Games of chances are found throughout men’s history; from ancient Rome to the European Middle Ages. One such game is what people know now as “craps.” The history of craps stretches as far back as the early Egyptian civilization where people used to roll slightly angular pebbles towards designated spots for entertainment. Rome, through its […]
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A French word that means “small wheel”, roulette is one of the favorite casino games today. The massive appeal of roulette can be attributed to the fact that it is one of the few gambling games where luck plays a major role. Unlike in playing card games, playing roulette does not require card-counting skills or […]
The Jackpot Factory Congratulates the Winners and Boosts the Excitement With a Weekly iPhone and iPad Draw (Press Release) TA XBIEX, MALTA–(Marketwired – November 09, 2014) – The Viva Las Vegas competition, running now at All Slots, All Jackpots, First Web, Wild Jack and The VIP Lounge casinos, has named two grand prize winners this […]
(Press Release) San Jose, Costa Rica – December 3, 2014 – Americas Cardroom is bringing back its ultra-popular Online Super Series (OSS) for a fourth installment beginning this Friday, December 5th, and this time they will be making history. The OSS IV is a mammoth 10-day event with $1.75 million in guaranteed prize pools through […]
The Ivy League is supposed to be the only conference of the 32 participating Division I members that doesn’t hold a tournament to decide who wins the title and goes on to March Madness. But this year, the Harvard Crimson (21-7 SU, 9-13 ATS) and the Yale Bulldogs (22-9 SU, 14-7-1 ATS) each finished with […]
The Oklahoma City Thunder has hovered around the Western Conference playoff bubble for the majority of the 2014-2015 season, making them compelling NBA betting options for those considering underdogs. Their recent play, with Kevin Durant on the sideline, suggests that the club is as risky as intriguing. Between guard Russell Westbrook’s wild scoring tear, the […]
The Chicago Blackhawks were favoured to win the Stanley Cup going into the 2014-2015 NHL regular season. They fulfilled that promise Monday night, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning (+145 away) 2-0 in Game 6 of the Cup Final and winning the series four games to two. Chicago also won Game 6 on the puck line […]
Maybe Rafael Nadal still has something left in the tank after all. Despite going into the 2015 French Open as the No. 6 seed, and the second favorite on the futures market at 7/2 (down from 9/4 last week), Nadal looked very good in Tuesday’s first-round victory over Quentin Halys (+2500). The defending and nine-time […]
Fresh off hosting the controversial first edition of the European Games, the Azerbaijani capital of Baku is back in the sports spotlight with the fifth annual Baku Cup. At press time, Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is the clear outright favorite at +350, although the top seed needed a third-set tiebreaker to beat fellow Russian Elizaveta Kulichkova […]
Fresh off their latest roster upgrade, the Washington Nationals are in the midst of a four-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks, with Game 3 this Wednesday (7:05 PM ET) at Nationals Park. But is it too late for new closer Jonathan Papelbon to save Washington’s season? The Nats (54-50, –4.97 betting units) are just 5-11 […]