'I thought I was Rain Man’: The Dying Art of the Parlay Card Wiseguy

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Long considered a sucker bet -- and they are for most of us -- professional bettors such as Cowboy Erik have been beating parlay cards for decades. But the edge is diminishing, and the hassle is increasing.


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"This may be the last year I do this," he says to me before he steps on the gas and we speed off into the Vegas night.

David Payne Purdum digs deep into the parlay betting ritual, reporting on how the pros beat the books by betting parlays.

But that's about to come to an end perhaps as casinos are catching on.
 

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