Inspired Entertainment has reported that 1.7 million viewers tuned in to watch 13 Triple Crown winners battle it out in the firm’s “The Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown” virtual race at the weekend. In a virtual race for the ages, Secretariat emerged as the ultimate champion, winning the race 47 years after winning the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
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Sports bettors looking for an outlet after most sporting events were canceled initially turned to iGaming, but land-based casino players who tend to be older and more fearful of technology are, surprisingly, driving the increase of online play in the COVID-19 era, according to iGaming executives who spoke Monday at ICE North America’s digital conference.
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Older gamblers, a mainstay of casinos across the U.S., are skittish about heading back to slots and blackjack tables. Only 40% of gamblers over age 60 said they would immediately return to casinos once stay-at-home orders are lifted, a survey found
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Sports betting in the state of Colorado launched on May 1, despite there being a limited number of live sports up and running in the United States. There were a handful of sportsbooks that were ready to launch on May 1, including DraftKings Sportsbook.
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Free horse racing picks and predictions from Doug Upstone for 5/12 racing action.
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The sport of professional bowling could be one of the next areas of interest for the sports betting sector as it looks forward to resuming business once the coronavirus pandemic finally subsides. Leading the move is the Professional Bowlers Association which, according to affiliate firm BonusSeeker.com, is already keeping a close eye on the business.
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The economic consequences of the coronavirus could speed up sports betting legalization, Penn National Gaming CEO Jay Snowden told CNBC on Thursday. “We think that this legalization process that is happening at the state level stands to accelerate, and we really think we’ll benefit from that because we operate in more states than any gaming company in the world,” he said on “Power Lunch.”
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Caesars Entertainment Corp missed quarterly revenue estimates on Monday as it shuttered its casinos amid nationwide lockdowns to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The handle created was an MMA record for many sportsbooks, despite the fact that the Justin Gaethje-Tony Ferguson lightweight main event was a replacement bout and not a long-anticipated mega-fight.
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It’s well known Michael Jordan had a bit of a gambling habit, but Sunday’s episode of “The Last Dance” showed just how big the story got — with some even speculating it had something to do with his father’s murder.
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