Sports Betting

Treatment of racing dogs

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Living Conditions
In many of the countries where there are large greyhound race tracks with gambling, the dogs live in kennels at or near the track or by their trainers.
In the United States, the kennels are indoor crates stacked two levels high, with the females usually kept on the upper level, and males on [...]

Greyhound racing today

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Several greyhounds before a race.
Today greyhound racing continues in many countries around the world. The main greyhound racing and gambling countries are:

Australia
Ireland
United Kingdom
United States In the United States there are greyhound tracks in the following 15 states

Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Colorado
Connecticut
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Oregon
Rhode Island
Texas
West Virginia
Wisconsin

New Zealand

Smaller scale greyhound racing is ongoing in:

Many European Countries
Argentina
Brazil
China (only in Macau)
Mexico
Spain
Pakistan
Vietnam

This [...]

Horse racing in North America

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Monmouth Racetrack in New Jersey in May 2005.
In the United States, races can occur on flat surfaces of either dirt or grass, generally thoroughbred racing; other tracks offer quarter horse racing and harness racing, or combinations of these three types of racing. Racing with other breeds, such as Arabian horse racing, [...]

Baseball gameplay

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

 Diagram of a baseball field (the term diamond may be used to refer to the square area defined by the four bases or to the entire playing field). The dimensions given are for professional and professional-style games; children often play on smaller fields.
The complete Official Rules can be found www.mlb.com, the [...]

Ice hockey

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Ice hockey, referred to simply as hockey in Canada and the United States, is a team sport played on ice. It is one of the world’s fastest sports, with players on skates capable of going high speeds on natural or artificial ice surfaces. The most prominent ice hockey nations are Canada, Czech [...]

Jai-Alai geographic distribution

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

In countries such as France, Spain and Mexico the game of jai-alai is popular; in some regions, the game is played in almost every town and city.
In the United States, jai-alai enjoyed some popularity as a gambling alternative to horse racing and remains popular in Florida, where the game is used as [...]

History of baseball

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

The New York Giants baseball team, circa 1910.
Origins of baseball
The distinct evolution of baseball from among the various bat-and-ball games is difficult to pin down. However, it is mainly agreed that modern baseball is an American development from earlier British games, such as rounders, with possible influences from cricket.
1886 baseball [...]

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 [...]