Will legal sports betting help New York State rebuild its revenue? Will Tokyo Games athletes get vaccinated before the event, and will it actually take place? Let’s find out more with STATSCORE’s fresh Review!
- Sports betting to help New York rebuild from COVID-19 crisis
- Will the Tokyo Games go ahead? IOC seeks vaccines for athletes
- NBA postpones Paris games but stays focused on European footprint
- Italian casinos saw a drop in revenues of €103m
- Who are the 2020 NFL regular-season stats leaders?
Sports betting to help New York rebuild from COVID-19 crisis
Will New York State embrace mobile sports wagering. After years of refuting the idea of legalization, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo seems to have changed his mind on the subject.
“New York has the potential to be the largest sports wagering market in the United States, and by legalizing online sports betting we aim to keep millions of dollars in tax revenue here at home, which will only strengthen our ability to rebuild from the COVID-19 crisis, – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement to the New York Daily News. Read more
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Will the Tokyo Games go ahead? IOC seeks vaccines for athletes
The International Olympic Committee is hoping that athletes from around the world can be vaccinated after key workers and the vulnerable are given the jab. This could allow the Olympic Games to go ahead safely in July.
“Together with the National Olympic Committees, we will make all the efforts so that the NOCs encourage and assist their athletes, their officials and their stakeholders to get vaccinated before they come to Japan,” the IOC said. Read more
NBA postpones Paris games but stays focused on European footprint
NBA Global Games, which date back to the 1990s, were moved to Paris a year ago after a nine-year spell in London. The 2021 edition will reportedly be postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite the pandemic-related issues, George Aivazolglou, the league’s Head of Fan Engagement for Europe and the Middle East, is looking for ways to boost the NBA popularity on the old continent. Read more
Italian casinos saw a drop in revenues of €103m
The Italian casino industry saw a lot of difficulties in 2020, which resulted into a drop in revenues of €103m in the year, compared with 2019 – according to the data from Italian gaming media, Gioco News.
Major challenges to the industry came, of course, from the coronavirus crisis and the lockdowns it caused. Read more
Who are the 2020 NFL regular-season stats leaders?
The 2020 NFL season was certainly one of the strangest ones in the history of the league. Let’s take a look back at the names that marked the NFL’s statistical leaderboards.
League’s legends (Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady), talented young players (Patrick Mahomes, Derric Henry), and new stars (Josh Allen, Justin Jefferson) – who had the best statistical records during the 2020 regular season? Read more
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