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 michael `` roxy '' roxborough american author . odds maker , syndicated columnist , teacher and
michael roxy roxborough

michael `` roxy '' roxborough -lrb- born march 23 , 1951 -rrb- is an american odds maker , syndicated columnist , teacher and author .
he is best known as founder and owner of las vegas sports consultants -lrb- 1982 -- 1999 -rrb- , the international odds making company licensed by the nevada gaming control board .
roxborough is credited with introducing mathematical formulas and computer models to the multi-billion dollar sports wagering industry .
the las vegas review-journal listed roxborough number two in its list of the most influential people in sports of the 20th century .
roxborough was a co-founder of american wagering inc , the first u.s. bookmaking company to be listed on a public stock exchange in 1996 -lrb- nasdaq : betm -rrb- .
he served as a director from the company 's inception until march 11 , 1998 .
the company was subsequently purchased by uk bookmakers william hill plc. .
with partner benjamin lee eckstein in 1986 , roxborough co-founded `` america 's line , '' a daily newspaper sports odds column syndicated by universal press in 1988 appearing in more than 120 north american newspapers .
roxborough and mike rhoden co-authored `` sports book management : a guide to the legal bookmaker '' , originally published in 1988 and updated in 1991 and 1998 -lrb- -rrb- .
the 112 page book was a text for the college course race and sports book management that roxborough taught at the college of southern nevada -lrb- formerly clark county community college -rrb- as part of the casino management curriculum .
roxborough was a partner in the 1997 sprint champion and eclipse award winning thoroughbred race horse smoke glacken .
the novel gambling on magic by christopher g. moore -lrb- heaven lake press -rrb- was loosely based on roxborough 's life .
