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NEWS ABOUT: sports betting

sports betting stories: 15 news summaries

Chuck Todd Chickens Out
on Goatee Bet 

Dodger-loving reporter donates to charity rather than shaving

Oct 23, 09 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chuck Todd isn’t shaving off his goatee, despite having lost a baseball bet to Jake Tapper. The NBC talking head has taken the coward’s way out and will donate to charity instead. Todd was supposed to shed his trademark goatee if the Dodgers lost the NLCS; had they... More »

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gambling • betting • feud • NBC News • sports betting • NLCS • baseball • ABC News • Robert Gibbs • beard • facial hair • Chuck Todd • Jake Tapper

maureen dowd

Maybe Sports Betting
Can Save Newspapers

Desperate times require desperate solutions, some say

Oct 21, 09 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - With newspapers sinking deeper into trouble by the day, Maureen Dowd explores the idea of saving the day with a little vice. Specifically, allowing papers to rake in money by setting up online sports betting on their websites. Dowd herself isn't pushing it, but she has fun kicking it around... More »

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betting • Maureen Dowd • sports betting • online betting • newspaper industry

Court Ruling Scuttles Del. Sports Gambling Plans

Grandfather clause doesn't apply to single-game expansion: judges

Aug 24, 09 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal court quashed Delaware’s bid to legalize single-game sports betting today, ruling that the gambling expansion violated a 1992 federal law, the News Journal of Wilmington reports. State lawyers had argued Delaware was exempt from the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act under a grandfather clause, but a... More »

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sports • gambling • US Appeals court • casino • Delaware • revenue • sports betting

(Newser) - The Delaware State Senate has approved a bill legalizing sports betting and allowing casinos to operate table games like roulette, the News Journal of Wilmington reports. The governor, seeking to close a gaping budget gap, will sign the bill this week. The measure sailed through the senate after a... More »

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gambling • Las Vegas • legislation • casino • legalization • Delaware • sports betting • state senate • craps • Jay-ZTV • roulette • Jack Markell

kentucky derby

 You, Too, Can 
 Pick a Winner 

All you need is a buck and 3 key stats

May 1, 09 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Put down that mint julep: The Kentucky Derby is tomorrow, and you still don’t have a horse to bet on. But you do have a prayer, because Christina Settimi of Forbes, with help from horse racing expert Dean Keppler, outlines a winning strategy. With $118 million wagered, novices have... More »

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Kentucky Derby • horse racing • Churchill Downs • betting • sports betting • Dean Keppler • wagering

super bowl

 Super Bowl 
 Inspires 
 Super Wacky 
 Wagers 

How much do you want to bet Bruce sings Born to Run?

Feb 1, 09 9:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Propositions, or "prop bets," can add some spice to a Super Bowl blowout even as they leave oddsmakers shaking their heads. "They're a pain in the ass," a Las Vegas bookmaker tells ESPN the Magazine. "But it keeps non-fans interested for the entire game.... More »

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NFL • Arizona Cardinals • gambling • Las Vegas • Super Bowl • football • betting • Pittsburgh Steelers • Bruce Springsteen • sports betting • Internet gambling • online betting • Super Bowl XLIII

Don't Want to Bet on the Super Bowl? Bet on Jennifer

Internet offers wagering on how long it'll take her to sing anthem, and other odd stuff

Jan 29, 09 12:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Want to gamble on the Super Bowl, but know nothing about football? No problem: You can place your bets for how long it will take Jennifer Hudson to sing the national anthem Sunday instead, TMZ reports. Sites like BetUS.com have all sorts of options that have little to do... More »

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Arizona Cardinals • gambling • Super Bowl • football • betting • Pittsburgh Steelers • Jennifer Hudson • sports betting • Internet gambling • online betting • John Madden • Super Bowl XLIII

Pittsburgh's Superfan Mayor Changes Name

Ravenstahl now 'Steelerstahl' ahead of playoff with Baltimore

Jan 14, 09 4:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Eschewing the usual (read: boring) wager with a fellow politician over the big game, Pittsburgh’s mayor is changing his name ahead of the hometown Steelers’ AFC championship tilt against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Luke Ravenstahl hit the Allegheny County clerk’s office today, Deadspin reports, though it could... More »

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Pittsburgh Steelers • Baltimore Ravens • sports betting • Pittsburgh • Luke Ravenstahl • NFL playoffs • name change

Davydenko Didn't Fix Matches, ATP Probe Finds

Tennis body finds no evidence Russian threw '07 contest for gambling profit

Sep 12, 08 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nikolay Davydenko had nothing to do with any match-fixing, tennis authorities announced today after a lengthy investigation. Davydenko, 27, had been under suspicion after abnormally high betting on a 2007 match from which he withdrew citing injury, the BBC reports. Almost $7 million was placed on Davydenko’s opponent on... More »

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tennis • corruption • betting • Nicolay Davydenko • sports betting • online betting • men's tennis • Martin Vassallo Arguello


 Clues Point
 to Rigged
 World Cup
 Match

Asian betting syndicate may have connections to Ghana team

Aug 30, 08 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asian betters may have fixed a World Cup game between Brazil and Ghana 2 years ago, a Canadian reporter says. His research links players on Ghana's team with a Bangkok betting ring that wanted Brazil to win that match—and it did. More »

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World Cup • Brazil • soccer • Bangkok • sports betting • cheating

Super Bowl Prediction Central

Prognostications out in from informed and clueless alike

Feb 3, 08 6:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Seems everyone has an idea about how things will go down tonight in Phoenix. The Vegas line currently hovers around 12 points in the Patriots' favor, but the Giants' Plaxico Burress has already promised a 23-17 upset victory by his team. ESPN's experts don't have a consensus prediction, although the... More »

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NFL • New England Patriots • New York Giants • Tom Brady • Eli Manning • sports betting • predictions • Super Bowl XLII

'Belichick Factor' Confounds Bookies

Record-breaking point spread set for Patriots-Eagles game

Nov 21, 07 11:25 PM CST
(Newser) - When they're winning big, NFL teams usually bring off their starters by the fourth quarter. The Patriots don't - and what bookies are calling "The Belichick Factor" is breaking records, reports ESPN. Sports bookmakers in Nevada were hit hard after the Patriots crushed the Buffalo Bills last Sunday, and... More »

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NFL • New England Patriots • Philadelphia Eagles • Bill Belichick • sports betting • NFL records

Tennis Rushes
to Combat Match-fixing

Andy Murray says 'everyone knows
it goes on'

Oct 9, 07 6:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tennis is scrambling to clean up its game after Andy Murray, Britain's top-ranked player, claimed that "everyone knows" some matches are fixed. Under a new rule, players who are asked to fix matches will get 48 hours to admit it or be punished, and the Association of Tennis Professionals... More »

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gambling • tennis • corruption • sports betting

Can Vegas Bookies Save Sports?

Pro, college leagues hire insiders to sniff out problems

Oct 3, 07 7:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sports that once slammed betting are now playing ball with Vegas bookies, the Wall Street Journal reports. Pro and college leagues hire advisers to spot odd bets and the players or refs who may be shaving points behind them."It's a way for them, I think, to be able... More »

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NBA • NHL • gambling • Mid American Conference • sports betting • point shaving • Big 12 Conference

Focus on Offense Aids Crooked Refs

'Dysfunctional' ref
rules  partly to blame for Donaghy fiasco

Jul 26, 07 8:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The focus on offense in NBA play, encouraging officials  to call more fouls, also paves the way for the current gambling scandal, three former refs charge in USA Today. More free throws and offensive possessions can, in turn, influence the final score. Tim Donaghy, an NBA official for 13 years,... More »

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NBA • basketball • Bud Selig • Tim Donaghy • Pete Rose • sports betting

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