$$$—Sports Betting Thread—$$$

BrianFerentzForPresident said:
We can’t legally bet on instate teams, or prop bets (in response to one of your other posts).
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We can bet on in state teams. The only thing restricted is in-game props for Iowa teams.

So, we can bet on win/lose, O/U, win totals, and anything else for Iowa/ISU/UNI/Drake, just not the in game props in any game involving an Iowa team.

Prop bets for any other college or pro game are totally legal.

Sorry if that’s what you meant, I might not have understood you 100%. I’m kinda dumb, just ask around.
 
Fryowa said:
We can bet on in state teams. The only thing restricted is in-game props for Iowa teams.

So, we can bet on win/lose, O/U, win totals, and anything else for Iowa/ISU/UNI/Drake, just not the in game props in any game involving an Iowa team.

Prop bets for any other college or pro game are totally legal.

Sorry if that’s what you meant, I might not have understood you 100%. I’m kinda dumb, just ask around.
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Nope, I was mistaken. Thanks for the info!
 
CP87 said:
Don't ask because you have no idea, or because you have an inside source?

Sports gambling sounds like a hoot...except the first time I lost money, I would be guilt-ridden for a week straight, and I think I have a tendency toward addiction. I have sworn to give up Hawkeye message boards many times, only to come crawling back.
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Just gotta keep it sane. Here’s my take....

Anyone who bets on sports relatively intelligently (not homer betting, dropping $200 because you got a gut feeling, etc) should break slightly under even in the long run. This isn’t blackjack or slot machines where you’re guaranteed to lose. There is information available to everyone which is what makes it fun. If you bet $1,000 in say a two year period, and end up $200 down (and had fun doing it), that’s $8.33 a month that it cost you.

I have zero interest in gambling on casino games. None. I’ve spent exactly $40 in my life on a casino floor, stuck it in a slot machine and it vanished in 30 seconds. I literally have no clue what thrill people get from it.
 
Fry, did you go get all signed up?
I assume you have to start a account and make a deposit. Show id, ect.
Walk us through it.
So I can register at any casino? In this state as well as others?
 
Fryowa said:
Although...The average age of attendees at an Iowa basketball game is 79; they’d probably sell out every game if they could get Maude and Elaine to sit down at a nickel slot. Old Women luv slot machines!

Bus ‘em in by the hundreds and offer a nooner, and a free wet t-shirt contest entry on their birthday when they put at least $10 a month on their Carver Hawkeye Player Points Rewards Card.

They already have a rule that no standing or yelling is allowed at CHA, they might as well cater to their demographic.
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There, fixed it for ya!
 
Fryowa said:
Just gotta keep it sane. Here’s my take....

Anyone who bets on sports relatively intelligently (not homer betting, dropping $200 because you got a gut feeling, etc) should break slightly under even in the long run. This isn’t blackjack or slot machines where you’re guaranteed to lose. There is information available to everyone which is what makes it fun. If you bet $1,000 in say a two year period, and end up $200 down (and had fun doing it), that’s $8.33 a month that it cost you.

I have zero interest in gambling on casino games. None. I’ve spent exactly $40 in my life on a casino floor, stuck it in a slot machine and it vanished in 30 seconds. I literally have no clue what thrill people get from it.
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I'm not big on gambling, especially sports but man, the one time I went to Vegas I made close to $1000 playing blackjack, that was pretty fun for me. That's really the only time I've gambled in a Casino, would never do slots. The best thing about sports betting is that it gives you a rooting interest in every team you support. I dont think anything beats March Madness for this - if you have a dog in the fight it makes the games a lot more enjoyable. It's hard for me to watch sports where I have a neutral interest - when I don't care who wins? Do ya'll feel the same?
 
The andrenaline rush is real when you have a successful night gambling. I am just going to wager low dollar amounts. I have enough faith in myself that I can stick to low dollar amounts.

Let’s just say I am going to be a baller on a budget.:)
 
Will be yes. Wife and myself usually only go for the buffets or a concert, but now it will have something that I will at least be semi-interested in while physically there.
 
trj said:
The andrenaline rush is real when you have a successful night gambling. I am just going to wager low dollar amounts. I have enough faith in myself that I can stick to low dollar amounts.

Let’s just say I am going to be a baller on a budget.:)
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There was a photo finish at Dubuque Greyhound Greyhound Park many years ago. It wasn't an ordinary photo finish-it took about eleven minutes to figure out who got second. When you've got a potential big quinela win on the line, that seemed like about three days. It was also the second half of the quinela double so that was in play. When they finally made it official, it was the biggest adrenaline rush in the world. For about $60, which was a big deal to a college age kid in 1985. I have never forgot that rush, which came after eleven minutes of barely being able to breathe.

I'm not a big casino or sports gambler, but I have never forgotten that adrenaline rush. I experienced that rush a couple times in fantasy football. Once was when Anthony Becht of the Jets caught a late TD pass (when a Curtis Martin score would have knocked me out of our playoffs). The other was when Julius Jones of Dallas scored late on MNF against Seattle to put me IN the playoffs.
 
westender said:
14.5 against Mich seems like a lot. Our D isn't gonna collapse. Mich went to spread offense yes, but will it click well in year 1?
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I'm really surprised they're a 2 TD favorite. I'd be very surprised if this game got ugly. While I respect their defense I don't see their offense as world beaters. Maybe they're expecting the Michigan defense to find the end zone a few times.
 
okeefe4prez said:
Nah, there's no crystal ball involved. It's just guys pulling a number such as 3, 7, 10, 14, 21, etc. out of their butts and then adding a .5 to it.
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Right but either way it makes you scratch your head when you see some of these spreads.
 
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