JERSEY CITY (March 13, 2023) – BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming operator, announced today a free-to-play challenge available on the BetMGM mobile sports betting app that will award up to $10 million to the player (or players) who predict a perfect 2023 Men’s Basketball Championship bracket. BetMGM users can enter to compete for the grand prize or take home up to $100,000 in prizes for the most accurate bracket.
Adam Greenblatt - BetMGM CEO
NEW CONTESTS AND PROMOTIONS:
- $10 Million Perfect Bracket Challenge:BetMGM mobile customers can compete for a $10 million grand prize by predicting the perfect bracket. The free-to-play contest is available in the BetMGM mobile app, customers can log in to select their bracket entries. If a perfect bracket is not picked, the player (or players) that accumulate the most points by selecting the most overall correct picks throughout the tournament will be rewarded with up to $100,000 in guaranteed prizes.
- Odds Boost and Parlay Boost Tokens: Throughout the tournament, upon login, BetMGM customers will be awarded odds boost tokens, bonus bets and parlay boosts for select games.
- New Customer Promotions:New BetMGM customers can sign up for a First Bet Offer. All new customers that make a first bet will get up to $1,000 paid back in bonus bets if their wager doesn’t win.
BETTING INSIGHTS:
- What Team Each BetMGM Market is Rooting for to Win the Championship:
- Arizona: Arizona
- Colorado: Kansas
- Illinois: Houston
- Indiana: Purdue
- Iowa: Kansas
- Kansas: Kansas
- Louisiana: Houston
- Maryland: UCLA
- Massachusetts: Kansas
- Michigan: Michigan State
- Mississippi: Kansas
- New Jersey: Houston
- New York: UCLA
- Ohio: Kansas
- Ontario, Canada: Houston
- Pennsylvania: UCLA
- Tennessee: Tennessee
- Virginia: Kansas
- Washington, DC: Kansas
- West Virginia: Kansas
- Wyoming: Kansas
- Notable Single Futures Bets:
$10,000 to win $250,000 on Gonzaga +2500
$1,000 to win $125,000 on Texas A&M +12500
$10,000 to win $90,000 on Kansas +900
- Line Movement (open to current)
Houston +2000 to +550
Kansas +1200 to +800
Alabama +2500 to +800
- Highest Ticket%:
Kansas 11.6%
Houston 7.1%
UCLA 6.8%
- Highest Handle%:
Kansas 15.8%
Houston 10.0%
UCLA 7.1%
- Biggest Liabilities:
Kansas
UCLA
Purdue
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