In the course of writing my three-volume epic on the history of sportsbetting in Las Vegas and America, After the Gold Rush, I have conducted more than 70 interviews to date, and most of the individuals, some of whom are in their 70s and 80s, have all remarked that this situation is unique. There has never been a time in sportsbetting's history with this type of one-way action. To say the least, this IS the story of the year so far in gambling. Things seem to have subsided on the Marginot Line that exists in the daily skirmishes on the front in the war between bookies and bettors. Whether this truce will hold or new conflagrations are due to break out remains to be seen.
Football looms large.
They took it over from JK Sports, and provide the game order, starting times, giving each team an official betting number that changes each day. Their rotation schedule has standardized the game order from book to book and is also used by most hometown bookies throughout the country. The Don Best Company of Las Vegas, owned by Dana Corbo, has become actively aggressive in the last year. The way business broke out, Don Best provided a line service and his own rotation schedule to the offshore and Caribbean sportsbooks, leaving Las Vegas to Feist for his schedules and LVSC for the line service. This is no small feat and a huge loss for National Sports Service.