Chuck Bao
7/30/2007, 10:16 AM
Anyone else see “Two for the Money”, the 2005 sports betting flick with Al Pacino, Rene Russo and Matthew McConaughey? It was on HBO or one of the other cable movie channels this afternoon.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417217/
I had to turn it off when the luck turns bad for Matthew McConaughey’s character, so I don’t know how it ends. It was just too painful to watch.
No doubt, he had it coming, particularly for his prediction that Texass would cover a two touchdown line and whip the Okies (or something to that effect) and the follow up celebration with a screen shot of a 7-42 score.
The thing that bothered me most was that their “sports betting advisory service” is really no different than the way many stock brokerage firms are run. And, I’m not talking about boiler room type of operation.
I know nothing about sports betting and I was wondering if there is this type of service that gives out advice in exchange for 10% of the winnings. And, how can they actually do that without also serving as the bookie and knowing what was bet and getting the cash upfront?
I know this movie was supposed to be based on a real character.
http://www.wagerwars.com/
With that being said, there are some really smart people out there determining the line on college football games. And, I assume the good ones get paid very handsomely for their predictions, probably more than the vast majority of stock market analysts.
So, legit or not?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417217/
I had to turn it off when the luck turns bad for Matthew McConaughey’s character, so I don’t know how it ends. It was just too painful to watch.
No doubt, he had it coming, particularly for his prediction that Texass would cover a two touchdown line and whip the Okies (or something to that effect) and the follow up celebration with a screen shot of a 7-42 score.
The thing that bothered me most was that their “sports betting advisory service” is really no different than the way many stock brokerage firms are run. And, I’m not talking about boiler room type of operation.
I know nothing about sports betting and I was wondering if there is this type of service that gives out advice in exchange for 10% of the winnings. And, how can they actually do that without also serving as the bookie and knowing what was bet and getting the cash upfront?
I know this movie was supposed to be based on a real character.
http://www.wagerwars.com/
With that being said, there are some really smart people out there determining the line on college football games. And, I assume the good ones get paid very handsomely for their predictions, probably more than the vast majority of stock market analysts.
So, legit or not?