Anatomy Of A Point Spread

February, 1991

in the trenches with the master bookies of las vegasThe week before the Super Bowl, the National Football League will cite some staggering statistics to demonstrate the sport's popularity: The game will be seen on television by three quarters of a billion people, including almost half of the population of the United States. Not everyone will be watching for the sheer enjoyment, of course: The day's wagering, legal and illegal, should reach about three billion dollars. And at the heart of it all...

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