Nothing can replace face-to-face contact, especially for an American population exhausted by a pandemic and the social isolation it can cause. But the exchange illustrates one aspect of sports gambling that sometimes gets lost in the momentum of online sports betting apps nationwide: human interaction. In the end, after Antetokounmpo blocked Joel Embiid’s final shot attempt near the buzzer to preserve a 118-116 Milwaukee Bucks win, Davis got the last laugh. “I’m taking Giannis and the over,” Davis responded. “I have to go with Philly on that,” said Chatman.
Louis residents, who had never met before venturing across the Mississippi River for the event, to engage in a lively disagreement about the hottest game in the NBA that night. It took about three minutes into the conversation for the two St. Louis, Ill., Tuesday afternoon waiting for Marshall Faulk, who won an NFL MVP award while playing just a mile west of the casino, to cut the ribbon during a grand-opening celebration.
Patrons Derico Chatman and Robert Davis stood outside DraftKings’ newest brick-and-mortar sportsbook at Casino Queen in East St.
