SailGP places bet on gambling for growth

For a sports league, fan engagement is the name of the game. While the SailGP sports league did not attract sufficient interest to field a fan-owned team, they will be seeking to heighten fan fascination by entering the global sports betting marketplace.

Betting will be available across a range of operators, including DraftKings in the U.S. and Bet 365 in internationally available territories.

SailGP Managing Director Andrew Thompson is eager to engage new SailGP fans while giving existing fans new opportunities to enjoy the racing. “SailGP is a sport driven by data, allowing sportsbooks to create odds on the spot at our events across the global championship, and enhance viewing and spectating experience through live betting in a responsible manner.”

SailGP has a strategic integration with Abelson Sports, ensuring comprehensive and accurate odds coverage, and has developed an in-house, self-service odds portal, empowering betting operators with real-time access and control.

In-person spectators and fans around the globe can now place wagers for the event, including on the winner of each fleet race, on which teams advance to event final, the winner of the event final, the season champion and head-to-head matchups between two teams.

SailGP is producing proprietary algorithms by leveraging the 270,000 data points it captures every single second at events to deliver instant probabilities to fans based upon what is happening live on the water. To enhance the live-betting experience, low-latency broadcast feeds are made available via iGame Media, delivering near-instantaneous data and video to sportsbook platforms worldwide.

More information: SailGP.com/betting

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Season 5 Leaderboard (after 4 events)
1. Australia – Tom Slingsby, 39 points
2. Great Britain – Dylan Fletcher, 38 points
3. Spain – Diego Botin, 36 points
4. New Zealand – Peter Burling, 35 points
5. Canada – Giles Scott, 34 points
6. France – Quintin Delapierre, 28 points*
7. Switzerland – Sebastien Schneiter, 18 points
8. Italy – Ruggero Tita, 13 points
9. Denmark – Nicolai Sehested, 9 points**
10. Brazil – Martine Grael, 2 point**
11. United States – Taylor Canfield, 2 points**
12. Germany – Erik Heil, -1 points**
* France was awarded points for the first two events as their F50 was not available
**Teams receive season penalty points for incidents during practice or racing

Season 5 Schedule – 14 events *
2024
November 23-24 – Dubai, UAE

2025
January 18-19 – Auckland, New Zealand
February 8-9 – Sydney, Australia
March 15-16 – Los Angeles, USA
March 22-23 – San Francisco, USA
May 3-4 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
June 7-8 – New York City, USA
July 19-20 – Portsmouth, Great Britain
August 16-17 – Sassnitz, Germany
September 6-7 – Taranto, Italy
September 12-13 – Saint-Tropez, France
September 20-21 – Geneva, Switzerland
October 4-5 – Andalucía – Cádiz, Spain
November 7-8 – Middle East
November 29-30 – Grand Final – Abu Dhabi, UAE
* The season began with 14 events but Tranto was replaced with Saint-Tropez, while Rio and Middle East were cancelled though Rio may be rescheduled.

Format for Season 5:
• Teams compete in identical F50 catamarans.
• Each event runs across two days.
• Five qualifying fleet races of approximately 15 minutes may be scheduled for each regatta.
• The top three teams from qualifying advance to a final race to be crowned event champion and earn the largest share of the prize purse (amount not confirmed; Season 4 had $400,000.00 USD prize purse with winning team earning $200k at each event).
• The season ends with the Grand Final, which includes the Championship Final Race for the top three teams in the season standing with the winner claiming a monetary award (amount not confirmed; Season 4 had $2 million USD prize).
• The top team on points ahead of the three-boat Championship Final will get a monetary award (amount not confirmed; Season 4 had a $350,000.00 prize).
• Ten of the 12 teams are privately owned, with the league having ownership of New Zealand and Spain.

For competition documents, click here.

Established in 2018, SailGP seeks to be an annual, global sports league featuring fan-centric inshore racing among national teams in some of the iconic harbors around the globe.

Source: SailGP