Part of the ammunition he used in order to make the corporation aware of the importance of the event, to both the company and the sports betting community, were some of the points raised in our column, he told us. Until Manteris s intervention, the future of the contest was in doubt. Parent company Park Place Entertainment has agreed to sell the Hilton to Los Angeles commercial developer Ed Roski, who also owns the Lakers and Kings. His other casino, the Silverton on the I-15, does not have a sports book due to the inability of his property to book pro baskets and hockey. This is good news for many of the industry s serious handicappers who eagerly pony up the money for an opportunity to win big bucks and genuine glory.
Rules are simple.
That s the average for the last few years, says Manteris. There is nothing sillier than all the outrageous claims by touts in which they brag that they give out enough winners to bury every bookmaker in creation. Apparently so, according to a software engineer who tracks the accuracy of college football preview magazines. In this week s edition of Sports Illustrated, the magazine cites Chris Stassen, who has been auditing seven annual football pubs since 1993. Of the annuals he follows, one nailed the national champion three times, more than any of the others.