LAS VEGAS (AP) – Jimmy Vaccaro thought he would offer bettors a little fun – and a long-shot chance at some real cash – when he put up a proposition this week at 25-1 odds on the Jacksonville Jaguars going winless this season.
What he didn’t think was that anyone would bet serious money on it.
“We had it up for about two hours and a kid came in and wanted to bet $1,000 on it,” Vaccaro said. “I told them to write it up.”
Some proof, perhaps, that people will bet on anything. But Vaccaro doesn’t mind risking a $25,000 payout in a football season that has proven quite profitable so far for most of the legal bookies in this gambling city.
“I don’t gloat about it because it can change,” said Vaccaro, who helps run the sports book at the South Point hotel-casino. “But it’s been the best I’ve seen for quite a while.”