Sicko I live in one of the few states remaining without legal online sports betting. It doesn’t bother me as, despite what I do for a living, I’m not much of a gambler. When I hear stories like the one I’m about to tell, though, it really makes me want to be able to put… Read more »
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WTF Were They Thinking: DraftKings Posts 9/11-Themed Parlay
Come on, man There are insane promotions and then there are absolutely mind-numbing, someone must have done it on a dare insane promotions. This past weekend was opening weekend for the NFL, the most wonderful time of the year for sportsbooks. Monday was also September 11, the 22nd anniversary of the terror attacks that killed… Read more »
FanDuel Bettor Predicts NFL Conference Championship Scores, Wins $579,000 on Ridiculous Parlay
Now try predicting the weather The Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams had the best weekend ever, winning their respective NFL conference championships to move on to the Super Bowl. The stories were different for each: the Rams were one of the preseason favorites who made big moves in-season to boost their chances to hoist… Read more »
BetMGM Customer Misses $737k Payday By One Game on a 16-Leg Parlay
Just need all of them to win, no problem I have had a great sports year. My Milwaukee Bucks won their first NBA championship in my lifetime, my Milwaukee Brewers are on the cusp of a division title, and my college has won multiple team and individual national titles. My Green Bay Packers are one… Read more »
William Hill Bettor Wins $700,000 on Ten-Leg Football Parlay
Not much fingernail biting needed Every week, I read about massive sports bets people make. I get jealous when they win. I might even get more jealous when they lose, knowing they are in a position to be comfortable losing gigantic sums. But mostly, reading about horrifically wonderful bets is like window shopping to me:… Read more »
Huge Upsets Help William Hill Bettor Bink $440,000 Payday in Seven-Team Parlay
Might as well go for the gold There is a chance that we might get legal sports betting here in Georgia some day – a bill was actually introduced in the legislature – but until then, I am going to have to live vicariously through people who make mind numbing bets. Such was the case… Read more »
Bettor Turns $10 Into $152K 11-Team Parlay Windfall
Low risk, high reward Though the schedules and playing environments are certainly odd, sports in the United States are back up and running. It’s not normal for this to be the case, but because of season delays, all four major U.S. sports are in action: the NBA and NHL are in the playoffs, MLB is… Read more »