Figures released Thursday by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) show overall gaming revenue of $153.5m in March, down 51% from the same month last year and 49.5% below February 2020’s total.
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The PGA Tour has announced that its campaign will resume on June 8 after releasing its revised schedule which concludes on September 8 with the Tour Championship. The Tour was originally targeted to resume on May 18 with the Charles Schwab Challenge. However, due to the growing COVID-19 concerns and The Players Championship being cancelled, the event will now take place on June 8.
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Don’t look for a surge in customers when Atlantic City’s casinos reopen. Based on a admittedly less-than-scientific survey of 100+ slot machine and table game players, only about 10% plan to return immediately. Most others will be a bit more cautious.
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Tennessee has ended months of work setting up its rules for an online-only sports betting law that passed last year and has yet to see its first wager. The Tennessee Lottery board’s vote Wednesday via teleconference due to the coronavirus pandemic highlights a bigger question: Will there be any games to bet on once sportsbooks are ready to go?
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The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on New Jersey’s retail and online sportsbooks during March, reducing their handle to one third of the anticipated total for the month. The cost, according to PlayNJ, was a loss of nearly $370m in sports wagers.
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Many will forever debate gambling is not essential. But thousands of out of work Coronavirus casino victims prove the “business of gambling” is indeed essential. Will the federal government take note?
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Free Horse Racing Picks and Predictions for 4/16/2020
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Revenue from casinos in numerous U.S. states plunged in March as the coronavirus forced the shutdown of in-person gambling across the country in the middle of the month. New Jersey’s casino and sports betting revenue fell to $163 million in March, down over 44% from a year ago, according to figures released Wednesday.
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The Nevada gambling and betting regulator announced on Tuesday that would allow all licensed books to post and accept wagers on three major electronic sports events. These include the Overwatch League, League of Legends European Championship and the North America League of Legends Championship
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With virtually all sports action having come to a grinding halt for the time-being, sports gambling fans haven’t had many options for release, but the upcoming NFL Draft is providing the perfect solution. With just a week to go before the big event, some sportsbooks are witnessing greater amounts of action than ever before.
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