Todd Dewey
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas, NV, United States
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Bets after games started sting Bellagio, report says
Nearly a quarter-million in winning wagers were placed on Korean and Chinese baseball games after they had begun, a source told ESPN. → Read More
Bellagio bettor hits $250 10-team baseball parlay for $137K
A bettor at the Bellagio sportsbook turned $250 into $137,107.38 on Sunday after hitting a 10-team parlay on Korean and Chinese baseball. → Read More
William Hill bettor in Nevada loses $100K bet on UFC fight
A William Hill bettor in Nevada lost a $100,000 wager Saturday on Dan Hooker (+200) over Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC on ESPN 12 in Las Vegas. → Read More
Westgate sportsbook reopening: A behind-the-scenes look
The first two bets placed over the counter are for $2,000 each on the St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins to earn the top seeds in their respective NHL conferences. → Read More
Caesars Palace sportsbook will reopen Friday
The Caesars Palace racebook and sportsbook will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday and closed Monday and Tuesday. → Read More
MGM Resorts bettor places $157K in NFL wagers at Bellagio
The gambler made three bets on teams to win their division and four wagers on season win totals. The largest bet was $41,250 on the Jaguars to go under 5 wins (-165). → Read More
Here’s a list of Las Vegas Valley sportsbooks reopening Thursday
Las Vegas casinos will reopen Thursday, and so will many of the valley’s sportsbooks. Here is a list of most of the books that will reopen Thursday. → Read More
Sportsbooks expect UNLV to struggle in Marcus Arroyo’s first year
Only five teams have a lower season win total than the Rebels at Caesars Entertainment. They are in the bottom 11 of 130 FBS schools with a win total of 3. → Read More
Best bets for UFC on ESPN 9 in Las Vegas
The UFC returns to Las Vegas for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 9 card at its Apex facility. Handicapper Lou Finocchiaro has three plays for the event, which is headlined by a welterweight bout between Tyron Woodley (19-4-1) and Gilbert Burns (18-3). Woodley (-160) over Burns Former UFC welterweight champion Woodley is looking to redeem himself after last year’s loss to Kamaru Usman. “He laid the… → Read More
William Hill cashes Golden Knights division title tickets
The book has graded all division leaders (Vegas, St. Louis, Boston, Washington) as winners and refunded wagers on the runners-up (Edmonton, Colorado, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia). → Read More
Golden Knights now 6-1 co-favorites to win Stanley Cup
The Golden Knights are the 6-1 co-favorites — with the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning — to win the 2020 Stanley Cup in a 24-team postseason format. → Read More
Which NFL player will score first TD at Allegiant Stadium?
The Westgate sportsbook has posted odds on 18 players to score the first regular-season touchdown at Allegiant Stadium. → Read More
Plenty of bets, banter expected for Tiger-Peyton, Phil-Tom match
With Peyton Manning and noted trash talker Phil Mickelson in the mix, Sunday’s showdown should be more entertaining than the first Tiger-Phil match in 2018 at Shadow Creek. → Read More
Raiders QB controversy? Carr props lowered because of Mariota
The Westgate sportsbook, which posted 20 Raiders player props, is banking on quarterback Marcus Mariota cutting into Derek Carr’s playing time this season. → Read More
Full list of 20 Raiders player props at Westgate
The total on Derek Carr’s gross passing yards is 3,099½, a number he’s surpassed in each of his six NFL seasons, including 4,054 last season. → Read More
Nevada bettor wins $25K on $100 10-team pingpong parlay
The William Hill bettor played 10 favorites Tuesday in Russian table tennis, and they all prevailed. The sportsbook takes more than $100,000 in daily wagers on the sport. → Read More
Las Vegas oddsmakers pick NFL draft’s biggest winners, losers
The Green Bay Packers were the biggest loser, in the opinion of Westgate sportsbook vice president of risk Ed Salmons and Sunset Station sportsbook director Chuck Esposito. → Read More
Woods-Manning favored over Mickelson-Brady in golf match
Westgate sportsbook oddsmaker Jeff Sherman said he would make Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning -150 favorites over Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson (+130) in an 18-hole match. → Read More
Circa Sports offers NFL MVP odds on 87 players
Circa Sports has posted odds on 87 players to win The Associated Press’ NFL MVP award. Patrick Mahomes is the 5-1 favorite, and Lamar Jackson is the 6-1 second choice. → Read More
Westgate sportsbook adds location in Colorado
The Westgate sportsbook announced Monday that it will open its first location outside of Las Vegas at The Lodge Casino in Black Hawk, located 40 miles from Denver. → Read More