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Are NFL Games Fixed?
Having been in the world of sports betting for 25 years, this is a subject which I have pondered many times and one which comes up every year. The topic usually arises when a strange event affects the... -
Conference Championship Games Public Betting Action Report
The biggest games of the year up to this point are being played tomorrow when the Chiefs host the Bengals in the AFC Championship Game and the Rams host the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. These g... -
How to Bet on Boxing and Beat Your Bookie
Whether it’s the speed and skills of the lightweights or the big-punching, knockout action of the heavyweights, boxing is one of the most popular sports in the world to bet on. With fights taking pl... -
Former Mobster Discusses Fixing Games
68 year old Michael Franzese is a former member of the Colombo crime family in New York. He has had a life full of every mobster activity you can imagine. He did a lot of time in prison as well and is... -
Sportsbooks Hope to Bounce Back from Bloodbath
This past weekend the public was able to do some real damage to the sportsbooks. Many sportsbooks had already reported fairly big losses on Saturday’s college football and had expressed hopes th... -
Sportsbooks Clean Up on NFL Sunday
More people bet on NFL than do college football. Its not a huge margin. But this increased action on a fewer amount of games acts as a crescendo at the sportsbooks. They know that whatever Saturday wa... -
Bookies Who Bet – A Recipe for Disaster
In the professional sportsbook industry the business is managed by rules and guidelines meant to maximize the businesses profit. In general, the sportsbooks make its money off the vigorish or “b... -
Interview with an Illegal Bookmaker
If you criminalize something that should be legal you’re creating more criminals. by contributing author John Rothschild This story won’t help with your handicapping. It may help you with mone... -
What is a “Layoff” in Sports Gambling Terms
You may have heard the sports betting term “layoff”. But maybe you never spent the effort to find out what it truly means. In its simplest definition it means to reduce exposure on a game ... -
Paddy Power Well Positioned for US Market Says CEO
It has not been long since William Hill CEO Philip Bowcock commented on the pending US market opportunity. As you could imagine it wouldn’t be long before the #2 overall bookie in the UK online ...
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