Legal sports betting in Massachusetts joins March Madness dance

PLAINVILLE – Beneath the glow of TVs lit up with college hoops, shoppers studied tournament matchups Thursday, for the initial time in Massachusetts casinos. “There is ten TVs right here, I’ve only got a single in my home,” mentioned Corey Parker, a buyer at Plainridge Park Casino.

“This is an added layer of excitement,” mentioned the casino’s sportsbook manager Ryan Blake. For an market nevertheless reeling from the effects of the pandemic, legal sports betting meeting March Madness, is correct on the cash.

“It really is unique than when you are at dwelling,” mentioned Blake. “This kind of point is extremely large for all of our servers, the rest of the slot division, everyone that performs in the casino is seeing an uptick correct now since of sports betting.”

Specialists say the odds for betting on single games at casinos are improved than winning on an complete bracket. 

University of Colorado Boulder statistician Mark Ablowitz explains the probabilities of finding fantastic picks. “Even brackets of 32 teams would be practically not possible, primarily not possible,” he mentioned. “When you go down to a bracket of the Sweet 16, even so, then it is much more affordable. Then the odds are 32000 to 1.”  

Christina Hager

Christina Hager is an Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter with the I-Group at WBZ-Television News. She has spent much more than two decades covering important breaking news events across the nation, such as in depth everyday coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

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