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Online Sportsbook News
Super Bowl and deeper into faro
26 Jan 2004
Dear Mark,
I read that the Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas has closed. What
happens to any sports futures bets that I had placed on the Super
bowl…
William Hill Anticipate Profits Boost
9 Jan 2004
International News Brief: William Hill says it was odds-on to deliver full-year profits at the top end of expectations.
Youbet.com Retires Notes Due 2005
8 Jan 2004
Youbet.com, Inc. has retired $2.0 million aggregate principal amount of notes payable.
The Future of Handicapping
5 Jan 2004
John May: In the future, handicappers won't just be looking for factors such as key injuries, psychology and tactics to get an edge over the bookmakers at sports betting handicapping.
Quinn's Best of Thoroughbred Handicapping Back in Print with Something for Everyone
21 Nov 2003
In the almost 40 years Gamblers Book Shop (Gambler's Book Club) has been in existence, the name James Quinn has been among the most respected names.…
Asian Handicaps: American-style Point Spreads Meet Soccer Wagering
12 Oct 2003
John May: "Asian handicap betting is a form of wagering that is essentially a compromise between the two most popular styles of wagering in the U.S. and Europe."
Football Season is in Full Swing
30 Aug 2003
Football season is in full swing and if you want
to give yourself a legitimate chance to win, it would serve you well to
pay…
Sportsbook Scene Column by Buzz Daly
25 Aug 2003
Opinion: If anyone has doubts about the dynamic nature of the sports-betting industry, they should have been in Las Vegas during the last week, as a series of events were held which involved all sectors: bettors, bookmakers, vendors and sports services.
IGW Software Announces A Licensing Relationship With Money Top Finance.
23 May 2003
IGW Software announced it has entered into an agreement to provide the integrated back office software and services to on-line Sportsbook ewinner.com.
William Hill Add Poker to Online Suite of Games
25 Feb 2003
William Hill has committed to exclusively use the WagerLogic powered online poker solution until 2006 and certain online casino offerings until 2004.
Sportsbook With a Funny Name Prospers -- BoDog CEO Turner Cites eCommerce as Key
19 Feb 2003
The evolution of international gaming continues with the emergence of
new companies whose leadership's roots do not…
Odds are — LVSC set the line
21 Jan 2003
Dear Mark,Who sets the line for football games each Sunday? Where
do illegal bookies get their odds? Drew M.
Las Vegas…
Global Sports Edge Sues Online Competitors
14 Oct 2002
Global Sports Edge, a sports handicapping service provider, is suing to stop online sports-betting entities from stealing and selling the handicapping services and selections of its sports handicappers to their subscribers.
Boss Media Signs with Bet365
27 Jun 2002
Boss Media has signed a contract with the company bet365 Limited to deliver the sportsbook in Spanish, English and Cantonese.
The Day Congress Outlawed Sports Betting and Violated the U.S. Constitution
3 Apr 2002
Professor I. Nelson Rose: "After losing the Republican presidential nomination to George W. Bush, Arizona
Sen. John McCain took up a new crusade -- sports betting."
Betting Exchanges
10 Jun 2001
John May: "Want to make a bet over the net with other gamblers
on an event of your choosing? At better odds than with any bookmaker? With a secure
system designed to prevent fraud?"
How the house makes its bread on the spread
30 Jun 2000
Dear Mark,How does a casino make
money on sporting bets when you bet against the spread? Nick L.
Whenever…
The NCAA and Gambling
26 Aug 1999
Over 30 years ago, Bob Dylan wrote: "Don't criticize what you don't understand"
in one of his classic songs, "The Times They Are A-Changin".
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