The fondness for betting the local team is a reminder that Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware sports betting operators were fortunate that they could not take “futures” bets before the 2017-’18 season on the Philadelphia Eagles winning the Super Bowl. Nicole Stabile became the first woman to place a wager during the SugarHouse Casino sports betting launch in Philadelphia on Thursday.Īlan Pipkin of the Manayunk section of Philadelphia was first in line after those regulars, and he went a more modest $20 on the Chiefs Thursday night, $20 on the Eagles on Sunday, and a pair of three-team parlays. South Philly’s Nicole Stabile, the lone woman in that group, said she bets regularly on “sports, blackjack, baccarat, you name it.” Stabile added that legal sports betting is a reason for her to visit even more regularly.

George Fill of Flourtown has 500 reasons to root for the Flyers to win in Edmonton on Friday.Īsked if was likely to reduce his frequency of visits to Atlantic City with the launch of this sportsbook, he replied, “Definitely.” He said he had flown out to Las Vegas to see the Flyers top the Golden Knights in the season opener, and he thinks the recent front-office shakeup has the team headed in the right direction.

George Fill of Flourtown, a Wall Street broker, also went the Flyers route - except he risked $500. One of the regulars, Kevin Konieczny, said, “I’ve waited 48 years for a Flyer to have close to my last name, that’s why I had to bet them.” He was referring to right wing Travis Konecny, and that “close enough” led to a $200 moneyline bet on the Flyers to spring a mild upset in Edmonton on Friday night and earn him a $230 profit. Six SugarHouse regulars were chosen to jointly make the first bets, with a modest line of customers waiting to follow them before the scheduled 2 p.m. So what kind of fanfare was in the air at SugarHouse, located on Delaware Avenue? Nothing too fancy for this two-day test period casino officials say they are saving that sort of thing for Saturday’s official state approval and for next spring’s rollout of a permanent sportsbook. Census’s 2017 estimate, yields to Philadelphia’s sixth-place ranking at almost 1.6 million. Las Vegas, ranked 28th in the nation in population with just over 640,000 people according to the U.S. to offer legal sports betting when SugarHouse Casino rolled out its temporary sportsbook. On Thursday, Philadelphia took over as the largest city in the U.S.

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