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MattTuck
03-25-2013, 03:04 PM
Any way to do it in the U.S.?

Do casinos in Las Vegas or A.C. take bets on cycling? (talking pro cycling here, not Keirin) Foxwoods?
dd74
03-25-2013, 03:31 PM
Call a casino and ask. I think they have betting on NASCAR.
Louis
03-25-2013, 07:15 PM
I hope not. The sport is messed up enough as it is.
pbarry
03-25-2013, 07:28 PM
Any way to do it in the U.S.?

Do casinos in Las Vegas or A.C. take bets on cycling? (talking pro cycling here, not Keirin) Foxwoods?

There may be a few lurker Yakuza members here who have a problem with that sentence structure. :eek:
dd74
03-25-2013, 08:20 PM
I thought Keirin are pro cyclists. Sort of like jockeys on two wheels.
MattTuck
03-25-2013, 08:22 PM
I thought Keirin are pro cyclists. Sort of like jockeys on two wheels.

They are. I was trying to draw a distinction between UCI WorldTour races such as Milan San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris Roubaix, etc. and the professional cyclists that ride around a track.


PS. I called Bally's in Las Vegas. They won't take the action.
PJN
03-25-2013, 08:33 PM
I hope not. The sport is messed up enough as it is.

Common place in euro-land. Sorry. Just cause you don't know about it doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
Louis
03-25-2013, 08:36 PM
Common place in euro-land.

That's unfortunate. Stuff like that can only do harm.
dd74
03-25-2013, 08:56 PM
PS. I called Bally's in Las Vegas. They won't take the action.
Interesting. Maybe there's not enough play in it for betters. Can't see why not if you have Cav in a sprint stage or Voekler in a mountain stage.

I would think NASCAR would be hard to set odds for because of the parity. I mean, after Sunday's race, who would have thought the leaders would wreck each other and the third place car go onto win? (Though that's happened before in NASCAR).
gavingould
03-25-2013, 08:56 PM
a friend of mine created and runs Rouleur Derby (http://rouleurderby.com/).

ya can't bet cash, but you can win (small) cash and prizes...
good fun.
dd74
03-25-2013, 09:02 PM
That's unfortunate. Stuff like that can only do harm.
Many sports are already harmed w/o betting. Cycling's no different than baseball in how it's harmed itself. I don't see how betting on bike racing is going to decimate the sport more than it already is.
MattTuck
03-25-2013, 09:12 PM
The only reason I was interested in this is because of the differing odds for Taylor Phinney for RvV and PR. For PR, he's actually pretty favored, 12/1 and for Flanders he's 100/1. I know the parcours are different, and PR favors him, but either, his odds for PR are high, his odds for RvV are low, or both...
dd74
03-25-2013, 09:14 PM
The only reason I was interested in this is because of the differing odds for Taylor Phinney for RvV and PR. For PR, he's actually pretty favored, 12/1 and for Flanders he's 100/1. I know the parcours are different, and PR favors him, but either, his odds for PR are high, his odds for RvV are low, or both...
Why not bet on cycling in Europe? I'm sure there are some casinos on the French Riviera who can accommodate you.
MattTuck
03-25-2013, 09:16 PM
Why not bet on cycling in Europe? I'm sure there are some casinos on the French Riviera who can accommodate you.


Isn't that illegal? I thought with the poker sites, a lot of people had their money seized... maybe I don't know all the facts? I figured that online betting from the US was pretty shady. I also know that InTrade (a 'prediction market') was shut down by the US, I'm not sure if people lost their money.
MattTuck
03-25-2013, 09:35 PM
a friend of mine created and runs Rouleur Derby (http://rouleurderby.com/).

ya can't bet cash, but you can win (small) cash and prizes...
good fun.

Nice dude :) Thanks! I'm going to make mad loot with my Taylor Phinney arbitrage strategy.
slidey
03-25-2013, 10:41 PM
Speaking of odds, where are you geting these figures from? Also, can you look up odds for Ms.Andy Schleck to finish her next race? And, well just for kicks the odds of her actually winning that race.

The only reason I was interested in this is because of the differing odds for Taylor Phinney for RvV and PR. For PR, he's actually pretty favored, 12/1 and for Flanders he's 100/1. I know the parcours are different, and PR favors him, but either, his odds for PR are high, his odds for RvV are low, or both...
jpw
03-26-2013, 03:53 AM
Betting on bicycle races?

Remember the tacks on the road at the TdF last year? The mind boggles at the tactics the vested might stoop to to influence race results.
echelon_john
03-26-2013, 07:17 AM
I've dabbled before with it.

Try:
https://www.unibet.com/betting

Cancellara is the favorite for Flanders.

Always bet on Blue.
oldpotatoe
03-26-2013, 07:19 AM
I thought Keirin are pro cyclists. Sort of like jockeys on two wheels.

So 'pro' that the results of the race is pre determined before the race. From Nelson Vails, who comes in occasionally. He has some great stories about his tenure in Japan, racing Keirin.
aaronf
03-26-2013, 05:50 PM
Speaking of odds, where are you geting these figures from? Also, can you look up odds for Ms.Andy Schleck to finish her next race? And, well just for kicks the odds of her actually winning that race.

www.bet365.com is good for getting odds