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The American Gaming Association President Speaks Out

Geoff Freeman took over the leadership of the American Gaming Association back in July when he replaced Frank J. Fahrenkopf who was at the helm of the AGA since its inception in the mid-1990’s. Freeman shared some of his views and plans with the public recently but was not at all encouraging about the future legalization of sports gambling in …

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by admin on October 29th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Early Lines Up For Champions League Championship In May

The 2014 UEFA Men’s Champion’s League Final will be played in Lisbon, Portugal at the beautiful Estadio da Luz, the Stadium of Light, in the month of May. The defending champions, Bayern Munich, are already being given the shortest odds to repeat the feat and win it all again this year. Currently Bayern Munich is listed at 5-to-2 to repeat …

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by admin on October 28th, 2013 Leave a comment »

The History Wagering In America

Betting on sporting events has been going on since the dawn of time.  In fact, being a bookie is sometimes called the world’s second oldest profession. It’s just human nature. Anytime you have a competition of any sort, there will be spectators on hand who have differing opinions as to who will prevail. Quite naturally one or the other of …

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by admin on October 16th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Betting On Sports Is Big Buck Business

There is no way to calculate exactly just how much money is wagered on sporting events every year but it’s a lot. Millions. Billions. Trillions? No one knows for sure because a large portion of the wagering takes place outside of the bounds of legally licensed wagering sites. In the United States, players are only able to place legal wagers …

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by admin on October 10th, 2013 Leave a comment »

The Three Million Dollar Fumble

Actually, it could have been closer to four million!  Surely one of the most expensive fumbles in the history of football. One of the more popular wagering options last weekend in college football was the big game between nationally ranked Ohio State and traditional Big Ten rival Northwestern up in Evanston, Illinois on the shores of Lake Michigan. Northwestern opened …

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by admin on October 8th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Hypothetical Bcs Bowl Matchups Posted

Now that we are going into week five of college football action, the guys who come up with the props… from the attractive to the outlandish… are at it once again.  Speculation regains supreme as every possible matchup is explored and finally labeled with numbers signifying the various wagering possibilities available. Las Vegas Sports Books have opened wagering on several …

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by admin on September 30th, 2013 Leave a comment »

New Jersey Not Done Yet

Governor Chris Christe and the State of New Jersey are going to have to put their efforts to legalize wagering on sports in New Jersey on the back burner, at least for the time being. Two of the three judges on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals shot down New Jersey’s bid to start taking wagers at the states Casinos …

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by admin on September 25th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Delaware Offers Wagering Buffet

Nevada gets all the attention, but don’t forget wagering on sports is legal at Casinos and Racetracks in the tiny state of Delaware as well. Actually the Delaware Sports Lottery tickets are sold throughout the state in a variety of retail locations such as bookstores, news-stands, sports bars and convenience stores they even sell them in pizza houses. These outlets …

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by admin on September 25th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Grown Up Football Coming Up

If you are tired of all the ho-hum college games with spreads hovering around 20 points, buckle up for next Saturday afternoon because we’ve got some grownup football action in store. The LSU Tigers travel to Athens Georgia to take on the ‘Dawgs’ for one of the banner SEC matchups of the year. The opening line on the game was …

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by admin on September 24th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Wild Action Expected In The MLB Wild Card Race

The Los Angeles Dodgers have just become the first Major League Baseball team to clinch their division for the 2013 season.  In a back-and-fourth battle, the Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks on the strength of an eighth inning solo home run by A.J. Ellis which put Los Angeles ahead by the score of 7-6… for good. So the Dodgers win …

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by admin on September 21st, 2013 Leave a comment »