Trending News Stories in the World of Gambling - November 21, 2022 (10 am ET)

Another one bites the dust in the world of U.S. regulated sportsbooks and a bunch of companies damaged by the recent demise of the FTX Exchange as the later scrubs its page of any mention it employed an attorney tied to a massive poker cheating scheme as Head of Compliance.

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Ohio State Buckeyes Get Beat Up Bad By Michigan

We have seen the line on the Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State game November 26 ranging anywhere from Buckeyes -6.5 to -8 early.  Despite the Buckeyes undefeated status coming into Week 12,

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Discussing Advanced Bookmaking and Betting, Plus Jockey Charged

Discussing Advanced Bookmaking and Betting, Plus Jockey Charged

"You always want to strive to increase limits long term," professional sports bettor Spanky says.  "The more you write - and if the sportsbook is run properly - the more you will earn".

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How to Calculate Winning Odds

How to Calculate Winning Odds

Learning how to calculate winning odds can help you to become a better gambler. Here are a few tips and tricks for calculating winning probability.

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BetMGM Warns Affiliates: Stop Abusing Bonus Codes to Game the System

BetMGM Warns Affiliates: Stop Abusing Bonus Codes to Game the System

BetMGM.com sent out notices to some of its affiliates warning that they could be in violations of the online sports betting company's terms of agreement. 

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Dear College Students: Let's Make Some F***ing Money

Dear College Students:  Let's Make Some F***ing Money

This is an open letter to all you struggling right now trying to carve out a career. What I have to say may shock you. But stick around and hear me out.  Scroll down to listen to the podcast that will change your life....an easy way to make it through college and stay out of debt.

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UFC Fight Under Investigation for Suspicious Betting

UFC Fight Under Investigation for Suspicious Betting

Multiple sportsbooks observed a pattern of unusual betting activities tied to a UFC bout that took place Saturday night.  The match between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke ended abruptly during the first round.

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Top Benefits of a Gambling Business

Top Benefits of a Gambling Business

Running a successful gambling business has never been easier because there are dedicated services that handle all the bookmaking aspects for any bookie.

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How to Become a Bookie in Chicago?

How to Become a Bookie in Chicago?

If you are looking to become a bookie in Chicago then the best way to begin is by researching pay per head sites. These services make it possible for anyone to become a local bookie because they provide a fully inclusive professional sportsbook website, where they manage and update all odds up to the second and then grade all wagers as soon as each game completes.

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Sports Betting Jobs: How Much Can You Make?

Sports Betting Jobs: How Much Can You Make?

About 26% of the global population regularly enjoys gambling. That's the equivalent of 1.6 billion people.  Many of these individuals choose to make gambling a career.

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Ole Miss Best Start Since 1962 Yet They've Only Covered the Spread in 4 (Barely)?

Ole Miss Best Start Since 1962 Yet They've Only Covered the Spread in 4 (Barely)?

Something's gotta give as the Ole Miss Straight Up record and Against The Spread need to get more in sync one would think.

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Extortion Among the Charges Against Three Individuals in Illegal Massachusetts Bookmaking Case

Extortion Among the Charges Against Three Individuals in Illegal Massachusetts Bookmaking Case

Sports betting is now legal in Massachusetts but the commonwealth's Attorney General is not having bookmaking businesses operate that engage in money laundering and other illicit activities. 

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These Are the Teams That Haven't Covered in College Football Heading Into Week 7

These Are the Teams That Haven't Covered in College Football Heading Into Week 7

Teams that have yet to cover the spread coming into Week 7 of college football, regardless of how bad they might be, stand a much higher chance of doing so.  Oddsmakers are more likely to place overlays on these games if the team in question is a dog. 

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AZ Governor Betting: Kari Lake Interview Abruptly Cancelled, Katie Hobbs MIA

AZ Governor Betting: Kari Lake Interview Abruptly Cancelled, Katie Hobbs MIA

Republican Kari Lake is coming in as the -190 favorite to be elected the next Governor of Arizona.

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What is the Blackjack Ball? An Exclusive Gathering of the World's Greatest Gamblers

An Exclusive Gathering of the World's Greatest Gamblers

The highly secretive event is often considered the G2 Summit of gambling. But what is it and how did it all begin?

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State Trooper and Others Accused of Running Gambling, Prostitution Ring Claim Activity was Legal

State Trooper and Others Accused of Running Gambling, Prostitution Ring

An attorney for a co-defendant's counsel said Friday during a pretrial conference that the defense will seek to call an expert to testify explaining why the gaming machines seized are actually legal.

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Software for Betting Odds

Software for Betting Odds

Nowadays there are many different software options available for betting odds and if you are looking to book action then the best option is to go with a state of the art pay per head bookie service. These services provide thousands of betting odds each day for players to bet on and they update all the betting odds up to the second and 24/7. 

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How Much Does a College Bookie Make?

How Much Does a College Bookie Make?

When you are in college you are surrounded by fellow students and depending on which school you attend this could mean being on a campus with several thousand people. Young adult men between the ages of 21 to 25 are the fastest growing market in the betting industry.

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Can You Be Your Own Bookie?

Can You Be Your Own Bookie?

If you are looking to be your own bookie then the best way to do that would be to utilize a pay per head bookie service. These services are made specifically so anyone can become a bookie and then accept wagers from people they know.

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Big Bets Come in on Week Two Monday Night Football Games

Action was mostly balanced on the Vikings Eagles game Monday night.  51% was on Minnesota at +3, 51% on the Vikings moneyline of +125, and 57% was om the Over 49.5.

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Joel Soper: Money Made From Dealing Coke in College All Went Towards Fueling Gambling Addiction

Joel Soper: Money Made From Dealing Coke in College All Went Towards Fueling Gambling Addiction

This past weekend, professional sports bettor and proprietor of Spank Odds, Gadoon “Spanky” Kyrollos, sat down with Joel Soper.  He's a fellow pro bettor (in recovery) who penned the book Never Enough Zeroes.

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Favorites, Overlays and Nearly All the Public Backed Teams Come Through Early - Week 3

College Football Public Bettors Win

Here are your 2022 College Football Week 3 betting results along with the action, overlays, underlays and line movement analysis for the afternoon and early evening games.

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Sportsbook Operator Who Ran Bookie Business for Over 15 Years Indicted by DOJ Accused of Mob Links, Extortion

Sportsbook Operator Indicted by DOJ Accused of Mob Links

Plus why the slow rollout of sports betting in Massachusetts?

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Underlays Were Stellar for the Dogs This Past Weekend in Both NFL and College Football

Underlays Were Stellar for the Dogs This Past Weekend in Both NFL and College Football

The underlays really came through strong last week for the dogs , primarily in the NFL.  Whether this trend continues remains to be seen. On Wednesday, Gambling911.com took a look at some of the early overlays and underlays in the NFL for Week 2.

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Betting Alerts: UCF Double Result is Just -110. Razorbacks Seeing 80% of Action at -9

Betting Alerts: UCF Double/Double is Just -110.

There’s one nationally-televised game Friday night as Central Florida hosts Louisville on ESPN.  The Knights are a -6 point favorite.

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Pinnacle Sports Has Obtained a Sports Betting License in Canada: Is the US Next?

Pinnacle Sports Has Obtained a Sports Betting License in Canada:  Is the US Next?

Pinnacle Sports set to launch soon, though no specific date given.

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Betting Alerts: Nate Diaz Still a Massive Liability, PointsBet Moves Ravens-Jets Line to -7.5 for 20 Minutes

Betting Alerts: Nate Diaz Still a Massive Liability

"Saturday's Khamzat Chimaev (-1500) vs Nate Diaz (+700) fight is still trending to be the biggest MMA decision in the history of the company," suggests Dave Mason of BetOnline.

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Top Benefits of a Gambling Business

Top Benefits of a Gambling Business

What's with the explosion of gambling online sites? What are the benefits of the gambling business, and why would you want to run one? Find out here.

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Is it Legal to Be a Bookie in Canada?

Gambling is a huge market, and it is estimated that Canadians wager over $20 billion annually. The laws have changed and Canadian provinces are given exclusive authority to administer legalized forms of gambling. However, the best way to ensure that it is legal to be a bookie in Canada is by speaking to a local attorney in your province to see the specific gambling rules in that district.

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Becoming a Football Bookie: What Skills Do I Need?

Becoming a Football Bookie

To become a football bookie today, your skills need only be a love for football and all things sports (news flash: your customers will be wanting to bet more than just the NFL and college games), and you'll need some marketing skills.  Outside of that, let the Pay Per Head do everything else for you.

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