WILLIAM HILL BECOMES FIRST SPORTS BOOK IN NEVADA HISTORY TO OFFER WAGERING ON THE NBA FINALS MVP AWARD

WILLIAM HILL BECOMES FIRST SPORTS BOOK IN NEVADA HISTORY TO OFFER WAGERING ON THE NBA FINALS MVP AWARD

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (May 24, 2017) – William Hill, America’s leading Sports Book operator, has opened wagering on the 2017 NBA Finals MVP Award at its 109 Nevada Sports Books and on the Mobile Sports app.

Following today’s approval from the Nevada Gaming Control Board to accept wagers on the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, William Hill becomes the first Sports Book in the United States to legally offer betting on the Award.

“We are extremely excited to add the NBA Finals MVP Award to our wagering menu.  With so many All Stars on the court at the same time, this is a fantastic Finals to start offering it,” said William Hill US Director of Trading, Nick Bogdanovich.

Below are the current odds to win the 2017 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award at William Hill.  Kevin Durant opens as the favorite to win the Award.  Both LeBron James (2012, 2013, 2016) and Andre Iguodala (2015) have both previously won the Award.

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Michael Grodsky, Vice President of Marketing & Public Relations, William Hill Race & Sports Book

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