Circa blew past its $16 million in guarantees for its two NFL handicapping contests, the Circa Survivor and Circa Million VI. Registration closed Saturday.
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Less than a week before the entry deadline, the odds are against Circa meeting its $16 million in guaranteed prize money for its two major NFL handicapping contests.
The SuperBook recently ceased operations in eight states, but the flagship sportsbook in Las Vegas expects big business on NFL and college football sides.
Here is a rundown of the major football handicapping contests offered in Las Vegas. Circa has guaranteed a record $16 million in prize money for its two $1,000-entry contests.
Billy Walters, considered the most successful sports bettor of all time, will introduce two new members into the Sports Gambling Hall of Fame at Circa on Friday.
The NFL Hall of Fame game Thursday was halted in the third quarter. Some bettors who thought they had already won on the total then got some bad news.
“There was just a different feel with the game being here from the crowds and the atmosphere in every one of our books,” Red Rock Resort sportsbook director Chuck Esposito said.
The RJ spent the biggest day in the city’s sports history at the biggest sportsbooks in the world. Here’s some of what we saw.
Two Clydesdales made wagers at South Point on Super Bowl 58, which will take place at Allegiant Stadium.
Circa owner and Detroit Lions superfan Derek Stevens plans to give away two seats on his flight to the Bay Area and two tickets to Sunday’s NFC championship game.
Kenny Davidsen has stood the test of time as a Las Vegas showman, and he also has persevered as one of 30 entrants left in the $9.2 million Circa Survivor contest.
Five days before Saturday’s entry deadline, the odds are against Circa meeting its unprecedented $14 million in guaranteed prize money for its two $1,000-entry NFL handicapping contests.
After Circa Sports paid a total of $3.2 million the last two years to cover overlays, the downtown sportsbook is staring at another seven-figure payout.
Same-game parlays, which have become wildly popular in the U.S. in recent years, became available in Nevada in June with the launch of the new Caesars app.
After raising the stakes for the Circa Million and Circa Survivor contests to $12 million last year, the sportsbook is sweetening the pot to $14 million this season.