by richallen
While gambling was now perhaps seen by some as a more harmful hobby, betting on games didn’t subside, it grew dramatically. The roaring 20’s brought in the boxing era of Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth on the baseball diamond and Red Grange on the football field. Dempsey was so popular that the day after he fought [...]
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by richallen
Stock car driver Richard Petty authored the quote: “Do you know the date of the first auto race? – the day they built a 2nd car.” Well, in that vain, we can gain some insight into the first episodes of the history of sports betting; it’s likely that cavemen were wagering nuts and berries on [...]
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