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Betting on American Idol 2010 Winner Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:47AMToday is the elimination show on the ninth season of American Idol. Betting on the winner among the final 12 contestants begins after the show. It is the annual celebration of pop meets gambling.
Bettor's best friend (BBF): Tuesday's wagering tips Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:22PMLines off the board Houston Rockets at Washington Wizards – Trevor Ariza (hip) has missed the team’s last seven games and is expected for a return on Tuesday although is listed as questionable. Kyle Lowry (ankle) has been out since Feb. 9 a...
Taxing Online Gambling Companies and Winnings Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:02AMWith last year's global financial downturn, those countries that have legalized online gambling came to heavily rely, unsurprisingly so, upon the revenues generated from legal online casinos and the taxes they generate.
Ice picks: Sunday's best NHL bets Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:37PMVancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators (+100, 5.5) The Nashville Predators may have had their three-game winning streak snapped with a loss to the Detroit Red Wings Friday night but the good times continued to roll for total bettors. Nash...
NCAA Basketball Trends Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:57PMTremors rumbled through the Atlantic Coast Conference on Wednesday night in a game between the No. 23 Maryland Terrapins and the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils. The Terps not only covered as 1.5-point underdogs, they defeated the Blue Devils 79-72. The wi...
March Madness Betting: the Wooden Award Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:12PMMarch Madness has arrived and that means we’re getting closer to the awarding of the John R. Wooden Trophy, which is presented annually to the most outstanding player in College Basketball. betED.com is one of the few online sportsbooks to offer ...
NHL Future Odds – Post Trade Deadline Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:42PMThe Olympic hockey tournament is in the history books and now the focus turns to the stretch drive in the NHL. If you slept through Wednesday, you didn’t miss much when it came to the NHL trade deadline…nothing even approached the neighborhood of a...
Sports Interaction weekly betting review Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:27PMSports Interaction betting analyst Frank Doyle reviews the weekend College Basketball action. Upset wins are good for sportsbooks . There’s no point trying to deny it, everybody knows it. We cleaned up over the weekend when both the No 1 and N...
Uncle Sam comes calling; tax tips for sports bettors Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 8:57PMAs the dreaded date of April 15 approaches (of course many file before), sports bettors should be knowledgeable of reporting rules regarding gambling gains or losses. All forms of revenue from gambling are taxable by the Internal Revenue Service. ...
Celebrating 100 years of football at Old Trafford Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 11:54AMFootball comment: Today, Manchester United's stadium is one of the most recognisible in football. Yet reaction to its opening in 1910 was strangely subdued
Nevada vs Online Sports Books Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 4:12AMThis year's Super Bowl was once again a big success from a sports book perspective, with $82.7 million bet at Nevada sports books, at a profit of $6.9 million for the bookmakers.
OEG Entered Global Gaming Market With its New Online Casino Olympic-Online.com Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 11:34AMOlympic Entertainment Group, operating in 7 European countries, entered the global gaming market, launching today its online casino and poker room Olympic-Online.com. Opened in cooperation with the world's leading casino software developer Playtech, new online environment offers more than 150 different casino games and a possibility to play in the world's largest independent poker network iPoker.
Las Vegas sportsbooks haul in almost $7 million on Super Bowl Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 7:26AMNevada casinos enjoyed a lucrative Super Bowl, winning nearly $6.9 million on roughly $82.7 million worth of bettor's money, according to an Associated Press report.
Chat replay: Archer discusses Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowl Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 1:10PMTOM FOX/DMNCowboys writer Todd Archer answers questions on the team, Super Bowl.Blogs: |
It’ll take some guts to bet against Manning Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ 2:33AMFollowing the AFC championship game two weeks ago, I received about a half dozen e-mails chastising me for picking the Jets to beat Indianapolis.
A big-time halftime spoiler Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 10:45PMThanks a heap, Pete Townshend. Thanks for ruining what had become my favorite Super Bowl tradition — attempting to predict the set list for the pending halftime performance by aging rockers. Townshend, guitarist for Super Bowl XLIV's halftime band, The Who, blew all the suspense and speculation during a Jan. 25 Billboard interview, where he revealed the band would play a medley of "Baba O'Reily ...
NFL Spread Sheet: Off the Strip but on the right path Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 12:29PMLAS VEGAS – You don’t have to travel far off the Strip to be light years from the Strip. A drive east on Tropicana Boulevard brings you past an array of business that range from 7-11 convenience stores to palm readers to places where, for a not-so-...
UFC 109: Couture the favorite in battle of the ages Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 11:57AMDavid Andrest covers all things MMA for fiveouncesofpain.com . Mark Coleman has been a pioneer in mixed martial arts for over 20 years, fighting in some of the sport’s most memorable and ground-breaking bouts. Now, at the age of 45, he enters th...
Super Bowl spread settling, Vegas dealing half point higher Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 8:32AMThe pointspread for Super Bowl XLIV has settled in at 4.5 points with most online markets while Las Vegas books are dealing a half a point higher at five points in favor of the Indianapolis Colts when they face the New Orleans Saints in Miami Sunday.
Bettor's best friend (BBF): Thursday's wagering tips Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 7:12PMLines off the board Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers – Udonis Haslem and Jermaine O’Neal were both probable with back injuries heading into Wednesday’s game versus the Celtics, and both played. San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blaze...
Wednesday February 03, 2010 - 16:02 EST Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 3:02PMLong gone are the days when a betting window at your local sportsbook shuts down for a game right after kickoff.
Saints come marching in: Super Bowl line drops half point Tuesday, February 2, 2010 @ 9:09AMIt appears the betting market is correcting the early Super Bowl line boost that moved the Indianapolis Colts from 3.5 to 6-point favorites. Multiple sportsbooks now have the spread sitting at 5 and Pinnacle is dealing a half point lower at...
AccuScore: As Super Bowl point spread increases, recommendation is to take underdog Saints Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 10:22AMBy Zach Rosenfield, AccuScore analyst AccuScore simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, and this season, the team that won over 50 percent of simulations won 71 percent of the time (182-74 regular season, 6-4 in playoffs).
Bettor's best friend (BBF): Sunday's wagering tips Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 8:37PMLines off the board Los Angeles Clippers at Washington Wizards – Eric Gordon (toe) missed Friday’s game and is questionable. Los Angeles Lakers at Toronto Raptors – Andrea Bargnani (back) missed Friday’s game and is questionable. P...
NFL total bias: Conference Championships Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 8:28PMThe past three years, the over has gone a remarkable 5-1 in conference championship games, including a sparkling 3-0 in the NFC.
NFC championship: Vikings at Saints Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 1:13PMWhile the AFC championship features greenhorn Mark Sanchez against wily vet Peyton Manning, the NFC title game will see two experienced QBs going head to head in the New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees and the Minnesota Vikings’ Brett Favre.
UConn coach Calhoun taking medical leave Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 5:52PMUniversity of Connecticut men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun will take a medical leave to deal with undisclosed medical issues the university announced Tuesday. The 67-year-old had a check up on Tuesday and was told by his doctor at that time that...
AFC Championship: New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 1:04PMIt will be a David vs. Goliath-like battle when the Final 2 from the AFC battle for the Lamar Hunt Trophy on Sunday.
Gamboa, Juanma big favorites Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 12:35PMOnline sportsbooks have pegged WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (16-0, 14 KOs) as a huge -850 favorite to defeat challenger Rogers Mtagwa in their fight on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
Meet Joe Book: College hoops business picks up for bookie Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 11:58AMIt ain't often that a bookie loses money and considers it a good week, but that's the way it went last week for my buddy Joe.
NFL Playoff Numbers Thursday, January 14, 2010 @ 1:09PMThe college football season concluded on Thursday night but never fear football fans, there is still pigskin to wager on. The NFL playoffs begin this weekend with the New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas C...
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NFL Opening line report: Divisional round breakdown Monday, January 11, 2010 @ 7:05PMThree of the four road teams in last year’s Divisional round won straight up and all three were 3-point underdogs or greater. Each of those games fell under the posted total with the dogs holding their opponents to 13, 11 and 10 points.
Gaming N ews Monday, January 11, 2010 @ 1:44PMA new year is upon us and – like everybody else – the editorial staff here at Casino City has made its list of resolutions.
NFL Playoff Previews Friday, January 8, 2010 @ 1:39PMThe college football season concluded on Thursday night but never fear football fans, there is still pigskin to wager on.
Meet Joe Book: Backroom bookie staggers into Wild Card Friday, January 8, 2010 @ 11:54AMAfter a nice recent run of successful bookmaking, the NFL regular season ended with big red thud on the ledger of this friend of mine – I'll call him Joe – last weekend.
Sportsbooks Busy During Bowl Season Tuesday, January 5, 2010 @ 12:35AM“Ever since the day after Christmas it's been gang busters and nonstop action.” Nick Bogdanovich, manager at the CalNeva Sportsbook, says business has been good this bowl season. He says despite the recession, more people seem to be betting on their favorite teams this year.
Who's in, who's out: NFL playing time Saturday, January 2, 2010 @ 8:33PMSean Payton and the Saints have announced that Drew Brees and other starters will not play in the game against Carolina on Sunday after the team clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
BCS Bowl Trends Thursday, December 31, 2009 @ 12:27PMAlright! We’re into the meat of college football’s bowl schedule. The NCAA will ring off 2010 with two BCS bowl games on New Year’s Day. The No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes will battle it out with the No. 7 Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl at Pasadena and...
Opening line report: Jets line already making big move Monday, December 28, 2009 @ 5:14PMNew York hosts the Bengals this week and bettors siding with the must-win situation the Jets face have already moved the spread. The Wynn sportsbook opened the Jets as 8.5-point favorites with a total of 39.5. Avello said they are currently dealing w...
Sunday Night Football: Cowboys at Redskins Saturday, December 26, 2009 @ 12:42PMSunday Night Football features the 100th edition of one of the oldest rivalries in the NFL, straight out of the Wild West – Cowboys and Indians.
NFL Thursday Night: Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Thursday, December 17, 2009 @ 1:00PMThe undefeated Indianapolis Colts (13-0) have a chance to take one more step towards greatness Thursday when they travel to Jacksonville to take on the Jaguars (7-6). For the home underdog, the win is equally important, but for a different set of reasons; like making the playoffs.
Bettor's best friend (BBF): Thursday's wagering tips Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 8:52PMStart me up The million-dollar question on Thursday night is how long will the Colts starters play against Jacksonville, if at all. All reports indicate that regulars such as Peyton Manning , Reggie Wayne , Dallas Clark and Joseph Addai wi...
Top sports for illegal wagers Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 1:05PMAcross the United States, billions are being made outside the law. Illegal gambling may conjure images of...
Banking baskets: Don’t bet against Stern on this latest gamble Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 7:27AMJoel Huerto is the editor of OneManFastBreak.net and was a news editor at the Los Angeles Times. When it comes to governing a major professional sports league, nobody is as efficient and calculated as David Stern. For more than 25 years as NBA co...
Game of the day: Army vs. Navy Friday, December 11, 2009 @ 9:37AMGame of the Day: Army vs Navy Let's admit it. With no midweek action, we are all suffering from college football withdrawal. Thankfully there's one last regular season game left in the annual rivalry game between Army (5-6, 4-7 against the spre...
Cram Session: Ten bowls - bet ‘em now or later Friday, December 11, 2009 @ 9:22AMTiming is everything, especially during bowl season. One minute, you’re stoked that you got on Cincinnati at +10.5. The next minute, crap, your coach is headed to Notre Dame and you’re scrambling to get off the game. The news of Cincinnati’s Bria...
NFL Thursday Night: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns Thursday, December 10, 2009 @ 3:09PMBy Kevin Taylor Is it to soon to tag this as a must-win for the Steelers….absolutely not. A loss here would be devastating for the defending champs. The Steelers don’t want to be reminded about how many times they’ve beaten Cleveland the past f...
Football Bettors Get the Tailgate Party at OffshoreInsiders.com Thursday, December 10, 2009 @ 8:45AMOffshoreinsiders.com is exclusive home to the football betting Tailgate Party, where sports bettors get all the free and invaluable information needed to win betting on sports. Trends, odds, injuries, free picks, and so much more for football gamblers. [PR.com - August 07, 2008]
Pacquiao vs. Mayweather will make betting history Tuesday, December 8, 2009 @ 2:27PMFight fans are practically in dreamland these days with the announcement that negotiations for a Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight are close to being finalized. If all works out, it would give the boxing wor...