Getting casino betting back and new sponsorships
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I’ll tell you how good people watch shit.
Dayton Ohio. Joe Burns pool room.
Earl Strickland vs Buddy Hall
Earl breaks a game and doesn’t make a ball, goes and sits.
Buddys playing with his tip annd what not and a few minutes later mosey on ups to the table.
Grabs the cue ball and places it where he wants and runs out.
There was no foul and nobody said shit.
I think I’ve seen Sigels video before but I’ll have to find it and watch it to be sure.
Hell their whole business model revolves around gambling in one way or another. Gov't regulations could alter that for sure. Those may be on the horizon.
You gamble or used too quite a bit.
You ever dump yourself? I’ll bet you’ve missed shit where it looked like it.
Why blind? Have you even watched it? That so-called 'dead hanger' combo was anything but.
Your answer to that post shows that people just don’t know what they’re saying.
Distance themselves from gambling.
I've seen plenty of good players doggit so bad you'd think they were doin business. If the casino thought they got taken they would not have listed a line on the following events.
The size of the loss (the number I heard at the time was 45K, but still chicken feed in the context of a sportsbook's handle) is clearly not the issue and it never was. The only question that must be asked is whether the loss, very minor indeed, but well-known, stunted the growth of gambling action on pool with the casinos. I'll always believe that if the Mirage had a more positive experience in booking pro pool, other casinos might have followed suit. Of course, we will never know, but whether fair or not, this incident placed pro pool in a negative light.
I just did a lil dig and it looks like the UK gov't is pushing for restrictions on gambling firms as sponsors. https://sbcnews.co.uk/sport-business/2026/04/15/matchroom-sport-boxing-darts-betting/Your answer to that post shows that people just don’t know what they’re saying.
Distance themselves from gambling.
Yes and no. I think they try not to talk about it too much in their coverage of pro pool. On the other hand, Matchroom looks to sportsbooks for sponsorship dollars in both pool and snooker. For example, Betfred has been the title sponsor of the Mosconi Cup.
its not just one shot buddy missed it was all that happened that lead up to the winner. hardly much was bet on anyone else. but 11 tickets for the max amount allowed was bet on mike.
the casino had a contract to continue and the amount wasn't much and the rest of the time the lines were short no 20 to 1 shots.
and the casino was fairly new and certainly didn't want to cause any speculation so it was natural to keep it quite and not worry about the 40k loss.
and they more than made it up on other things related. and if anyone pushed it the gaming commission would have to get involved and it would then be a national scandal.
but is over the black eye has been forgotten for the most part and life continues.
the casino had a contract to continue and the amount wasn't much and the rest of the time the lines were short no 20 to 1 shots.
and the casino was fairly new and certainly didn't want to cause any speculation so it was natural to keep it quite and not worry about the 40k loss.
and they more than made it up on other things related. and if anyone pushed it the gaming commission would have to get involved and it would then be a national scandal.
but is over the black eye has been forgotten for the most part and life continues.
Yep. In the big picture this whole deal was non starter for the casino. Now if it was a major boxing funny business people would have died. I was playing a lot and around a lot of players in those days and no one even talked about this deal at all. Had zero effect on pool overall one way or the other. It was a 8man casino deal, no one cared then or now.
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nope never dumped. but did stall a lot. won lots, and had and still have a perfect rep.
took all side action for myself never had a partner in my action, and wouldn't ever let others bet on me with my opponent.
The “dump yourself” was a sarcastic line. I guarantee you’ve missed shots you never thought you would.
I wonder if we’ve ever seen each other somewhere.
you wouldn't let others bet on you?? just how the fk did you accomplish that? unless you traveled with a 7ft tall tush-hog i'm calling bs here.
Matchroom would never distance themselves on their own.
Of course the government is involved in shit they shouldn’t be. In every country they are doing such a great job at everything they do.
That part is easy. You tell the guy you’re playing you’ll take the bet or you just quit.
I’ve seen it.
Nothing looks to be imminent but apparently there are butthurt libs over there that hate gambling in any form. They keep pushing their bs woke agenda.Matchroom would never distance themselves on their own.
Of course the government is involved in shit they shouldn’t be. In every country they are doing such a great job at everything they do.