Top 5 Gambling Stories of 2004

[assassin]

1. PanAM - Book touted as the next big thing, with bond securing deposit, goes belly up without a buyer. Players lose and certain forums take a hit to their credibility

2. Poker Poker Everywhere - WSOP and ESPN helped fuel the no limit poker explosion. Nearly every book now has a poker room. Next years WSOP may have up to 10,000 entrants

3. Baseball Favorites in August - Seemed like the heavy chalk could not lose. Books cried.

4. NFL Favorite - Mopre stoies about books going under as the piublic teams (Eagles, Pats, etc) cover nearly every game early on, cuasing more losses on teasers.

5. Assassin wins the Skybook $10,000 contest on the last Monday night game as the Eagles decline an interception.

 

[TheGeneral+]

Pretty good start Sir. Thanks.

What does everyone consider other worthy stories?

 

[aceduecetrey]

I may be some what biased, but I like the Roenick saga to make the top 5.

 

[TheGeneral+]

The guy who won a 60k bet on the Bo Sox to win the series at Oly after they were down 3-1 to the Yanks. (+1050) :smoker2:

 

[jjgold]

Shrink with his big win streak of posting picks in main hall

 

[Hitman26]

1. JJ's return to the RX this fall. Gamblers immediately saw a 26% rise in their bankrolls' across the board after the first week of Coach's return.


2. Ace-Ace having a fantastic season this year in the NFL fourm with his Ex-Bookies plays and winning thousands of people more money than every other "sharp" poster on the RX combined.

 

[jwblue]

Maybe one of the worse pushes in the history of sports gambling.

Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers moneyline for the first five innings.

Detroit up 14-2 going into the bottom of the fifth. Texas scores 10 runs to tie it.

IS

 

[orbit]

General ...

Is that true ? Did the guy actually place a 60K bet on the bo sox? Thats crazy!
That is showing some real brass balls

O.

 

[assassin]

6. Presidential Election Betting: Books started with Bush a heavy favorite, but the P2P provided intial scalping opportunities as people wanted Kerry. Leaked information sends the markets into a tailspins as Bush crashes from -180 to as high as +300 based on fualty exit polls. Smart players with quck fingers had a field day.

 

[sherman]

6. Presidential Election Betting: Books started with Bush a heavy favorite, but the P2P provided intial scalping opportunities as people wanted Kerry. Leaked information sends the markets into a tailspins as Bush crashes from -180 to as high as +300 based on fualty exit polls. Smart players with quck fingers had a field day.

I agree with that one for sure!

 

[Ego74]

Jan 5th 2004......Pete Rose admits betting on Baseball

 

[lander]

I liked the one were Ken could have one a millions bones if those last two mules would have won (think he hit the first 6 legs)