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Betting kiosks, widespread locations needed if sports gambling becomes legalized in U.S.

July 19, 2012

Legislators in states pushing for legalized sports betting need to think outside the box.

If you’re going to take the time to legalize sports gambling, make it widespread and accessible for all. Otherwise, you are only hurting the taxpayers you say you are trying to help.

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National League Betting Review: At baseball’s quarter-point, Dodgers among biggest surprises

May 24, 2012

Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers were listed at +750 to win the NL West before the season started. If you’re holding one of those tickets, congrats.

Read on for a full review of Major League Baseball’s first quarter of the season, and a look at some teams that could make a run.

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Mobile technology growing rapidly, forcing sportsbooks to increase mobile betting options

May 23, 2012

More than 1.08 billion smartphones are being used globally, and mobile technology is expected to overtake desktop Internet usage by 2014.

Are online sportsbooks ready for the jump in this competitive market?

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BTB’s Pawn Stars: Come the closest to guessing the price of 3 random items — win a prize

January 31, 2012

I previewed this game last week on Twitter, and now I plan to make it a regular segment. It’s called the “Guess The Price Game,” in which I visit The Gold & Silver Pawn shop in Las Vegas, take pictures of random items, and then you guess the total price of them. If you’re the [...]

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Winter Classic Betting Primer: A few things you should know for Monday’s outdoor game

December 31, 2011

The Winter Classic, pitting the New York Rangers against the Philadelphia Flyers, will be held on Monday at Citizen’s Bank Park. An outdoor game is much different than one played in a typical arena, which means there are a few other factors that must be considered.

Here is a look at the big game with a few tips to help you place your bets.

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At the break: TheSportsMarket shares its approach to college hoops halftime lines

December 23, 2011

Betting on college basketball second half lines can provide plenty of value if you know what you’re looking for. While every handicapper has their own strategy or approach, some are certainly better than others.

In this guest entry, @TheSportsMarket shares how it approaches college hoops second half lines and ways to try to identify value.

Does betting the puck line provide NHL bettors with any value? It’s a question that comes up often, but few have made an attempt to quantify anything using actual data.

In the latest BTB guest blog, @MMGambler takes a look at this season’s results to see how puck line bettors have fared.

The MAC hasn’t fared well in bowl games over the last three years, posting a 2-11-1 ATS record while winning just three games straight up. Some handicappers are skeptical of the MAC once again this year, and many project another series of losses for the conference.

In this article, guest blogger @skatingtripods takes a look at the MAC’s recent bowl game history to try to identify trends that might be useful for betting the conference’s teams this bowl season.

Can it be profitable to bet against West Coast teams in their first game after traveling to play an opponent from the eastern time zone? Also, how do West Coast teams perform in the final game of an extended road trip?

This article explores both of these questions using the last three seasons. A future post will look at a larger sample.

In the debut entry of the BTB Guest Blog, @vegasobie offers first-time Las Vegas sportsbook visitors tips for placing bets and navigating around a sportsbook.

Even folks who have been in sportsbook dozens of times can learn something from this, especially those who never tip ticket writers and those who use poor etiquette at the betting window.