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Social chatter eats into betting volumes

Pinnacle CEO Paris Smith said the company has seen a strong recovery in sports betting volumes since live events returned.

Sharon Singleton Sharon SingletonSeptember 10, 2021 · 1 min read
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Social chatter eats into betting volumes, Paris Smith

Pinnacle CEO Paris Smith said the company has seen a strong recovery in sports betting volumes since live events returned. However, the numbers for some major events were slightly less-than-anticipated as punters, keen for social interaction after lockdowns, flocked to bars to watch events.

It appears the socialising was a distraction from in-play betting. Smith talks about this and some of the other trends the company has noted in the sports betting world.

Sharon Singleton
Written by Sharon Singleton Sharon Singleton is a multi-media reporter with experience ranging from website management to reporting and editing for newspapers, news agencies and television. More from Sharon Singleton →