Sports betting had been a steady business for the Silver Star and Golden Moon casinos in Philadelphia before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last March, the Pearl River Resort was forced to close because of the pandemic, and as sports at all levels across the U.S. shut down around the same time, there wouldn’t have been much on which to bet had the resort stayed open.

Finally reopening in late August, business resumed almost two years to the date of the opening of the Sportsbook sports betting lounge at the resort. Soccer and baseball were in the midst of their seasons, and the NBA had also resumed in Orlando, Florida, with college football and the NFL right around the corner.