Gift Ideas for the Sports Bettor on Your List

Christmas is fast approaching and you are likely scrambling to come up with gift ideas for some of the more difficult people on your holiday list – including possibly that sports bettor in your life. So while they are spending their time all wrapped up in football and basketball and hockey action at some of the top sports betting sites this holiday season, you can use our carefully crafted guide below to come up with some perfect ideas for a few great gifts you can put under the Christmas tree for them on Dec. 25.

Screens, Screens, Screens

If someone has multiple wagers on the go it just makes sense for them to also have multiple screens on which they can watch all the games involved in those wagers. Maybe it is a shiny new Apple iPad or a Samsung tablet for them to prop up on the coffee table in front of them, or a nice external monitor for them to hook up to their laptop at their desk. Or even a second television to mount beside their first television in their living room or basement, as that would really let them get a sportsbook vibe going on.

Content For Those Screens

Of course, there is no point in them having all those screens available in their house if they have nothing to watch on them. Research their favorite sports wagering targets – the NFL, the NBA, Major League Baseball, some of the European soccer leagues, etc. – and then get them signed up for the packages that allow them to watch all of those leagues’ games. Most leagues now offer subscription packages specific to their games, and cable sports channels also now have ‘plus’ options available that push even more content to viewers such as game broadcasts and analysis. Netflix is even getting into the sports business.

A Game From Start To End

Multiple screens and multiple subscription services allowing someone to monitor multiple wagers at once can be a sports bettors’ dream, but it can also be fun for them to get out in the world and watch a full game live from start to end. Buy them some tickets to see their favorite team play at their home arena or stadium (that used to be a great stocking stuffer before leagues decided to make us use our phones to enter a venue instead of letting us have physical tickets). You don’t know their favorite teams? Well, their favorite teams are the ones they get angry about even when there is zero money involved.

Stuff For Decking Them Out

Since you have now determined their favorite teams, you can go out and buy the sports bettor in your life the corresponding merchandise and gear. The leagues will all have their official online stores where you will be able to buy anything from hats to hoodies to bobbleheads, and of course you can find just about any item for any team for sale on Amazon. If you are still into old-school shopping there is always the local mall, although the items available there will likely lean heavily to just the local sports teams.

Stuff To Expand Their Minds

While you are searching for team gear at Amazon you can also do a query on sports betting books, of which there are now countless; a followup Google search might help you narrow down the results to just the latest and greatest ones on the topic. There are also many subscription websites that will focus on everything from advanced sports stats to fantasy sports advice to just general sports editorial. There is nothing sports bettors like more than information. Well, winning wagers. Information is a close second.

Some Space For Their Notes

There is no point in them having all that fancy new information if they forget it immediately. A stylish ruled notebook – maybe even embossed with their favorite team’s logo – would allow the sports bettor in your life to jot down notes on betting trends they find, any noteworthy team and player analysis, and other crucial information that they can then go on to use when making their wagers at sites such as DraftKings, FanDuel or BetMGM. Maybe throw in a nice pen and pencil set to complete the gift idea.

A Timeout From The Action

Most gift guides of this type suggest giving sports bettors stress balls or other squishy-type items to squeeze as a gift but let’s be realistic here – those sorts of things will just end up as projectiles when the wrong team scores a last-second, meaningless touchdown in a loss to cover the spread and ruin a sports bettor’s wager. Instead, for true stress release for the sports bettor in your life think about sending them to a spa or some type of nature outing for the day or for the weekend, preferably choosing somewhere where either cell phones are not allowed or the reception is too spotty for them to get game updates.

A Christmas Day Carve Out

Finally, Christmas is meant to be spent with family and friends, but the sports leagues have decided that Christmas is also meant to be spent with them. This year the NBA is staging five games on Christmas Day, starting with Spurs/Knicks at 12 p.m. ET and ending with Nuggets/Suns at 10:30 p.m., while the NFL has a doubleheader with Chiefs/Steelers at 1 p.m. and Ravens/Texans at 4:30 p.m. All of those contests will be well covered with odds and props at the best sports betting sites so a nice gift for the sports bettor on your list might be a little time you carve out for them to take in (and wager on) all that Christmas action.