The Meadowlands sportsbook is open Mondays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m., closing an hour later on Fridays and Saturdays and also opening an hour earlier on Saturdays and Sundays. Given this, on any Sunday-Thursday when there are late MLB games, there is a strong possibility that the book will officially close before those games conclude. In some instances, bettors there for the late games on Friday and Saturday may also be shut out, especially if the games go into overtime or extra innings.
This poses a problem, as bettors simply can’t cash their tickets at a casino cage, like they can in Las Vegas. One solution may be for the cashiers to remain open until the last game concludes, but that solution is also laden with difficulties, as what if a contest runs until 4 a.m.?