Area stars (Sports wagering) take shot in Breeders Crown

Area stars take shot in Breeders Crown
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Thistledown rider Jane Magrell finished third in Saturday's Female Jockey Challenge at Hoosier Park, winning one of the five races as Tara Hemmings took the title with two victories. . . . Keith Gisser is sharing his wagering advice on the Northfield
Ryan Stetson Archive
Covers.com - Ryan Stetson is an Associate Editor for Covers.com. Ryan, a graduate of the University of King's College Journalism School, has been covering the ins and outs of sports wagering for four years. Check out his columns and articles to get the inside
Downs' results on hold
Louisville Courier-Journal - Reporting gross wagering dollars is not a good metric of how the business is really doing," said Steve Sexton, the track president and company executive vice president. The track's cut of each dollar wager varies anywhere from 1.5 cents on the
Talk of efforts to fix matches rattles pro tennis circuit
International Herald Tribune - The growth of Internet gambling globally has had a powerful impact on sports wagering. In 2005, for example, $12 billion was bet online, according to Christiansen Capital Advisors, a research firm based in Maine. In Europe, Asia and Australia, the
Friendly wagers at sea
Regina Leader-Post - Grey Cup wagering has hit the high seas. Football fans on the HMCS Regina and HMCS Winnipeg -- both based in Victoria -- as well as the naval reserves in those cities have engaged one another in a friendly wager as the Saskatchewan Roughriders and