For area sports books, almost all bets are off
As coronavirus closes most of sports world, sports gaming revenue plummets
Two customers look through the sports sheets to plan out their bets at Southland Casino Racing on Jan. 29, 2020, in West Memphis. The question now is "what is there to bet on?" (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
The coronavirus has shut down most of the sports world and, as a consequence, sports books at Southland Casino and Racing and in Tunica are in for huge decreases in sports gaming revenue.
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Southland Casino Racing Tunica casinos Mississippi Gaming Commission sports bettingDon Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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