Former NBA center Frank Brickowski said Friday he once walked into Michael Jordan's hotel suite to see the remnants of a $2 million night of gambling. Brickowski told John Canzano of the The Oregonian he accompanied fellow NBA player Charles Oakley to the room at 9 a.m. one morning and was amazed at the scene:
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Major sports are suspended in the United States, but bettors still clamor for action on online sportsbooks, with many wagering on competitions that normally don’t attract much attention.
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CamSoda’s beer pong tourney pits eight women competing to be known as the best naked beer pong player around. It started yesterday on CamSoda’s site at 6:30 PM Eastern Standard Time with the first round of the competition. The contestants are honing their skills as they bounce the little white plastic ball for a score in one of the six cups. Of course, the balls aren’t the only thing bouncing.
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Expect temperature checks at the door, limits on the number of patrons allowed inside, some slot machines turned off and fewer players at blackjack.
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With most sports on hold for now, Rush Street Interactive’s Mattias Stetz talks about the effect on sports betting, and how we’ll get back to normal. Sports are slooowly coming back (finally), though no one knows when and how they’ll return full-force to the U.S. The Twitterverse is rife with speculation about which leagues will return when. Meanwhile, all fans can do is wait and hope.
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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 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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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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