Pegasus World Cup wont survive without changes

The inaugural $12 million Pegasus World Cup, won by Arrogate on Jan. 28 at Gulfstream Park, will need tweaking to become a sustainable model.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed Wednesday that the league is re-examining its stance on gambling.

A game that featured the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history by the greatest quarterback of all time also produced a record wagering handle in Nevada.

Super Bowl LI will be remembered as one of the worst bad beats ever by Falcons bettors.

Overall, most books reported winning days but William Hill suffered a six-figure loss, most of it on in-game wagering.

Tom Brady and Matt Ryan generated a lot of individual action around town in proposition bets with Brady rewarding his backers handsomely after leading New Englands comeback in the Patriots 34-28 overtime win Sunday in Super Bowl LI.

The Patriots trail the Falcons 21-3 at halftime and bettors are backing them in the second half as favorites of between 4 points and 6 points at Las Vegas sports books. The total is 30.

The total has dropped to 56 at several Las Vegas sports books after staying at a record-high Super Bowl total of 59 for most of the two weeks leading up to the game.

A bettor using his phone app made a $1.1 million wager on the Falcons plus 3 points Friday at CG Technology.

A survey of opinions from Review-Journal staff members, other media, oddsmakers, professional handicappers and one former Las Vegas mayor.

Three Las Vegas sports book directors dont have to think back too far for a vivid Super Bowl betting memory. It happened at the end of Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, 2015.

The new sports betting and analysis multi-platform network was an idea that took a long time to come to fruition.

Wynn sports book director John Avello watched his beloved Giants escape with a 20-19 upset of the Bills to win Super Bowl XXV on Jan. 27, 1991.

Two years after the movie Black Sunday hit theaters in 1977, another Super Bowl disaster played out in Las Vegas, where sports books were buried by bettors who middled Super Bowl XIII.

Jay Kornegay had no line to Broncos coach Mike Shanahan, and he did not dial up a pair of kneel-downs from backup QB Bubby Brister.

As usual, stakes are high for those placing bets on the Super Bowl. This year, for those who cant handle the pressure, a local Las Vegas startup is offering a way out.

Will either Brady or Ryan break Kurt Warners Super Bowl record of 414 passing yards? Station Casinos bettors say Yes, which is at plus-350 after opening at plus-400.

Another unique prop offered at Caesars is Will the ball hit the uprights on an extra point or field goal? Yes is plus-450. No is minus-550.

None of the eight highest-scoring teams in NFL history won the Super Bowl, with only the 2013 Broncos, 2007 Patriots and 1983 Redskins even reaching the title game.

Its 13 weeks until the Kentucky Derby, so we will be seeing many more days like Saturday, when three Derby preps will be run from coast to coast.

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