1. 12-03-09 09:29 AM #1
    hillardoh
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    las vegas sportsbooks & celebrities

    Has any one ever been to a las vegas sportsbook and seen sports commentators,celebrities or former pro athletes laying money on a game before ?
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  2. 12-03-09 09:58 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by hillardoh View Post
    Has any one ever been to a las vegas sportsbook and seen sports commentators,celebrities or former pro athletes laying money on a game before ?
    i woudnt bet my life on it,but when i went to the excalibur a month ago i belive i was sitting a row from john kelly.iwas in the sportsbook with the family watching the usf and west virgina.
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  3. 12-03-09 11:56 AM #3
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    i have seen this happen in vegas but i'm not going to name who it was for fear of retribution.

    at potawatomi in milwaukee i have seen lou piniella a bunch of times playing the horses, we don't have sports betting here so he couldn't get into trouble that way...
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  4. 12-03-09 12:18 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by milwaukee mike View Post
    i have seen this happen in vegas but i'm not going to name who it was for fear of retribution.

    at potawatomi in milwaukee i have seen lou piniella a bunch of times playing the horses, we don't have sports betting here so he couldn't get into trouble that way...
    I have seen Lou Piniella here in Chicago at a place called Stretch Run in the River North neighborhood.........he had a private room with a few other people and was betting the ponies
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  5. 12-03-09 05:53 PM #5
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    I saw JayZ put $100,000 on the Giants ML for the 2008 Super Bowl, was at the MGM in Vegas.
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  6. 12-04-09 02:35 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by spartangreen View Post
    I saw JayZ put $100,000 on the Giants ML for the 2008 Super Bowl, was at the MGM in Vegas.
    hmmm this interesting since hes part owner of the nets
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  7. 12-04-09 02:46 PM #7
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    How does that have to do with anything though? Hes just a new york fan obviously...Dont think that 100K would have hurt him had he lost.
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  8. 12-04-09 03:22 PM #8
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    Saw Tom Tolbert at the MGM sportsbook during March Madness two years ago. Don't know if he actually placed any bets, though. But why else would he be there?
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  9. 12-05-09 11:23 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by mdemps9190 View Post
    How does that have to do with anything though? Hes just a new york fan obviously...Dont think that 100K would have hurt him had he lost.
    ohh I forgot the nba has an open door policy about owners betting on games or even stepping foot inside a sportsbook. good job david stern.
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  10. 12-06-09 01:01 AM #10
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    saw pete rose at mgm grand betting horses.
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  11. 12-06-09 09:49 AM #11
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  12. 12-06-09 09:57 AM #12
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    The numbers are huge. Go into Caesars, the Mirage, MGM, or any other numbers of hotels and you can always find a celeb or sports figure wagering on a game, a horse, or a table. I have seen dozens of them,and have not seen a winner out of the lot. Milwaukee Mike, why would you fear retribution form a sports figure gambling in Vegas? It happens all the time. If anything, they are the ones who have to watchout for retribution.
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  13. 02-18-12 05:32 PM #13
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    did you see pete rose bet on ball games?
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  14. 02-19-12 04:28 PM #14
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  16. 02-19-12 05:40 PM #16
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    Floyd walks into the M with a wheelbarrow full of money regularly.

    Luckiest book in town.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hillardoh View Post
    Has any one ever been to a las vegas sportsbook and seen sports commentators,celebrities or former pro athletes laying money on a game before ?
    Vince Neil at the Bellagio over the Super Bowl
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  18. 02-19-12 09:12 PM #18
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    Rick Pitino and Ray Romano last year at The Mirage playing horses.
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    Saw Dennis Rodman playing in the sportsbook last year.
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  20. 02-20-12 09:31 PM #20
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  21. 02-21-12 04:48 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by goblue12 View Post
    Floyd walks into the M with a wheelbarrow full of money regularly.

    Luckiest book in town.

    No lie. They will take any amount from that guy too.
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  22. 02-22-12 04:00 PM #22
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    which book usually offers the best odds on things like futures? I heard wynn is good
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