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<br>The fast-growing legal sports betting industry is extending its reach to the middle of the ocean.<br> <br>BetMGM and Carnival Corporation announced a deal Friday to put sports books on more than 50 U.S.-based ships.<br> <br>The arrangement will allow betting while the ships are at sea or while docked at a port in a state that allows sports betting.<br>Passengers can bet using a mobile app or at physical kiosks on the ship.<br> <br>It encompasses the Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises. Princess began offering sports betting last October.<br> <br>The sports betting operations will be phased in over the next few months, BetMGM said.<br> <br>"We´ve found an ideal partner in Carnival Corporation and look forward to providing our sports betting and iGaming products to its millions of passengers," BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt said in a statement.<br><br>"This is another great opportunity for us to further expand BetMGM´s footprint."<br> <br>The ships already offer casino gambling with slots, table games and poker. Friday's deal adds sports betting and [https://www.alphaslot777.com/ slot online] casino gambling to the mix to complement the physical shipboard casinos.<br> <br>The two companies will collaborate on marketing and promotions.<br> <br>Sports betting is growing rapidly in the U.S.<br>In the four years since a U.S. Supreme Court decision clearing the way for any state to offer legal sports betting, Americans had wagered over $125 billion as of mid-May.<br> <br>___<br> <br>Follow Wayne Parry on Twitter at website<br><br>adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement