The Westgate and William Hill sportsbooks had six figures of liability on Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, and neither golfer threatened.
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Chris Andrews started booking bets in the fifth grade. Now 63, he writes about that and countless other experiences in “Then One Day … 40 Years of Bookmaking in Nevada.”
The Las Vegas professional sports gambler needs $58,485 to top the total of $2,520,700 won by Ken Jennings during his 74-game winning streak in 2004.
James Holzhauer acknowledged that luck has played a big role in his “Jeopardy!” winning streak, and that he didn’t know the answers to numerous Daily Doubles fielded by other contestants.
Contestants or proxies still must be in Nevada to submit their plays, and every entry must register in person.
The Westgate and South Point sportsbooks each have posted national title props pitting Clemson and Alabama against the field, with the two powers minus 170 favorites.
Golden State opened as a 1-point favorite over Toronto at the Westgate sportsbook before wiseguy action made the Raptors 1-point favorites for Thursday’s game.
The World Series of Poker will feature a record 530 poker tables in six locations at the Rio Convention Center and 89 poker events played over 50 days.
The Las Vegas pro sports bettor’s win of $130,022 is the second-highest one-day total in the 35-year history of the game show.
The day after the prop was posted at the Westgate sportsbook, a bettor placed a $5,000 wager to win $6,500 on Koepka to go over 7½ majors at plus 130.
Chris Moneymaker won a heads-up hand with veteran pro Sammy Farha in 2003 in what ESPN announcer Norman Chad called “the bluff of the century.”
Registration for the NFL handicapping contest will run from June 1 to Sept. 7. The entry fee is $1,000, and players will pick five weekly sides against the spread.
William Hill, South Point, MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment each face mid-six figure liabilities on St. Louis, which was a 300-1 long shot in January to win the Cup.
The Las Vegan won his 27th straight “Jeopardy!” game Friday, and his $74,400 win ran his total to $2,065,535, joining Ken Jennings as the show’s only $2 million men in regular play.
Las Vegas ascended to the 5-2 favorite to claim the WNBA crown after acquiring 6-foot-8-inch center Liz Cambage, last season’s MVP runner-up, from Dallas.
The surprising journeyman on the mound who has made the most cash for bettors this season is Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jordan Lyles, who is 5-1 with a 2.81 ERA.
Coverage will be available from May 30 to July 16 across platforms including PokerGO, CBS All Access, CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports Digital.
The Las Vegas professional sports bettor made $86,905 on Tuesday to run his total winnings to $1,867,142 and inch closer to Ken Jennings’ record of $2.5 million.
James Holzhauer returned to “Jeopardy!” in flawless fashion Monday following a two-week hiatus.
Several Las Vegas sportsbooks posted lines on Week 1 games when the NFL released its schedule in April, and the Westgate also has posted lines on 80 “Games of the Year.”
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