Along with the 55th World Series of Poker on the Strip, several other poker events are taking place in Las Vegas this summer.
Betting
Las Vegas resident James Holzhauer was beaten, in part, by his own strategy in the two-game final of “Jeopardy! Masters.”
A bettor placed a $50 three-leg futures parlay at Paris Las Vegas five months ago. The ticket is now three wins away from cashing for almost $99,000.
Circa Sports is sweetening the pot yet again this season for its $1,000-entry Survivor and Million NFL handicapping contests.
The SuperBook was one of several sportsbooks that posted NFL win totals following the league’s schedule release. Here are one oddsmaker’s best bets.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to participate in two presidential debates, the first coming on June 27 at CNN’s studios in Atlanta.
The Raiders’ regular-season win total is 6½ or 7, depending on the sportsbook. But they’re favored in only two games in lines posted at Station Sports and Caesars.
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan will be favored in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, but a follow-up victory is not assured with several fresh faces in the field.
The Super Bowl rematch between the Chiefs and 49ers was one of several standout games to get an early betting line from Caesars Sportsbook.
The Raiders are favored in only two games this season in opening lines posted at DraftKings Sportsbook, which does not operate in Nevada.
One sportsbook is taking odds on who will come out on top of the Raiders’ starting quarterback competition between Aidan O’Connell and Gardner Minshew.
Michael “The Wizard” Kipness, a professional horse racing handicapper since 1986, analyzes the eight-horse field for Saturday’s 149th Preakness Stakes.
Four of the five biggest long shots to win the PGA Championship have cashed tickets in the past 15 years, according to sportsoddshistory.com.
The bettor placed the $100 three-team futures parlay in May 2023 on the World Series, Super Bowl and NBA Finals winners that would have paid $1.7 million.
Jon Rahm is the +1850 fifth choice at Circa Sports to win the PGA Championship. VSiN host Wes Reynolds has made Rahm one of his best bets to win the event.