That’s my pick for the Super Bowl. Let’s keep with Eli’s hot hand.
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Various Super Bowl promotions are available at each of these online sportsbooks.
Bovada.lv has opened its doors to US-based real-money players. In addition to a sportsbook, Bovada has an online casino, an online poker room, and an online racebook.
Note: Contrary to what you might think, .lv does not stand for Las Vegas — it stands for Latvia.
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In Week 3 of the NFL, I picked 14 out of 16 games correct (straight-up) in the “Intertops famous FREE NFL Pool Competition“. Along with three other entries, my entry with 14 correct picks was the highest among all competitors. I missed on the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins.
While this may also fall under the heading of “even a blind squirrel…”, there were over 7K entries. So there had to be at least some level of skill to my winning card. 
I’ve copied and pasted all the details of this contest below.
Sign-up now at Intertops and you, too, can play in the “Intertops famous FREE NFL Pool Competition“. After you create an account — they accept U.S. customers — and log in, you can find the NFL Contest under the Sportsbook – Special Offers link at the top left of the page.
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Get out your crystal ball and choose your winners in this FREE to enter competition – you have nothing to lose and could end the weekend with an extra $100 in your account! Customers with the most weekly correct picks qualify for the prizes. In the case of a tie winners are selected randomly. Weekly Prizes: Congratulations to our Week 3 winners!
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As reported in yesterday’s The Wall Street Journal, the House Financial Services Committee voted 41-22 to approve legislation that would regulate many forms of online gambling, including poker and bingo, while specifically banning betting on major US sports leagues like the MLB, NFL, NBA, and others.
Other news articles point out that the legislation also would deny licenses to any online site that has allowed, or currently does allow, US players to gamble online. Looking ahead, this would appear to effect PokerStars, FullTilt, and other online poker rooms that have continued to serve US players despite the UIGEA of 2006.
Other key elements of the legislation include player loss limits, rigorous age verification systems and frequent testing thereof, and allowing states to opt out of this legislation and ban its citizens from online gambling.
And the legislation that was passed does not cover how the industry is to be taxed — that’s covered in a separate bill that hasn’t made it out of the House Ways and Means Committee.
It is unlikely that this legislation will be voted on before the current Congressional Session expires in September. The scheduling is simply too tight. If it is not voted on, the process will need to start again next session. Perhaps it will be attached to some other legislation, as was the UIGEA of 2006. Even so, if the legislation is approved, it still would need to be signed by Obama.
We are still years away from any comprehensive online gambling policy in the United States. Need proof? The UIGEA of 2006 took nearly 4 years before it actually went into effect this past June 1 — and there are still plenty of loopholes in that legislation that allow US players to fund and withdraw money from their online gambling accounts… or so I’ve heard. 
Here’s a short and sweet blog:
Las Palmas Sportsbook & Casino will be paying 20% bonuses for all deposits and re-loads throughout the NFL season.
Go get ‘em!
I’ve long praised BetUS as one of the best sportsbooks on the internet; it is one of the several sportsbooks that I myself use on a regular basis. And now they’ve really outdone themselves — check out the new tiered bonus schedule for new and existing players at BetUS.
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Earlier this month, I wrote that: “From now until Super Bowl 43 on February 1, Sportsbetting.com is doubling is initial deposit bonus for new customers from 10% to 20%. You must enter promo code SBTWENTY in order to get the bonus.”
Guess what? The folks at Sportsbetting.com have upped their offer again to a massive 43% when you use offer code 4THREESB. Their fine print:
1.Offer expires February 1st, 2009
2. 5x rollover in Sportsbook, 25x rollover in Casino. Bonus funds cannot be used in our Poker room.
3.We reserve the right to rescind the offer or change the terms prior to the expiry date.
4. This promo code can only be used once per account. Only one account allowed per person.
(Note: The information present on this blog is intended for entertainment purposes only. Please check your local, state and provincial laws before you gamble online. If your local laws prohibit online gambling then we recommend you consider an alternative form of entertainment.)
From now until Super Bowl 43 on February 1, Sportsbetting.com is doubling is initial deposit bonus for new customers from 10% to 20%. You must enter promo code SBTWENTY in order to get the bonus.
Sportsbetting.com is rated 4-stars (out of 5) by The Online Casino Gambling Directory, so you know that the site can be trusted, and that you’ll get better-then-average customer service should you need it.
(Note: The information present on this blog is intended for entertainment purposes only. Please check your local, state and provincial laws before you gamble online. If your local laws prohibit online gambling then we recommend you consider an alternative form of entertainment.)