Synchronization with the broader MGM rewards program is seamless and easy to track. The app allows you to wager if you live in [an ever increasing set of states] but it turns out that it allows wagering only when you are currently located in your home state. Traveling for work? This is crazy. If someone from Tennessee is momentarily in Virginia or someone from Virginia is in West Virginia or someone from Pennsylvania is in New Jersey, the app should allow wagering.
DraftKings and Fanduel sportsbook apps both work that way; you can wager as long as you live in an allowed state AND are currently located in another allowed state. The most popular form of straight bet involves predicting which team will cover the spread. The spread gives the supposedly stronger team a handicap in order for the sportsbook to offer similar odds on either team.
For example, if the New York Jets are expected to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars comfortably, you might find the Jets If you bet on the Jets to cover the spread, they need to win by 8 or more points. If you back the Jaguars, they could win the game or lose by no more than 7 points for your bet to pay off. For example, you might find on over You do not need to specify which team will win. You just predict whether the total points will go above or below the total line.
Moneylines A simple bet on which team will win a game. In most sports, there are just two possible outcomes, but in sports like soccer the potential for a tie leaves three possible outcomes. The sportsbooks will generally name a favorite and an underdog. Parlay Bets This offers you the opportunity to combine multiple predictions into a single wager to generate a higher profit.
Each team would have to cover for your bet to pay off, but you would earn a high reward if they did.