Largest NFL Point Spreads Ever

September 17, 2018

A few recent tweets stated they have never seen a spread this big in the NFL. But, those of us who have been in the business for any length of time know that there have been bigger spreads. The first ...

Point Shaving in Sports Betting History

January 27, 2014

The title names this scandal a candidate for one of the worst events in sports betting history and that’s because the point shaving scandal of 1951 was one bad.  Here we’ll take a closer look, de...

History: The Cronje Affair and the Sportsbook

January 20, 2014

Though the Cronje Affair actually occurred in 1996, it was not made public until 2000.  In short, what happened was that there was a man by the name of Hansie Cronje who was the captain of a national...

Sports Betting in History: Rumors of Wrongdoing: The 1906 Sports Betting Scandal

January 02, 2014

Sports betting has been around for almost as long as there have been sports to bet on. While no one knows for sure exactly when the first bet was placed on a sporting event, what we do know is that sp...

The History of Sports Betting in America

November 25, 2013

America has a long history with sports and from the very beginning there has been sports betting action whenever people were engaged with competitive athletics. America was built by risk-takers – me...

NBA Point Shaving

October 31, 2013

With the college basketball season quickly approaching and the NBA’s preseason in full gear, the sportsbooks have already begun accepting bets on regular season, division, and championship wins ...

A Brief History of Sports Betting in The United States

October 02, 2013

Betting on sports in the United States has been in practice since the very first days of this country’s existence. Through changes in laws, the rise of casinos, and finally the creation of the i...