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Related topics from Ask NewsU.S. wagering drops 9.85 percent in 3rd quarter
ESPN.com - Found Oct. 10, 2008
Daily Racing Form Parimutuel wagering on U.S. races fell almost 10 percent during the third quarter of this year, according to the National
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Summertime U.S. horse wagering down nearly 10%
Louisville Courier-Journal - Found Oct. 9, 2008
The rough year for thoroughbred racing worsened during the summer, according to industry statistics released today.Wagering on United States races
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NFL - Early-Season Wagering
TickerTech.com - Found Sep. 21, 2008
... years also favored the UNDER with a 30-18 mark, which spells out a winning percentage of 64%. However, the wagering gods were not on the UNDER...
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Sona Mobile Signs Agreement with Scientific Games to Become the ...
StreamLine - Found Sep. 7, 2008
... for the mWager(TM) interactive wagering platform. The Trackplay(TM) interactive wagering platform provides complete wagering functionality and...
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Higher attendance, lower wagering at Ellis meet
Louisville Courier-Journal - Found Sep. 5, 2008
... available for account wagering.The account wagering numbers proved to be the strongest increase for Ellis.The average daily account wagering...
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Turfway available to account wagering
Louisville Courier-Journal - Found Sep. 4, 2008
Turfway Park's fall meeting began yesterday with races available to account-wagering companies, something that has been an issue at other Kentucky
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NFL - Early-Season Wagering
ABC 3340 - Found Sep. 28, 2008
... tags: nfl • earlyseason • wagering (Sports Network) - From 2004 to 2007, taking the UNDER in Week 1 of the NFL season had to be one of the
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A Safe Fun Alternative to Wagering Money on Football Bet on It A way ...
KEYJ-FM - Found Sep. 25, 2008
Even if you do get addicted to this wagering, well it's all in good fun. A great alternative is to start an office pool.
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NFL - Early-Season Wagering
WSMV - Found Sep. 20, 2008
... years also favored the UNDER with a 30-18 mark, which spells out a winning percentage of 64%. However, the wagering gods were not on the UNDER...
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NFL - Early-Season Wagering
Seattle Insider - Found Sep. 20, 2008
... years also favored the UNDER with a 30-18 mark, which spells out a winning percentage of 64%. However, the wagering gods were not on the UNDER...
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