Comments on: Super Bowl betting up, profits down for Nevada casinos

By: marvsleezy

marvsleezy — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:56:45 +0000

Casinos own the NFL and determine the outcome to the games…..

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:07:57 +0000

But … but … but … I thought the NFL and all these powerful gamblers always throw the game to ensure the Steelers win! What happened, Beer Cheese? Why wouldn’t they throw it when that kind of money is on the line?

Idiot.

By: mayfieldroadboy

mayfieldroadboy — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:58:36 +0000

The reality is wagering drives the extreme popularity of college football and the NFL. No gambling, no interest; not interest, no games on TV.

And the NFL and Vegas do have some kind of bond. When a north western state voted to allow state-sanctioned betting on football, the NFL went crazy and fought the state’s right to “corrupt” the game by betting. The state, after one year, I think, dropped the “legalized” wagering. Why doesn’t the NFL try to stop Vegas from “corrupting” the game?

Money moves the line, and the line entices bettors to bet. Amen.

By: broncsfan

broncsfan — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:54:57 +0000

@jharmon64: that’s usually the goal, but if the initial spread ends up failing to equalize betting, there’s a limited amount Vegas can safely adjust it by before running into the possibility of getting hit both ways (having the outcome fall between the initial and final spread).

By: paul82461

paul82461 — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:29:48 +0000

awwww the casino lost money, now they only made $200,000,ooo million profit this year. See you in the wlefare line.

By: jharmon64

jharmon64 — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:46:59 +0000

How is it that Vegas only profited a tiny bit percentage wise? My understanding is the spread is set to get equal wagering on both sides and they collect 10% on the losses.

By: frankvzappa

frankvzappa — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:34:39 +0000

the linesmakers out here really screwed the pooch…that game should not have even been that close, and the line should have urged more people to take the steelers…i dont know anybody who picked the steelers, and people that i have never seen win a parlay were hitting GB + the over all day long…it was an easy, easy game to bet…i got even better odds by getting even money on the NFC representative in the Super Bowl, which i placed immediately after the Pats loss…i thought the packers were going to beat the Pats in the Super Bowl, but after the unspeakable loss, the packers were a no-brainer…

By: wallyhorse

wallyhorse — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:30:29 +0000

And it’s Vegas to me that may quietly be pushing the hardest for Godell to extend the season to 18 games, possibly with two additional bye weeks. 20-21 weeks of regular season NFL games likely means mucho additional revenue for the Vegas casinos, which to me is the real driving force behind going to 18 games even if the NFL will never admit that.