2025 “CIRCA FOOTBALL PREVIEW PARTY” BETTING PANEL TO FEATURE MIKE PRITCHARD, DREW DINSICK, SAM MONSON AND MORE, AUGUST 23
Seventh Annual Event at Circa Resort & Casino to Spotlight Upcoming Professional Football Season, Predictions for Circa Sports’ Record-Breaking Betting Contests and More
Sports betting venture Circa Sports will welcome back its annual “Circa Football Preview,” hosted by Mike Palm, on Saturday, August 23. The seventh annual free and open to the public event at Circa Resort & Casino will feature insight from sports betting experts and personalities such as former wide receiver Mike Pritchard, NBC Sports Bet’s Drew Dinsick and more.
Led by Palm – vice president of operations at Circa Sports – guests can participate in:
- An exclusive Q&A session with leading sports betting experts, including Pritchard; Dinsick; football analyst and media personality, Sam Monson; and professional sports bettor, Chuck Edel.
- Hear insights on the 2025-2026 professional football season.
- Receive details on Circa Sports’ record-breaking Circa Survivor, Circa Million VII and Circa Grandissimo contests.
The panel will run from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. in Circa’s Galaxy Ballroom located on the third floor of the property. Panel participants include:
- Mike Pritchard – Mike Pritchard is a former professional football and college wide receiver. He won the national title at the University of Colorado and was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Pritchard was picked 13th overall in the 1991 pro draft and had a 9-year career in Atlanta, Denver and Seattle. After retiring from football, he ventured into TV and radio in Colorado and Las Vegas, including at VSiN.
- Drew Dinsick – Drew Dinsick is a betting analyst for NBC Sports Bet and the host of the “Deep Dive” podcast with Andy Molitor. He specializes in professional football, basketball and tennis handicapping.
- Sam Monson – Sam Monson is an Irish pro football analyst and media personality who currently stars on the “Check the Mic” podcast as part of the 33rd Team. Prior to his current role, he was a lead analyst at Pro Football Focus, where he helped grow the site before he departed in 2024.
- Chuck Edel – Chuck Edel is a professional sports bettor. He won Circa’s Football Invitational in 2024, besting a 25-person field of some of the top football handicappers in the world.
- Mike Palm (Moderator) – As vice president of operations, Palm brings more than 20 years of experience in the gaming industry to the executive team at Circa, Circa Sports, the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate Hotel & Casino. With one of the sharpest minds in sports betting, he’ll share his perspective that started Circa Sports. Palm also hosts the “Odds On” segment on The Sports Betting Network, VSiN.
The “Circa Football Preview Party” is part of Circa’s weekend-long “Contest Weekend” celebration in Las Vegas. Running August 21 through 23, it is open to all entrants of the 2025-2026 Circa Survivor, Circa Million VII and Circa Grandissimo contests.
Circa Survivor offers a staggering $15 million for the winner, while Circa Million VII will deliver a $1 million first place prize and $6 million in guaranteed prizes. This also includes the introduction of Circa Grandissimo, a high-stakes survivor-style contest with a $1.5 million guarantee, no rake at $100,000 per entry. Entries can be made at any Circa Sports location in Nevada, and anyone outside of state can register a proxy to submit picks from within Nevada. For more information, visit circasports.com. The deadline to submit entries is on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 2 p.m. PT.
Guests must be 21 and over to attend.
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About Circa Sports
Helmed by casino owner and downtown Las Vegas developer Derek Stevens, Circa Sports is blazing a trail in sports betting by combining a customer-first approach to business with a team of the country’s top oddsmakers. Based in Las Vegas, Circa Sports boasts one of the most competitive wagering menus in the country and is a leader in the industry for sports futures. The venture currently offers physical betting locations in the world’s largest sportsbook at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, along with four additional southern Nevada locations; a book in Legends Bay Casino in Sparks, Nev; a brick-and-mortar book in American Place in Waukegan, Ill; and Kentucky’s largest sportsbook at The Mint Kentucky Downs in Franklin. Its mobile offerings are currently available in Nevada, Illinois, Kentucky, Iowa and Colorado. For more information, visit CircaSports.com.