“Survivor is well ahead of last year, and my guess is we get over the guarantee and hit a number around 7,000.” “The Million almost assuredly will be an overlay, and my guess is 4,300 (entries for a $1.7 million overlay). “Sign-ups are pacing ahead of last year,” Circa sportsbook operations manager Jeff Benson said. Last year, Circa drew 4,087 entries in Million and 4,080 in Survivor.
Less than three weeks before the NFL season opener, the book had 2,320 entries in Survivor ($3.68 million overlay) on Sunday afternoon and 1,643 in Million ($4.35 million overlay) for a combined $8.03 million overlay. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) football season fast approaching, the clock is ticking again on Circa Sports to meet its unprecedented $12 million in guaranteed prize money for its two $1,000-entry NFL handicapping contests.Ī year after the downtown sportsbook paid $1.9 million to cover an overlay - the amount of money the book must add to the prize pool in addition to the entry fees - it’s staring at another seven-figure payout.Ĭirca needs 6,000 entries each in its Circa Million IV and Circa Survivor contests to meet its $12 million guarantee, up from $10 million last year. Football fans take in the action at the Circa Sportsbook as NFL games play across the 78-million-pixel screen at Circa in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, Nov.
