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A sporting move: Encore opening its own book

Come August, Encore guests won’t need to trudge to Wynn Las Vegas to make an in-person sports wager once.

These Las Vegas odds win you (and the oddsmaker) some fun

Wynn Las Vegas’ John Avello has made a living handicapping sporting events for 30 years. But for the past 23, one of the great joys of his life has been setting so-called “fun odds” on pop culture phenomena.

You can’t bet on them, but Las Vegas sets Oscar odds

Wynn Las Vegas oddsmaker lists McConaughey, Blanchett and “12 Years a Slave” as Oscar favorites — for entertainment purposes only.

Reality of sports betting gets stretched

You expect hyperbole from a news release announcing the approach of a new reality television series, but CNBC’s effort to tout the prospects of “Money Talks” seems somehow understated.

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