Jeff Haney on why Buffalo is a bad bet, Pittsburgh is a good one and how atmosphere affects the Saints

Though he’s a sports handicapper, a man whose mission is to exploit weakness in the betting lines each week, Jorge Gonzalez has a healthy respect for the craft of oddsmaking.

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Fri, September 22nd, 2006

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Interesting gambling information:

  • The term "turned the tables" is actually a chess term coming from the mid 1600's. When a player was losing, they would physically turn the chess table to assume the winning side of the table.
  • 1926: Las Vegas gets a regular air service. Western Air Express flies between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. The airfield later becomes the site for the famous Sahara and Hilton hotels.
    1931: Gambling is legalized in Nevada on March 19. Construction begins on the long awaited Hoover Dam.
  • Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
  • A nationwide survey by the U.S. Travel Industry Association found that 38% of all U.S. residents have been to Las Vegas in their lifetime. The average length of visitors' stay in Las Vegas was almost 4 days (3.7).