The Las Vegas Hilton SuperBook sets the pace again by publishing the first lines on top/bottom season win totals for all NBA teams.
The popular SuperBook proposition gives players the chance to bet on how many wins a particular team will have.
Defending champion San Antonio and Miami have the highest expectations with 58 1/2 wins each, followed by Indiana with 54 1/2 and Houston and Dallas with 53 1/2.
The sophomore Charlotte Bobcats bring up the rear with 21 1/2 wins.
The Lakers, a popular team in the Vegas Valley, are 42 1/2 with the Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves, while their Los Angeles neighbors the Clippers are 40 1/2.
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Bourbon Street has closed its doors and rumors insist that the Tropicana is also up for auction and that this is the last football season for the Imperial Palace.
Harrah’s is reportedly interested in the latter two to add to its growing realm of properties.
Look for a Leroy’s sports book to go to the Las Vegas Club, which is kept open by employees now that Barrick Group has
gone bankrupt.
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The Clark County Commission recently approved plans for Olympia Gaming to enter the Las Vegas market.
Plans include the $750 million Southern Highland’s Casino of Olympia Casino-Resort at Las Vegad Blvd. South and St. Rose Parkway.
With a final build in the $2 billion range, it’s the most ambitious South Strip property to date.
Eventually, it promises to be a mixed-use luxury resort destination with the amenities and attractions of a major Strip resort.
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Caesars Palace sporting and racing director Chuck Esposito leads Gaming Today’s “Battle of the Bookies” NFL player competition with a 68-33 mark and appears to be winning the contest.
The closest chasers are Paris Las Vegas’ Mike Hendrie and Las Vegas Hilton’s Jeff Sherman and Golden Nugget Laughlin’s Steve Harvey at 59-42.
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Caesars Palace, Bally’s, Paris, Flamingo and Reno Hilton have Vitali Klitschko minus $4.30 favorite over Hasim Rahman plus $3.30 in their WBC heavyweight boxing match at Caesars Palace on November 12.
The full eight rounds “call” are minus $1.10 and “don’t call” are minus $1.20.
Klitschko is 8/5 to win by decision and Rahman is 8/1. Klitschko is minus $1.80 to win by knockout and Rahman is 5/1.
The tie proposal is 15/1.
Bernard Hopkins is a slight favorite of minus $1.20 over Jermain Taylor (minus $1.10) in their WBC/IBF/WBO middleweight title fight in Las Vegas on December 3.
The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds.
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Las Vegas gamblers obviously consider the unique wonders of the Chicago White Sox.
The Las Vegas Hilton has them at 15/1 to repeat as World Series champions and the Caesars Palace family has them at 20/1.
The favorites are the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees. The current odds on the Hilton have the Cardinals at 5/1 and Caesars Palace at 3/1. The Yankees are 5/1 at the Hilton and 4/1 at Caesars.
There’s a huge gap between properties when it comes to the Cleveland Indians. They are 15/1 at the independent Hilton and 5/1 at Caesars properties.
The Chicago Cubs, always drawn to the action, are 20/1 at the two properties and the Los Angeles Dodgers, local favorites, are 30/1 at the Hilton and 40/1 in the group books at Caesars.
The Los Angeles Angels are 10/1 at the SuperBook and 8/1 at Caesars sportsbooks.
Boston is 7-1 and 6-1 respectively.
The Atlanta Braves are 12/1 at the Hilton and 7/1 at the Caesars properties.
Long shots are the Kansas City Royals at 500/1 and 300/1.