West Virginia Casinos In Holding Pattern As They Prepare To Reopen Post COVID-19
Amidst rumblings of reopening the country, West Virginia casinos remain closed but are preparing to reopen as soon as restrictions are lifted.
Chris Imperiale is currently the Managing Editor of Catena Media's US online lottery site, PlayiLottery. He used to be the Managing Editor of PlayWV, covering the sports betting and online casino industries in the Mountain State. He has a journalism degree from Rutgers University and was formerly on staff at Bleacher Report.
Amidst rumblings of reopening the country, West Virginia casinos remain closed but are preparing to reopen as soon as restrictions are lifted.
WV Lottery announced complications around network servers and adhering to the Wire Act has caused the DraftKings West Virginia to delay its launch.
With the entire country on lockdown due to COVID-19 concerns, US sports are shut down, but there is still some betting action at WV sportsbooks.
Online sportsbooks in West Virginia saw consistent results in the month of November. In total, they accepted over $48 million in overall handle.
West Virginia sportsbooks took in more than $53 million in bets, up about $5 million from the previous month.
The sports betting calendar has its slow patches, but with the NFL in full swing and WVU football playing well, why are WV online sportsbooks slowing down?