At National Institutes of Health, March Madness betting is a serious offense (Washington Post)

It’s the kind of thing that could drive college basketball fans nuts — at least at the National Institutes of Health. Washington Post sports blogger Dan Steinberg reports about the adventures of one agency employee interested in the March Madness basketball tournament and a related Post contest:

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Cricket betting racket busted in Faridabad (Hindustan Times)

The Haryana Police has busted a gang of racketeers in Faridabad allegedly involved in betting (satta) on IPL cricket matches, reports Prabhu Razdan .

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Snooker fouls

Action from The Masters Tournament in 2007
A foul is a shot or action by the striker which is against the rules of the game.
When a foul is made during a shot, the player’s turn is ended and he will receive no points for the foul shot. The other player will receive penalty [...]

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Betting gone to the Dogs (Herald Sun)

PUNTERS see the Western Bulldogs as this year’s buzz team and have jumped on them in the lead-up to the season.

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I HAVE A DREAM! | Sporting Life – Horse Racing News | Live Racing Results, Racecards, Live Betting Shows (Sporting Life)

Ord finally finds peace of mind at the kennels. I don’t know what it says about by current mental state but last night I dreamt my friend and now housemate was trying to lead Burton Port up our stairs.

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LIVE CHELTENHAM CHAT! | Sporting Life – Horse Racing News | Live Racing Results, Racecards, Live Betting Shows (Sporting Life)

Cooldine – up for discussion. Our man in Ireland Ryan McElligott will be joining us at 1030 to talk all things Cheltenham. You can submit your questions from 1015 with topics such as Solwhit, Cooldine and the bumper sure to feature!

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Vegas tabs Kansas top favorite in NCAA tournament (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

Las Vegas oddsmakers like No. 1 Kansas as much as the NCAA selection committee, picking the Jayhawks as the top team in the NCAA tournament. Las Vegas Sports Consultants, which gives betting lines to about 90 percent of Nevada sports books, made the Jayhawks (32-2) a 2-1 favorite Sunday night to win it all.

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Bookies expect Festival betting bonanza (RTÉ News)

Bookmakers predict punters will go on a betting spree at Cheltenham with £600 million forecast to be wagered in Britain this week.

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Atlantis upgrades betting display board (Carson Times)

confusing, he said. “I have heard a number of conversations where people are looking up (at the display board), and they can’t find their (halftime betting lines) and they’ll say, ‘Hey where are the halftimes? I want to bet the halftimes.

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Betting suspended on Knights spoon odds (The Age)

A LEADING betting agency has suspended betting on the NRL wooden spoon amid fears more Newcastle players could be implicated in the club’s drugs scandal.

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Agency acts on ’spoon’ betting (The Age)

RUGBY LEAGUE Betting agency suspends wagering on National Rugby League wooden spoon amid fears more Newcastle players could be implicated in club’s drugs scandal.

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On the German Sports Betting Monopoly (Online Casino Reports)

European Court of Justice Advocate General Paolo Mengozzi on Thursday issued his opinion on the legal debate over Germany’s sports betting monopoly.

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Casinos conned by IT hackers who printed false betting slips (Daily Telegraph)

Two IT experts have admitted stealing thousands of pounds from casinos by printing false winning betting slips.

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Drag racing

Camaro at launch, with Altered Vision in the right lane. Wheelstand, or “wheelie”, means torque has been wasted lifting the front end, rather than moving the vehicle.
In drag racing, the objective is to complete a certain distance, traditionally 1/4 mile, (400 m), in the shortest possible time. The vehicles range [...]

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Mining The Hedge Funds (Forbes)

George Soros and John Paulson are betting on NovaGold.

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These Tech Stocks Will Make Me Rich (The Motley Fool)

I’m betting real money on these five stocks.

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NBA Betting: Sunday Doubleheader Recap (Covers.com)

The race for first place in the NBA’s Western Conference got a little tighter Sunday, as the Los Angeles Lakers suffered a third straight loss and the Denver Nuggets won a third straight game.  The first-place Lakers fell to the Magic in …

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The week that was in sports betting (Covers.com)

B. Sharps is the head oddsmaker for Legends.com . Well, players, a busy week has come to and end and it was a battle with the books barely getting the best of it.  Monday the books only won the Clippers and the Sooners in the college; the p…

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Big Jack: Betting on Manny (Sun Star)

LONDON — Manny Pacquiao’s last fight before he tries his luck in the political arena again is less than a week away but I have still not made up my mind if I would really put my hard earned money at read more

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Chilton betting shop staff threatened at knifepoint (Northern Echo)

TWO female betting shop attendants were threatened at knife point and locked in a back room when two men raided a bookmakers.

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