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Basketball
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005.
Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points on one other by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules.
Since its invention in 1891, it has developed to [...] -
Baseball
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
A view of the playing field at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Baseball is a team sport popular in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and East Asia. The modern game was developed in the United States from early bat-and-ball games played in Britain, and it has become the national sport of the [...] -
Bar bet
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
A bar bet is a bet made between two patrons at a bar. Bar bets can range from wagers about little-known trivia, such as obscure historical facts, to feats of skill and strength. Some bar bets are intended to trick the other party into losing.
Famous bar betsThe annual Midnight Sun baseball game [...]
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Fixed-odds gambling
Sunday, October 19th, 2008
Fixed-odds gambling is a form of gambling against odds offered by a bookmaker, an individual, or on a bet exchange.
Calculating fixed odds
It is customary with fixed-odds gambling to know the expected odds at the time of the placement of the wager (the “live price”), however this category also accommodates wagers whose price [...]