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Old 10-27-2009, 09:57 AM   #115
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Last week was one of the worst ever for bookmakers in Vegas:

http://www.lvrj.com/sports/rancid-te...-65968977.html

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The bottom line from Week 7 in the NFL: It was the best Sunday to be a bettor, and the worst Sunday to be a bookmaker.

''I can't remember an NFL season with this many bad teams,'' said Las Vegas Hilton sports book director Jay Kornegay, who has been in the business for 22 years. "No doubt, it was the worst day ever for the books.


''We can't attract money on these poor teams. We keep losing on the same teams. They are not even close to covering.''


''These are things you don't hear in a sports book: What's that (betting) number on the Rams? Hey, I love the Buccaneers.''

Kornegay said more than 90 percent of the straight bets made at the Hilton on the Colts-Rams game were on the Colts.

The bookmakers and oddsmakers need to ''aggressively adjust'' the numbers, Kornegay said, so we might soon be seeing 17- or 20-point favorites in the NFL.


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