Jay Kornegay, vice president of the Westgate race and sports operations, said roughly 80% bets on the Chiefs was driven by casual gamblers, but that a number of six-digit bets from the so-called sharps on San Francisco caused the line to move back up.
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“We expect the handle to double, possibly triple, what we did last year mainly because the games are being played on New Year’s Day rather than New Year's Eve," said Kornegay, Westgate's vice president of race and sports operations.
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