“It’s literally just a pure, free-to-play platform,” Evan Fisher, Sparket COO and president, told Pla圜A.Ģ9 Palms offered customers a chance to predict the outcome of the men’s Final Four via its new platform. Fliff is based on traditional fixed-odds betting. Odds are not fixed in advance and are determined by the amount wagered on each outcome. The Sparket-built app uses a pari-mutuel model where bets are placed in a pool. The app enters the market following another sweepstakes sportsbook, Fliff. If and when sports betting is approved the thought is that the tribes will be ahead of the game in preparing for the real thing.īecause the free-to-play games function as a sweepstakes contest, the tribal app does not involve real money, so there is no violation of state law. The recently launched platform gives bettors the chance to participate in free-to-play wagers and redeem credits for either of the tribe’s casinos.Ĭreated in partnership with Sparket, the platform allows bettors to pick winners of sporting events, reality TV show competitions, esports and more.īut the casinos are thinking ahead.

They picked themselves up, dusted themselves off and offered social betting. In California, the 29 Palms Band of Mission Indians saw the two sports betting props go down to a flaming defeat last November.

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