Basketball legend and superstar Shaquille O’Neal is adding to his stacked post-playing-career resume, with the announcement on Monday he is partnering with WynnBET as a brand ambassador.
In a press release announcing the partnership, WynnBET said O’Neal will be serving as a strategic consultant in this role, which is described as a “long-term partnership.” O’Neal will appear in WynnBET advertising in TV, digital, and print, as well as appear at fan events. He will also launch his new ShaqPot game, which will be a Free To Play game on the WynnBET app.
“I love working with my friends at Wynn Resorts and I am so excited to take WynnBET to new heights,” O’Neal said in the release. “Mobile sports betting is having a major moment, and I believe that WynnBET will be a powerful force in the industry.”
🚨 Introducing WynnBET's newest brand ambassador 🚨
— WynnBET (@WynnBET) August 9, 2021
Welcome to the team, @SHAQ! pic.twitter.com/xdo8xZd95A
Basketball Hall of Famer, media personality and entrepreneur Shaquille O'Neal will provide his expertise to WynnBET as a strategic consultant.
— WynnBET (@WynnBET) August 9, 2021
“Mobile sports betting is having a major moment, and I believe that WynnBET will be a powerful force in the industry.”
“Shaquille O’Neal has been a great friend of Wynn Las Vegas for many years, and we are thrilled to expand our relationship with him through a partnership with WynnBET,” Craig Billings, Wynn Interactive CEO, also said in the release. “A successful businessman, NBA legend and one of the most well-known personalities in sports media, we believe our players will enjoy interacting with him through the WynnBET app and are excited to feature Shaq in our advertising campaign set to debut later this summer.”
As part of this deal and in accordance with NBA rules, O’Neal will sell his ownership stake in the Sacramento Kings.
Lucy is a sports betting content producer with Audacy and BetQL. She has worked with WEEI and Audacy as a writer, radio producer and podcaster. Lucy lives in Boston and loves Tom Brady and prop bets. Follow Lucy on Twitter at @LucilleBurdge.
