a dilutive equity offering<\/a> aimed at raising capital for a possible takeover of William Hill (OTC:WIMHY) than it is the result of the Titans\/Vikings news.<\/p>\nSpeaking of William Hill, the largest US sportsbook operator is off about one percent.<\/p>\n
Averting Disaster for Now<\/h2>\n
The NFL said it will share updates \u201cas more information becomes available,\u201d but the league hasn’t commented on the possibility of games being canceled or postponed.<\/p>\n
The 3-0 Titans play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, while the Vikings are slated to visit the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n
Prior to the start of the NFL season, the healthcare and investment communities expressed concern about the NFL’s plans to proceed with travel, particularly after MLB’s aforementioned COVID-19 issues. Despite limited-to-none fan attendance, teams in those leagues are going on the road.<\/p>\n
Conversely, the NBA and NHL played in bubbles in Florida and Canada, respectively. The NHL seasons concluded last night with no positive cases coming back during bubble play, while the NBA has made it through seeding games and three rounds of playoffs without any coronavirus cases.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ:PENN) and other equities with sports betting exposure retreated Tuesday. That’s after the NFL confirmed three Tennessee Titans players and five members of the team’s personnel department tested positive for COVID-19. The team, along with its opponent from last Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings, is suspending in-person activities effective today. Both clubs are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":150452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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