What was your coolest Inside Information bet win?

[NajdorfDefense]

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Whichever year Washington was a #1 seed in the NCAA tourney, a friend of mine got info about 90 minutes before the selection show that Washingotn was getting a #1 seed,

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No one can get this official info before it is released. The Committee is in that hotel room for 2.5 days, and they put together literally hundreds of unofficial brackets that get tossed. Perhaps it was one of those that got removed and then the info leaked. UW was a 1-seed just 2 years ago in 2005 and there's no way that info [on the final decision of seedings] could leak from an official source. It was just a very solid rumor that came true.

[murphstahoe]

I was at the DI sportsbook and the bookmaker told me "I won't book the bet, but if you go across the street bet the Giants against Philly. Dykstra went straight from our Baccarat tables to Mcarran Airport where we flew him to SFO in our jet at 8 AM and they play in SF at 12:15"

Of course back then I made a "major" wager of $20... lol

[iggymcfly]

I don't have anything anywhere near as cool as the stuff listed here, but I remember that Bodog had a prop on who was going to die on a Lost episode in Season 2. There were spoilers all over the internet that it was going to be Shannon and Bodog still had her listed at something like 5:1. I figured that they must know something I didn't and only bet $20. Oops.

[KobeStopper]

Shannon died? What???

[igetbadbeat]

someguytoldme to bet my life on Atlanta hawks over phoenix. Then he told me to do it again on the celtics and finally on the sonics.


Guess what? I got 8 lives now....SICK

[beetman]

I don't know any details past that it was "a reliable source" (and even if I did I probably wouldnt be at liberty to post about it on a public message board), but shouldn't the TV producers and such know a bit in advance who the number 1 seeds are? They have to prepare the graphics that say "#1 seed Washington" and prepare the brief segment talking about the team, etc. I understand your point that this information is heavily guarded but given how much "confidential" information gets leaked, nothing would surprise me.

[LLXC]

Wish I knew someone on the editing team of reality tv shows...

[stereoman]

OT: I don't understand why offshore books would bother to allow betting on reality TV shows that aren't in real-time (such as The Amazing Race and Survivor) and just stick to allowing bets on American Idol which is at least some sort of contest whatever you think of it.

The result might still have to be determined with a live final/show but most of the shows have been filmed months ago and a select group of people already know the result or what it's going to be.

[beetman]

A lot of books only allow betting on pre-taped reality TV shows for small amounts. A couple years ago Fezzik posted some information about a pre-taped reality TV show and I was able to bet it on Intertops, but the limit was something like $110 to win $70. They can afford to give away money like that for publicity purposes.

[PITTM]

a 2p2er imed me and told me to bet the field on what songs prince would play first at the halftime show on bodog because he had watched the rehearsal. however, i couldnt fund my account [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]. he played a cover song not on the list and i would have pozzed [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]