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How Phil Ivey Beat (Or Maybe Cheated) A Casino For Millions
Over the weekend, a story about Phil Ivey, the best poker player in the world, made its way around the Internet. He's being sued by the Borgata casino in federal court for cheating at a version of baccarat using a method known as "edge sorting." All told, Ivey took the casino for close to $10 millio...
Dumb Little Polar Bear Tries To Eat Dirt
Hey, polar bear! Dirt's not food! ...
A Lot Of People Made Money Betting Against Undertaker At WrestleMania
The Undertaker's 21-match unbeaten streak at WrestleMania is no more, after a surprise loss to Brock Lesnar last night. Fans were in shock, but no one was happier than those bettors who put money on Lesnar when he was a huge underdog....
When Basketball Media Guides Were Brutally Honest
Long ago, as a factchecker for a college basketball encyclopedia, I quickly learned to fear the SWAC. Its member schools' media guides, the official and often sole sources for history and statistics, were riddled with errors, omissions, typos, and for many seasons, simply weren't produced at all. Th...
Vegas Thinks The NCAA Tournament Seeding Is "Insane"
Like everyone else, Vegas oddsmakers are flabbergasted by the inclusions of Louisville and Michigan State as 4-seeds, and the overpowered Midwest regional, in an otherwise commendable tournament bracket....
Jeff Ma & David Frohardt-Lane: What's Sports Betting Really Like?
By now, it's almost a given that public discussion of sports betting will result in nothing of real value being said. It can be entertaining, but is typically vague, or cagey. But not today! We have Jeff Ma, who hosted Sloan's gambling panel, and David Frohardt-Lane, who participated, to give you so...
Al Michaels Makes Up Curling Betting Line, Places Wager On Air
If there's one thing we know about Al Michaels, it's that he's not afraid to talk about sports gambling on the air. During a segment on NBCSN this morning, Michaels got to chatting about curling with Rebecca Lowe, and he couldn't resist the urge to put a little money on the Great Britain-USA matchu...
Grambling State Finally Won A Division I Game
Grambling State had finally broken its seasons-long losing streak in December, but it was against something called Central Baptist State of the NAIA, the same division the Mustangs and the rest of the SWAC moved up from in the late 70s. Tonight, Grambling beat Alcorn State 95-80 and finally broke th...
What You Need To Know To Bet On The Super Bowl (Late Edition)
Below is your final NFL betting line chart for the 2013-14 season, with updated figures for spread, bet trend, over/under, and money line figures for this Sunday's Super Bowl (here's the early post from last week). Of course there are many fun ways to bet on the Super Bowl; check out Jay Sanin's pos...
Super Bowl Prop Bets: The Comprehensive List Of What To Bet And Where
While the Super Bowl has become the holiday of choice for many groups of people, it's possible that nobody will enjoy Super Bowl Sunday more than degenerate sports bettors with a one-day excuse to bet on anything in the known physical universe....
Dude Is So Pissed Batista Won The Royal Rumble
Batista won the Royal Rumble last night and, for a number of reasons, the crowd booed the outcome lustily. Pittsburgh was already pissed that Daniel Bryan was not included and even booed the harmless Rey Mysterio, Jr. when he came out as the last man and not Bryan. When Batista eventually won, they...
What You Need To Know To Bet On The Super Bowl (Early Edition)
Here is your early betting info for the Super Bowl, including the line movement, bet trend, money line, and over/under, as well as the performance of the Seahawks and Broncos against the spread and O/U this season. There's been a lot of early movement—rare for Super Bowls—and we'll be updating next ...
What You Need To Know To Bet On The AFC/NFC Title Games (Late Edition)
Below is your late betting info for the AFC and NFC championship games (you can see the early-week edition here). Spread and over/under movement is now included, and the money lines, over/unders, and bet trend have been updated....
What You Need To Know To Bet On The AFC, NFC Title Games
Here is your early betting info for the championship round of the playoffs this weekend. We'll update on Thursday with spread and over/under movement....
Five Of The Most Obvious Poker Tells Ever Televised
The poker tell is one of the most romanticized ideas in gambling, the notion that there is a code that will tell you everything about your opponent's hand just waiting to be unlocked. In reality, tells are usually more subtle than they are in the movies, but that doesn't mean there aren't some big, ...
NFL Betting Lines, Visualized: Divisional Round (Late Edition)
Below is your late betting info for the divisional-round playoff games (you can see the early-week edition here). Spread movement is now included, and the money lines, over/unders, and bet trend have been updated. I've also added one extra data point: the over/under movement from the opening line. S...
NFL Betting Lines, Visualized: Divisional Round (Early Edition)
Here is your early betting info for the Divisional round of the playoffs this weekend. Money lines for all the games are already available, but we'll update on Thursday with spread movements. Like last week, we've included the average spread and average over/under for each team, as well as the appro...
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Hey, Stupid Sports Radio Guy, You Owe This Man $100 [Update]
Last year, some dumb sports radio guy in Denver named Darren McKee did a thing that only a dumb sports radio guy would do: he bet reader Charles $100 that the Ravens would make the playoffs this year. Now, with the Ravens' season having ended without a playoff berth, it appears that McKee is not a m...