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Bet your bottom cyberdollar

What a night. The last thing you remember is getting thrown out of the sports book by Rocko, with a warning that if you ever show your face here again, you're dead, and meeting some cement very up close and personal-like.

You've been 86'd from the Vegas parlors. You've tried the company basketball pools, but the thrill never amounts to much. If you weren't on parole, you could check out the action in the Bahamas, but it's too risky right now. And you can't go home to Iowa without fully exorcising this gambling bug. What to do?

If you ever listened when your geeky brother Dexter called, you'd know that you do have other options -- cyber options. As it stands, plenty of online resources are willing to serve your betting habit, but you'll probably find the handicapping sites most seductive, because they're actually functional, providing you with all the essential stats on the big game.

But soon -- well, pretty soon -- you can place bets online, without using a phone. No longer will you have to spend your vacations watching televised boxing matches in Vegas bookie joints, waiting to win it big; no longer will you need to tell yourself you're happy with the $100 you won from your football-watching buddies. You'll be able to bet on the Cornhuskers in the Cotton Bowl from your computer in Countryville.

Sure, it's not as fun as hanging with the boys down at Ye Olde Jockstrap, watching the game and throwing back some beers. But you can annoy the crap outta the boys with the most current information on the odds, the point spreads, and the weather conditions in Dallas.

Of course this is all on the up and up, according to the companies who stand to take all of your money. However, the U.S. government might not agree. Once everything is running, if you do happen to win, Slappy's House of Bets will issue you a check, but it will be up to you to declare your earnings to Uncle Sam.

Betting on sports via the Web is getting to be big business. Pretty soon Vinnie the loan shark will be sending you computer viruses instead of simply breaking your legs. So if the playoff games have got you jonesing for some quick cash, stay tuned to the Web for more details. Maybe by the NCAA Final Four, you'll be good to go.

-- M. Trouble Sample

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Jim Feist's Online Sports and Gaming Update
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America's Sports Headquarters
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The Sports Server
SportsLine USA
The Sports Network
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