TV NOTE Quite Frankly/ Steven A. Smith, 6:30 EDT, Examining the Sports Wagering Scene

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ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking advantage of a rare opportunity to appear on mainstream media, the representative of a leading online sportsbook will express the position that since Americans enjoy making recreational wagers, they should be given the freedom to bet.


In what promises to be a rewarding and revealing program, the October 19th edition of "Quite Frankly with Steven A. Smith," to air on ESPN 6:30-7:30 pm Eastern time, features three authorities who will examine the sports-wagering scene as it affects U.S. bettors.

Glen Walker, oddsmaker and gaming consultant to Intertops.com, Antigua, will represent the sports-betting community's point of view. Intertops, one of Europe's largest and most respected gaming companies, was founded in 1983 in Austria, and claims to have taken the first wager over the Internet in January 1996. The full service Antigua office was established in 1997 to service the North American market.

Walker's background includes serving as one of the youngest sportsbook managers in Las Vegas. But perhaps his most notable claim to fame was being an integral member of the notorious betting syndicate known as the Computer Group which beat Las Vegas books for over $20 million in the early 1980s.

Today Walker uses the knowledge gained as a highly successful professional bettor to guide Intertops.com, which books over $200 million annually in wagers on American sports.

As an advocate for legal, regulated sports wagering, Walker hopes to stand up for the millions of U.S. bettors who have opted to engage in this activity as a lifestyle choice but are thwarted by arbitrary laws and puritanical interests.

"I am delighted to have this opportunity to articulate our position vis-a-vis legal sports betting on such a popular and credible TV show. In Europe and most other parts of the world, wagering on sporting events is a routine activity. Intertops would like to see Americans afforded the same freedom to bet on sports without the legal and judgmental baggage currently in place," Walker said.

Walker hopes the show inspires a freewheeling discussion of the pros and cons of permitting Americans to wager on sports via legal, licensed entities such as Intertops. "Preventing U.S. sports enthusiasts from doing business with licensed sportsbooks is hardly representative of the people's wishes," said Walker, identifying a point he expects to make on the show.

Joining Walker on the program will be Congressman Tom Osborne ®, who represents the Third District of Nebraska and was formerly head coach of the Nebraska University football team.

Also on the show will be Brandon Link, whose connection with the sports-advisory business inspired the film "Two for the Money" currently in national release throughout the U.S.
 

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Journeyman -Joining Walker on the program will be Congressman Tom Osborne ® said:
I could have sworn Tom Osborne's Huskers always new what the line was:hump:
 

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He's probably made more money on college football wagers than all of us put together, and now he's playing the goody-two shoes card. I won't be able to watch it, but I'm sure he'll be slapping his fist into his palm saying what an outrage wagering on sacred college sports is, while he remembers putting that final TD in against Iowa State that covered the 32-point spread and put $15,000 grand into his pocket.
 

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I've seen Nebraska kick FG's up 28 in the final minute and the line was 30...I saw this stuff too often...I saw Penn State throw a 50 yard bomb in the final minute to cover versus Rutgers....

I've seen Lou Holtz call some crazy plays with the game over too....Osborne was just as guilty...and lets not even bring up Boise St coaching decisions.
 

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Lane say's...Best info comes from the STRIPPERS in the mens clubs...LOL
 
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Now he's saying that "we're just having fun" after the ex-mob guy called him on his claim of getting info from strippers.
 

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Belch One said:
Now he's saying that "we're just having fun" after the ex-mob guy called him on his claim of getting info from strippers.

About as ridiculous as his undocumented claim of winning 15 straight years.
 

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guy starts touting his record in the middle of a segment :lolBIG:
 

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i loved how the former mobster hammered him on the head with that stripper lie!!!!!


I just wish Stephen A smith was a little bit more knowledgeable about touts and would have asked that Brandon lang jackass the basic questions we all ask touts...15 years winning he is still touting instead of playing his own picks, b/s about his record plus asking him the most obvious, does he refund his clients money if they lose??
 

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I just talked to my favorite stripper in st lo and she said pujols will dog it tonight sshhhhhhhhhhhhhh keep it to yourselfs
 

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i loved how the former mobster hammered him on the head with that stripper lie!!!!!


I just wish Stephen A smith was a little bit more knowledgeable about touts and would have asked that Brandon lang jackass the basic questions we all ask touts...15 years winning he is still touting instead of playing his own picks, b/s about his record plus asking him the most obvious, does he refund his clients money if they lose??


agreed ... ask him if he ever gave out both sides ..
 

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He was doing fine til he mentioned the Stripper connection, can you imagine paying this goofball and hearing him say that?

I wonder if he has documented plays anywhere over the past 15 years?

I didn't realize the movie was based on real life either...I did really enjoy the movie though...
 

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