Las Vegas: Circa shatters football contest prize money record with $31.6M

Thursday, September 11, 2025 3:05 PM
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  • Todd Dewey, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Circa Sports raised the stakes again this year on its NFL handicapping contests, and bettors went all-in.

The downtown sportsbook shattered its own record for guaranteed prize money with a total of $31.6 million after it paid $20.2 million to contestants last season in its $1,000-entry Survivor and Million contests.

“Blew away the record,” Circa owner Derek Stevens said on X (@DerekJStevens). “Great for everyone here at Circa Sports. Great for fabulous Las Vegas. And really great to everyone who participated in the save Jeff campaign. It worked.”