Events around the world have been suspended or postponed indefinitely. World Series of Poker officials have not altered plans for the flagship event.
Jim Barnes
Former Assistant Sports Editor
The secondary sports betting market website is asking sellers to pay back buyers who purchased NCAA Tournament futures that are now virtually worthless.
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.
The casino is monitoring developments with the coronavirus, but its 1,500-seat auditorium will be open for the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.
Boston Red Sox bettors had to be pretty testy after watching the bottom of the ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers on Monday.
The Circa Sports Million II has $3 million in total guarantees, and the Circa Survivor guarantees $1 million to the winner. Each costs $1,000.
Champions Israel Adesanya and Zhang Weili have drawn strong interest and will make for a heavily bet parlay Saturday, Las Vegas bookmakers said.
Benjamin Tucker Patz, aka “Parlay Patz,” sent violent threats to players after losing wagers, according to a federal criminal complaint.
World Series of Poker officials are monitoring COVID-19 developments but have made no decisions on altering the event, which starts May 26.
Futures bettors love underdogs, and the first nine wagers that came in on the Mountain West tournament at William Hill were on the Nevada teams.
The glut of “so-called information” has fed interest in a prop on which team the quarterback will play for next season.
Bettors will have to lay a price to take the Aztecs to win the Mountain West tournament this week in Las Vegas.
Top-seeded Gonzaga, No. 2 in the AP poll, is -400 at the Westgate to win the West Coast Conference tournament, which starts Thursday at Orleans Arena.
The Roughnecks and Battlehawks are the league’s only two teams with winning records, and that is reflected in the futures odds.