Casino Construction Continues Despite Coronavirus Fears
The coronavirus outbreak has shuttered every commercial casino in the country. It hasn’t stopped a handful of casino construction projects.
The coronavirus outbreak has shuttered every commercial casino in the country. It hasn’t stopped a handful of casino construction projects.
Virginia’s two largest motorsports tracks could open online sportsbooks if Gov. Ralph Northam’s recommended adjustments to a sweeping sports betting bill are upheld by the legislature.
Legalizing online and retail sports betting in Massachusetts is starting to see a more concrete path to actualization more than a year after lawmakers introduced the first noteworthy bills to do so.
The American gaming industry faced unprecedented financial losses when nearly every state and locality implemented social distancing measures last month, effectively closing every casino in the country. Now that economic pain is coming into focus.
For roughly an hour, America had a legal betting option for a presidential election. FanDuel Sportsbook in West Virginia technically became the first regulated entity to offer bets on a political event, posting lines on the 2020 presidential election. A day after lines opened, the political betting option is closed.
Reports that all 30 Major League Baseball may begin play in Arizona as early as next month tantalized sports fans. U.S. sports bettors are excited for the first domestic competition in weeks.
Most of the world’s sports leagues will not hold competitions come May 1, but Colorado officials are still preparing licensed sportsbooks to take bets next month.
Coronavirus has altered or effectively halted nearly every industry in all corners of the world. Legal gaming has been especially devastated. As casino floors and hotel rooms sit vacant, Americans have shifted their attention to online casinos and poker rooms in the handful of states with regulated online poker.
South Dakota sports betting was legalized when lawmakers passed a sports betting ballot measure early last month. For now, it appears the coronavirus outbreak won’t stop South Dakotans from seeing that referendum on their 2020 ballots.
Kentucky gambling expansion will have to wait even longer after lawmakers passed an abridged budget for the upcoming fiscal year in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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