Interesting bet at the RIO in Vegas

Since they won't take Celtics futures to win the East or NBA title, you can bet on teams like Orlando and Cle to win the East with the following stipulation:

If the Celts win the East but the team you bet on gets to the Eastern Conf Finals, bet is graded as a win

Thus you are really betting on teams just to get to the East Finals or NBA Finals.

Is that because someone has an interest in the Celts?

Its all Harrahs properties I think, I was at Rio last weekend and seen it in April at Harrahs

So the question is whether to take Cle at +150 or Orl at +200. 2 of the 3 (Orl, Cle, Bos) will be in the East Finals

dec 2007

BAGIANT said:

Is that because someone has an interest in the Celts?

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Harrah's Entertainment CEO and President Gary Loveman is taking particular delight in the resurgence of the Boston Celtics this season, and not just because he's been a fan of the team since the glory days of Larry Bird.
Loveman, a Massachusetts resident since the early 1980s and a former associate professor at Harvard University, officially became a minority owner of the Celtics last week, just as the team equaled its best start to a season at 20-2.



A caveat to the deal is that all Harrah's Entertainment sportsbooks, including Caesars Palace, Paris Las Vegas, Flamingo and Rio, have pulled Boston Celtics game off the board. This was a move that came as no surprise since the Palms casino, which is operated by the Maloof family that owns the Kings, has not accepted bets on NBA teams since it opened in 2001. Also, The Golden Nugget does not accept bets on games involving the NFL's Houston Texans because the casino's chief executive, Tilman Fertitta, has a minority stake in the team. And when Andre Agassi owned part of The Golden Nugget, the sportsbook stopped taking wagers on professional tennis.

viking611 said:

Harrah's Entertainment CEO and President Gary Loveman is taking particular delight in the resurgence of the Boston Celtics this season, and not just because he's been a fan of the team since the glory days of Larry Bird.
Loveman, a Massachusetts resident since the early 1980s and a former associate professor at Harvard University, officially became a minority owner of the Celtics last week, just as the team equaled its best start to a season at 20-2.



A caveat to the deal is that all Harrah's Entertainment sportsbooks, including Caesars Palace, Paris Las Vegas, Flamingo and Rio, have pulled Boston Celtics game off the board. This was a move that came as no surprise since the Palms casino, which is operated by the Maloof family that owns the Kings, has not accepted bets on NBA teams since it opened in 2001. Also, The Golden Nugget does not accept bets on games involving the NFL's Houston Texans because the casino's chief executive, Tilman Fertitta, has a minority stake in the team. And when Andre Agassi owned part of The Golden Nugget, the sportsbook stopped taking wagers on professional tennis.

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Is it because it is illegal to have the lines up or just because they wish not to do so?

whormoan said:

So the question is whether to take Cle at +150 or Orl at +200. 2 of the 3 (Orl, Cle, Bos) will be in the East Finals

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Not sure about Cle. They have not shown anything so far. Of course the season has just started.