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 Sports betting is the ultimate money game for the sports fan. Through any of
a number of online sportsbooks you can bet on the outcome of baseball,
basketball, football, hockey and soccer games, car races, boxing matches and
other popular sporting events.
If you know your favorite sport inside and out,
you can overcome "the juice", beat the oddsmakers and fatten your wallet. Also,
placing a sports bet makes the outcome of the game more meaningful and the game
itself more enjoyable and thrilling.
The
sportsbook and the oddsmaker
To place a sports bet, simply go to a sportsbook -- a place that accepts
sports bets. VIP Sports and Interwetten are examples of online sportsbooks. Many
sportsbooks also accept bets by telephone. You may sometimes hear sportsbooks
referred to as bookmakers or bookies. These terms are generally reserved for
disreputable or illegal operations -- the leg-breaker variety.
 Note that a sportsbook is not the same as an oddsmaker.
The sportsbook simply
accepts sports bets. An oddsmaker is a person who sets the betting odds. Most
major sportsbooks use odds set by Las Vegas oddsmakers.
These oddsmakers
typically work for major hotel sportsbooks.
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