by NDSportsFan » Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:51 pm
I'm not following the PHX Coyotes story too closely, but I do think gambling is a lot bigger than what most people think. I just saw the movie, Two for the Money and that is a lot of what goes on I think(good movie). I was in Las Vegas a couple weeks ago and couldn't believe the sports betting area of some of the casino's. I want to go stay at the MGM Grand next time so I can have free beer and watch all the games in a sports fans paradise, even though I've never bet more than $10 on a game in my life.
This has been going on for decades, it's just now getting more high-tech. Instead of calling your bookie from a clubhouse, you can place all the bets on your cell phone internet connection. Gambling houses are going to make everything so easy it's ridiculous. In the old day's we had Alex Karras and Paul Hornung, and the Black Sox scandel, so this is really nothing new. I'm not positive on those references however.