BJ21.com Newsletter
July 27, 2007
070727
Compiled by Al
Rogers
Al@bj21.com
N.B.A.
Referee Is the Focus of a Federal Inquiry
Law enforcement officials are investigating allegations that the
veteran N.B.A. referee Tim Donaghy influenced the outcome of
professional basketball games on which he or associates of his had
wagered, several people familiar with the inquiry said.
Stern,
NBA must find a way to live with sports betting
On Tuesday, commissioner David Stern laid out the extensive efforts he
has made to supervise his game officials. He made it sound as if there
was nothing more he could have done to prevent the alleged betting
scandal involving referee Tim Donaghy.
Odds favored a scandal
Betting case involving hoops ref was bound to happen.
Thanks to Green Chip member The
Engineer for providing the two links above.
Ron Kantowski argues that the betting scandal is yet another reason the
NBA needs Las Vegas
Last weekend I was sitting in a local watering hole - and this was
before the rain began - when the pompous mug of disgraced NBA referee
Tim Donaghy flashed onto the plasma screen for the umpteenth time in a
15-minute period, thereby breaking Lindsay Lohan's record of a
bazillion in a half-hour.
Jeff Haney on why Nevada's betting industry and the big-time leagues
are natural allies in maintaining the integrity of sports
He hasn't publicized his role until this week, but veteran sports book
operator Art Manteris has served as a consultant to the NBA on a
variety of issues regarding Las Vegas sports betting since 1998.
Interview with
Neteller executive
Thanks to Green Chip member Maverick
for posting this link.
Police
crack high-stakes poker scheme
The police weren’t bluffing when they busted in on a high-stakes
poker scam at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. What they found was a
room filled with high-tech surveillance equipment that allowed a
cheating ring to rip off poker players who participated in private
games, authorities said.
Navegante gets OK
to take over Sahara
Nevada gaming regulators on Thursday gave the Navegante casino
management group final approval to take over operations of the Sahara
possibly as early as next week.
Arkansas
late entrant to expanded gambling operations in South
Day and night, charter buses travel across the Arkansas countryside to
Mississippi casinos, ferrying gamblers and their money out of a state
that has long been a holdout in the push to bring more gaming to the
Bible Belt.
Fired
Caesars worker sues, alleging race, gender bias
A food and beverage manager with 17 years at Caesars has sued the
casino hotel, alleging he was fired as a result of racial and gender
bias.
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Here are the 2007-08 hosts and
their posted records at SSB:
NFL
StevieY:
43-38-2 for 53.1%, +1.3 units last season. He is 300-247-18 for 54.8%,
+28.35 units over the past six seasons. He was a host during all six
seasons.
Overlay:
56-51-2 for 52.3%, +2.93 units last season. He is 303-267-12 for 53.2%,
+8.54 units over the past five seasons. This is his 5th season hosting.
He posted on the free pages in 2002.
Goats:
17-24-4 for 41.5%, -9.25 units last season. He is 171-127-18 for 57.8%,
+29.95 units over the past six seasons. This is his 4th season hosting.
He posted on various pages during the previous three seasons.
CFB
StevieY:
61-55-1 for 52.6%, +0.7 units last season. He is 378-359-11 for 51.3%,
-18.7 units over the past six seasons. He was a host during all six
seasons.
Lawboy2000:
51-42-4 for 54.8%, +4.8 units last season. He is 200-153-4 for 56.7%,
+31.6 units over the past five seasons. This is his 1st season hosting.
NBA
StevieY:
124-106-4 for 53.9%, +8.8 units last season. He is 936-790-29 for
54.2%, +77.52 units over the past six seasons. He was a host during all
six seasons.
Freddie:
73-64-4 for 53.3%, +2.2 units last season. He is 468-401-21 for 53.9%,
+27.0 units over the past five seasons. This is his 5th season hosting.
He posted on the free pages in 2002.
Overlay:
128-129-3 for 49.8%, -10.75 units last season. He is 456-398-15 for
53.4%, +24.97 units over the past five seasons*. This is his 4th season
hosting. He posted on the free pages in 2002. *He did not post picks
during the 2005-06 season.
CBB
StevieY:
124-132-7 for 48.4%, -21.2 units last season. He is 906-799-18 for
53.1%, +52.55 units over the past six seasons. He was a host during all
six seasons.
Lawboy2000:
127-109-4 for 53.8%, +7.2 units last season. He is 581-525-24 for
52.5%, +3.95 units over the past five seasons. This is his 1st season
hosting.
NHL
StevieY:
111-133-1 for -6.7 units last season. He is 790-807-77 for 49.5%,
+45.21 units over the past five seasons. He was a host during all five
seasons
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