Why Sports Books Hate Baseball

Part of the following was taken from an article written by Aaron Schudiner who writes for Covers.com

"It’s the slowest part of the sports betting calendar. Baseball is the only game in town and it doesn’t take a backseat until football season arrives in September. "

You’d think bookies would be thanking their stars that America’s pastime was keeping the action alive during the dull summer months. But that’s not necessarily the case.

“It’s by far my least favorite sport to book,” says Peter Childs, an oddsmaker with Belmont.com. “Other than the three-day All-Star Break, we’re talking about a sport that is played every single day for six months. It can take a toll on any bookmaker.”

It's not just the length of the campaign that turns oddsmakers off to Major League Baseball. Public bettors, who show up in droves during the football season, are nowhere to be found in July and August. So the lines makers end up working harder for a sport that will bring in less gambling revenues.

“The only true money that comes in on baseball is sharp money,” Jay Kornegay, Executive Director of Race and Sportsbook at the Las Vegas Hilton, told ESPN’s Chad Millman.

In spite of its long season, baseball is the sport that is the least bet of the big three.
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