Wash Trust takes on … Wash Trust in Super Bowl bet

THE WASHINGTON TRUST CO. is betting on the New England Patriots in Sunday's Super Bowl. The Westerly bank's opponent in the bet is Washington Trust Bank in Spokane, Wash. / COURTESY NFL.COM
THE WASHINGTON TRUST CO. is betting on the New England Patriots in Sunday's Super Bowl. The Westerly bank's opponent in the bet is Washington Trust Bank in Spokane, Wash. / COURTESY NFL.COM

WESTERLY – Gambling has become synonymous with the Super Bowl like Rhode Island is synonymous with the Ocean.

And outside the flurry of betting happening this moment in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, online or even among friends, public officials often join in and challenge their counterparts in opposing cities for publicity and bragging rights.

It’s less common, however, to see two fiscally conservative-minded establishments like banks enter the fray, but Westerly’s Washington Trust Co. has done the underwriting and is betting on the New England Patriots to beat the Seattle Seahawks in this weekend’s NFL Super Bowl matchup.

And who is Washington Trust’s opponent?

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None other than another bank that celebrates the nation’s first president with its name, Washington Trust Bank, headquartered in Spokane, Wash.

Only one Washington Trust can be victorious Sunday, and the winner will receive a basket of local products from the other.

The losing CEO – and if the Patriots are defeated, that would be Joseph J. MarcAurele – will be forced to wear the opposing team’s hat and shirt in defeat the week following the game and face the public shaming of sharing photos through social media, not to mention changing the color scheme of its Facebook and Twitter pages to the winning team’s colors for a day.

It’s Northeast versus Northwest, Washington versus Washington and only one bank can win.

The game is afoot.

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