Archive for February 12th, 2010

• W-B sports bar focus of federal betting charges (The Citizens Voice)

  February 12, 2010

  [Story ID: 616] Pat Patte Jr., the owner of Patte’s Sports Bar in Wilkes-Barre, has been charged with wire fraud in an apparent betting ring that has already led to charges against a bar employee and another man, according to court papers.

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• Brown favorite to win Sprite Slam Dunk competition

  February 12, 2010

  [Story ID: 593] Lakers high-flying guard Shannon Brown is favored to win the Sprite Slam Dunk contest on Saturday. Brown, who is appearing in his first All-Star event, has been given odds of +100. “The things he can to do are crazy,” Pau Gasol said. “It's lik…

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• Report: Nets eye Duke's Krzyzewski, Memphis' Calipari

  February 12, 2010

  [Story ID: 594] The New Jersey Nets have expressed interest in landing either Duke's Mike Krzyzewski or Kentucky's John Calipari as the team's next coach, according to a report Friday in the New York Daily News . The United States men's national team coach, Krz…

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• Bryant affects All-Star spread; total more popular bet

  February 12, 2010

  [Story ID: 595] The 2010 All-Star game will be played Sunday at 8:20 p.m. (ET) on TNT. NBA bettors, along with players and coaches, are afforded the opportunity to take a few days off during the break but the All-Star game, as well as the events prior, provide wag…

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• Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta set to race in April

  February 12, 2010

  [Story ID: 596] Rachel Alexandra will tune up for her heralded duel with Zenyatta at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans in March, according to the Associated Press . The Preakness Stakes winner will open her 2010 campaign in the New Orleans Ladies on March 13. Zenya…

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• Fair Grounds betting this season through January down about 25 percent (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

  February 12, 2010

  [Story ID: 613] Alexander Barkoff/The Associated PressBetting at the Fair Grounds and off track is down 25 percent.Through January, 50 racing days, betting this season at the Fair Grounds, both on-track and from all sources, was down about 25 percent from the figures…

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• Premier League Poker Main Event – Phil Laak wins Heat 1

  February 12, 2010

  [Story ID: 599] Premier League Poker main event just kicked off few minutes ago. Poker stars like Phil Hellmuth, Vanessa Rousso and JC Tran, alongside TeamParty’s Tony G and Ian Frazer, and the PartyPoker online qualifier Giovanni Safina are all up for the fight. All the action takes place at the M Resort in Las [...]

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• Snooker Player Bailed In Betting Scam Probe (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

  February 12, 2010

  [Story ID: 614] Snooker player Stephen Lee has been released on police bail following an investigation into suspicious betting patterns.

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• Lee not expecting charge over betting patterns (RT News)

  February 12, 2010

  [Story ID: 618] Snooker star Stephen Lee is not expecting to be charged following his arrest as part of an investigation into suspicious betting patterns, his management said today.

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• Twice the Ice: Hockey night in Canada betting breakdown

  February 12, 2010

  [Story ID: 597] Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens (+105, 5.5)

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