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Jet.....I love your writing style. I hope we get to read your articles on a regular basis in the future.

"And finally, more and more readers will cringe at the poor attempts of a chef trying to write a weekly blog for this great publication".

Jet...."poor attempts"????? I LOVE your blog!

Almost all of horse betting in Las Vegas is pari-mutuel. Pari-mutuel means it doesn't matter if you place your bet at the track or in the sports book the money all goes into the same pool nationwide. When they post the results at the end of the race you'll see the dollar amount for win, place and show and it doesn't matter if you're in Vegas, New York or Idaho".the payout is the same. The exception to this is when a race & sports book posts odds for "house" bets. House bets are proposition bets that get locked into the odds at the time you buy the ticket and account for only a tiny percentage of race bets. They are usually quirkier type bets"examples: Will the winning horse have an odd or even numbered saddlecloth? Which team will win the coin toss at the start of the game? Which team will score first?
You mentioned above that you placed a bet on who will win Wimbledon 2010. This is another type of proposition bet called a "Future." All future bets get locked in on the odds at the time of purchase. I'm unsure what type of boxing bet you made that the odds changed; boxing bets also get locked in at the odds at the time of purchase. Is it possible you looked at the Xeroxed sheet in the sports book rather than the board? The betting sheets they have available in a race & sports book note what the odds were when the book opened in the morning and are only meant to be used as a guideline. In order to see the currents odds you have to look at the light boards above the ticket writer's station. Hope this helps.

Get well soon Coach!

Wallet....what is means is that 16 years ago Gibbons had, "great deference to our Constitution and for the humane and equal treatment of all mankind" and now he obviously no longer feels that way since he promises to veto the domestic partnership bill.