The layout is simple with long straightaways and hard-braking zones, but the LVGP hits differently: The racing has been better than doomers projected in 2023, even if the event's buildup feels more like a circus than Circus Circus itself.

Digital and retail sportsbooks will bask in the massive betting interest, as no other F1 event has the wagering buzz of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Sports betting scandals have stained the NBA, NCAA, MLB and UFC in the past month alone, prompting a U.S. Senate inquiry into what lawmakers called “a new integrity crisis” facing American sports. The alleged gambling schemes also brought about a national $200 betting limit on MLB prop bets on individual pitches and spurred the NFL to reaffirm its stance on certain types of prop bets.

Kyle Larson is the betting favorite to win at Las Vegas, despite not having won a race since May. One of the eliminated playoff drivers — Shane van Gisbergen — won last week at Charlotte, but that was no surprise since the race was on Charlotte’s Roval.

District Judge Timothy Williams ordered Las Vegas sports-betting influencer “Vegas Dave” to pay roughly $30.2 million.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix in 2023 and is the slight betting favorite over McLaren’s Lando Norris to win Saturday’s F1 race.

Yahoo Sports asked multiple oddsmakers, all of whom agreed that Sanders currently ranks 32nd among NFL starting QBs. With a full week of starting reps for the first time in his career, all eyes will be on how Sanders looks against a a Raiders defense that ranks 14th in DVOA, 17th in yards allowed and 24th in points allowed.

The Vegas Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks meet Saturday. Puck drop from Honda Center in Anaheim, California, is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.