Read more sports betting stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14076/sports-betting.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:12:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72443/chuck-todd-chickens-out-on-goatee-bet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChuck Todd isn’t shaving off his goatee, despite having lost a baseball bet to Jake Tapper. The NBC talking head has taken the coward’s way out and will donate to charity instead. Todd was supposed to shed his trademark goatee if the Dodgers lost the NLCS; had they won, his...http://www.newser.com/story/72443/chuck-todd-chickens-out-on-goatee-bet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 13:29:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72240/maybe-sports-betting-can-save-newspapers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith newspapers sinking deeper into trouble by the day, Maureen Dowd explores the idea of saving the day with a little vice. Specifically, allowing papers to rake in money by setting up online sports betting on their websites. Dowd herself isn't pushing it, but she has fun kicking it around...http://www.newser.com/story/72240/maybe-sports-betting-can-save-newspapers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 12:01:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67654/court-ruling-scuttles-del-sports-gambling-plans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal court quashed Delaware’s bid to legalize single-game sports betting today, ruling that the gambling expansion violated a 1992 federal law, the News Journal of Wilmington reports. State lawyers had argued Delaware was exempt from the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act under a grandfather clause, but a three-judge...http://www.newser.com/story/67654/court-ruling-scuttles-del-sports-gambling-plans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 16:29:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58880/del-moves-to-legalize-sports-betting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Delaware State Senate has approved a bill legalizing sports betting and allowing casinos to operate table games like roulette, the News Journal of Wilmington reports. The governor, seeking to close a gaping budget gap, will sign the bill this week. The measure sailed through the senate after a pitched...http://www.newser.com/story/58880/del-moves-to-legalize-sports-betting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 13:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57802/you-too-can-pick-a-winner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPut down that mint julep: The Kentucky Derby is tomorrow, and you still don’t have a horse to bet on. But you do have a prayer, because Christina Settimi of Forbes, with help from horse racing expert Dean Keppler, outlines a winning strategy. With $118 million wagered, novices have a...http://www.newser.com/story/57802/you-too-can-pick-a-winner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 14:37:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49484/super-bowl-inspires-super-wacky-wagers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPropositions, or "prop bets," can add some spice to a Super Bowl blowout even as they leave oddsmakers shaking their heads. "They're a pain in the ass," a Las Vegas bookmaker tells ESPN the Magazine. "But it keeps non-fans interested for the entire game." Under Nevada law, the wagers must...http://www.newser.com/story/49484/super-bowl-inspires-super-wacky-wagers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Feb 2009 9:38:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49330/dont-want-to-bet-on-the-super-bowl-bet-on-jennifer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWant to gamble on the Super Bowl, but know nothing about football? No problem: You can place your bets for how long it will take Jennifer Hudson to sing the national anthem Sunday instead, TMZ reports. Sites like BetUS.com have all sorts of options that have little to do...http://www.newser.com/story/49330/dont-want-to-bet-on-the-super-bowl-bet-on-jennifer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 12:13:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47940/pittsburghs-superfan-mayor-changes-name.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEschewing the usual (read: boring) wager with a fellow politician over the big game, Pittsburgh’s mayor is changing his name ahead of the hometown Steelers’ AFC championship tilt against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Luke Ravenstahl hit the Allegheny County clerk’s office today, Deadspin reports, though it could not confirm...http://www.newser.com/story/47940/pittsburghs-superfan-mayor-changes-name.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Jan 2009 16:17:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37317/davydenko-didnt-fix-matches-atp-probe-finds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNikolay Davydenko had nothing to do with any match-fixing, tennis authorities announced today after a lengthy investigation. Davydenko, 27, had been under suspicion after abnormally high betting on a 2007 match from which he withdrew citing injury, the BBC reports. Almost $7 million was placed on Davydenko’s opponent on an...http://www.newser.com/story/37317/davydenko-didnt-fix-matches-atp-probe-finds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Sep 2008 14:35:01 CDT