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Gambling on Super Bowl XLIV

7 February 2010

If you base it on the amount of screaming and jumping in my house alone, the most exciting moment in tonight’s Super Bowl coverage was Carrie Underwood singing the national anthem. But then, to my knowledge, neither Peyton Manning nor Drew Brees has appeared in an evening dress at the same event as Taylor Swift [...]

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A Fantastic Super Bowl Sunday? You Can Bet On it.

1 February 2009

There are a few things that we know for sure about today’s Super Bowl game: This year, no Manning will win the Super Bowl (thank goodness). The two quarterbacks who are playing in the big game (Warner and Roethlisberger) have not been particularly stellar throughout the regular season. Trust me. They were my fantasy football [...]

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It Really IS Whether You Win or Lose – and Not Just How You Play the Game

1 February 2008

When it comes to Super Bowl, folks think chili, beer and commercials. They also think gambling. It’s one of those games that inspires a lot of big money, sure, but also enormous numbers of side bets and the ubiquitous office pools. What does gambling have to do with tax? Plenty. Gambling winnings, no matter whether [...]

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