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Degenerate gambling question

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by JayFarrar, May 17, 2010.

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  1. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Inky, I think the bookie was just repeating the bet back to the bettor, not giving a half time line.

    On Wall Street, you always repeat the order back. I imagine bookies do the same thing.
     
    YankeeFan, May 17, 2010
    #13
  2. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Could be. I freely admit that.
     
    Inky_Wretch, May 17, 2010
    #14
  3. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    You know it. My old man was a degenerate gambler if I ever saw one and when I asked him once why he wasted money on stuff like jai alai and harnes racing - which he was convinced was all rigged - he said, "Who cares if it's fixed? There's gotta be a winner!"
     
    Huggy, May 17, 2010
    #15
  4. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Don't go knocking jai alai.
     
    Ace, May 17, 2010
    #16
  5. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Jai alai--great sport to see live. Hilarious to watch those guys climb a wall to make a catch and then drop the easiest of lobs, and then hear the barbs from the bettors who knew the fix was in.
     
    playthrough, May 17, 2010
    #17
  6. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Yeah. that was me. I'll never forgive Escobar, dammit.
     
    Ace, May 17, 2010
    #18
  7. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Bowl game two years ago, right? Honestly, you didn't have to be a hardcore gambler to be on that game. A hardcore gambler is betting the regular season Florida International-North Texas game. But that Wake-Navy matchup has been great the last few years (they've played 4 times in the last 3 seasons), and that year was really interesting because it was a rematch after Navy beat Wake earlier in the season. Wake was a decent team for a few years when Riley Skinner was QB; option team like Navy. Navy is always giving away weight along the line, but they have been really good the last few years; teams have trouble defending the triple option. In the game earlier in the year, Navy was a 17 or 18 point underdog and beat Wake. That was why that bowl game was so interesting and why the spread was only 3. Wake won the bowl game and covered. But Navy beat Wake again last year in a close game.
     
    The Big Ragu, May 17, 2010
    #19
  8. GoochMan

    GoochMan Active Member

    So who'd you have in that North Texas-FIU game, Ragu?
     
    GoochMan, May 17, 2010
    #20
  9. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Unfortunately, I had Western Kentucky.
     
    The Big Ragu, May 17, 2010
    #21
  10. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    I've always thought it was pathetic that people bet on the Pro Bowl.
     
    Baron Scicluna, May 17, 2010
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  11. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    When he comes on Simmons' podcast, Chad Millman has some interesting points on people who bet those types of games. Some guys, the ones who do it for a living (which I guess qualifies as hardcore), will focus in on one specific conference and learn all they can about it. Then they just bet the hell out of games like FIU-North Texas, because Vegas doesn't know anything about the Sun Belt Conference and the lines are often out of whack. The gamblers can get a good line and make some serious coin if they're on the ball.
     
    Batman, May 17, 2010
    #23
  12. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    I loved his book about NCAA basketball wagering.

    http://www.amazon.com/Odds-Season-Three-Gamblers-Death/dp/0306811561
     
    Inky_Wretch, May 17, 2010
    #24
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