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Bookies Call Game 5 for Phillies

Under Vegas rules, the fat lady sung at the bottom of the fifth

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(Newser) – Game 5 of the World Series is stuck in a rain-soaked limbo in Philadelphia but it's all over in Vegas, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. Nevada gaming ‘house rules’ state that a canceled game reverts to the score of the last finished inning, making it a 2-1 victory for the Phillies as far as bookies are concerned.

"We're just following the regular baseball rules," said the Las Vegas Hilton's sports book director. "We can't make exceptions." He acknowledges some bettors who backed the Rays may be upset. "It could be one of the worst bad beats you can get if the Rays come back and beat the Phillies," he said. "But it's not a bad beat yet."

Wind blows standing water on the pedestrian concourse in Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008.
Wind blows standing water on the pedestrian concourse in Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
A sign welcoming fans is hung on the locked gates of Citizens Bank Park n Philadelphia, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008.
A sign welcoming fans is hung on the locked gates of Citizens Bank Park n Philadelphia, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Fans watch the sixth inning in the pouring rain during Game 5 of the baseball World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays in Philadelphia, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008.
Fans watch the sixth inning in the pouring rain during Game 5 of the baseball World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays in Philadelphia, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008.   (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
A man walks past a rain-covered window at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008.
A man walks past a rain-covered window at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
A tarp covers the infield at Citizens Bank Park to protect it from rain in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008.
A tarp covers the infield at Citizens Bank Park to protect it from rain in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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