Honoré Gaming launches Sports Pool product targeting lottery-style sports play

New pooled jackpot format aims to bring lottery-first audiences into sportsbook platforms in football-centric markets.

Honoré Gaming has launched Sports Pool, a new product designed to sit between sports betting and traditional lotteries by offering pooled jackpots tied to match outcome predictions.

Sports Pool asks players to pick results from a curated set of matches for a chance to win a shared prize pool. The company said the format is intended to reduce common barriers in sportsbook interfaces, such as odds, implied probability and pricing.

Honoré Gaming positioned the product at audiences it says are underserved by sportsbooks, particularly in emerging and football-centric markets where lottery participation is common but sportsbook wagering may face skepticism.

The company also said Sports Pool can provide operators with clearer visibility on gross gaming revenue through consolidated margins across total wagering volume.

Thomas L., Chief Technology Officer at Honoré Gaming, said: “Sports Pool is not a simplified sportsbook. It is a completely separate product targeting a completely different player. We are not cannibalising anything. We are opening a new door and giving operators a path to bring a new cohort of players onto the platform.”