Chris Bevilacqua doesn't have to work his imagination too hard to see a future where a fellow New York Yankees fan experiences a ballgame in an entirely novel way.
Perhaps he or she pulls up the game on their YES Network or DraftKings app, watches an inning or two of a low-latency stream while automated odds powered by Bevilacqua's company, SimpleBet, scroll across the bottom of the screen. Every 15 seconds or so (now that Major League Baseball is adopting the pitch clock next season) comes an opportunity for fresh action.
Will this Aaron Judge at-bat end in a single, double, triple, yet another home run, walk, or other result? Will this Nick Pivetta pitch be a ball, a strike, or put in play?
The image on the screen will reflect live action that occurred just a few seconds ago, so all bettors are on a similar footing, largely eliminating any advantage for the 40,000 or so fans who might be at the ballpark and aren't relying on a stream or broadcast to see what's happening.