Tag: Sports betting lingo
Sports gambling lingo you’ll need to know
March 30, 2014
CNBC – So you’ve decided to gamble—legally, of course—on sporting events. Good for you. But do you know what a “push” is? A “parlay”? A “dime”? Well, if you don’t, it’s time you learn the lingo of sports betting. Chris Matcovich is senior director of data and communications for TiqIQ, a ticket price aggregator that draws data from such sellers as StubHub, Ticket Network and eBay. He provided CNBC.com with a list of terms that every prospective sports bettor should know. We also spoke with Robert Carter, a sports gambling consultant whose clients refer to him as Incarcerated Bob, even…