Casino City’s Friday Five: Sports wagering and casino restrictions
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Del Mar in California established a new single-day betting mark on Saturday when $36,024,030 was wagered on its 11-race TVG Pacific Classic Day card. Main Street Station in downtown Las Vegas will reopen on Wednesday, 8 September. The new sportsbook will debut at an Arizona resort. Canada has welcomed the launch of single event sports betting. The old mark was $25,870,431 set on TVg PacificClassic Day in 2018.
Casino Del Sol is opening a new sportsbook, SolSports, in September 2021. The venue will be surrounded by 60 televisions and a high-definition video wall. It will also feature a full bar, food service, new booths and tables with luxury seating.
Some casinos are closing temporarily due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and Delta variant. Some casinos require proof of vaccination. Clark County Commission is pushing a pilot program in which people living in Sin City would be paid $100 for getting vaccinated. in British Columbia people attending certain social and recreational settings and events will need to be fully vaccinated at least seven days after receiving both doses. in October, people will be required to have both vaccinated to enter.
Today marks the first day that. single-event sports betting in Canada is legal. PROLINE+ from Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation and PlayNow from British Columbia are the only two that are available at the moment. The Canadian legal sportsbetting market could generate $25 billion in retail and online wagering annually in a best-case scenario.
