Sports gambling legalized

Never place a bet at BWs. They're crooked.

 

Don’t even bother trying to order Weck.

 

So I'm going to Monmouth park for a birthday party Sunday. Any tips on football over/unders I should take a shot on? Assuming that's a wager they have. Anything else?

 

I still can’t believe how many people bet preseason games.

 

Curious to see how much sports gambling impacts print. Will more papers give more information on spreads?
SI just announced a new sports gambling vertical. I don't recall the daily Fantasy sites doing much for print - did wonders for TV though.

 

Anybody use mybookie.ag? Good, bad? Thinking of running some nominal parlays.

 

Man says FanDuel Sportsbook won’t pay out large bet

And we have our first controversy. Guy at the Meadowlands places a live in-game wager where the true posted odds should be -500 or thereabouts; instead, he gets odds at approximately 750-to-1.

Since this story came out, apparently two others made the same bet and are unable to get paid; sports book says this is an "obvious" mistake.

 

Yeah, I am going with FanDuel on this one

 

The problem as I see it is that no one is able to define what an "obvious" error is. The sports book posted the bet and there has to be some responsibility there.

If your betting ticket says you're getting 10-to-1 odds when the true odds are supposed to be 8-1, it would seem to me that's not going to be cashed, either. No sports book survives by paying out an extra 25 percent for no reason. Is that an "obvious" error?

I see the book's rationale, but I also don't want every bettor to have to ask the teller before they leave the window, "Are you going to cash this if I win?"

 

8-1 and 10-1 is not an obvious error. That's well within the range of normal line-setting and variance between books.

Paying out 750-1 on a team making a 36-yard field goal is an obvious error.

This is not complicated.

 

What if it were the Browns or Vikings kickers? Might not be so obvious then.