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Ivy League Cancels Winter Sports Due To COVID-19 Resurgence
The Ivy League has cancelled all winter sports for the 2020-2021 season due to the COVID-19 resurgence. The previous plan to play fall sports during spring semester has been scrapped. In addition, spring sports won’t begin until at least the end of February 2021. In a week where the SEC has struggled with the cancellation […]
Another SEC Game Postponed As Georgia vs. Missouri Goes Down
The Georgia vs. Missouri college football game set for Saturday has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Tigers’ program. It becomes the fourth SEC contest postponed this week. The SEC is now considering using December 19 for rescheduled games. The onslaught of the COVID-19 virus on the SEC continues. On Wednesday, the upcoming […]
2020 US Presidential Election Betting Interest Tops 2016
The 2020 US Presidential race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump set new records for betting handle worldwide. The 2020 race topped the Donald Trump-Hilary Clinton 2016 Presidential race by a number of other metrics. It remains to be seen if President-Elect Biden will generate the same degree of international betting interest as Trump. The […]
Multiple SEC Games Postponed Due To COVID-19
Three SEC games for this week have been postponed due to COVID-19. The game between Mississippi State and Auburn was postponed on Monday due to coronavirus related issues. On Tuesday, the Alabama-LSU and Texas A&M-Tennessee games were postponed. COVID-19 has made a mess out of the college football season and this week the virus epicenter […]
Wynn Resorts Anticipating Holiday Business Downturn In Las Vegas
Wynn Resorts reported their third quarter earnings last week. CEO Matt Maddox said that weekend leisure travel has been strong in Southern Nevada. Maddox is concerned that the holidays will see a decline in business. Wynn Resorts had their third quarter earnings call last week and despite falling short of analysts’ expectations for revenue and […]
Big Problems In The SEC Due To COVID-19
Multiple SEC schools are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks threatening the league’s schedule for the upcoming week. The game between Mississippi State and Auburn has already been postponed due to a rash of positive COVID-19 tests in the Bulldogs’ program. There are also multiple positive COVID-19 cases at Texas A&M and LSU but for now their upcoming […]
Caesars Entertainment Brings Back Parking Fees At Las Vegas Properties
Caesars Entertainment held their Q3 earnings call late last week. Among other things, they indicated a plan to bring back parking fees at their Las Vegas properties. Parking fees were eliminated up and down the Strip following the return of gaming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Caesars Entertainment had their first post Eldorado Resorts merger earnings […]
Caesars Plans To Keep William Hill Branding For Third Party Sportsbooks
Caesars Entertainment is in the process of buying UK sports betting giant William Hill. William Hill is the largest bookmaking company in Nevada with over 100 locations. In Caesars Q3 earnings call CEO Tom Reeg indicated that the William Hill brand would live on for third party sportsbooks. There was plenty of interesting news coming […]
Rio Las Vegas Expected To Reopen By End Of Year
Caesars Entertainment expects the Rio Las Vegas All-Suite Hotel and Casino to reopen by the end of the year. The Rio is the last of Caesars properties in Southern Nevada to reopen. Caesars Entertainment is not planning to follow the lead of other companies and close properties midweek until demand increases. Caesars Entertainment had their […]
Massachusetts Forces Casinos To Close Early In Response To COVID-19
Massachusetts casinos are now required to close by 9:30 PM per a Gaming Commission mandate. The curfew is purportedly to help control the spread of COVID-19 Little evidence exists that business curfews are an effective way to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission enacted new COVID-19 restrictions that will force […]
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