantasy football fans. With Phil Ivey, we will increase our visibility on the fancy betting market and attract new players. We have already started a marketing plan to attract new bettors. Online players will be able to receive for more than $ 20,000 in prices each week and interact directly with Phil Ivey ».

The launch of this new betting betting site is scheduled for the end of February 2016 and will be called Philiveydfs, DFS is the acronym for "Daily Fantasy Sport". If Phil Ivey rarely loses on the poker tables, it is clear that the challenge is big for our champion. Will poker players let themselves be tempted by the fancy bet? Answer on 2016…