Harrah's goes online, and Lakers v. Magic odds

Uh oh, Republicans better watch out. With the Dems in office (and Barney Frank trying to legalize online gambling), Harrah's just launched a new non-U.S. interactive gaming unit. Hmmm... do you think the massive casino conglomerate that owns the WSOP brand is targeting the U.S. market that the Dems just might create?

If you're an online gambler, you want a Democratic majority for the next few years (so the Republicans can't keep it illegal). Here's a link about Frank's bill, and how "it's gaining co-sponsors quickly." If you don't believe me that Republicans made it illegal in the first place, read for yourself about why Bill Frist is an assbag. Assbag.

BTW, the World Series of Poker has started already. Track it here (they also have live broadcasts at this website):

http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/

Some bookie stats per the NBA Finals:

• According to Covers.com, Lakers started out as -200 (instead of the -260 to -290 now) to win the NBA Finals in any amount of games. The reason for the increase? Bookies wanted less Lakers money on the books. Why? Because they're the favorite.


• Per the "Exact Series Price" bet, the Lakers to win in six is the most prevalent prediction, and pays +200 on Bodoglife.com, or +250 elsewhere. I've seen "Lakers in 7" at +270.


• What's bothersome, is that some sites aren't even offering the "Exact Series Price" bet for the NBA Finals.

Speaking of Covers.com, here's a great article entitled "Five stats you should know before betting on the finals."


One general rule for the Finals that I do like, is if you can get either team +10, take that bet.


Damn, I can't wait for baseball season to really get started. Apparently, neither can the NBA. Did you see how they spaced the fucking Finals? Three words: Thursday/Sunday/Tuesday.


Gee, I'd sure like to watch two games in one weekend. Wouldn't you? Oh well, I should stop complaining before they pull a NCAA and schedule every game for a Monday afternoon at 4:30 p.m.

Speaking of the NCAA, Congress has been looking into their tax exempt status, which saves them gazillions of dollars. I first noticed that in ESPN articles, but do some Google searches for the words "ncaa" and "tax," and you'll see what I'm talking about. OK, fuck it, here are some links if you're too lazy to do that:

• http://illinoisnative.blogspot.com/2009/05/ncaa-tax-exemption-and-educational.html


• http://www.indystar.com/article/20090520/SPORTS/905200338/1004/SPORTS/Senator++NCAA+exemption+needs+to+be+reviewed

Anyone else heard that talk of Carlos Boozer heading to Detroit or NJ? ESPN has had a few rumors about it.


Props to Zach Greinke btw.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AoL5ITf86wtTKoPhlO0rFbIRvLYF?slug=ge-fullcount060209&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

A few years ago, I knew him as the head case to bet against. Now he's one of the top pitchers in baseball, who you'd be crazy to bet against. Phil Dumatrait (the pitcher who I've bet a lot against in recent years) should hire Greinke's psychiatrist. Seriously - it couldn't hurt, could it???