COVID-19 led to the disruption of the conclusion of the NHL and NBA regular seasons, as well as the start of the Major League Baseball season. Nearly four months after its planned start, MLB held its Opening Night Thursday, and the NBA and NHL plan to resume play next week after a four-month hiatus.<\/p>\n
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Sportsbooks didn\u2019t shut down online operations during that time. But they did see betting handles drop precipitously, as bettors were left to wager on such games as table tennis and lower-level soccer and hockey leagues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
When the NBA resumes on Thursday and the NHL on Saturday, it will begin a lengthy period where the three major league sports will be playing multiple games daily. As the NHL and NBA will play in hub cities, it will lead to games being played throughout the day, and some sports betting industry leaders anticipate that will lead to increased betting on the games, as people will be able to watch more contests throughout the day.<\/p>\n
UPDATE (7\/26, 10:50 pm PT) – This article was updated to clarify that the 60-day period begins with the bettors’ first bet in the promotion.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The return of major league sports in the US has led to sportsbooks pulling out all the stops in their attempt to entice bettors. On Thursday, theScore announced that it was offering five percent cash back to its customers over a 60-day period that begins with their first bet. The promotion means bettors can get […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":142833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33810,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
TheScore Announces Cash Back Offer to Get Bettors to Return<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n