Vaccaro made the presidential election a pick’em between Biden and President Donald Trump, listing each man at even money to win.
“For maybe a half hour out of your day, you can get away from this insanity and talk about it.” We did it just to have people talk about it and have a little bit of fun,” Vaccaro said. “Me and (South Point sportsbook director) Chris (Andrews) know this is the worst time in our country’s history. But with the sports world shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Vaccaro announced odds for entertainment purposes only on the 2020 presidential election and the 2020 vice presidential candidate for Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee. Nevada sportsbooks aren’t allowed to take bets on the U.S. “If I’m having lunch with (William Hill sportsbook director) Nicky Bogdanovich or (longtime Las Vegas oddsmaker) Richie Baccellieri, we’ll say, ‘what would you make that?’” “That just spurs us old timers,” said Vaccaro, 74.
When Joe Biden said in March that he will pick a woman as his running mate if he’s the Democratic nominee for president, South Point oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro naturally started making odds. 25, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a primary debate in Charleston, S.C.
