With few sports to bet on and retail sportsbooks shuttered completely, New Jersey's sportsbooks were out of about $450 million in bets in April, according to PlayNJ estimates. But while sportsbooks and Atlantic City casinos languish, April revenue at online casinos and poker rooms hit a record $80 million.
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Betting firms must check in with online gamblers after an hour to try to protect vulnerable people during the coronavirus pandemic, the Gambling Commission has said.
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Long passed its glory days, has COVID-19 also provided the toxin for meeting at the casino sportsbook?
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Churchill Downs is ready to put some races together this weekend, which should keep fans excited, but the impact COVID-19 has had on the industry is forcing the Derby to make some changes to prepare jockeys and horses for a new season.
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Sports betting industry executives said it will be a different landscape once sports wagering resumes in terms of bet pricing, handle, marketing, and preference of players for mobile wagering over spending time at a casino during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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With no vaccine in sight, the city’s business model — luring throngs of carefree tourists packed inside sweaty nightclubs and shows or pressing the buttons on frequently touched slot machines — seems particularly fraught. But the heart of Vegas — gaming operations, nightclubs, bars, shows and strip clubs — will remain shuttered through at least May 30. The governor’s directive followed a 14-day downward trajectory of coronavirus cases and COVID-19-related hospitalizations in the state.
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Tennessee is about to begin sports gambling after considering the merits and demerits of the sector for a very long time. Now, because the current situation has placed almost every sporting activity on hold, the process would have to be a gradual one. However, we are now getting the facts about what the new gambling arena would look like.
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Is the upset-minded Union Berlin squad ready to shock Bayern Munich? Anything could happen as the Bundesliga does its re-start.
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Free horse racing picks and predictions from Doug Upstone for 5/13 racing action.
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With some extra money to spare, taking advantage of a stock market dip is always a good choice, and several deep-pocketed individuals have done just that as they bank on the future of sports gambling in the US. US-based sports gambling operator DraftKings went live on the NASDAQ exchange right about a month ago.
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