Some bettors had contacted the Review-Journal after they were unable to cash their tickets following the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament.
Jim Barnes
Reporter: Sports betting
Email: jbarnes@reviewjournal.com
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Jim Barnes covers sports betting and the World Series of Poker for the Review-Journal. He first joined the Review-Journal as a copy editor in 2012. The Fort Worth, Texas, native previously was the sports editor at the Waco Tribune-Herald and also covered high school sports for the Dallas Morning News. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000. He is an experienced gambler who has competed in the Westgate SuperContest and the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Events around the world have been suspended or postponed indefinitely. World Series of Poker officials have not altered plans for the flagship event.
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.
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