Sports Gambling

Come on, Congress: Sports Gambling, Not Bounties...

Jason Grill | Posted 05.27.2012

Jason Grill

Sports gambling and wagering is widespread and commonplace in our country and it's being done illegally every minute. Allowing states around the country to make the decision on sports gambling in their state is the right thing to do.

Don't Be a Square: 10 Tips for Betting on Football

Chris Maloney | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Maloney

So, how much are we gambling each football season? Americans probably wager more than $50 billion a year on NFL and college football combined.

Sports Betting: There's An App For That

AP | By OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 06.01.2011

LAS VEGAS -- Getting money down on your favorite sports team is getting a little easier in Nevada with the first-ever legal wagering application for s...

Super Bowl Gambling: Las Vegas Casinos Cash In

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 05.25.2011

LAS VEGAS — Nevada casinos won almost $6.9 million on this year's Super Bowl as bettors wagered $82.7 million on the NFL title game, gambling re...

Las Vegas Sports Books lose some juice

LA Times | Lance Pugmire | Posted 05.25.2011

However, on Oct. 25, Week 7 of the NFL season, the corporate types running the mighty Las Vegas sports books found themselves trapped in the unpleasan...

Sports Gambling: Best And Worst Teams Of The Decade

Covers.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Not everyone lost money the first 10 years of the century, especially wise guys who consistently bet the farm on the decade's most generous cash cows....

Sports Gambling's Latest Technology: The eDeck Arrives In Las Vegas

New York Times | MATT VILLANO | Posted 05.25.2011

LAS VEGAS -- For decades, sports bettors in this city have queued up at sports book windows and handed over cash in exchange for paper tickets formali...

NBA Gambling Ban Possible: Arenas Incident A Wake-Up Call

nytimes.com | HOWARD BECK and JONATHAN ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

Before the Washington Wizards had a gun problem, they had a gambling problem -- a high-stakes card game that ended in acrimony, threats and ultimately...

Betting on America

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Roger I. Abrams

Sports can be part of the solution -- one of the largest portions of the underground (and untaxed) economy involves sports gambling.

"Kill the Referee"

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Roger I. Abrams

We enjoy the diversion of sports because the outcome of every contest is uncertain. If the game's outcome is predetermined, we are just watching the commission of a crime.