Sports
Going for Broke
Treading Lightly After Another Super Success
February 7th, 2013
Unfortunately, in three years on this job, I’ve learned the hard way that what goes up tends to come down. To wit: Exactly one year ago, my bankroll stood at $7,033 after a profitable Giants-Patriots Super Bowl … then came a disastrous college-basketball stretch that lasted through the Final Four. Which is why, for the foreseeable future, I’m going to proceed more cautiously than Manti Te’o on an online dating site. Read more »
Bet Like a Celebrity
Local boldface names share their Super Bowl predictions
February 1st, 2013
We asked a few Vegas notables for their Super Bowl picks. Here's what they had to say. Read more »
Super Going for Broke
The Ravens Will Keep You in the Black
The underdog’s underrated defense will undermine Kaepernick, 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII
January 31st, 2013
Charles Barkley—the basketball Hall of Famer/hack golfer/frequent Vegas visitor who would bet four figures on an ant race if given the chance—was recently on Dan Patrick’s radio show lamenting how he’d lost every NFL playoff wager he’s placed this year (and would’ve lost the ones he didn’t place). That led to this exchange: Read more »
Matt Jacob’s Best Super Bowl Proposition Bets
January 31st, 2013
The Prop: Colin Kaepernick Over/Under 50½ rushing yards (at Station sportsbooks) The Play: Under The Reason: Ravens defense faced two mobile QBs this year—Robert Griffin III and Michael Vick—and each rushed for just 34 yards. Read more »
7 Days of Betting Suspense
January 31st, 2013
January 21, 1979, will forever live in sports-betting infamy as Black Sunday, the day the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Dallas Cowboys and gamblers ambushed bookmakers. Read more »
7 Useful Betting Trends
January 31st, 2013
Confused about which way to bet Super Bowl XLVII? Well, sit back, relax … and pop an extra-strength pain reliever, because we’re about to add to your confusion. Here are seven Super Bowl betting trends as you continue to overanalyze the side and total in the Ravens-49ers matchup: Read more »
Three Questions
Three Questions: Las Vegas and the Super Bowl
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority chief Rossi Ralenkotter analyzes the NFL-Vegas relationship
January 30th, 2013
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority chief Rossi Ralenkotter analyzes the NFL-Vegas relationship Read more »
Going for Broke
Holding Court As the NFL Recesses
January 24th, 2013
Two weeks of Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh. Two weeks of stories about how UNR alum Colin Kaepernick is revolutionizing the quarterback position in the NFL (while somewhere in Vegas, Randall Cunningham screams, “Say what?”). Two weeks of the media drooling over Ray “Can you believe nobody remembers I was once charged with double-murder?!” Lewis. Read more »
Rebels
Forgotten Legend
January 17th, 2013
Earl Evans isn’t among the most celebrated UNLV basketball players of all time, but he was one of the most gifted. Unfortunately, his achievements never came close to matching his potential as injuries derailed his professional career. His life ended too soon as well, as Evans died Christmas Eve in Edmond, Okla., at the age of 57. Read more »
