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Why Betting on the Olympics is Not Allowed in Las Vegas
February 9, 2014
The topic of betting on the Olympics is back again, with the Sochi Winter Games begin this week, and while betting on the events will take place at sports books all over the world, you won’t find a single wagering option available on the Games here in Nevada. That’s because of a small stipulation in Nevada Gaming regulation 22.120-1(a) that states no wagers may be accepted or paid by any book on ‘any amateur non-collegiate sport or athletic event’. That specifically means no betting on the Olympics, a prohibition that resulted from a trade off in early 2001, as Sen….