PGA TOUR Announces bet365 as Official Betting Partner
The PGA TOUR and bet365 announced a three-year content and marketing agreement through 2024 naming bet365 as an Official Betting Operator of the PGA TOUR.
bet365 becomes the TOUR’s first OBO outside of North America with territories including the UK, Ireland and Australia in addition to Canada. In the UK, Ireland and Australia, bet365 will serve as the exclusive source for odds on the leaderboard and player pages on PGATOUR.COM and on TOURCast, the TOUR’s award-winning platform that allows fans to follow every shot from each group with a 3D rendering of the golf course. bet365 will further activate the relationship by having a brand presence across PGA TOUR media properties including on international market inventory on PGA TOUR.com, managed by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) under their strategic partnership with the TOUR, as well as on WBD platforms such as Golfdigest.com in the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada.
“We are excited to work with bet365 to expand the TOUR’s sports betting initiatives outside of North America. bet365 was the first operator to integrate the TOUR’s official in-play betting product and they are poised for tremendous growth being on the forefront of in-play sports betting in golf. The TOUR continues to look for opportunities to innovate in new areas with a goal of engaging with fans,” Scott Warfield, Vice President of Gaming at the PGA TOUR, said.
As part of the TOUR’s Official Betting Operator program, bet365 will have rights in the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada to use PGA TOUR marks, rights to advertise within TOUR media and TOUR partner platforms.
A spokesperson for bet365 said: “The bet365 group are delighted to be working with one of the most iconic brands in global sport. Throughout this partnership with PGA TOUR, bet365 will strive to continue delivering a market leading in-play experience to our golf customers, both across our global sites and the PGA TOUR platforms.”
