http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Luken+Karel Sports Luken Karel Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=118045&ca=Sports No matter what time of the day or night you’re reading this, odds are you’re little more than a few mouse clicks away from horse betting somewhere in the world. With action from Hollywood to Hong Kong at more than a 100 racetracks across the globe, you might think that would be more than enough acti... Sports Luken Karel Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=118047&ca=Sports Probably the only thing more difficult and frustrating than gaining a degree of proficiency at playing golf is trying to make a buck betting golf. As the PGA Tour tees it up for the start of another season this month, it’s a sober fact of betting that no matter how you slice it—-into the rough, into... Sports Luken Karel Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=114077&ca=Sports In terms of sheer numbers, no sport matches the opportunity, intrigue, depth of quality, or endless variety involved with college basketball betting. Nearly every day of the week, from mid-November through March, bettors and sportsbooks match bankrolls on the hardwood fortunes of 235 teams in more t... Sports Luken Karel Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=112402&ca=Sports Every game of chance offers the house a certain inherent statistical advantage but none works off so small a profit margin--theoretically between one and four percent--as sports betting. With so little room for error, sportsbooks have come to rely on a combination of accurate pointspreads and an und... Sports Luken Karel Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=101079&ca=Sports A fellow strikes a few keys on a computer keyboard or strides into a licensed sportsbook in Nevada and wagers $5,000 on a football game. The move triggers an immediate and frenzied reaction from the house’s numbers cruncher, who quickly consults with his bosses or telephones the casino's sister prop... Sports Luken Karel Sat, 11 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=100044&ca=Sports With the exception of talent, when it comes to NBA betting, the most important factor to consider is the home court, right? Well, not exactly. Actually, there's not much difference in courts. They're all made of wood and while the court logos are of varying colors, designs and questionable tastes, a... Sports Luken Karel Sat, 11 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=100045&ca=Sports It was just hours after George W. Bush had been re-elected President of the United States in 2004 that sportsbooks began posting betting lines on who would win a four-year lease on the Oval Office in 2008. John McCain, the Arizona Senator, and Hilary Clinton, the Senator from New York, remain the fr... Sports Luken Karel Sat, 11 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=100047&ca=Sports The 2006/07 National Basketball Association tips off Oct. 31, stirring memories of NBA betting warriors from previous hardwood campaigns. Any bookmakers' list of NBA betting legends would have to include "Cryin' Kenny," a notorious 'under' player who was well known around North Las Vegas sports book... Sports Luken Karel Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=98902&ca=Sports The National Basketball League tips off another season Oct. 31 with both bet makers and bet takers sifting through the debris of last year's results in hopes of finding NBA betting clues to the upcoming campaign. From a wagering standpoint, the most important thing to know is that oddsmakers approac... Sports Luken Karel Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=93853&ca=Sports Given the massive popularity of the NFL, it's surprising that the sport is shrouded in so much betting misunderstanding and misconception. Let's try to separate betting myth from reality: Myth #1: Betting lines are created to beat the public. Reality: With the exception of the Super Bowl, the public...