
Originally Posted by
megamillionslose
Pretty sure the few states who already had the foresight to introduce sports betting bills will be ready to roll in '17 once NJ finally wins their appeal later this year. Unfortunately there are other big issues to debate once finally approved.
NJ sports bookies subject to 2% federal excise tax on total handle (not the .025 in NV). That's 44% of the profit on 11/10 football bets. What will other states demand?
Nevada sports books contribute just $16 mil to state coffers in 2015. Sports betting hardly a panacea for state budgets. No true incentive for arguing legal sports wagering will make states a ton of extra money.
Some bookies will be looking to milk their fish/clients for the max, they charge TWICE the odds of their competitors. E.g. 20 cent lines instead of 10 cent lines. Pinnacle Sports will take a $20,000 wager from ANYBODY on some games. You CANNOT bet $5,000 on it at ANY Las Vegas casino unless you are a known whale who has dropped 5x that amount on BJ or craps. Licensed state bookies will probably be the same as those from NV as bean counters have taken over while independent bookies are virtually extinct. Win too much & you will be persona non grata