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3-Point Shots: Tennessee-Villanova Highlights The Week’s College Basketball Betting Slate

We look at the college basketball week ahead and offer three games for bettors to consider, including Tennessee vs. Villanova on Saturday.

Road To The Super Bowl: Tales From Behind the Sportsbook Counter

Tales from behind the counter: a recap Super Bowl bets from years past as we approach 2021's most anticipated match-up.

Have clipboard, will travel

Billy Martin plus Larry Brown does not come close to matching Palmeiras’ Vanderlei Luxemburgo in wanderlust or transience. The late Martin was hired nine times as a Major League Baseball manager, five by the New York Yankees. Brown, who just turned 80, coached 14 collegiate hoops programs or professional teams. In his 37-year career, the […]

California sports bet bill looks to stay alive

As their state’s budget deficit spirals toward twelve figures, a pair of California politicos have been promoting a legalized sports wagering referendum bill whose next hurdle arrives Thursday. Should SCA-6 pass that Senate Appropriations Committee Suspense Hearing vote by the required two-thirds majority, the California Sports Wagering and Consumer Protection Act would next advance to […]

For bettors, it’s about wagering creativity

A first-leg three-way soccer semifinal in Belarus? Steve Beaton in Darts at Home in England parlayed to table-tennis ace Aleksei Yanshaev in Moscow? Play Ball, Nicaraguan style? Since the global coronavirus pandemic zapped the sports-wagering menu five weeks ago, Tom Barton’s clients have been peppering him in his Long Island compound with such far-flung inquiries, […]