NJ Gambling Numbers Up 10% in August Over Last Year, Still Down From 2019

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NJ Gambling Numbers Up 10% in August Over Last Year, Still Down From 2019

New Jersey’s land-based and online casinos and sports betting, as well as horse tracks ofering sports betting, won $470.6 million from gamblers in August.  That number represents a 10% increase from this same period last year.

The amount of money won from in-person gamblers at casinos was nearly $274 million, up 4.4% from a year earlier.

The 2022 numbers still lag behind the level of August 2019 when the total was more than $286 million, an indication that retail casinos have not yet recovered from the Covid-19 global pandemic.

UFC 279 Chaos & Review, Canelo vs GGG II Predictions & More! | The Fight Guys | BetOnline

The day after The Fight Guys dropped their last episode of the Fight Guys everything went crazy with UFC 279 and somewhere in between that insanity, Queen Elizabeth died.

Mystic Zach and UFC legendd 'Suga' Rashad Evans go over all the craziness that ensued during last week leading up to the big event.

And as if that wasn't enough they've got a huge boxing rematch going down this weekend with Canelo Alvarez facing off against Gennady Golovkin.  There is also some nice UFC action to preview. All that and more on this week's episode!

Oh, and Mystic Zach calls the entire country of England soft and Rashad wants to box Frank Gore AND La'Veon Bell.

- Gilbert Horowitz and Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com

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