New sports book operator takes over (Elko Daily Free Press)
ELKO - The owner of Lucky's Race and Sports Book hopes his new venture will be the Starbucks of events betting....more...No vote on sports lottery (The News Journal)
Two University of Delaware economics professors breathed a collective sigh of relief Tuesday after a bill to institute a sports lottery was not included as a way for the state of Delaware to balance a $217 million budget deficit....more... Vegas Expert: I'll Mediate Swift Boat Bet (ABC News)
Vegas expert offers to mediate $1M bet between Pickens and Swift boat vets. ...more... Casinos looking for a new jackpot, expert says (Toronto Star)
Gambling on sports is a potentially lucrative market that Canadian casinos haven't been allowed to fully cash their chips on ? at least not yet. Once thought of as a shadowy, backroom form of wagering best left to bookies, sports gambling has long been a part of the mainstream in Nevada....more... Ricardo Torres to Play Underdog in Rematch Against Kendall Holt (East Side Boxing)
LAS VEGAS, NEV. (June 30, 2008) -- What are the odds that defending WBO junior welterweight champion RICARDO TORRES successfully defends his title twice against top-rated contender KENDALL HOLT? According to David Snook, Supervisor of Race & Sports at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, not very good....more... Diaz picks Pacquiao to beat Valero (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
Former World Boxing Council lightweight champion David Diaz believes Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao, who took his title with a masterful ninth round knockout in Las Vegas last Saturday, will beat WBA super featherweight champion Edwin Valero....more... DIAZ PICKS PACQUIAO TO BEAT VALERO (Philboxing)
Former World Boxing Council lightweight champion David Diaz believes Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao, who took his title with a masterful ninth round knockout in Las Vegas last Saturday, will beat WBA super featherweight champion in a fight that Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said will take place in November with the undefeated Venezuelan moving up to 135 pounds....more... Money talks: USC favorite for title (Arkansas News Bureau)
LITTLE ROCK - The people who vote with Ben Franklins and Andrew Jacksons think more of the Buckeyes than they do the Sooners....more... Controversy In Las Vegas As Humberto Soto Is DQ'd Against Francisco Lorenzo (East Side Boxing)
29.06.08 - by James Slater : There was massive confusion followed by even more massive controversy in Las Vegas last night, as Mexico's Humberto Soto was disqualified in his interim WBC super-featherweight title fight against The Dominican Republic's Francisco Lorenzo....more... |