So how depressed are the bookies?

[CabriniGreen]

With this coronavirus putting all sports on the shelf, indefinitely, what will be the response from the gambling industry?

Will the bookies push traditional games like, I dunno, poker or numbers?
I mean, no March Madness? Shit seems inconceivable..

[johnny_scootch]

Guys are pulling their hair out for sure, if this was around football season and the NFL cancelled guys would be suicidal.

[Grouchy Sinatra]

Add this to the crisis. Street level bookies and racketeers need a new way to make money until this blows over. Loan sharks will be extra aggressive in collecting their debts, from customers who themselves are under strain and desperate. They themselves will resort to petty crime to save their skin. The effect this crisis will have on organized crime just adds to the ripple effect.

[CabriniGreen]

I guess we gotta wait...

What will they come up with? No March madness, so...

April Asylum? May Mayhem, lol

[NJShore4Life]

March Madness is up right up there with the SuperBowl betting wise- This is unbelievable.....

[Adam]

Does everyone turn into big time horse bettors?

[stubbs]

Probably turn to drugs and/or robberies right?

[Pogo The Clown]

Probably turn to drugs and/or robberies right?

Yes that's what I'm thinking. That and more aggressive extortion. Sports betting is the main source of income for LCN as a whole and without it they are pretty much done earning wise. this will no doubt hurt the smaller groups like Chicago, Philly, etc where bookmaking is pretty much all they have and is what keeps them going.


Pogo

[bert]

Gamblers always find something to gamble on. Horse racing is big, and by April baseball will start, although it's suspended for now. Most bookies make enough to get through a few weeks like this. Plus many have legit businesses or jogs they work, usually runners.

The flip side: Many gamble and lose themselves, big time. If they don't go out of their way to find things to bet on, they'll save money. If there are any numbers runners left they'll be fine. Guys who depend on basketball are screwed for now.

[bert]

Good story on sports gambling, and how sports are pushing to get in on it.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/08/nfl-and-g ... d-revenue/

[Bklyn21]

With this coronavirus putting all sports on the shelf, indefinitely, what will be the response from the gambling industry?

Will the bookies push traditional games like, I dunno, poker or numbers?
I mean, no March Madness? Shit seems inconceivable..

I'm beyond pissed that I can't place any action on the final 4 NCAA tournament , This shit is ridiculous !! The Flu this season was its worst in like 4 decades and thousands of people of all ages died and suffered greatly . This BS Coronavirus is exactly that , BS !! It's a cold basically they turned into some walking dead zombie apocalypse nonsense

[Wiseguy]

Casinos are crying too...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.inquir ... utType=amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.app.com/amp/5035525002

https://www.google.com/amp/s/chicago.su ... ois-launch

[Cheech]

I started day trading.

short casino stocks

[Peppermint]

Welcome to the Age of Aquarius boiz

I invested in a bunch of CVS stock, as well other healthcare and hygienic brands. Such as Cuard, and Lysol. Since these seem like the only stocks that are going to be remaining strong anytime soon because of all the crazy demand. At the end of the month, since markets are expected to stabilize in April (assuming theory is correct about the virus and it significantly reduces contagiously in the warmer weather) I’m going to sell sell sell and make so much motherfucking money.

I also started scabbing, my wife is a third shift store manager at our local CVS, so needless to say we got EVERYTHING, and I’m going to sell off the excess outside all the local stores from the back of my truck.

I imagine this is exactly what everyone is going to start doing one way or another. The good old days are back!

[Cheech]

Welcome to the Age of Aquarius boiz

I invested in a bunch of CVS stock, as well other healthcare and hygienic brands. Such as Cuard, and Lysol. Since these seem like the only stocks that are going to be remaining strong anytime soon because of all the crazy demand. At the end of the month, since markets are expected to stabilize in April (assuming theory is correct about the virus and it significantly reduces contagiously in the warmer weather) I’m going to sell sell sell and make so much motherfucking money.

I also started scabbing, my wife is a third shift store manager at our local CVS, so needless to say we got EVERYTHING, and I’m going to sell off the excess outside all the local stores from the back of my truck.

I imagine this is exactly what everyone is going to start doing one way or another. The good old days are back!

you're a moron.