Gov. John Carney planned to join other state officials Tuesday afternoon at Dover Downs for the launch of sports betting at Delaware’s three casinos, which will offer single-game and championship wagering on professional baseball, football, hockey, basketball, soccer, golf and auto racing.
Nationwide legal sports betting could generate a much larger handle and more local casino visitation than Nevada gaming insiders expect, said a Wall Street analyst.
Westgate sports book manager Jeff Sherman said 84 percent of the tickets are on the Knights and 88 percent of the money is on Vegas in Game 4.
New Jersey lawmakers are scheduled to make some key decisions as they race to legalize sports betting after winning a case in the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Knights have lost three straight games only three times in their first 100 games and handicapper Dana Lane doesn’t expect it to happen again in Game 4.
The 49th World Series of Poker opened Tuesday at the Rio, but began in earnest Saturday with the “Colossus” $565-buy-in No-limit Hold’em Tournament guaranteeing a cool $1 million payout to the winner.
The Washington Capitals opened as minus 120 favorites over the Golden Knights (Even) at the William Hill sports book in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
Vegas’ price ranges from minus 110 at Boyd Gaming sports book, which also has the Capitals at minus 110, to plus 110 at the Wynn Las Vegas sports book.
For Golden Knights fans, the hours are slowly moving toward Game 3. Not even plus money can erase the apprehension about what lies ahead in the Stanley Cup Final.
The Golden Knights are 23-11 in games after a loss, including a 3-0 record in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Handicapper Dana Lane expects them to win Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final at Washington.
The Washington Capitals and Golden Knights meet in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final at 5 p.m. Saturday at Capital One Arena in Washington. The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1.
Delaware will begin full-scale sports betting next week, wasting no time after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for states to implement wagering schemes.
Handicapper Brian Edwards expects South Carolina to easily cover the spread as a 14-point home underdog to Georgia in Week 2, and he loves the Gamecocks to go over their win total of 7.
Chris Moneymaker outlasted 838 other players en route to the 2003 world title while Scott Blumstein topped a field of 7,221 to win the 2017 Main Event and 1,084 players cashed.
Kerry Thomas, a self taught equine sports psychologist, says the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner “has the mental aptitude and physical ability to win the Triple Crown.”
