Packer game big winner... Vegas baby!

[Cancel 2016.2]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-...hdown-may-have-swung-150-million-in-bets.html

The disputed game-ending touchdown that gave the Seattle Seahawks a 14-12 win over the Green Bay Packers last night may have swung $150 million in bets worldwide, according to Las Vegas bookmakers.

The Packers were 3 1/2-point favorites and held a 12-7 lead in Seattle before the Seahawks’ 24-yard pass on the game’s final play.

Jeff Sherman, assistant manager at the Las Vegas Hotel’s Super Book, estimated that about $15 million was wagered in Nevada on the National Football League’s nationally televised Monday night game and the total worldwide handle -- including offshore sportsbooks, those in Europe and illegal betting -- was about $150 million.

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“For us here, it was a six-figure swing because about 85 percent of the wagers were on Green Bay,” said Sherman, who described the postgame scene in the LVH’s Super Book as “chaotic disbelief” at the result.

Vegas says.... CHA CHING!

 

[Minister of Truth]

I was at Tulalip Casino last night watching in a lounge with my Packer friend.

Looks like we learned from the 2006 Superbowl, and are now buying off the refs as well. Bwahaha!!

 

[Cancel 2016.2]

I was at Tulalip Casino last night watching in a lounge with my Packer friend.

Looks like we learned from the 2006 Superbowl, and are now buying off the refs as well. Bwahaha!!

I went to college in Wisconsin and lived there 10 years. I know a ton of Packer fans and they are going ape shit today en masse.

While I agree they got ripped off, I don't see why they keep getting pissed when I point out that their DB should have just batted the ball into the ground rather than trying to catch it.

 

[Minister of Truth]

All this could have been avoided if Tate hadn't screwed-up his route on the previous play, thus allowing the ball to hit its intended target, Rice, and thus end the game without controversy.

That said, Tate wound up being the hero of the game. Yeah Irish!!