The one-point win for the Jazz against the spread shows just how good Las Vegas oddsmakers are at setting lines. The sportsbooks and casinos will be hoping for the Warriors to prevail as expected, as many bettors are taking the long odds and taking a chance, albeit a big one, on Utah.<\/p>\n
William Hill says 90 percent of its tickets on the Warriors-Jazz series have been on the underdog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
With the Warriors up 1-0, the SuperBook line has swollen to Utah at +3000, and the Warriors now at -20000.<\/p>\n
ESPN’s “Chalk” is a special sports gambling section of the website devoted to Las Vegas. Last week, the Connecticut-headquartered sports media group announced it was firing over 100 television personalities and journalists from the network.<\/p>\n
\n“A necessary component of managing change involves constantly evaluating how we best utilize all of our resources,” ESPN President John Skipper said in a statement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nNumerous well-known “front-facing” employees were let go, but “Chalk” journalist David Purdum apparently wasn’t on the chopping block. That could signal that ESPN understands the importance of covering the sports betting market as a growing movement to legalize the industry continues across the US.<\/p>\n
Many gambling\u00a0observers believe the time is right to repeal the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act that banned sports betting in 1992. American Gaming Association President Geoff Freeman recently opined, “We’re closer than at any point in the past several decades to making that a reality.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An enthusiastic sports bettor in Las Vegas put $50,000 on the Golden State Warriors besting the Utah Jazz in their Western Conference NBA Playoffs semifinals series. Should the Bay Area team prevail in the best-of-seven matchup, the gambler stands to receive just $500. That’s the reality of taking the huge favorite, and oddsmakers in Las […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":49612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,18,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Sports Bettor Who Placed $50,000 on Golden State Stands to Win $500<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n