1. 03-29-11 03:35 PM #1
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    Yes, Someone Bet $10 On VCU To Win It All

    http://content.usatoday.com/communit...at-5000-to-1/1

    The sportsbook at the Las Vegas Hilton is sweating out the Final Four a little more than its Sin City counterparts.

    That's because a person put in a $10 bet at the sportsbook earlier this season on Virginia Commonwealth to win the national championship -- at 5,000 to 1.

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    Should the Rams win two more games and cut down the nets in Houston, this particular fan will cash in a ticket worth $50,000.

    "We definitely have some liability associated with VCU winning the title," Hilton book manager Jay Kornegay told Covers.com. "I can't say I'm comfortable."

    At one point this season, the Las Vegas Hilton listed VCU at 9,999 to 1. When the NCAA tournament started and with VCU one of eight teams playing in the first round in Dayton, the Rams were listed in the "field" grouping, which opened at 200 to 1.

    "They probably would have been much higher like 400- or 500-1, if they weren't associated with the field" Kornegay said. "But because they were playing in the play-in game, we put them in the field. I mean we had them at 200-1 to win the region."

    And the Hilton isn't the only sportsbook with its eye on the Rams:

    Jay Rood, book manager at the Mirage, told Covers.com Sunday that he took "significant" futures action on VCU at 175-1 and Butler at 150-1. Mike Colbert, book manager at the M, told the Las Vegas Review Journal that he took some big-money bets on VCU at 16-1 before the Sweet 16. And, over at Caesars, sportsbook analyst Todd Furhman wrote a ticket on the Rams at 500-1 in January.

    But the sportsbooks aren't reaching into their wallets yet. The Rams still have to win two more games before these tickets can be cashed.
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  2. 03-29-11 03:37 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by LVBOUND View Post
    http://content.usatoday.com/communit...at-5000-to-1/1
    "We definitely have some liability associated with VCU winning the title," Hilton book manager Jay Kornegay told Covers.com. "I can't say I'm comfortable."
    Can they hype this up anymore? The Hilton is sweating 50 dimes?

    Lol.
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  3. 03-29-11 03:46 PM #3
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    Maybe they will call him up and offer him 5 dimes right now....
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  4. 03-29-11 03:49 PM #4
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    No Deal! He should want it all!!!!
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  5. 03-29-11 03:52 PM #5
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    Good thing this bet wasnt made over at EZ Sportsbook cuz im sure the player would be accused of being a bot.
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  6. 03-29-11 03:53 PM #6
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    Damn syndicate play.
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  7. 03-29-11 03:54 PM #7
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    50,000 is probably a drop in the bucket for them. I can imagine they made millions and millions from bettors over the past many years. Good luck to the guy if he wins.
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  8. 03-29-11 03:55 PM #8
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    When do you start hedging against this?
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  9. 03-29-11 04:04 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by BstHcpr View Post
    When do you start hedging against this?
    Now.
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  10. 03-29-11 04:06 PM #10
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    wow must be nice. I thought I was lucky to have 100-1 and 37-1 but not even close to this guy!

    He should definately do some edging!
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  11. 03-29-11 04:06 PM #11
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    $50,000, hilton, sweating?? yea right.... they make/lose that on one crap table in an hour. dumb article
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  12. 03-29-11 04:12 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by BstHcpr View Post
    When do you start hedging against this?
    lol you hedge now becuase their are only 2 games left lmao
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  13. 03-29-11 04:16 PM #13
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    So if VCU wins they payout $50k....what, they didn't take any Ohio State/Duke/ Kansas action?
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  14. 03-29-11 04:19 PM #14
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    Awesome hedging power now!
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  15. 03-29-11 04:21 PM #15
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    you got to have money to hedge
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  16. 03-29-11 04:26 PM #16
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    Why write up a story on this before they have even won it... free advertising for the books, I'm sure they are content with the free advertising in place of a couple lucky fuks taking home 50k.

    I certainly would not get my hopes and would feel jinxed with a write-up if I was the player knowing VCU has red hot Butler and UConn/UK to face still. Stupid publicity at this point... at least wait until they're in the finals.
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  17. 03-29-11 04:30 PM #17
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    What about all the losing futures on every other team? Pretty sure they're coming out ahead. Anything to have a story in the paper that shows someone with a chance to "hit it big". Makes for nice headlines and for the droves to come in and bet and lose on their favorite teams in the future.

    Mike Colbert, book manager at the M, told the Las Vegas Review Journal that he took some big-money bets on VCU at 16-1 before the Sweet 16.

    Must be some big and incredibly dumb money. Let's see:
    +200 vs. FSU
    +800 (I got it) vs. Kansas
    +125 vs. Butler
    +200ish in the final
    Parlay that shit and you got 181 to 1. And they're sweating "big (dumb) money at 16-1"? Funny chit. If someone bet $1000 on that I wonder how they would feel to know that they gave up $175,000 because they don't know how to wager.
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  18. 03-29-11 04:41 PM #18
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    do you believe in miracles? like a lottery ticket, happy when it hits.
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  19. 03-29-11 04:44 PM #19
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    hope he wins cause its nice to see someone beat the book
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  20. 03-29-11 04:52 PM #20
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    conn will win the whole thing .sportsbooks will not lose.
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  21. 03-29-11 05:00 PM #21
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    Even if all these casinos pay out theses VCU winners if they cash they would have leveled off 50x it in kansas bets alone.
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  22. 03-29-11 06:19 PM #22
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    "At one point this season, the Las Vegas Hilton listed VCU at 9,999 to 1."

    Man what if you bet $10 on that. I would probably hedge.
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  23. 03-29-11 06:36 PM #23
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    This is just for pub for the Vegas books, wow 50000 who cares, now if someone that was a VCU grad put a thousand on them at 5000-1 I could see but this shit, what a pub grab.
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  24. 03-29-11 06:38 PM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by kbr420 View Post
    $50,000, hilton, sweating?? yea right.... they make/lose that on one crap table in an hour. dumb article
    This
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  25. 03-29-11 06:42 PM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by clint227 View Post
    Maybe they will call him up and offer him 5 dimes right now....
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  26. 03-29-11 06:46 PM #26
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    it's worth more than the 50k in publicity for hilton... people will flock there to make next years bets if VCU wins. hilton will prevail however.
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  27. 03-29-11 06:48 PM #27
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    Wow...sucks for him that they won't win. Never say never, butttt, still a long shot IMHO. We'll see.
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  28. 03-29-11 06:49 PM #28
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    maybe if it was 50 million they would sweat it...but hell they won't even sweat it for 5 million...sure they will notice it and say WTF... but they aren't sweating it...
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  29. 03-29-11 06:51 PM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by LLXC View Post
    Now.
    qft
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  30. 03-29-11 07:00 PM #30
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    Easy game to hedge what is left of this ticket. Chances are he already hedged most of it before the Kansas game.
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  31. 03-29-11 07:05 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by d2bets View Post
    What about all the losing futures on every other team? Pretty sure they're coming out ahead. Anything to have a story in the paper that shows someone with a chance to "hit it big". Makes for nice headlines and for the droves to come in and bet and lose on their favorite teams in the future. Mike Colbert, book manager at the M, told the Las Vegas Review Journal that he took some big-money bets on VCU at 16-1 before the Sweet 16. Must be some big and incredibly dumb money. Let's see: +200 vs. FSU +800 (I got it) vs. Kansas +125 vs. Butler +200ish in the final Parlay that shit and you got 181 to 1. And they're sweating "big (dumb) money at 16-1"? Funny chit. If someone bet $1000 on that I wonder how they would feel to know that they gave up $175,000 because they don't know how to wager.
    Enough said.

    I'm rolling around laughing hysterically at the thought that the Hilton is sweating 50G's, since when did they become an elementary school local bookie?
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  32. 03-29-11 07:13 PM #32
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    Bullshit

    this shit is crazy!
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  33. 03-29-11 11:50 PM #33
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    Not to mention they are probably going to make a lot of money on people betting against vcu over the next Two games if vcu actually wins them. I'm sure they will be fine if vcu wins it
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  34. 03-30-11 12:58 AM #34
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    he/she probly made like 20 or more 10d bets on longshots, which in year like this wasnt a bad idea. and if they have any sense they have 10k or more on butler
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  35. 03-30-11 01:09 AM #35
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    Yes, definitely should hedge
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