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15 Team NFL Parlay Pays Off Big Time
Who in the world bets a fifteen team parlay? Everyone knows that the odds to win are astronomical. Simply pick the winners, straight up, for all the NFL games played on Sunday and Monday. Nothing to it. So, you give it a shot, what the hell. Bet $5 just for fun. William Hill runs what they call a Pro Progressive …
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Christe KOs Sports Wagering In Jersey
What a roller-coaster ride sports bettors in New Jersey have been on lately. First the governor goes all out promoting legalized sports wagering at the states’ casinos and race tracks. Then the New Jersey legislature passes a bill that would allow wagering in the state… and then Governor Chris Christie vetoes the bill. Go figure. Now Governor Christie has done …
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The $2,400,000,000 Gamble
New Jersey’s ‘Boardwalk Empire’ is going from bad to worse. Building and running a casino is a risky business in the best of times. Competition for gamblers is stiff and operators are forced into more and more expenditures in order to attract business. The old expression ‘no expense was spared’ took on new meaning when investors in Atlantic City decided …
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New Handle Records Set In Nevada For June
The World Cup Soccer Competitions being held in Brazil this year helped June to show the biggest handle ever recorded in Las Vegas sportsbooks during the month of June. During what is usually the slowest time of the year out in Nevada, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board says that revenues from what they classify as ‘other sports’ which includes …
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Bad Winds In Atlantic City
Things are not going so well up on the jewel of the Jersey Coast. The boom in Atlantic City is going bust for some big time players. No longer is the coastal town, so glorified in ‘Boardwalk Empire’ the Mecca of East Coast gambling as it once was. At least two and probably three Casinos will be closing this year …
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Conspiring For A Push
Whoever started the speculation that Germany and the USA were going to conspire for a draw in the World Cup final qualifying rounds so that both teams could enter the elite group of 16 that will compete for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, stirred up a hornet’s nest. Neither club needed more than a draw to advance to the …
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Steve Coburn Speaks Out
California Chrome’s owner, Steve Coburn, had a few choice, and heated, words to say about the structure of the Triple Crown as it affected the outcome of the Belmont Stakes, and the stacked odds against his, or any other horses, chances of ever winning the Triple Crown again. It wasn’t fun to watch or listen too. There’s the owner, bitching …
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Vegas Offering Full Buffet Of World Cup Wagering
Of course, Lionel Messi is the odds on favorite to take home the Golden Boot for the outstanding player in the 2014 World Cup action beginning this month down in Brazil, Messi has been the most popular player in the world for some years now. Team Brazil’s outstanding young Neymar has the second shortest odds to win the Golden Boot, …
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Betting On The Elections
Once again wagering factions in Nevada are attempting to get a bill through the legislature that will allow Nevada Casinos to post odds and take wagers on governmental elections in the USA. Representatives from the lawmakers are scheduled to be meeting with Nevada gaming officials to discuss the feasibility of passing such a motion in the Nevada legislature. At present …
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Bookmakers Love New Proposed Changes by the NFL
Bookies love the fact that the NFL is considering adding two more teams to the NFL playoff platform. For both offshore bookies, bettors and the NFL more games means more opportunities to make more money! The overall expansion of the playoffs would be pretty simple and are on pace to become a reality in 2015. The new plan would increase …
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