Posts Tagged as ‘60 minutes’

September 6, 2009

60 Minutes: Wall Street’s Side Bets

We are forbidden by law to wager our own money on football games, but Congress changed the law in 2000 so that Wall Street could legally make bets and nearly bring down the world economy.  Good show, gents.
Entire clip is fascinating, but if you are pressed for time, start it at 1:15.  You’ll hear:  “… [...]

December 9, 2008

CentSports LetDown

As I’ve explained before, I’m a big fan of CentSports.com. This NFL season I hoped to do my part and drive a little traffic to their site by applying the Underdog Theorem to my CentSports bankroll. Things were going well until this weekend.
It was a letdown to see that the only bet the [...]