If you took a large sum of money to Las Vegas and placed it on the Phillies to win last night, well, life is looking pretty good for you. Actually, it's looking pretty good no matter what the sum you bet, because Las Vegas is paying out all of the bets that were placed on Philadelphia (most of them at -170). Confused? Of course you are. Fortunately, we have a sports book director to explain.
Las Vegas sports books are paying off Game 5 side bets on Philadelphia, which was about a minus-170 favorite. Wagers on totals and run-line bets are being refunded because rules stipulate that at least 8 1/2 innings must be played.And, as Kornegay said, if the Rays come back and win and you put money on them, well, it's one of the "worst bad beats" in the history of sports.
"We're just following the regular baseball rules. This is a very common rule," Las Vegas Hilton sports book director Jay Kornegay said. "We can't make exceptions.
And he's dead on, too. The reality is that the Rays could win the game (although the entire series has already been tainted by Bud Selig's stink) and whatever money various gamblers put on them to cover simply won't pay off.
You see, if you'd just bet on (hypothetically) "Phillies -1" or the over/under of the game, you'd be getting your money back, because they require 8.5 innings of play; but this bizarre quirk of a rule in the Las Vegas sports wagering law books allows for a money line to be paid off with only five innings (i.e. a full game) of baseball played.
Of course, you can always just double up your wager on a "get your money back" prop bet with the Rays as money line dogs tonight (or December, whenever the season concludes) -- the Hilton has determined that with the Phillies receiving an extra bat, they'll be the favorites whenever the game resumes.
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Last night could have just as well been a freeze-out. I think it is ridiculous that they play baseball this late in the year. My type of baseball doesnt involve players wearing earmuffs. If they cut the season back to end it August, it would still be equally as exciting then, and each game before it would mean more.
Someone tell me you agree?
AMEN BROTHER !
Baseball needs to start the year 2 or 3 weeks earlier. What is this dope Bud Selig on the Al Gore global warming band wagon?
This is one of the worst written articles ever! I've been sitting here for 20 minutes, talking with two other baseball fans, trying to figure what the hell this article is about. Someone please explain to me why bets on the Phillies were paid out. This article fails to clearly explain this.
"this bizarre quirk of a rule in the Las Vegas sports wagering law books allows for a money line to be paid off with only five innings (i.e. a full game) of baseball played."
Think it means: in a case where the game is suspended mid-inning, the score reverts back to the end of the last completed inning. This used to be the official rule in baseball.
Evan, you really aren't that stupid are you?