Today's Podcast: Trying to Be Open-Minded About DraftKings New Subscription Model for Better Parlay Odds

Written by :

C Costigan

Published on :

8 January, 2025

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Today we hit "Prime Suspects", the latest installment from our friend Joe Brennan, Jr. of Prime Sports.

In this episode, Joe speaks candidly about DraftKings new subscription model for obtaining better parlay odds.

In case you missed it, DraftKings has begun offering $20 subscriptions to "select" customers (we suspect those that bet parlays and lose often) and only those in New York State for now.

New York's operating tax is somewhere in the neighborhood of around 50 percent, so this could just be a way to offset costs in The Empire State.

This all reminds us a whole lot of those airline "temporary" checked bag fees.

Joe suggests this probably won't be a trend.

"If you're FanDuel, okay, well how do you respond?" Brennan Jr. asks. "You know, if I were the CMO of FanDuel, I'd be like "hey, look, you don't have to pay extra money to get the best odds. Everybody gets them here at FanDuel."

In this one, the guys also discuss:

A "bloodbath" betting weekend at Prime Sports to start 2025

Novig’s marketing shift: from sharp betting to attracting casual players

DraftKings' new subscription service offering boosted odds for parlay bettors

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By Chris Costigan

Chris founded Gambling911.com in 1999 and serves as the website's publisher. He brings more than 3 decades of expertise related to the gambling and sports betting sector. Creative talent is in Chris' genes, which he brings to the G911 website. He comes from a showbiz family that includes Yankee Doodle Dandy George M. Cohan. Chris is the grandson of artist John E. Costigan, whose work appears in the Smithsonian. Chris' father was also in the news business and co-founded what is today the Union County Performing Arts Center. Chris is a graduate of Kean University.