[toc]In Nevada, you can place a bet on the NHL’s newest team, the Vegas Golden Knights, no matter your location. Absolutely anywhere.
You can place bets on the Golden Knights at any sportsbook in Nevada. In fact, you can even wager on the Golden Knights anywhere within the boundaries of the state of Nevada.
Sports betting apps for mobile devices enable punters to place bets from the comfort of their homes, hotel rooms, or even while out hiking. Hockey enthusiasts, for instance, have the opportunity to bet on games directly from T-Mobile Arena. The majority of these apps provide in-play and/or in-game betting features for all Golden Knights matches.
Before the NHL season started, both Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman weren’t focused on gambling at all. Consequently, it wasn’t guaranteed that gamblers in Nevada would be able to place bets on Vegas Golden Knights games.
As the season was nearing, Bettman informed Bloomberg that he intended to request MGM Chairman Jim Murren to eliminate home games from casinos near the arena, specifically the Monte Carlo and New York, New York. However, it seems that Bettmen never actually made that appeal to Murren.
Furthermore, the NHL Commissioner chose not to request that the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) exclude the team from Nevada’s sportsbook betting boards. Since the team is not owned by MGM Resorts International, there is no conflict of interest like that seen between the Houston Rockets and Golden Nugget, or the Boston Celtics and Caesars Entertainment.
However, there is one team on which MGM will not be accepting bets – the recently acquired WNBA franchise, the Las Vegas Aces.
As anticipated, the MGM Resorts sportsbooks won’t be accepting bets on the Las Vegas Aces WNBA team.
Official statement: “All WNBA games will be open for betting at MGM Resorts Race & Sports Books, excluding those involving the Las Vegas team.”
This was tweeted by Marc from EDGeVegas (@MeltzVegas) on December 12, 2017.
Kinds Of bets you can make on the Vegas Golden Knights
Future bets
Gamblers have been placing bets on the Vegas Golden Knights even before the season commenced. Futures for winning the Stanley Cup have been open since the team’s inception. As more wagers were placed on the Golden Knights, the odds consequently fell.
Prior to the season, locating a sports book operator offering odds of 250-1 or higher to win the Stanley Cup was an easy task. However, due to the significant amount of betting activity, the odds have been reduced to 7-1 at Station Casinos at the time of writing this article.
Both Nevada locals and visitors have been betting on the Golden Knights like never before. Numerous sports book operators have reported to the Las Vegas Review-Journal an unparalleled influx of hockey bets, credited to the Golden Knights.
Bettors still have the opportunity to place futures bets on the Golden Knights to win the division, conference, and the Stanley Cup.
Pre-game bets
All games involving the Golden Knights can be wagered on at any sportsbook in Nevada. Traditional betting methods such as moneyline, puck line, and over/under totals are universally available. A handful of sportsbook operators, including Station Casinos and MGM Resorts International, even offer pre-game proposition bets. Examples of pre-game proposition betting options from Station Casinos could include:
- Winner of the first period (who scored higher)
- Goals scored in the first period
- Winner of the second period (who scored higher)
- Goals scored in the second period
- Winner of the 3rd period (who scored higher)
- Goals scored in the 3rd period
- Three-way betting regulation (team victory or draw after 60 minutes)
- Each team’s margin of victory
- Will specific players score?
- Each team’s total goals
- First team to score
- Does the team that scores first win? (yes or no)
- Will a score occur in the first 10 minutes?
MGM Resorts might also provide various pre-game proposition betting choices such as the ones listed below:
- Will the total number of goals be of an odd or even number?
- Periodic lines by Puck
- Goals scored per period in total
- Period’s first scoring team
- Will each team score in every period?
In-play wagering
Recently, Station Casinos incorporated in-play wagering into their STN Sports betting app. The odds and betting options for these wagers are updated continuously throughout the game.
The app may display over 40 betting options for each game, depending on when you access it. As the game unfolds, certain betting options will become unavailable. For instance, all wagers related to the first period will be eliminated once that period concludes.
In-play bettors in Nevada can place mobile bets from any location, be it their home, a casino, or even while attending the game at the arena.
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