The betting public lost the upset-filled first round of the NCAA Tournament. But bettors bounced back in the second round as favorites won 15 of 16 games.
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Professional poker player Eric Persson, the CEO of Maverick Gaming, is behind the effort to offer a new poker room at the Tropicana on the Strip.
Four or more quarterbacks have been selected in the first round in four of the last five NFL drafts. But oddsmakers expect that trend to end this week.
Ten of the last 13 NFL No. 1 draft picks have been quarterbacks. But the top four favorites at Station Casinos to go No. 1 this year are linemen.
Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh is the top choice. Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia is the +250 second choice.
Las Vegas sportsbooks have installed the Chiefs as consensus 3½-point favorites over Tampa Bay in the NFL championship game scheduled for Feb. 7.
After the Knights acquired goaltender Robin Lehner in a trade deadline deal with the Blackhawks, the Westgate made them the sole +450 favorites to win the Stanley Cup.
The Las Vegas pro sports bettor was almost in the money in the $1,500 buy-in Super Turbo Bounty No-limit Hold’em event when he was knocked out by back-to-back bad beats.
The Westgate offers 442 two-way props and more than 1,000 betting options on the game.
In this episode of Fantasy Outlaws, Heidi Fang, Adam Hill and Ed Graney give their opinions on who to pick up from the waiver wire, who to start and who to sit for Week 8 of the NFL season.
Handicapper Kelly Stewart and The Linq Hotel sports book director John Lukasik join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview Week 8 of the NFL season.
Handicapper Kelly Stewart and The Linq Hotel sports book director John Lukasik join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview Week 9 of the college football season.
Las Vegas handicapper Kelly Stewart and Wynn Las Vegas sports book director Johnny Avello join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview the Tennessee Titans’ season in the 19th of a series of 32 NFL team videos.
Palace Station has completed the renovation of its race and sports book just in time for the kickoff of football season.
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and Sunset Station sports book director Chuck Esposito preview the Panthers’ season in the 14th of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days.