do you know what the take was on the game? i got a feeling vegas cleaned house and the offshores too. though i think the offshores may have been hit at halftime with carolina. just curious if you got any feedback or figures yet.
senor capper?
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I'll find out
I'll find out
the numbers & post em
Oh YES Vegas definitely raked it in !!! :yup
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I'll find out
the numbers & post em
Oh YES Vegas definitely raked it in !!! :yup
SC
Nevada bettors wager record numbers
Nevada bettors wager record numbers
February 4, 2004
Super Bowl-Betting
LAS VEGAS (AP) _ The Super Bowl was a record-setter in Vegas.
Bettors wagered a record $81.2 million on the New England-Carolina matchup, with Nevada sports books winning a record $12.4 million, state gambling regulators said Wednesday.
The amount bet on Sunday's Super Bowl topped the previous mark of $77.2 million set in 1998, when Denver beat Green Bay, according to figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
``I don't think any of us anticipated that we would set a record,'' said Robert Walker, oddsmaker for MGM Mirage properties in Las Vegas. ``People were in a very good mood ... and they put their money down.''
The results from 152 legal sports books in the state underscored postgame comments from Las Vegas oddsmakers, who reported a double-digit increase in business from a year ago.
Sports books won big Sunday when the Patriots won 32-29 on a late field goal. Most oddsmakers had the Patriots favored by 7 points and the game's total score at about 38 points, meaning fans could bet whether the total score would be over or under that.
Frank Streshley, a research analyst with the state Gaming Control Board, said he couldn't explain why the handle, or the amount wagered, was higher than a year ago. He said casinos won because people bet the Super Bowl would be a low-scoring game.
The 15.3 percent casino win ratio was less than the 16.3 percent in 2001, when $67.7 million was wagered and the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants, 34-7. Because the bet total was lower, casinos won $11.2 million that year.
Nevada sports books took $71.6 million in wagers on the Super Bowl a year ago, and reported winning $5.2 million, a ratio of 7.3 percent.
Casinos won just $472,033 in 1998, a ratio of 0.6 percent.
Nevada bettors wager record numbers
February 4, 2004
Super Bowl-Betting
LAS VEGAS (AP) _ The Super Bowl was a record-setter in Vegas.
Bettors wagered a record $81.2 million on the New England-Carolina matchup, with Nevada sports books winning a record $12.4 million, state gambling regulators said Wednesday.
The amount bet on Sunday's Super Bowl topped the previous mark of $77.2 million set in 1998, when Denver beat Green Bay, according to figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
``I don't think any of us anticipated that we would set a record,'' said Robert Walker, oddsmaker for MGM Mirage properties in Las Vegas. ``People were in a very good mood ... and they put their money down.''
The results from 152 legal sports books in the state underscored postgame comments from Las Vegas oddsmakers, who reported a double-digit increase in business from a year ago.
Sports books won big Sunday when the Patriots won 32-29 on a late field goal. Most oddsmakers had the Patriots favored by 7 points and the game's total score at about 38 points, meaning fans could bet whether the total score would be over or under that.
Frank Streshley, a research analyst with the state Gaming Control Board, said he couldn't explain why the handle, or the amount wagered, was higher than a year ago. He said casinos won because people bet the Super Bowl would be a low-scoring game.
The 15.3 percent casino win ratio was less than the 16.3 percent in 2001, when $67.7 million was wagered and the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants, 34-7. Because the bet total was lower, casinos won $11.2 million that year.
Nevada sports books took $71.6 million in wagers on the Super Bowl a year ago, and reported winning $5.2 million, a ratio of 7.3 percent.
Casinos won just $472,033 in 1998, a ratio of 0.6 percent.
