NFL Renews Betting Deals With DraftKings and FanDuel, Adds Fanatics
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The NFL is American football's biggest league. It has made new deals with betting companies.
The NFL will work with three sportsbook companies. They are DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics.
DraftKings and FanDuel are old partners of the NFL. Their deals are now renewed. This means the deals continue.
Fanatics is a new partner. It is a company that sells sports clothes and other items. Now it also has a betting business.
A sportsbook is a company where people can bet money on sports games. This is called sports betting.
The NFL said it will not have deals with prediction market companies in 2026. A prediction market is a different way to bet on things happening.
This news is about the 2026 NFL season. The NFL is very popular in the United States.
Betting on sports has become very big business in America in recent years.
Vocabulary10 words
- sportsbook
- a company that lets people bet money on sports
- partners
- companies that work together
- renewed
- made to continue for more time
- sports betting
- putting money on who will win a game
- prediction market
- a place where people bet on what will happen
- official
- approved by an important group
- announced
- told people news
- league
- a group of sports teams that play each other
- deal
- an agreement between two sides
- season
- the months when a sport is played
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1. Three 2. Fanatics 3. No
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The NFL is American football's biggest _____. It has made new deals with betting companies.
The NFL will work with three _____ companies. They are DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics.
DraftKings and FanDuel are old _____ of the NFL. Their deals are now _____.
Fanatics is a new partner. It is a company that sells sports clothes and other items. Now it also has a betting business.
A sportsbook is a company where people can bet money on sports games. This is called _____.
The NFL said it will not have deals with _____ companies in 2026.
This news is about the 2026 NFL _____. The NFL is very popular in the United States.
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