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Vegas Rules
If you are going to play the game, you have to know the rules… even when they become complicated, even when they don’t make much sense. Wagering on sports in legal in the State of Nevada if you can figure out how to do it and have patience. Tales of waiting in long lines and encountering surly wagering clerks abound. …
Read Full Entryby admin on September 18th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Believe It Or Not, Hoops Lines Are Up
It seems like it was not very long ago at all that we watched the Louisville Cardinals beat Michigan in the NCAA National Championship game in Atlanta back in April. It was Louisville’s third National Title in NCAA Basketball. The Kentucky Wildcats, on the other hand, did not even make it to the “Big Dance” for the first time in …
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Super Bowl Odds Scramble After Week One Action
The double-header edition of Monday Night Football proved to be as good a pair of football games as we could have asked for with the final game only being decided in the final seconds after an impressive come back by Houston. There were some surprises… and some disappointments. As many folks suspected they might, Chip Kelly’s revamped Eagles team was …
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Football Eclipses Baseball At The Betting Window
After a long hot summer of only baseball to bet on, bookies and bettors alike are rejoicing over the return of football action to big screens in living rooms and sports bars around the country. NFL & NCAA Football action is far and away America’s favorite wagering option… year after year. You only had to be in one of the …
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Nevada Books Happy To See Football Return
Although the big books in Las Vegas and elsewhere in Nevada took minor losses over the first weekend of college football games, the industry in general was celebrating the return of their biggest money maker to the giant screens. The double-whammy of NFL & NCAA Football is now officially underway and both the books and the bettors are smiling. An …
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Oddsmakers Raising The Bar On NFL Totals
The game of football is evolving. Today’s games are faster paced and higher scoring than ever before and more often than not, it’s the Over that wins the wager. Over 60% winners on the Overs as a matter of fact. This year’s NFL Exhibition Season saw some unusually high scoring games in August and bookmakers are back to their drawing …
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Sports Books Are Adapting To Modern Times
More and more sports books, both in Nevada and offshore, are offering a mobile betting app for their clients these days. It is the logical move and one that will only continue to expand as the technology develops further. The wagering apps are now available for iPads, iPhones, Android and Android tablets and are usually a free download to players. …
Read Full Entryby admin on September 4th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Odds & Totals On SEC Football After Week One
After the first round of college football games the ever powerful Southeastern Conference once again made a bold statement by winning the vast majority of their games. At least most of them won. The big shocker of the day was the Georgia Bulldog’s loss to the Clemson Tigers. The ‘Dawgs were only 2 point favorites anyway. Was Georgia just having …
Read Full Entryby admin on September 3rd, 2013 Leave a comment »
The College Football Season Kicks Off!
At last, gridiron action is back on University campuses all across the country. After a long hot summer of speculation and predictions, we finally get to see some real action down on the field. As all true sports fans know, there ain’t nothing like college football! While there were some good matchups during the opening week, the games were mostly …
Read Full Entryby admin on September 2nd, 2013 Leave a comment »
Nevada Books At A Loss In July
Las Vegas Sports Books are reported to have lost over a half-million bucks during the month of July according to the Nevada State Gaming Control Board. July is traditionally the slowest month of the year for sports wagering and this year was no exception. Although sports books operating in the state of Nevada won $3.19 million from wagers on major …
Read Full Entryby admin on August 30th, 2013 Leave a comment »