When casinos closed, many professional card players lost their main source of income. Online poker and coaching are helping them wait out the pandemic.
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In a memo to licensed sportsbooks in Nevada, permission has been given to take bets on the North American Counter-Strike event that runs through mid-April.
A World Series of Poker official said there were no plans to cancel or alter the schedule for the tournament series because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Rufus Peabody, who splits time between Boston and Las Vegas, was tested for the virus March 17 and posted Saturday on his Twitter page that he had a confirmed positive test.
Most inhabitants of a city once renowned for its plush star-studded racebooks are unable to play the ponies, even as bettors in many other states continue to do so.
The only sporting events on Friday’s betting card were a pair of Mexican soccer matches and the Westgate sportsbook posted props on both of them.
Some bettors had contacted the Review-Journal after they were unable to cash their tickets following the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament.
Events around the world have been suspended or postponed indefinitely. World Series of Poker officials have not altered plans for the flagship event.
The sportsbook is anticipating having to refund all outstanding bets on golf’s first major after it was postponed, based on stipulated rules about the start date.
Sportsbooks were mostly empty for one simple reason: There was hardly anything to bet on after the major sports leagues shut down because of the coronavirus.