American gamblers tend to earn more per year than nongamblers and tend to be more involved in their local communities and tend to be somewhat more politically active than nongamblers, according to a survey from Harrah's Entertainment Inc.
Read More . . .Teasers have been a part of sports wagering for many years. Even though this betting option has been around for ages, it has only started to gain popularity – and legitimacy in the eyes of the mainstream betting public – in the last decade or so.
Read More . . .The NFL realized in the early 1970s that showcasing a game on Monday night to a national television audience would create a windfall of interest and permeate some demographics that might not be familiar with the league. In the late 1980s the league partnered with ESPN to provide a game on Sunday night. In the following years these two primetime games have become incredibly popular with viewers.
Read More . . .In a perfect world, sportsbooks in Nevada and worldwide could take in a proportionate amount of money on each side of a football game without ever moving their line. It’s not a perfect world, however, for bookies in the new Millennium. Every sportsbook must sweat out a multitude of games each week of the football season where they have big decisions riding on each outcome.
Read More . . .I was talking to renowned online and international gaming pundit Buzz Daly at the first annual Bodog.com Handicapper Conference in Las Vegas, and the subject of the effects of online wagering on the established land-based gaming industry came up.
Read More . . .A classic example of audacity is the man who kills his parents and asks for clemency on the grounds that he's an orphan. A few weeks ago, a California gambler who lost a bundle online joined a lawsuit against search engines that sell advertising for Internet gambling sites... <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/9528193.htm" target="_new">Full Story</a>
Read More . . .Virginia Ormanian burned through most of her retirement savings playing slot machines in Detroit casinos last year.
The gambling addict had voluntarily banned herself in August 2002 from the casinos through a state program that was supposed to keep her out. Now Ormanian and another woman, Norma Astourian of Taylor, Mich., are suing the casinos for breach of contract.
When Jay Kornegay began his career at the Imperial Palace Race & Sportsbook in the late 1980s, Las Vegas books generally had a only a handful of Super Bowl props on their board as novelties...
Read More . . .Ken White is no stranger to challenges. He started off in the sports betting industry as a ticket writer and wound up being the one many in the business looked to for solid numbers...
Read More . . .This is to inform you about upcoming tournaments at the Sands of the Caribbean and the Omni Casino for the month of December.
Read More . . .. They are both the hottest hotels in Las Vegas for young hipsters who want to be seen and who want to rub elbows with the many celebrities who frequent both establishments. These casinos are better known for their party atmosphere than their sportsbooks. With so many nightclubs, restaurants, concerts and other attractions, some visitors don’t have the time or money to make a trip by the book to place a bet.
Read More . . .Bob Scucci learned much of what he knows about the sports betting industry at one of the most unlikely places: the family dinner table. And Scucci has used that knowledge to get where he is today, managing the Race & Sportsbook at the Stardust.
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