The Old Timers Here Will Remember This. A Funny One For The Youngins....

paulfmf · Feb 9, 2016

Back in he 70s and 80s maybe even into the early 90s, we didn't bet basketball until AFTER the Super Bowl.

Not sure why. Maybe there were no lines?

But the locals didn't work the phones at night for BB action til after the SB.

A look back in sports betting history.

I'm sure you old timers remember no BB action.....

coachH · Feb 9, 2016

OMG!!!!! Spot on!! Blast from the past!!!

2DIMES · Feb 9, 2016

useless info

cd329 · Feb 9, 2016

I dont know who your bookies were but i have been betting baskets all season long every season for the last 35 years. Stop betting games with teenage bookies,lolll

StevieRay · Feb 9, 2016

Baskets also didn't use to start in Nov

paulfmf · Feb 9, 2016

cd329-It may be 35 yrs that it changed. I know that when I started playing back in mid 70s, there was no BB action til after the SB. Don't know if there was no lines available or the locals were lazy. Who knows? Just a bit of a useless post as 2Dimes posted earlier.

Kegler · Feb 9, 2016

I don't know why 2dimes thought he had to comment. If you don't like it just move on. I like to remember the "good ol' days" too Paul. Here's one for you. Score phones. Our local scorephone used to update every 15 minutes. We would get so pissed if the scores weren't updated.

StevieRay · Feb 9, 2016

As have to wait till next morn to see if Hawaii covered or not for the late night degen bail out lol

paulfmf · Feb 10, 2016

Kegler-was telling my young cousin the other day about score phones. Also, going out the next morning to get the paper to look for scores listed in teeny weenie type.

Ahhh, the good old days. NOT.