ESPN Crazy Question

[matt]

For the ESPN show about Super Bowl gambing:

I'm intersted in the notion that the experienced gambler treats the Super Bowl as just another game, while the rest of the world goes crazy and bets a ton of money.

People have told me about guys who don't normally bet (if ever) except for the Super Bowl. They go out to Vegas for the weekend and drop huge money on the game, then go home and don't bet again to the next Super Bowl. I think this would be a wonderful contrast to the pro gambler who, on Super Bowl weekend, may be more interested in some meaningless
college hoop matchup.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to find the guy who makes an annual pilgrimage to Vegas to bet huge on the Super Bowl.

Just wondering,
Matt Maranz
ESPN

[dragonboy]

Matt,

I wanted to mention something about the Superbowl that might be of interest to your documentary. With all the massive money that will be wagered on who will win the game vs. the spread and the over/under, the most overlooked aspect of Superbowl betting are the proposition bets(total passing yards by Marino, total rushing yards Faulk, total number of field goals, etc....). I figure that in the Superbowl, you have two of the best teams in the league playing. Trying to guess the game against the spread will not be easy. However, the linemakers do not concentrate on making an accurate line for proposition bets because they figure that only a small amount of players will be taking these bets.
That's where people like myself come in and make a killing on prop bets during the Superbowl. I normally open several offshore accounts before Superbowl day (mainly because the normal max on prop bets are between 500-1000) and just hammer these lines. I've made a killing on these prop bets over the years mainly because they are obscure and unknown to the betting public. I am pretty sure that there are others out there that follow this trend as well.
At any case, good luck on your documentary and keep up the great work.

[Boomer]

I agree with Dragonboy. Last year I made a humongous scalp (arbitrage) on the over/under number of interceptions (2.5), a proposition bet which I bet close to 20 dimes on. It does take alot of tedious hard work though to log all the different wagers offered in different words at each sportsbook.