Is Darts Making A Come Back?
Over the last couple of weeks millions of UK viewers have been glued to the UK Dart Championships which have been thrown up a number of major surprises – not least the fall of Phil “The Power” Taylor. So is darts actually set to make a comeback or is this just a flash in the pan?
For those of you who followed darts some 10 to 15 years ago, the darts arena of today may have many of the same old characters but there is now a sense of razzmatazz. Flashing lights, dancing girls and each player seems to have their own signature tune to which they enter the arena. There has also been a massive increase in gambling on darts, with many looking for that fresh young player to hit the headlines and take the glory.
The truth is that while darts has never been more popular than it is today, it has also always been a very popular sport amongst what was until now a niche market. Players are now fitter and in better shape than ever before, diets are even now a main part of a dart player’s life – a massive change for the chain smoking, beer drinking players of yesteryear.
This new push into the limelight has opened up a whole new market for the bookmakers, and the fact that SKY TV have taken the decision to screen matches live now offers many gamblers the chance to gamble “in play”. Whether darts will actually ever reach the heights of say football or cricket is highly unlikely to say the least, but the popularity of the sport is growing worldwide, and as the prize money continues to increase it seems that this is set to grow still further.
As we all know, the betting industry are never backwards in coming forwards when there is a new area for them to build on!