Thanks to the recent changes regarding the operating of sportsbooks located in America, with Nevada losing the monopoly on such venues, many casinos across the U.S. have opened up their own sports betting facilities in the last few months, and the one sporting event that each of those newly opened sportsbooks will be eagerly awaiting is, of course, the Super…
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The Long Wait to Cash Out
Placing bets can lead to a lot of nail-biting, hoping that win comes along. For Marcus McNulty from Manchester, he had to wait a whole day before the final leg of his accumulator was played and then he had a big decision to make. Marcus had placed a £5 four-fold with SkyBet requiring Tottenham, Schalke 04, Napoli and West Brom…
Read MoreWhy Didn’t David Bet More Than 29p?
Do you ever have that terrible experience when you just wish you’d placed more on a winning bet? That’s what happened to David Paget with a 169.57/1 winning bet on Saturday January 19. If only he’d had a stake higher than 29p. His ambitious wager was made with SkyBet and was a four-fold one requiring Barcelona, Schalke, Napoli and Lyon…
Read MoreLate Goals Win Player over £3300 and He’s Off to the Caribbean
It’s amazing how much you can win with a stake of just £5. Just ask Tom Batkin who on Saturday January 19 had an all-successful four-fold and took home £3,351.23 thanks to some late goals. Now he and his family are off on a Caribbean cruise. The bet was laid at SkyBet and had odds of 669.31/1 and required Southampton,…
Read MoreWhy American States Want to Legalize Sports Betting
Gambling is changing In America with more and more states looking at and passing legislation in favour of it. The danger Is that politicians are just looking at gambling as a way of making money to ease problematic budgets. The state of Massachusetts wants to become the latest American state to give the go-ahead to sports gambling after last year’s…
Read MoreHow Cash Out and Own Goals Turned a Losing Bet into a Winner
There aren’t too many occasions when your bet wins with one of the selections being a loser and one team winning without having a shot on target. That’s what happened on Saturday January 12 in a bet that’s already a contender for the strangest of the year. Betting has seen many changes in recent years and one of them has…
Read MoreWill Your Manager Be in Charge Next Season?
There’s always a fascination in who will be the next English Premier League manager to leave their club. Many a bet of course was placed on Jose Mourinho this season, but what are the odds-on current managers still being in charge of their clubs on the opening day of next season? How(e) Does He Keep his Job? Ladbrokes have released…
Read MoreLate Goals Win Punter £1,648 from a Free Bet
It’s good to receive a free bet but you still have to conjure up a bit of magic to receive some cash from it. Brian Shortt was one lucky punter as he did just that on Saturday (January 12) winning £1,648.75 with a free five bet, though going into injury time, the bet looked dead and buried. The fantastic bet…
Read MoreWhen Even 200/1 Isn’t High Enough Odds
Another busy weekend of English Premier League football takes place this weekend. There are plenty of opportunities to win lots of money but two bets being offered will need plenty of luck if they are to come up and are ridiculously low odds. Wednesday evening saw Manchester City beat Burton Albion 9-0 in the Carabao Cup. Monday January 14 sees…
Read MoreWilliam Hill to Expand its Nevada Sports Betting Operations
UK bookmaker William Hill looks ready to expand its operations in the U.S state of Nevada after The Nevada Gaming Control Board has recommended approval for the licensing of four new properties in Las Vegas, Reno, Laughlin and the California border region. The Las Vegas sites will operate under the Golden Entertainment label and include race and sportbooks at two…
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