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  • December 29, 2015 at 12:10 pm #36254
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    Man loses over $150K after betting on the Seahawks to beat the Rams

    By John Breech | CBSSports.com

    http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25429380/man-loses-over-150k-after-betting-on-the-seahawks-to-beat-the-rams

    Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was pretty disappointed after his team lost to the Rams on Sunday, but it’s probably safe to say that Carroll wasn’t quite as disappointed as the guy who lost over $150,000 after the Rams pulled off the 23-17 upset over Seattle.

    According to ESPN.com, a high-roller walked into the Flamingo in Las Vegas and put $165,000 down on the Seahawks to beat the Rams straight-up.

    The Seahawks were 12.5 point favorites in the game, so a $165,000 bet on Seattle to win wasn’t going to pay $165,000, it was only going to pay $15,000.

    A Seahawks win was paying -1100, which means you’d have to bet $1100 to win $100. To the bettor, the Seahawks clearly seemed like a lock, which is why he was willing to put so much money down for such a small payout. Before Sunday, the Rams hadn’t won a regular season game in Seattle since 2004.

    “This was a day you want to forget.”

    That was Pete Carroll’s quote after the game, but I’m guessing our high-roller was thinking the same thing after Seattle’s loss.

    Anyway, that’s this week’s lesson on why you should never gamble.

    On the other hand, maybe it’s OK to dabble, after all. Case in point: a woman who admittedly knew nothing about gambling won $100,000 by making just a $5 bet on the NFL last week.

    December 29, 2015 at 12:37 pm #36255
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    Call 1-888-BETS-OFF.

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