There are wild estimates about how much "illegal" gambling is done when Super Bowl Sunday comes around each year.  There are reports of anywhere from hundreds of millions to billions of dollars wagered outside of Las Vegas.  The general rule used by the experts is that illegal gambling totals 40x the amount of legal gambling on major sporting events.   That would mean a Vegas reported handle of $100 million would equate to $4 billion wagered illegally.  Take that for what you will, there's not really any evidence to support it, but it makes a good headline. What we do know is how much Las Vegas sportsbooks take in and profit each season on the game and have that information listed in the table below.  Take a look at our handy infographic below for a visualization of the numbers. The handle is simply how much money gets bet on the game, while the hold is the percentage of winnings (or losses) the books have taken on each game. Handles &...

Subscribe to the SportsCapping.com Podcast on iTunes or SoundCloud. For this week's episode, Jack Jones and Brandon Lee will be discussing the NBA and college basketball future odds. Each expert gives out their favorite Eastern Conference and Western Conference bets in the NBA, as well as their favorite overall and a sleeper pick to win the 2016 NCAA Tournament.  New SportsCapping.com Podcast episodes will be available throughout the year with more free picks, odds, predictions, and analysis from the best cappers in the...

Subscribe to the SportsCapping.com Podcast on iTunes or SoundCloud. For this week's episode, Jack Jones and Brandon Lee will be discussing the NBA and college basketball future odds. Each expert gives out their favorite Eastern Conference and Western Conference bets in the NBA, as well as their favorite overall and a sleeper pick to win the 2016 NCAA Tournament.  New SportsCapping.com Podcast episodes will be available throughout the year with more free picks, odds, predictions, and analysis from the best cappers in the...