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2. Sports betting - Wikipedia

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   Odds boards in a Las Vegas sportsbook Sports betting is the activity of predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome. Sports bettors place their wagers either legally, through a bookmaker/sportsbook, or illegally through privately run enterprises referred to as "bookies". The term "book" is a reference to the books used by wage brokers to track wagers, payouts, and debts. Many ...

3. Roxy Roxborough - Wikipedia

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   Michael "Roxy" Roxborough (born 1951) is an American odds maker, syndicated columnist, teacher and author. He is best known as founder and owner of Las Vegas Sports Consultants (1982–1999), the international odds making company licensed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

4. Spread betting - Wikipedia

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   Spread betting is any of various types of wagering on the outcome of an event where the pay-off is based on the accuracy of the wager, rather than a simple "win or lose" outcome, such as fixed-odds (or money-line) betting or parimutuel betting . A point spread is a range of outcomes and the bet is whether the outcome will be above or below the ...

5. Meet 'Vegas Dave', one of the elite sports handicappers of ...

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   At the start of the 2013 All Star Break, Vegas Dave predicted the Boston Red Sox would win the World Series at +1,000 odds. He put down $30,000 for a payout of $340,000. 3.

6. Billy Walters (gambler) - Wikipedia

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   Billy Walters (gambler) William T. Walters (born July 15, 1946) [1] is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, New York Times best-selling author, [2] and one of the most successful American sports bettors of all time, having a winning streak which extended over 30 years. [3] Walters was convicted of insider trading and received a 5-year ...

7. College football odds: A look at 2023 season win totals ...

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   Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher calls out to his team during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo ...

8. Sports betting systems - Wikipedia

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   Sports betting systems. Sports betting systems are sets of events that when combined for a particular game for a particular sport represent a profitable betting scenario. Since sports betting involves humans, there is no deterministic edge to the house or the gambler. Systems supposedly allow the gambler to have an edge or an advantage .

9. NFL's first Super Bowl in Las Vegas has plenty of storylines ...

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   The first Super Bowl in Las Vegas has everything the imaginary NFL scriptwriters could’ve wanted. There’s Patrick Mahomes and the underdog Kansas City Chiefs (14-6) aiming to become the first ...