Online Betting - Sports Betting Sites » Online Betting http://www.sportnovascotia.com Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:47:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Odds for the 2010 PGA Tournament http://www.sportnovascotia.com/odds-for-the-2010-pga-tournament/ http://www.sportnovascotia.com/odds-for-the-2010-pga-tournament/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:58:15 +0000 http://www.sportnovascotia.com/?p=71 Sports’ betting is a popular pastime and can include several different varieties of sports. These types of sports are not limited to basketball, baseball, or football. Golf is one type of sports betting event that is not to be overlooked, among these events is the most popular PGA Championship. The 2010 Championship contains a great deal of sports bettors who are already contemplating their bets and chances of winning. Odds have already been configured and updated online for this year’s Championship game. For the first time since sports betting for golf became available, Tiger Woods is not the favorite.

Currently, Woods has a 12/1 or +1200 odds to win the 2010 PGA championship. This means that the payout will be $120 on a $10 bet; odds like this have never been seen before for Tiger Woods, this is due to Tiger’s absence from the game and his recent sub-par performance.

The newest favorite to win the 2010 PGA tournament now favors Phil Mickelson with odds of 10/1 or +1000. One analyst says that the odds for Woods should be even higher than it is based on his performance, but the odds makers are afraid that offering large odds for Woods would ultimately be too risky. Still, 12/1 is not normal for Woods. Still, it is likely that at least fifty percent of people placing bets will bet on him.

Despite the odds and his performance, it is difficult for many people to vote against him. In addition, despite the odds anything can happen. Woods was once thought of as the best golfer to ever live and it is quite possible that he could fair well in any tournament no matter what the odds are. This is often difficult for the bookmakers in the online gambling world and creates a larger possibility for payout.
M.A.H.

]]> http://www.sportnovascotia.com/odds-for-the-2010-pga-tournament/feed/ 0 U.S. Cracks Down on Online Betting http://www.sportnovascotia.com/us-cracks-down-on-online-betting/ http://www.sportnovascotia.com/us-cracks-down-on-online-betting/#comments Sat, 07 Oct 2006 07:48:04 +0000 Ziva http://sportnovascotia.com/?p=17 Fans of online betting should visit BetonSports.com. And for fans of online casinos, 888.com has a full range of the latest slots, blackjack, poker, and craps games.
These may seem fairly innocuous suggestions, but according to the U.S. Justice Department, similar views published online, in newspapers and in magazines may be classified as a felony. State prosecutors agree that assisting American fans of online betting or online gambling find online sites catering for their favorite pastimes constitutes the aiding and abetting of illegal gambling. The crime is punishable by up to two years in prison.
In 2005, a communication from the office of Deputy Assistant Attorney General John G. Malcolm was circulated to media groups advising that members could be breaking the law by running advertisements for online gambling sites. Similarly, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, Raymond W. Gruender, was responsible for setting up a St Louis jury tasked with issuing subpoenas to online betting firms and casino firms.
The crackdown has already yielded results. Online casino advertising has been abandoned by several major media firms, among them Viacom Outdoor, Infinity Broadcasting, Discovery Networks, and Clear Channel Communications. In April, search engines Yahoo and Google followed the trend, advising that a lack of clarity made running gambling ads on behalf of online betting firms “too risky” The stance of the U.S. Justice Department is that online gambling is illegal under the 1961 Wire Act, regardless of where the site is located. However, an inability to prosecute online casino firms based in other countries has prevented a more widespread crackdown. Even though placing a bet at an online betting site is not technically illegal depending upon where the gambling fan is located, the Justice Department is determined to follow up on “aiding and abetting” charges imposed upon any business dealing with online betting sites and online casinos. These include not just advertising and media firms but also telecommunications firms, internet service providers and banks.
However, for those gambling fans eager to see attempts at censorship flouted, a new UK-based firm, AskWinner.com, has announced that it intends to offer a pay-per-visitor advertising solution which would allow online betting agencies and online casinos advertise their services freely.

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