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In this Friday, March 19, 2021, file photo, a man makes a sports bet at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J. On Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, the NFL announced it is spending $6.2 million on a responsible betting program with the National Council on Problem Gambling to teach people how to bet on sports responsibly and to fund and expand treatment and prevention programs for compulsive gambling.(AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File) **FILE**

Sports betting becoming more of a sure thing

By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press

FILE - This March 8, 2019, file photo shows giants video screens inside the sports betting lounge at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City N.J. The biggest dice game around was just a few miles down the road when Jimmy Vaccaro was growing up in the Pittsburgh area. So was Comet News in Braddock, where those in the know slipped behind the green door into a back room where bookies offered action on both ponies and games. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

Column: Vegas bookie returns home to new world of betting

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

Philadelphia Eagles' Jay Ajayi runs the ball during practice at the team's NFL football training facility in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. The Eagles face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52 on Sunday, Feb. 4, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

World Series winner looking to cash in on Super Bowl bets

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

People stand in line to enter the Supreme Court where a case on sports betting is being heard, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Is sports betting about to go mainstream? Bet on it

By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press

WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao celebrates after defeating WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri of the U.S. during their welterweight title boxing match at the Venetian Macao in Macau, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014. Pacquiao got the big knockdowns he desperately craved, battering Algieri around the ring Sunday on his way to a decision win in a lopsided welterweight title fight.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Manny Pacquiao, not Floyd Mayweather, a big hit in Las Vegas sportsbooks

By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press

A mobile billboard for New jersey's Council on Compulsive Gambling sits in the group's Hamilton, N.J,. office parking lot on Tuesday Jan. 28, 2014. The billboard will tour locations near MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., where the Super Bowl will be played on Sunday. The billboard advertises a hotline for compulsive gamblers. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Like the national anthem at 2:25? A bet for that

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Pedestrians make their way through the snow in the Manhattan borough of New York, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. The National Weather Service said the storm could bring 10 to 14 inches of snow to Philadelphia and southern New England and up to a foot in New York City, to be followed by bitter cold. An arctic air mass will plunge the eastern half of the United States into a deep freeze, with wind chills as low as 40 degrees below zero, the weather service said. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

2014 Super Bowl: Bookies and the NFL both wary of weather

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18)passes the ball during the first half of the AFC Championship NFL playoff football game against the New England Patriots in Denver, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Denver gets early money and favorite role

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

Broncos biggest NFL favorite ever in Vegas books

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) passes during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. The Broncos won 51- 48. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Betting on the Broncos: Denver a record 28-point favorite over hapless Jaguars

By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press