Error Of The Week (10)
Betting may be a mug’s game, but it is so much easier when you know the result in advance of placing your wager.
Recently, I understand, almost 50 bets were placed using self-service kiosks at the Bellagio “resort” in Las Vegas between 1.30 am and 3am West Coast time on a number of Korean and Chinese baseball games. One was a $250 ten-leg accumulator.
The only problem, for the bookies, was that the games started between 1am and 2am and the accumulator paid out $137,100. Over $250,000 was paid out on the bets in all in what is thought to have been the largest sportsbook loss in Las Vegas’ history.
It is thought that the wrong start times were put in the system due to a manual error.
Just to prove that the odds are weighed in the bookies’ favour, the incident is being investigated by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, who will rule on whether the bets should be honoured.
