The Best of Daretogamble.com - Bodog Bets, Online Gambling Laws and The 2007 NFL Draft

It's time for one of our weekly features here at Dare To Gamble. This is The Best of Dare To Gamble, where I tout some of the posts you might have missed this week.

There's all kinds of activity in the gambling world this week. We have new happenings in the legal area, new results in the world of sports, and new proposition bets for the future results of the sports world.

News Stories

There's trouble brewing between Donald Trump and the Atlantic City casino dealers union. In this article, Trump throws a fit when the casino dealers made a decision that would affect his Atlantic City casino interests.

A lot of money is at stake in Atlantic City. The cleaning crew was making a routine sweep out from under their slot machines, and ended up finding $17,000 underneath the slot machines. I doubt Trump would even tip the cleaners.

Stinginess seems to be the order of the day in the northeastern gambling scene. One Philadelphia racetrack was fined $30,000 for initially refusing to pay off a $102,000 loss.

Meanwhile, Alphonse D'Amato is the new chairman of the Pokers Players Alliance. The PPA is ready to take their online gambling concerns to Washington. Former Senator D'Amato is a Washington insider, so this is a good sign for internet poker.

Two articles from Texas show us the pivotal times we live in for gambling. While one Texas county raids an illegal gambling ring, the Texas legislation is considering the advantages of legalizing cash poker games in Texas.

Sports World Developments

This blog reported the results of Pride 34: Kamikaze. Though the ultimate fighting promotion has just been bought by former rival UFC, Pride continues business as usual in fight-crazy Japan. Fan favorite Kazushi Sakuraba made an appearance.

There was also a two-parter involving the upcoming National Football League draft. With front office wildcards like the Raiders and Lions holding the #1 and #2 spots, the top half of the 2007 NFL Draft looks as unpredictable as it has been in years. The bottom half of the NFL first round should include lots of trades, perhaps including sought-after veteran players like Michael Turner.

There was plenty of news from the poker world. Early in the season, J.C. Tran Leads the 2007 Poker Player of the Year Race. Tran holds a whopping 700 point lead three-and-a-half months into the competition.

Off the poker circuit, Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandiari signed with the MOJO Channel to star on "I Bet You". The two travel across America making bets while making friends.

Bodog.com Betting

I always try to include a few Bodog bets every week. This time around, we had an odd collection of proposition and futures wagers.

First off were the Bodog.com 2007 NFL Europa Lines and Odds. NFL Europa is the latest name for the NFL spin-off league which has previously been named The World League and NFL Europe. The Europa season starts up pretty soon, for those who simply can't wait for the NFL season.

Other footballs bets covered were the Bodog.com 2007 BCS National Championship Odds. It's still months away, but college football and sports betting are synonymous. The usual suspects are all here, with USC a 5-to-2 favorite to win the 2008 BCS Championship Game.

Just around the corner, golf will put on two of its majors: the U.S. Open and the British Open. The 2007 British Open Odds on Bodog.com had Tiger Woods installed as a huge favorite, and for good reason. Tiger has won the last two British majors.

Also coming from the British Isles is the World Snooker Championship. Whether you're a snooker fanatic or a hardcore gambler, you have to take a look at the Bodog.com 2007 World Snooker Championship Bets. I'm taking Ronnie O'Sullivan in this one.

The Best of Daretogamble.com - Bodog Bets, Online Gambling Laws and The 2007 NFL Draft