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On the 23 of November people from all over the world with an interest in online gambling will descend on the Sport and iGaming Conference 2011 venue in London England. Hosted by Pinsent Masons at their home offices at 30 Crown Place London UK., the event is sponsored by Sport Business and iGaming Business.

This is the second annual conference to take place after the super success of last years event. This year the conference is offering a free application for smartphones called Shhmooze which makes it quick and easy to find useful, interesting people,broadcast your professional profile to other event attendees, and to privately contact the people you want to talk with face-to-face. The Shhmooze works on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad & Android.
Aside from networking the conference will feature numerous speakers for the edification of attendees. Among them is the Great Grandson Paddy Power who is Communications Director for the firm. Paddy Power is renowned for their unconventional sponsorship and marketing tactics, which follows their business mantra of being ‘different from the pack’ and making betting with Paddy Power ‘an entertaining, fun and fair experience that means more than simply winning or losing money’.

Alex Pratt, Head of iGaming Business & SportBusiness commented on Paddy Power coming to the event, “We are thrilled that Paddy power has agreed to speak at our conference” adding, “He will be able to give delegates a unique perspective on the topic of sport sponsorship and the online gambling industry. This is a fantastic opportunity to get under the skin of one of the most innovative gaming brands currently in the market.”
Numerous other speakers have been invited to talk about their particular area of expertise including Lydia Melton of well known software provider Microgaming as Head of Network Games, Lydia is responsible for the Microgaming Bingo and Poker products, as well as networks.

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Sportingbet, the giant London-listed online sports betting operator, announced this week that it has finalised a deal that will see it offload its Turkish language gambling interests.

A deal for Sportingbet to sell its Turkish gambling site was struck in October, but needed the final approval of Sportingbet's shareholders. After being approved, the internet sports betting group announced via a brief statement that the deal has gone through and will take affect this week.

The Turkish language SuperBahis.com was sold to East Pioneer Corporation to the tune of £125 million in cash.

Sportingbet's subsidiary, Longfrie Limited, arranged the acquisition deal and has offered guarantees that SuperBahis.com will continue to be operated in the same way that it was when it was owned by Sportingbet.

The statement by Sportingbet read: "Further to Sportingbet's announcement on November 10 announcing that the resolution to approve the disposal of the business had been approved by its shareholders, GVC Holdings' announcement on November 16th that GVC shareholders had correspondingly approved all necessary resolutions relating to the transaction and GVC's re-admission to trading on AIM yesterday, the company is pleased to announce that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that the disposal of the business is therefore expected to complete after market close on November 21."
Turkish Gaming Site Scuppered Acquisition Deal

As a reminder, one of the reasons that the acquisition deal between Ladbrokes online gambling operator and Sportingbet fell through was the fact that the latter was still running its Turkish language gaming site.

Ladbrokes felt that it had to stay true to its core principles to operate in regulated markets only, and could not ignore the fact that Sportingbet owned SuperBahis.com.

As such, months of negotiations eventually fell through at the beginning of November, with the official termination of discussions confirmed by the London Stock Exchange. At the time, the LSE said that both groups "were unable to agree either a suitable structure or one that delivered sufficient value to the shareholders in a meaningful time frame."

The CEO of Ladbrokes online and offline sports betting group, Richard Glynn said after the negotiations fell through that the group was "unable to agree a structure which delivers increased shareholder value within our acceptable regulatory environment."

Sportingbet's operations in Turkey were seen as a major obstacle to the deal. But now that it has parted ways with SuperBahis.com, it could be back on the market which could result in a new acquisition deal sometime in the future.

How would a little pigskin have gone down with the ponies on a Thursday afternoon betting menu at Woodbine?

If a preliminary piece of legislation known as private member’s Bill C-290 ever sees the light of day, the Toronto track is ready and willing to get a piece of the action.

If you missed it earlier this month, the bill is the work of Windsor-Tecumseh MP Joe Comartin. Essentially, its intent is to have single-game sports wagering made legal in Canada. While private member’s bills are, in track parlance, long shots to begin with, Comartin’s proposal has met minimal resistance so far.

It figures to be a long road to passing, but the case, at least, is a compelling one. The thrust of Comartin’s bill, which passed second reading in the House of Commons earlier this month, is that between $10 and $80 billion is wagered annually in Canada, quasi-illegally, on single-game sporting events. Comartin’s point: Why not keep that money at home where it can be regulated (and taxed, of course) in already legal gambling halls?

No argument there from the Woodbine Entertainment Group, which sees sports wagering as a natural extension of their business.

“Horse racing customers are sports bettors, generally,” Woodbine CEO Nick Eaves said on Thursday. “If it were an option, we are certainly of the belief that Woodbine and Mohawk are logical places for a sports betting facility from the standpoint of them being complementary businesses.

“WEG has been actively supportive of this proposed Bill and our position is that if sports betting is allowed, it should be included at Woodbine and Mohawk Racetracks.”

Upon the initial passage of the bill, Comartin mentioned casinos such as Windsor and Niagara Falls as logical places for the legalized sports books. Well aware of the huge success of the slots casino at the Rexdale track, Comartin also mentioned Woodbine as a logical home.

Since then, Eaves acknowledges contact with Comartin to confirm the company’s interest in the venture.

“We’ve talked to him in order to express our support for the initiative,” Eaves said. “We want to be involved in a supportive way in the dialogue.”

The notion is far too premature to consider how and where a sports book might fit at Woodbine and Mohawk, but there is plenty of space at each facility.

When and if the proposal moves forward, you can bet WEG will use the same lobby strategy it did before slots were brought to Ontario tracks in partnership with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. The thrust of the argument made by the racetracks back then was that the facilities were already home to bettors and as such were a logical extension.

Since the slots parlour first opened at Woodbine in March, 2000, business has boomed. An expansion of the casino this year pushed Woodbine’s slots to over 2,000 machines.

As for sports betting, enough of the public, it seems, has grown wise to the brutal odds offered by provincial lotteries that require bettors to successfully pick multi-game parlays at a price far worse than what is offered by traditional bookmakers. It’s the reason so many have opened accounts rather than play it the OLGC way.

What would a legalized sportsbook mean to Woodbine and Mohawk, arguably the most viable racing business in North America right now?

Money raised from the slots have pushed purses through the roof — essentially taking a troubled track in a struggling business and making it a showpiece.

Will sports be the next stop? It may be years away, but Woodbine is ready to play bookmaker.

“We think it’s a natural fit,” Eaves said. “There has always been a strong partnership between racing and sports betting, much closer perhaps than other forms of gambling.”

A RAPID RECORD

Almost any winner — and pretty much any horse that even started on Breeders’ Cup day earlier this month — would likely have run the socks off five-year-old thoroughbred, Rapid Redux.

But after reeling off a 20th consecutive win this week (and 18th this year) there has been some mild talk that the five-year-old deserves consideration for U.S. horse of the year.

“We would be honoured to get one vote,” owner Robert Cole said.

Given that there is no clear standout for HOY in U.S. racing, Rapid Redux is sure to get a few. His 20th in a row came this week at Mountaineer Park in West Virginia where he passed Zenyatta and Peppers Pride to set the North American record.

On Wednesday, Cole said he’s ready to chase down another legendary thoroughbred mark — the 19 single-season wins the great Citation ran off in 1948.

(No one better compare Rapid Redux to Citation, however, considering three of those wins came in the Triple Crown.)

“I am just happy to be part of racing history, which goes back to George Washington,” Cole said.

In terms of class, Rapid Redux can’t be mentioned in the same breath as the greats. He was claimed at Penn National for a mere $6,250 last October and his win streak began on Dec. 2 and has included victories at seven different tracks.

On the other hand, during his streak Rapid Redux has faced just 94 rivals or an average of 4.7 per race.

New Jersey State Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D) apparently likes to bet on the underdog. He compares his fight to legalize sports-wagering to David and Goliath. "We all know how that one turned out," he said.

Lesniak hopes to parlay the state's recent referendum approving gambling with a federal court rematch to repeal the U.S. ban on sports betting. And he's launching another slingshot round on Thursday: his committee plans to present a plan to the New Jersey Senate for how game wagering could pay off for the state.

A win for New Jersey would be profit-gushing good news for other revenue-starved states willing to put their money down on bookmaking. Americans bet $100 billion a year on sporting events, according to the UCLA Gambling Studies Program. Much of that now fills the coffers of illegal Internet sites and organized crime, Lesniak said. In a lingering economic slump, the temptation to grab a legal piece of the action could turn a few states into bona fide bookies.

Several states will be watching from the sidelines. Last year, the Missouri House of Representatives urged Congress to repeal the sports-gambling ban. In California, State Sen. Roderick Wright (D), chair of the state's gambling committee, had considered asking fellow lawmakers to join New Jersey's challenge. Thirty-seven states now have casinos, a natural outlet for sports betting.

The 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act prohibits wagering on games in all but four states: Nevada, Delaware, Oregon and Montana. Those were grandfathered in because they had operated some form of sports gambling before the law's passage. And that's where Lesniak and other gaming advocates see an opening to declare the law unconstitutional: If them, why not us?

Nevada is currently where most of the action is. The state fields $2.6 billion in legal sports bets annually -- and around $90 million on the Super Bowl alone.

Lesniak and other advocates say that all they want is a level playing field. "On Super Bowl week or Final Four week, you can't get a room in Vegas, and Atlantic City is a ghost town," he said. With football nearing its postseason and pro basketball ready to reboot, Americans typically accelerate their betting. But New Jersey will likely wait to lock horns with the Justice Department until next year, after the New Jersey state attorney general files an action in federal district court to try to overturn the law. Lesniak expects that to happen soon.

Attorney Stephen Schrier, head of the gaming practice at law firm Blank Rome and a former regulator for the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, said the state has more than a Hail Mary's chance. The Internet wasn't around when the law was enacted, and the proliferation of online gambling could force the court to rethink its stance, said Schrier, who is not involved with this legislation.

Schrier said a victory hinges on two keys: convincing the court that the Justice Department is out of bounds in enforcing the commerce clause that permits Congress to regulate activities between states; and that the congressional ban defies the 10th amendment, which says that states have a right to oversee their own revenue-raising. States approve their own casinos and
racetracks, Schrier pointed out. Why not sports gambling?

Major sports such as the National Football League vigorously testify against sports-betting when legal challenges arise. "We don't believe that more gambling on our players and games is healthy for the sport," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said. "Our interest is in not having our players, referees and games used as gambling vehicles."

Proponents say that gambling is happening anyway, so it might as well be legitimized. The NFL is hypocritical, Lesniak said, because much of its popularity derives from its appeal to gamblers. Newspapers and websites regularly publish the odds on games, and broadcasters openly discuss the point spreads. "The likelihood of some gambler trying to fix games is much greater when you're dealing with unregulated betting, which is what we have in the other 46 states," said New Jersey State Sen. Jim Whelan, chair of the state's Wagering committee.

Victory is far from a sure thing. A federal judge recently threw out a suit against the Justice Department brought by Lesniak and other lawmakers, saying the state itself had to file the action. But with his state facing a $10 billion deficit, Lesniak is determined to follow through on a venture that he says will generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and create more jobs at casinos and racetracks. Republican Governor Chris Christie has said he would approve Lesniak's bill.

Delaware re-enacted sports betting on pro football in 2009 to help offset an $800 million deficit. The betting at the state's three racetracks raised $11 million in 2009 and $13 million in 2010, according to the Baltimore Sun.

The state recently sought to expand its sports-betting from parlay cards -- in which bettors must beat the point spread in at least three games -- to single-game bets in a bid to drastically increase revenue. The U.S. Supreme Court said no, citing the 1992 law.

Anti-gambling forces warn of the societal cost of betting in any form. Americans spent $92 billion gambling in 2007, according to Sam Skolnik, author of "High Stakes: The Rising Cost of America's Gambling Addiction." Legislators think gambling is a money-maker without consequences, Skolnik told AOL'sDailyFinance website, but they are actually creating a new class of addicts.

Any moral argument is moot, said Avery Cardoza, a well-known professional gambler, publisher and author of "Lost in Las Vegas." "Sports betting is here to stay. It's a fait accompli."

Miguel Cotto (36-2) will be looking for revenge this weekend when he gets his rematch against Antonio Margarito (38-7-1) on the boxing betting board.

Get all your odds for the fight at Bodog.

Cotto lost the original meeting between the two in 2008, but that was before Margarito was exposed for using plaster-loaded hand wraps in his fights. Since that tainted loss the WBA Light Middleweight champ is 4-1 with three KO wins.

This time around the Bodog Sportsbook thinks that Cotto will dominate and have him listed as a -250 favorite. Besides the controversial Margarito fight, Cotto has only lost to the pound-for-pound No. 1 Manny Pacquiao.

Margarito has not been the same fighter since Shane Mosley’s corner man exposed the plaster gloves issue two years ago. The only fight he’s been able to win since then was a decision over Roberto Garcia. Much of the same is expected in the rematch against Cotto and oddsmakers at the Bodog Sportsbook have him handicapped as a +190 underdog.

There’s always the chance that Margarito can wear down Cotto the way he did in the first fight. The extra seven pounds they will be fighting at this time around could lend more power to Margarito’s hands and might play into the results in the later rounds.

Boxing betting fans at the Bodog Sportsbook can also get action on over/under rounds in this fight; the line is set at one minute and 30 seconds into the 11th round. The moneyline on the over bet is set at -130, while the under bet is currently listed at -110. This bet could go either way considering the controversy of the first fight clouds any information one might draw from the late stages of that bout.

New Jersey State Sen. Raymond Lesniak, one of the sponsors of New Jersey’s referendum that approved gambling, now plans to go to the New Jersey Senate to show how wagering can help cure the state’s financial ills.

New Jersey will probably wait to meet the Justice Department until next year, after the state attorney general files in federal district court to try to overturn the U.S. ban on sports betting.

According to the Huffington Post, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act from 1992 prohibits wagering on games in all but four states: Nevada, Delaware, Oregon and Montana. 37 states currently have casinos.

The UCLA Gambling Studies Program says Americans bet $100 billion each year on sports, and Lesniak says a lot of that goes to illegal Internet sites and organized crime when the state could be seeing revenue. Several states will be paying attention to the results of New Jersey’s campaign to try to legally increase their own funds.

Delaware returned to sports wagering on football in 2009, according to the Baltimore Sun. Sports betting numbers at racinos at Delaware Park, Dover Downs and Harrington Raceway came to around $13 million for the 2010 NFL season, up $2 million from 2009.

Those against reinstating sports gambling point to the potential addiction problem. Sam Skolnik, author of "High Stakes: The Rising Cost of America's Gambling Addiction," said, according to Daily Finance, in 2007, Americans lost more than $92 billion gambling, nearly nine times the amount they lost in 1982. In 2005, he said around 73 million Americans visited one of the country's 1,200 casinos, card rooms or bingo parlors - 20 million more than in 2000.

Gambling supporters say it is taking place anyway, so it might as well be legal.

Remember that golf player who wore red, was into blondes and won torunaments? Well, apparently he's still playing and finally won again.

Tiger Woods posted his first victory after his life blew up like "The Godfather" just two years ago, winning the Chevron World Challenge by one shot over Masters winner Zach Johnson.
Woods hit a six-foot birdie on the 18th hole to finish will a 3-under 69, the play even had that trademark Woods fist pump.

It was the 83rd title for Woods, and his first since the Australian Masters on Nov. 15, 2009, a span of 749 days and 26 official tournaments.

For those who don't have TV, Woods has been down in the dumps ever since his wife caught him having affair with porn stars and, well... anyone with blonde hair. Maybe he's finally found his stroke again.

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The win moved him from No. 52 to No. 21 in the world ranking, and will up expectations for 2012. Woods doesn't play again until he plays in Abu Dhabi at the end of January. Although we say remain skeptical, this isn't Brett Favre making a comeback, it's golf. Woods is completely capable of turning things around and becoming a golf bettor's dream until he hits 50. Stay tuned to the Gamblingbeat for more news regarding Mr. Woods going into his 2012 tourney appearance.

Cricket is one one of the oldest and most popular sports in the world, and thanks to modern technology, this big game between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be streaming live online for Michigan and other US residents thanks to ESPN3.

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Online gaming site Bodog has Pakistan as an overwhelming favorite in this game at -1000. Those are odds many Las vegas gamblers wouldn't touch. Wagering $1,000.00 to win $100.00 isn't the best way to gamble!

But there is a very good reason that Pakistan is such a big favorite. They have been unchallenged so far by Bangladesh, and Pakistan is going for the sweep.


Here is a list of the probable starting line-ups


Bangladesh 1. Tamim Iqbal, 2. Shahriar Nafees, 3. Alok Kapali/Naeem Islam, 4. Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), 5. Shakib Al Hasan, 6. Nasir Hossain, 7. Mahmudullah, 8. Abdur Razzak, 9. Elias Sunny, 10. Shafiul Islam, 11. Rubel Hossain.


Pakistan 1. Mohammad Hafeez, 2. Asad Shafiq, 3. Younis Khan, 4. Misbah-ul-Haq, (capt) 5 Umar Akmal, 6 Shoaib Malik, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 8 Shahid Afridi, 9 Saeed Ajmal, 10 Umar Gul, 11 Mohammad Khalil

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A parliamentary committee on interactive gambling has recommended a total ban on the promotion of live odds during the broadcast of sporting games.

The committee has also urged the Government to ban any mention of gambling when children are likely to be watching television as well as outlawing sports uniforms with betting company logos.

Committee chair Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie says the growth in gambling-related advertising is leading to more problem gambling.

"It's estimated that about $800 million is lost by Australians each year on sports betting in Australia," he said.

"It's not your typical poker machine player or racetrack goer. It tends to be younger people, and in particular younger men."

In May, a meeting of federal and state ministers called for the phasing out of live odds promotions and threatened to legislate a ban if steps had not been taken by June 2012.

But the committee said the promise of discussions with broadcasters about the scope of a ban had created uncertainty.

While a total broadcast ban would be in place, the committee says information on betting odds will still be easily available through websites, TABs and other betting outlets at stadiums.

The recommendation is coupled with moves to ensure that responsible gambling messages are retained as a harm minimisation measure and continue to appear as a counterpoint to other instances of gambling advertising.

The report says recovering gambling addicts tend to go back to betting when they see the promotion of gambling on television or at sports venues.

"The high level of betting promotion during sport is making it difficult for some problem gamblers to recover," the report said.

"When they try to return to watching sports they previously enjoyed, the promotions encourage them to gamble again."
Children's view

Mr Wilkie says the promotion of live betting odds during sporting events has also started to affect children's view of sport.

"Children now don't talk about their team's form, but they talk about their team's odds," he told a press conference.

"Gambling has become normalised and there is a consensus on the committee that there needs to be much stricter regulation."

The report recommends to the Government that any mention of gambling when children are likely to be watching television should be banned.

Australian-based online gaming websites offering casino-type games such as poker and roulette as well as virtual electronic gaming machines are prohibited by the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.

However, many Australian gamblers simply use offshore sites which cannot be regulated and spent more than $968 million on such sites last year.
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Committee member Senator Nick Xenophon says gambling laws need to be amended immediately.

"Online gambling laws in this country are 10 years old, but they may as well be 100 years old because they're just not effective, they're not working, and more and more Australians are getting ripped off," he said.

"It's clear from the inquiry that much needs to be done to rein in the risks involved with online gambling."

Senator Xenophon plans to introduce legislation to set up a blacklist of prohibited online gambling websites.

He says the blacklist could be used to help financial institutions block their customers from spending money on online gambling sites.

"The biggest risk is with online gambling," he said.

"You'll get a huge tidal wave of new problem gamblers, mainly young problem gamblers, as a result of the easy access of the internet as a result of being able to gamble away your savings on your computer, on your mobile phone," he said.

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Boxing betting fans could have a mismatch bout to wager on this Saturday night when Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson battle for their WBA Super Welterweight and IBF Light Welterweight titles.

Oddsmakers at the Bodog Sportsbook should have the moneyline action heavily handicapped on Khan when they post the boxing odds later in the week.

WBA Super Welterweight champion Khan (26-1) will enter this fight coming off an impressive KO win over Zab Judah this past July, and barring a shocker he should out-class Peterson in every aspect of the fight. The Olympic silver medallist looks to be in the prime of his career and should have little difficulty adding Peterson’s IBF Light Welterweight strap to his waist.

Expect a price of over -1000 at the Bodog Sportsbook on Khan in this one. That may seem expensive but Khan has looked invincible over his last eight fights. Barring a freakish KO Khan should cruise to victory via unanimous decision.

Peterson has never been stopped in his boxing career but he does have a history of coming up short in big fights. A decision loss to Timothy Bradley and a recent draw with Victor Ortiz have taken the shine off Peterson’s career, and now he has to step into the ring against even stiffer competition in Khan.

Peterson does have 15 wins by KO including a 12th-round dramatic finish over Victor Cayo in his last fight. If you think that puncher’s chance could pay off on Saturday night the Bodog Sportsbook will likely have Peterson listed as a +900 underdog or more. We’ve seen stranger things happen in the ring over the years.

For numerous reasons prize fighters have a history of staying in the game far too long. There’s something about competing that many boxers cannot do without, and champions will often tarnish brilliant careers by losing to unknown fighters long after they should have hung up their gloves for good.

This Saturday night the former four-division world champion and future Hall-of-Famer Roy Jones Jr. (54-8, 40 KO’s) will try to stop a three-fight losing skid against journeyman Max Alexander (14-5-2, 2 KO’s) on the boxing betting lines. Alexander is on a six-fight winless skid of his own and appears to have been handpicked so Jones can get back into the win column.

Get your boxing odds for the bout at Bodog.

Normally boxing betting fans will wager on the fighter they think will be the best on that night. In this fight the bet should be against the fighter that you think will be the worst on Saturday night, since both of them should be considering other ways to make a living.

It will be interesting to see what lines are posted at the Bodog Sportsbook on this fight later this week. One would assume that Jones will be the favorite, but it’s likely that the price will be cheap. The possibility of the 42-year-old Jones getting knocked out for the third time in four fights is very real, and some action on Alexander could prove profitable on Saturday night.

One thing to consider in this fight is the fact that Alexander has never been finished in 21 fights, and he has only two wins by KO. If the Bodog Sportsbook posts any Over/Under action this fight has a good chance to go the distance. As long as Jones doesn’t get caught by one of Alexander’s power shots, the two fighters going 12 complete rounds looks like a great option.

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Boxing betting fans will get to see two of the best 130-pounders battle for a world title this Saturday night when Juan Carlos Salgado (24-1-1 16 KO’s) puts his IBF Super Featherweight title on the line against Miguel Beltran Jr. (26-1-0 17 KO’s).

Boxing odds on the Beltran Jr. vs. Salgado fight have not been released yet at the Bodog Sportsbook, but many boxing fans expect it to be handicapped close to even.

Salgado seems to have rebounded from his first loss to Takashi Uchiyama with three straight wins and a new IBF Super Featherweight title in his trophy case. Now he must defend it against Beltran Jr., who is on a four-fight win streak and has only one loss in a 27-fight career. This fight is a pivotal one in both fighters' careers, and promises to deliver a classic result.

Salgado will likely come into the fight as a small favorite at the Bodog Sportsbook once the moneylines are posted. If he is favored the price on him is likely to be inexpensive considering how closely matched these two are at this point in their careers. Salgado will also hold a weight advantage against Beltran, who normally fights below 130lbs, compared to Salgado, who has fought at over 140lbs a couple of times.

The winner of this fight will be marked for a shot at Uchiyama’s WBC Super Featherweight title, as long as he successfully defends it against Jorge Solis at the end of the month. For Salgado it would be an opportunity to get his belt back and a chance to avenge his only loss on the boxing betting lines at the Bodog Sportsbook.

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New Jersey voters want legalized sports betting in their state, which was made clear by the overwhelming support for last month’s nonbinding referendum on the plan.

New Jersey’s legislators appear to want it, as Assembly and Senate panels have both approved a legalization measure, while votes before the full houses scheduled for Thursday are expected to be successful.

But one key figure isn’t entirely on board, and if Gov. Chris Christie pulls out his veto pen, this entire effort could be derailed. That is why Sen. Raymond Lesniak, D-Union, the author of the sports-betting bill, is considering pulling significant elements from the measure to try to assure a gubernatorial signature.

Ordinarily we might encourage a tougher stand, since too often political expediency creates nothing more than denuded bills no longer worthy of support. But this time around Lesniak is right; New Jersey needs some plan in place to strengthen its effort to overturn a federal ban on sports betting in all but four states. Without that federal action, the state’s desires will be irrelevant.

Christie is reportedly balking at allowing online and cellphone betting, fearing potential abuses. A bigger factor, however, is that the Internet-based gambling could diminish the original emphasis behind the legalization movement, which was to help feed more visitors into the state’s casinos and horse tracks.

Lesniak said online gambling was added to the bill after supporters learned that it generated the most revenue. But now Lesniak is saying it’s not worth a do-or-die fight for the online betting. Besides, the state could always tweak its own authorization parameters later if sports betting ever gets off the ground here.

First, however, the federal ban looms, even if Christie does sign off. New Jersey had its chance to authorize sports betting nearly 20 ago, but chose not to before the legalization window was slammed shut. Only four states — Nevada, Delaware, Oregon and Montana — can offer sports betting now, and only Nevada and Delaware actually do it. State officials have already tried and failed once to overturn the ban, being told by a federal judge that the state — rather than Lesniak and Senate President Steve Sweeney — should have brought the lawsuit. Christie didn’t add his name to the earlier suit, and he vetoed a proposal earlier this year that would have made New Jersey the first state to allow in-state Internet gambling. But he has pledged more support for sports betting since the overwhelming public backing of the plan in the November referendum.

In the end, of course, this is simply about money. Authorization will allow New Jersey to get a tax cut of the illegal betting that is already so prevalent. Opponents warn that increased acceptance of gambling will fuel more addictive betting. But the reality — good or bad — is that we long ago became fully entrenched in the gambling culture, and anyone with an interest can already find countless ways to risk his money.

We support Lesniak’s pragmatic approach to keeping this ball rolling.

The authors of New Jersey's proposed sports betting law said Monday that they are willing to drop portions that would let people bet from their home computers or cellphones to get Gov. Chris Christie to sign it.

Sen. Ray Lesniak, an Elizabeth Democrat, told The Associated Press he'll drop those provisions if he can't persuade Christie, a Republican, to go along with them. The bill is due for final votes in the Senate and Assembly on Thursday.

Soon after Lesniak made his comments, the sponsor of a similar bill in the Assembly said he also plans to drop Internet and phone betting when his measure comes up for a vote Thursday.

Lesniak says it's important to pass a law authorizing sports betting -- even without Internet or phone betting -- so the state can quickly ask a court to overturn a federal ban on sports betting.

"I am willing to not include it in the bill, only because I want to get into court as soon as possible to have the federal law declared unconstitutional," he said.

Lesniak tried once to sue the U.S. government over the 1992 federal law, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, which limits sports betting to four states that approved it by a 1991 deadline. New Jersey weighed such a law but failed to act on it. Sports betting currently is legal only in Nevada, Delaware, Oregon and Montana.

A judge dismissed Lesniak's lawsuit. But Lesniak believes that a second lawsuit will succeed with the backing of the state legislature, a law signed by the governor and a nonbinding referendum passed by voters by a 2-1 ratio last month.

The original intent of New Jersey's sports betting law was to drive new business to the state's casinos and horse racing tracks. But provisions were added expanding it to the Internet and smartphones because that's the most lucrative part of the business, Lesniak said.

Assemblyman John Burzichelli, a south Jersey Democrat, also said he'll drop the Internet and phone betting provisions from his bill. A spokesman said "he remains a strong advocate for authorizing Internet gaming for the casinos and plans to continue working to develop a system that works for New Jersey."

Despite approval in Senate and Assembly committees this month, Christie's signature has remained in serious doubt.

In March, the governor vetoed a bill that would have made New Jersey the first state in the nation to approve in-state Internet gambling. Christie said he vetoed the bill feeling it was unconstitutional, because all casino-style gambling in New Jersey has to take place in Atlantic City. He also voiced concern over backroom "Internet betting lounges" cropping up in restaurants and bars across the state.

At a news conference Monday morning in Trenton, the AP asked Christie if he had wanted the Internet and smartphone provisions stripped from the sports betting bill.

"I have concerns about the bill the way it is currently configured," Christie said. "Our staff is communicating with Senate staff at the counsel's office level to convey those concerns. I'd rather just do it that way, so that hopefully we get to a resolution sooner rather than later."

Lesniak said he plans to address the online aspects of sports betting once the federal lawsuit is filed.

"There's plenty of time to address the Internet and phone aspects of it, either through a supplemental bill to the sports betting or in a comprehensive Internet gaming bill, which I am also very interested in," Lesniak said.

A consultant hired by an Internet gambling association estimates that sports betting could become a $10 billion-a-year industry in New Jersey, generating nearly $100 million a year in tax revenues for the state.

Supporters say the state is missing out on tax revenue because many fans bet illegally with bookmakers on sports games.

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The two-year wait for the finals of the Super Six World Boxing Classic is finally coming to an end this Saturday night as undefeated WBA Super Middleweight champion Andre Ward battles WBC champion Carl Froch.
Fortunately for boxing betting fans, the two best fighters in the tournament have made it to the finals and are expected to put on a great show.

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Bovada's online sportsbook is currently offering a moneyline of -280 on the favored Ward. His speed and footwork are expected to be more than Froch will be able to handle, and the big question in this fight is whether or not Froch has enough power to stop the attack that he will surely be bringing. We know Ward has the boxing skills to out-point his British opponent, and barring an upset he should do just that.

The oddsmakers aren’t counting out Froch and are offering a modest underdog payout of +210. Froch holds the edge in power between the two and could shock and awe boxing betting fans with a KO win. He’s only suffered one loss in his career and could be the better fighter Saturday night.

Ward will be out to prove that he’s the best in the division and will have extra motivation following Froch's comments on how he had no power and only dances during his fights. These two are sure to deliver a classic on Saturday night and fight fans can finally crown the top fighter in the division.