Bettor Quotes

With over two thirds of all wagers placed on Woods winning at least three majors this year, it's clear that bettors don't put anything out of Tiger's reach. Although he'll certainly be a clear favorite in each leg of the Grand Slam, both history and the odds are against Tiger Woods achieving golf immortality by capturing all four majors this year for a Tiger Slam. - Simon Noble

We are not encouraging more people to gamble. The amount of gamblers is more or less fixed. We just hope the bettors of illegal games would turn to us. - Kim Mak

These two officials basically had one job to do and that was to ensure that the weight of the jockeys was recorded accurately and then disclosed to bettors... Instead, they misled the public and compromised the integrity of races run by NYRA. - Eliot Spitzer

There have been better (seasons), definitely. I don't know what to attribute it to. I don't know if it was a freak thing, once every 20 years or so, but it's bound to happen every once in a while. Maybe the bettors are getting smarter and the books are getting dumber. - Eric Brownlee

The Colts still have the best QB in football and some people think too much attention and focus was put on their run for a perfect season. They never seemed to regroup after their first loss and the personal tragedies that befell Tony Dungy. There's no reason to believe, at this point, that bettors will sour on the Colts. They'll be backing Indianapolis again next year. - Alex Czajkowski

The Blue Jays have been major players this winter, securing the pitching they desperately needed and the big bats they were looking for to compete in a tough division with the Yankees and Red Sox. Toronto is certainly much improved and bettors have taken notice, so too should the rest of the league. - Peter Childs

Several of the smart bettors were happy to be on. - Brian Taylor

Over the course of the next week, you could see it creep up, because traditionally the public likes to play the favorite and the over. Unless the pros (professional bettors) deem it too high and come in on the under, it will probably go a little higher. - Jeff Sherman

Our target market is recreational bettors, but that doesn't mean we expel the wise guys. A big bet for us is maybe $10,000. - Calvin Ayre