Vegas Awards Phillies World Series Game 5
Apparently God only lives in Vegas, where if you had the Phillies winning Game 5 of the World Series, you got paid.
The game was suspended because of rain in the middle of the sixth inning with the score tied 2-2. The Rays had tied it in the top of the sixth when Carlos Pena's two-out single scored B.J. Upton.
However, even though the suspended game is scheduled to be completed today, the betting result is final.
According to Nevada gaming rules -- often referred to as "house rules" -- the final score of an official game is determined by reverting to the last completed inning. The Phillies led 2-1 after the fifth.
Las Vegas sports books are paying off Game 5 side bets on Philadelphia, which was about a minus-170 favorite. Wagers on totals and run-line bets are being refunded because rules stipulate that at least 81/2 innings must be played.
"We're just following the regular baseball rules. This is a very common rule," Las Vegas Hilton sports book director Jay Kornegay said. "We can't make exceptions."
Lousy real life "exceptions" getting in the way of my unofficial Wednesday plans.
This fares well for those of us who had Philly at those terrible odds but for those that had TB, well sucks for them. Rules are rules in Vegas.
Posted by: Sports Betting Help | Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 01:36 PM