The NFL season starts Thursday with a rematch of the NFC Championship game. Defending Super Bowl Champs, the New Orleans Saints, will host the Minnesota Vikings. The first full weekend of football will commence the following Sunday. American football fans everywhere are ecstatic. So are the sports gamblers. The NFL football season is one of the most dramatic sports seasons in the world. Not only do gamblers and fans love placing bets on the weeks winners, but fantasy football leagues are starting to be as exciting as the games themselves. Whether they realize it or not, fantasy football is a form of gambling, and it’s popularity is unsurpassed.

The online casinos and gambling sites have rolled out their promotions. The biggest prize on the table is a trip to the Super Bowl which will be held at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas. The online sports betting site, Intertops, is hosting promotions that will send a few of their patrons to the football game of football games. For every dollar wagered on an NFL game the player will receive an entry into a special contest. The winner of the contest will attend the Super Bowl.

Intertops also wants to appeal to their online poker players. “Since so many of our poker players visit our sportsbook during the NFL season we thought we’d give them a chance to win their way to Super Bowl by doing what they do best – play Texas Hold ’Em!” said a spokesperson for the online gambling site. From now until September 12 players who wager a minimum of $100 will win a seat at the ‘Super Bowl Tickets Poker Tournament.’ The online poker tournament will be held on September 24 with the winner, again, going to the Super Bowl.

But that’s not all the fun players can have with the NFL. The online gambling site is having a Free NFL Pool competition. Players will have an opportunity to predict winners for each week of competition for free. The top player will will $100 in tokens.

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