In-game table tennis from Russia is the hottest sport to bet right now

Yes, you read that headline right.

With all the major American sports Leagues and all the top European soccer leagues shut down, sports bettors are looking for action wherever they can find it.

Looking to place your bet on table tennis? In PA you can place your bets at Parx Sportsbook.

That leaves horse racing from the few tracks still running races, Belarus soccer and hockey, a small Taipei basketball league and Moscow Liga Pro Table Tennis from Russia.

But folks aren't necessarily betting on the winner of, say, the Oleg Nikiforov vs. Dmitrii Redenkov match on noon Wednesday. Who, outside of the most ardent followers of Russian table tennis, would know one from the other.

What folks are betting on, according to Parx, are live in-game points – those quick-hit online bets that pay off with the thrill of victory or agony of defeat every few seconds.

The thing that makes this in-game betting so interesting, however, is that most bettors don't know the players and none can watch the matches so you can't even use fatigue, a minor injury, a clear serving advantage or any other facet of play to help inform the wager.

In reality, there's no reason that the matches couldn't be computer simulations played out in some Russian gamer's basement. But no, since Pennsylvania doesn't yet allow eSports betting, Nikiforov and Redenkov will have to play it out.

Wanna try it? There are matches all day today starting at noon. You can place your bets at Parx Sportsbook!