sports books in las vegas are paying out big money. those who were betting on the team to win. and the bears fell 89-68 against ten-ranked west virginia last night. the whole crowd in morgantown stormed the court after the mountaineers victory. the first of their season, the largest in a.p. poll history by a team in its first ever game as number one. and in hartford, connecticut, head coach chino amiana and the team looked
nfl wild card game. it sets up a match-up for the new england patriots and also sets up today s most important number of the day, 16. so how about this. why are we highlighting this? this is historic. this is the match-up. the texans won on saturday. this coming saturday. it ll be new england, chilly foxboro. they have the better record, they ve won all those super bowls. they are expected to win this game. that is our most important number of the day. 16. now if you don t now how this all works. it s basically this. everybody who s betting on these games practically in las vegas or maybe in some of those illegal sports books that have been known to pop up around the country. they expect the patriots are going to win. if you want to bet on the game, you can t bet that the patriots win and the texans lose. you have to take the points spread. expected the patriots to win this game by 16.
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sports bedding, according to the nevada gaming commission. $3.2 billion was wagered in sports bets in the casinos in 2011. 41% was handled just for football. in the last few years, web sites like draft kings become more popular. not the video you re seeing right there. that is where players play daily for weekly fantasy sports contests with the promise of winning real money. this is what it looks like when real people win $1 million. playing fantasy football. well, fandual and draft kings are estimated to bring in a combined $60 million in entry fees in the first week of the nfl season. compare that to sports books in las vegas set to take in $30 million. we were supposed to have a sound bite from mark ed elman, so we ll bring him back later in the show. in just a moment, on a mission.
the cavaliers and warriors in what may be an nba preview. lebron james scored a season high 42 points. they were able to hold the curry brothers to 31 points. they have won 17 of 19. a little bad news. kyrie irving left the game with an injured shoulder. he is scheduled for an mri later today. when olympic athletes go for goal in 2016 gamblers will go for the green. nevada gaming commission approved an amendment to state regulations allowing sports books to offer betting on olympic events. it is outlawed in 2001 when john mccain called for ban on amateur sports. other internet sites allow bets. christine, it is interesting.