The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) continues to roll out new gambling options for Las Vegas sports books to offer, but a recent addition might have come a little too late. The regulator announced on April 16 that the WNBA draft and Call of Duty League are now permitted for wagering.
For punters looking to bet on basketball, any basketball, even the idea of basketball, Vegas sports books have been cleared to offer lines on the 2020 WNBA draft scheduled for April 17 at 4:00 pm. But there’s a limit to what can be offered. Any player specific props had to be taken off the board 24 hours before the start of the draft.
As the Las Vegas Review-Journal pointed out, no such wagers were offered before the deadline came. In fact, none of the casinos with mobile offerings had made any WNBA draft lines yet, raising the possibility that this approval could have come a little too late.
Even if those lines do show up at the last minute, esports fans will still have plenty of time to jump on wagers for the 2020 Call of Duty League. Approved along the same lines as the 2020 Overwatch League, punters will be able to bet on head to head, winners, and winner of the overall league.