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My 2015 Oscar Picks and Wagers

Posted by on Feb 21, 2015 in Blog, Movie Reviews, Sports Betting | 0 comments

 

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It’s Oscar time!  The 87th annual Academy Awards will be shown on ABC Sunday night.  I haven’t missed an Oscar presentation since 1991.  So, this will keep my current streak alive at 24 straight years — and 43 shows out of the last 45 years.  I’m not really that old, but I can still recall my very first Academy Award memory — which was John Wayne winning Best Actor in 1970 for “True Grit.”

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How the American Gaming Association Betrayed Poker Players

Posted by on Feb 20, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, Politics | 2 comments

 

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Next time the American Gaming Association (AGA) appears at a trade show, I suggest they provide some kind of giveaway. Appropriate swag might be a yo-yo, a flapjack spatula, or perhaps a pair of flip-flops.  Given the AGA has taken three different positions, each a contradiction, within just the past ten years on the big question of legalizing and regulating online gambling/poker in the United States, can anyone take their policy statements seriously?

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The Most Baffling Grammy Award Winners of All Time

Posted by on Feb 8, 2015 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews | 5 comments

 

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Let the countdown begin, from 20 down to 1, with the most baffling Grammy Award winners of all time plus the reasons why it’s an outrage these artists and songs were selected — and who should have won.

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Matt Lessinger’s Annual Grammy Awards Picks for 2015 (Handicapping the Odds)

Posted by on Feb 8, 2015 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews, Sports Betting | 0 comments

 

2015-Grammy-Awards

 

Matt Lessinger is one of the most trusted gamblers and wagering analysts I know.  He’s solid.  I don’t need an explanation when I’m told Lessinger has taken a position on a game or an event.  I can be confident that the work’s already been done and he’s on the right side.

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