Posted on 05/08/2020 11:20:55 AM PDT by C19fan
On May 1, legal sports gambling was open for business in Colorado. And bettors who had been waiting for the opportunity to place a wager for years looked at the BetMGM app menu and saw ... table tennis, darts and not much else.
It’s obvious that when live sports comes to a halt due to coronavirus, sports betting is affected too. That’s why Saturday is a big deal. UFC 249 is scheduled for Saturday in Jacksonville, and that will mark the first mainstream American live sporting event on the schedule since mid-March, not counting horse racing. Nothing against the NFL draft, but this feels like a milestone. It’s a milestone in the sports betting world too. Bettors have gotten creative the past few months, breaking down baseball in Korea and NFL draft props, but it’s good to have something familiar back. BetMGM vice president of trading Jason Scott said the company expects to have a record digital handle for the UFC card.
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Harder than betting on classic matchup rebroadcasts.
How are they going to fight six feet apart to comply with social distancing rules?
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