Surviving the game: Betting the MLB dog days (Covers.com)
Surviving the summer betting blahs is tough. That's why we dug up this article, originally published last July with advice on how to get through it. It?s official. The dog days of summer are here. It?s that time of the year when you?d rather be......more...Allan Muir: Why Bowman bolted and other questions (Sports Illustrated)
I can't believe Scotty Bowman is such a traitor! It's bad enough that he leaves [the Red Wings], but to go to a traditional rival in the same division no less? What a classless move. What is he thinking? -- D. Duchesne, Windsor, Ont....more... Tourism and Gaming (In Business Las Vegas)
Once upon a time, telephones were tied to walls. But in 1979 a company in Japan launched cellular telephone service, and the technology quickly spread to Europe....more... Tuesday July 29, 2008 - 14:43 EST (Rolling Good Times)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- It seems a foregone conclusion that the Nevada Gaming Commission will vote next month to lift the ban on cell phones and other electronic devices in sports books....more... Donaghy Gets 15 Months (HoopsWorld)
Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced Tuesday to 1 year and 3 months in prison for his role in a betting scandal that rocked the professional sports world....more... Big Brown should be back to form in Haskell Invitational (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The second half of the racing season kicks off Sunday with Big Brown returning in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park in New Jersey. The last time we saw the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner was his Roberto Duran-like "no mas" finish in the Belmont Stakes....more... Letters to the Editor: (Berkeley Daily Planet)
Berkeley and the East Bay do not need a replacement for Cody?s. What we need is to throw more of our support behind the remaining independent bookstores that we have to ensure that they stay in business....more... Great debate: Pros and cons of NFL preseason betting (Covers.com)
Some people say you're throwing your money away betting on games that don't matter. Others insist you don't get a better opportunity to scoop the books with starter playing reports littering the web. So what is it?...more... Odds-on Veep picks, literally (Las Vegas Sun)
For all the opinions about who should be running mates for Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, there?s one group that puts its money where its mouth is ? offshore bettors....more... |