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Put Your Money On the Pride of PR

If you, like me, are paying $50 ($60 for HD) for tonight's fight then you might as make things more interesting with a small wager. Obviously I'm taking Cotto for the win, but when and by what means make all the difference. Continue after the jump where I'll break down all of the possible betting a...

by Retired|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Charles Barkley's Petulance About His Gambling Problem Is Truly Entertaining

The always entertaining Round Mound of Double Down is still hanging out at casinos ("It's for charity!) for the "Ante Up For Africa" tournament and caught up with RawVegas to, once again, let people know he's not gambling. Apparently, it it's the media's fault that he's no longer allowed to gamble. ...

by A.J. Daulerio|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Charles Barkley Doing His Best To Ignore His Gambling Problem

"It's for charity!" That's Charles Barkley's excuse as to why, only a little more than a month removed from his on-air vow to not gamble for a "year or two", will be back at the poker tables July 2nd in the "Ante Up For Africa" tournament. ("It's for charity!")...

by A.J. Daulerio|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Bet On A Charles Barkley Gambling Backslide

Charles Barkley's gambling debts may be paid-off, but that doesn't mean his reputation as a problem gambler will be going away anytime soon....

by A.J. Daulerio|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Newcastle Owner Now Slightly Richer

Newcastle have been on quite a run as of late, and Mike Ashley is taking full advantage. The club's billionaire owner recently strolled into his local casino (note to self: move to England) and had a seat at the roulette wheel, the greatest table game of them all. Ashley decided to make the boldest ...

by Retired|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

gambling - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinParlay O' the Week

Amateur athletics and gambling go together like bacon and hot fudge. Each weekend I will share some of my valuable college football gambling wisdom with you, the reader. Just remember, most of said "wisdom" comes from years of losing ridiculously speculative bets; when you lose all your money don't ...

by Unsilent Majority|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

An Easy Way For Athletes To Make Money In Europe

Apparently, the English Premier League doesn't get nearly as worked up about players gambling on their own sports as we prudish Americans do....

by Leitch|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

The Rockies Could Make Some Folks Some Cash

We kick off our World Series coverage in the first place many of you will be looking: The arena of gambling. We tend to think this series as rather tight, hardly some obvious mismatch ... but it appears Vegas disagrees....

by Leitch|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Six NBA Referees Aren't Suspended For Gambling, But Instead Suspended

This morning, we learned about a few unmentioned NBA referees being disciplined by David Stern for minor gambling infractions. But if you heard this first on MSNBC, you might be a little confused by the conflicting subhead/lede combination. So I'm here to clear this up....

by sussman|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

For My Next Bet, I'll Need A Volunteer From The SEC

You've got a half hour left to put down money on amateur athletes. You're desperate. I mean, REALLY desperate. You turn to Deadspin for three shoe-in victories. You'll probably only cash in on one of them, but it's that one game in which you'll be forever indebted to me....

by sussman|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Bets O' the Week

Gambling and amateur athletics go together like college girls and booze, here are this weeks college football gambling tips... I'm not going to lie to you, I don't know dick. I'm about as familiar with these games as I was with the Haftorah portion at my Bar Mitzvah, and that shit was two-thirds gib...

by Unsilent Majority|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Maj's Bets O' The Week

Amateur athletics and gambling go together like Will and black fabric. Which is why I asked the Paul to my Mary, Unsilent Majority, to share more of his college football gambling wisdom with us here today. Obvious disclaimer: this shit could be wrong. Horribly, horribly wrong. But hey, good luck! Ta...

by skeets|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Maj's Parlay O' The Week

Amateur athletics and gambling go together like campfires and hallucinogenic mushrooms. Which is why I asked the Selleck to my Guttenberg, Unsilent Majority, to share some more of his valuable college football gambling wisdom with us today. Dumb disclaimer: the following "wisdom" could be wrong. The...

by skeets|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Parlay O' the Week

by gambling - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinUnsilent Majority|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

You can now bet on fantasy football. Well, Vegas-like betting. Well ... oh, just read it. [USA Today]...

by Leitch|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

ESPN4? That Was Supposed to Be A Secret!

Jon Gruden, the diminutive yet effusive head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, told everyone listening exactly what he thinks of the ESPN report linking Bruce Gradkowski to a point shaving investigation. In the midst of defending his quarterback against alleged...allegations(?) Gruden took dead aim...

by Unsilent Majority|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Parlay 'O the Week

Amateur athletics and gambling go together like bacon and hot fudge. With that in mind, it's my privilege to introduce a new feature, the Parlay 'o the Week. Each weekend I'm around these parts I will share some of my gambling wisdom with you, the reader. Just remember, most of said "wisdom" comes f...

by Unsilent Majority|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

A Brief History Of Sportswriter Gambling

The ombudsman over at The Washington Post is appalled to learn that Post writers have been gambling on The Masters, saying, "maybe the Masters bets next year should be in Oreos, not cash," which, if you've looked at the people covering The Masters lately, is probably what they're spending their mone...

by Leitch|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

That's Not Quite What Pete Said, Actually

With all the hullabaloo around Pete Rose's "admission" yesterday that he "bet on the Reds every night" — a story so overblown that even Katie Couric was talking about it, chatting with beer pong specialist Armen Keteyian — Keith Olbermann, who did the Rose interview along with Dan Patrick on ESPN Ra...

by Leitch|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Charles Barkley Will Split Those Nines And You Cannot Stop Him

We imagine that a night of gambling with Charles Barkley must be a lot like the scene in Casino where Nicky Santoro is losing at blackjack; very little tipping, and at some point Don Rickles ends up being savagely pummeled. Sunday was an exception though, as Barkley announced that he won $700,000 in...

by rickchand|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

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