My case study.

[GordonJ]

Just a half a year away, and one NFL season, til, Ohio begins sports betting.

So far, I'll have at least 4 kiosks within a 10 minute drive (if I hit all red lights) of me, not sure about the SportsBook locations outside of Casinos and stadiums...not yet announced.

If they get them up and working on time, then in Jan. our first big bets will be either on NFL or NBA games. Don't yet know what other bets will be offered.

I'm betting neither the Browns nor the Cardinals will be in the Superbowl.

As it gets closer, Ohio will be releasing more information on all the types of bets it will allow. ONE prediction, it will start big, and quickly taper off...

IF this economy continues, then even hardcore gamblers are going to make choices...and maybe the lottery becomes a better choice with bigger payouts than the sports betting.

There will be a lot of hype, promotion, but by April, or MLB season, I think the luster may have worn off. We'll see.

Working on my hotsheets.

Keep you posted.

Gordon

[Millard Grubb]

Was not aware of the Ohio sports betting program being set up. Of course, here in the Ozarks we don't think much about what is going on in Ohio.

I did get caught up in the big Megaball frenzy with the over 1 billion dollar jackpot and bought a couple of tickets. Seems like someone from my wife's old neighborhood won the big prize !

Your discussion made me think about the lottery in general. With all the service stations, grocery stores, retail stores, etc., selling lottery tickets, a hot sheet might work for them. I don't like the idea of going business to business, personally to offer any hotshots, but a sales person could do the job.

I seem to remember a few websites that offer weekly "tips" or reports on whatever lottery is going at the moment... yet even those that I saw seemed more "luck" based than statistics. Some years ago, Gail Howard had a book about creating tickets with "key" digits. Even Steve Player's "Win" book (out-of-print) seems to be so valuable, that it is almost impossible to find unless you pay thousands for it.

With all this interest in winning just the lotto... I am sure sports betting is just as big. The lottery seems to be for the common man, whereas sports betting may be a step up. Ha ! I really don't know since I never bet on any sports game or horse race ever.

[GordonJ]

Too much "sleight of hand" for me in Sports Gambling...never play anything where human element has a say. With machines, unless they are tampered with, one has the fairest chance, still slim.

You do have destination and casinos there, a huge business. What happened to most of those hotsheets for the lottery, went online and became virtual products. I too once store to store, but that was a long time ago.

Today, it has to be automated. Gambling is one of the world's biggest businesses, a multi billion, even a Trillion dollar world wide industry.

Playing lottery is a hobby, one for me, that replaced golf and while neither one cost me much money, because I came out ahead...both of those recreational activities could be very costly.

But with this new thing coming to Ohio, it is all about the TOOLS TO THE MINERS.

I think an Insiders Guide to the Ozarks is a good info idea. The TV show with Jason Bateman about the Ozarks gave your area a lot of free attention too, why, even some Ohioans are apt to visit now and again, HA!

Tools to miners. That is really what this is all about, Sports Betting just a gravy train coming down my tracks.

Gordon

Originally Posted by Millard Grubb

Was not aware of the Ohio sports betting program being set up. Of course, here in the Ozarks we don't think much about what is going on in Ohio.

I did get caught up in the big Megaball frenzy with the over 1 billion dollar jackpot and bought a couple of tickets. Seems like someone from my wife's old neighborhood won the big prize !

Your discussion made me think about the lottery in general. With all the service stations, grocery stores, retail stores, etc., selling lottery tickets, a hot sheet might work for them. I don't like the idea of going business to business, personally to offer any hotshots, but a sales person could do the job.

I seem to remember a few websites that offer weekly "tips" or reports on whatever lottery is going at the moment... yet even those that I saw seemed more "luck" based than statistics. Some years ago, Gail Howard had a book about creating tickets with "key" digits. Even Steve Player's "Win" book (out-of-print) seems to be so valuable, that it is almost impossible to find unless you pay thousands for it.

With all this interest in winning just the lotto... I am sure sports betting is just as big. The lottery seems to be for the common man, whereas sports betting may be a step up. Ha ! I really don't know since I never bet on any sports game or horse race ever.

[GordonJ]

The NFL has been consumed by Deshaun Watson this past off season and now the commissioner is appealing a ruling for a six game suspension.

The Browns, on paper, just as they were last year...have a solid top tier roster, and last year Baker Mayfield took most of the blame for its less than stellar season.

Now, they are loaded with talent...and yet, their franchise record setting QB, may not even play this season...and that has Books in a tizzy.

I think, just from preseason scuttlebutt, that the Browns and their games will have very tight margins, most to an even bet, because they need to see the team perform on the field.

Amazing how one man can upset the league, be headline news for months and still not have the issue resolved...although, I am a long suffering fan, if Watson does get to play this season, I'll be rooting for the Bengals.

What does one fan LOSS mean for the Browns? Nothing. The haslams just raise their gas price a cent or two to cover any fan losses.

Anyhow, Watson is more confusing than Jimmy G out there in "Frisco" (yea, I know, you CITY dwellers hate it when we call you that).

Gordon

[GordonJ]

Deshaun Watson, over for now, as far as playing the first part of the season, and almost instantly, the line moved on the Browns from contender to also ran...and it is changing daily.

The whole episode has made me become more of a Bengals fan at this point, and my early Browns prediction is....INJURY after INJURY, and a very disappointing season again. But wait til next year when superman comes back to play at QB and all Cleveland Fans (minus me) will forget and forgive.

Anyhow, as Ohio gears up for the coming Tsunami of sports betting, it is a good time to get it under your belt, if you are going to be involved.


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Gordon