Delaware likely to OK sports betting

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I really like the way this is done in Canada many times when I was at Woodbine I would Play "Proline" Here is a link to how it is played up there.

http://proline.olg.ca/demo_proline_e.jsp


You can take a 3 team parley and depending on how you play it your odds can be 15, 20-1.

[SlewsMyHero]

Too bad the State of Delaware won't contract this out to legitimate gaming companies to open a proper bookmaking operation. Las Vegas books have been criticized in recent years for their conservative sportsbook operations, but at least you can walk in make a straight wager. Serious sports bettors are straight bettors. Some will make parlays in certain situations, but generally they are single game bettors. I can see these places mobbed with 25 year old males betting small time $5 and $10 6 teamers. In my opinion, this will not generate the revenue they are hoping for. If they truly want to maximize their revenues, they need to open a legitimate sportsbook, and compete with the offshores and local bookmakers. I live in the Philadelphia area and would surely drive to Delaware to wager on some games I like. I will not however make the drive if I'm forced to parlay.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by SlewsMyHero

Too bad the State of Delaware won't contract this out to legitimate gaming companies to open a proper bookmaking operation. Las Vegas books have been criticized in recent years for their conservative sportsbook operations, but at least you can walk in make a straight wager. Serious sports bettors are straight bettors. Some will make parlays in certain situations, but generally they are single game bettors. I can see these places mobbed with 25 year old males betting small time $5 and $10 6 teamers. In my opinion, this will not generate the revenue they are hoping for. If they truly want to maximize their revenues, they need to open a legitimate sportsbook, and compete with the offshores and local bookmakers. I live in the Philadelphia area and would surely drive to Delaware to wager on some games I like. I will not however make the drive if I'm forced to parlay.

You can turn a two teamer parlay into a straight bet (by betting the side you like with both sides of another game), but you end up paying double juice, -125 usually. In Ontario they used to put out the lines early for NFL Sundays and sometimes there would be ones that were wayyyy off so it was actually worth it. Like I remember one specific time they had the Eagles at -3 when the real line was -12 or something...

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[quote=philcski]You can turn a two teamer parlay into a straight bet (by betting the side you like with both sides of another game), but you end up paying double juice, -125 usually. In Ontario they used to put out the lines early for NFL Sundays and sometimes there would be ones that were wayyyy off so it was actually worth it. Like I remember one specific time they had the Eagles at -3 when the real line was -12 or something...[/QUOTE]

Phil are we talking about the same Ontario Canada because if we are there Proline has never been run that way. Pro football spreads are all the same you can bet a tie which is 3 points or less you can bet the home or visiting team too win by 4 points or more or you can take home team or visiting team too win by 8 or more.
Heres an actual game from this weekend Buffalo @ NY Jets

Game 7 1:00PM FTB BUF @ NYJ

6.20-1 - Visiting team wins by more than 8
4.50-1 - Visiting team wins by more than 4
3.80-1 - Tie 3 Points or less
1.30-1 - home team wins by more than 4
1.60-1 - Home team wins by more than 8

THe over/Under is 41.5
1.80 - Over
1.60 - Under

Every game is the same way just the odds change
you have to play atleast 3 bets with no more than 6

[philcski]

[quote=Round Pen]

Originally Posted by philcski

You can turn a two teamer parlay into a straight bet (by betting the side you like with both sides of another game), but you end up paying double juice, -125 usually. In Ontario they used to put out the lines early for NFL Sundays and sometimes there would be ones that were wayyyy off so it was actually worth it. Like I remember one specific time they had the Eagles at -3 when the real line was -12 or something...[/QUOTE]

Phil are we talking about the same Ontario Canada because if we are there Proline has never been run that way. Pro football spreads are all the same you can bet a tie which is 3 points or less you can bet the home or visiting team too win by 4 points or more or you can take home team or visiting team too win by 8 or more.
Heres an actual game from this weekend Buffalo @ NY Jets

Game 7 1:00PM FTB BUF @ NYJ

6.20-1 - Visiting team wins by more than 8
4.50-1 - Visiting team wins by more than 4
3.80-1 - Tie 3 Points or less
1.30-1 - home team wins by more than 4
1.60-1 - Home team wins by more than 8

THe over/Under is 41.5
1.80 - Over
1.60 - Under

Every game is the same way just the odds change
you have to play atleast 3 bets with no more than 6

Sort of... Same in that they're both run by the ontario lottery, but there's also a pointspread version. Just looked it up, apparently its only available at Casino Niagara and not at gas stations and the like now. Check Casino Niagara's website, this is what I envision Delaware will do.

edit: pointspread is available everywhere, just better odds at the casino.