Sport is made for betting

Ever thought of doing something different and creating your own lines, rather than just blindly following what everyone else does? Bookmakers living a nightmare in Vegas Favourites winning all the games, bookies crying. Similar thing happened early in the EPL, then it all turned around. Much harder to do that when only betting point-spreads though.

One thinks that this journo didn't have to try too hard to get this story, sounds like this bloke is more of a glory-seeker rather than a hardened gambler. The journo also has little clue of how gambling works outside Vegas. A tennis gambler looks for a fix With thanks for OnThePunt for the link.

Americans will make anything sound like they thought of it first. You could do this online a decade ago on many sports and with on-course bookmakers in Aus, 20 yrs ago on AFL football. These days, any bookie that doesn't offer it (unless restricted by stupid laws, eg Aus Interactive Gaming Act) is wasting their time. Betting on the fly premiers at M Resort 23 March 2009 LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- For avid sports bettors, it might be the greatest advancement in wagering since the advent of the drive-thru sports book. Unveiled over the weekend at M Resort is the first "in-running" sports betting, which allows bettors to wager on the action as it happens. No more needing to wait for the second-half total in a particular game. Hedging can happen on the fly. Watch your fortunes rise and fall with every change of the possession arrow.... More evidence that Vegas is nothing more than a tourist trap and a waste of time as a betting venue.