Inspired and DraftKings Strike a Virtual Sports Deal

Now that sports events are on a halt in the USA, and on a global scale, DraftKings has partnered with Inspired Entertainment to launch virtual sports betting on its site. This is an impressive stride forward aimed at filling the void that was left by the lack of sports tournaments to bet on.

With this newly found collaboration, the DraftKings online sportsbook will now integrate the highly acclaimed V-Play Plug & Play product from Inspired Entertainment. As a result, players across gambling legal states in the USA will have golden opportunities to wager on 14 different virtual sports.

This is good news to the sports betting fraternity in states like New Jersey because virtual sports are always available round the clock for players to bet. Players can access the simulated games in a click from the DraftKings website even with the current state of sports hiatus.

Upon this agreement, Brooks Pierce, the President and Chief Operating Officer of Inspired Entertainment, voiced his enthusiasm on bringing his company’s virtual sports products to DraftKings. In his statement, Brooks added that Inspired Entertainment is home to the most advanced virtual sports portfolio tailored for sports fans to offer ultra-realistic simulations and a broad assortment of bet types

Which V-Play Products will be Available for Betting?

Some of the virtual sports variants that will be available upon launch will include options like basketball, soccer, car racing, horse racing and football across desktop and mobile betting platforms.

While players from the DraftKings sportsbook will have a handful of virtual sports betting options at their disposal, it is the V-Play NFLA Legends of Football and V-Play Basketball that are set to be game-changers.

V-Play NFLA Legends of Football is a groundbreaking product licensed with the NFL Alumni to bring the greatest legends of the NFL back to the field. The virtual sports game comes with 11 NFL teams, each staring all-time favorite alumni players from some of the best teams for riveting action. These teams go against each other in a single game format, and players get a chance to place wagers before the whistle blows. Matches take place every three minutes in a fast-paced environment powered by life-like graphics to evoke the thrill of watching a live game.

The V-Play Basketball, on the other hand, which is proudly dubbed the best virtual basketball product worldwide earned a name for itself thanks to the cutting-edge graphics and true to life animations. The virtual sports game is accessible both on retail betting spaces and online sportsbooks where players can place bets on a range of basketball teams. Since V-Play basketball was launched back in 2019, it was an instant hit, and right now it is as one of the best virtual sports games, primarily due to the ultra-realistic experience it offers players.

DraftKings Continues with its Push to Go Public

On top of striking this content distribution partnership with Inspired Entertainment, DraftKings is still going strong with their plan to get listed on US Nasdaq Exchange as a public company this April. The sports betting giant intends to achieve this coveted milestone through their reverse merger acquisition deal with SBTech despite the current state of sports betting in the USA.

Jason Park, the Chief Financial Officer of DraftKings, penned an email with details about the current state of their merger acquisition deal with SBTech. The US Securities and Exchange Commission declared DraftKings’s registration statement valid and with this approval, the company moves closer to sealing their deal that will see them officially become a public company.