Wiseguys.com Launches Simulated Sportsbook

John Reynolds loves to bet on sports. And like almost everyone, he also hates to lose money. Now, John can fulfill his sports betting fantasies while staying firmly grounded in reality.

Wiseguys.com launches this month for sports betting enthusiasts like John. It bills itself as a full-service (and fully legal) "simulated sportsbook," offering real odds from two Las Vegas and three offshore sportsbooks. Competing against friends and colleagues, John and his friends can compete for bragging rights. They can set up exclusive "private leagues" comprised of a select few. They can also elect to participate in "public leagues" comprised of all participating Wiseguys users.

Wiseguys Ups the Ante

Now, thanks to the "Wiseguys Pigskin Payoff," John and his friends can also compete for bigger stakes. Launching this coming weekend, the Wiseguys Pigskin Payoff is a $5,000 football betting contest. Unlike Wiseguys' simulated wagering products, this contest offers cold, hard cash.

The Wiseguys Pigskin Payoff will challenge football betting enthusiasts to combine strategy with betting acumen to amass the largest bankroll of SmartMoney - what Wiseguys calls its simulated currency - over an eighteen week period. Twenty games will be featured on the Wiseguys website each week, and contestants will be challenged to pick ten to twenty winners each week against the spread. The overall winner wins $1,500. Second, third, and fourth place will receive cash prizes, as will each week's winners.

A Diverse Portfolio of Products

Wiseguys offers a variety of products and services to complement its simulated wagering game. The "Advanced Package" is an innovative, web-based line service that shows up-to-the-minute, live odds for two Vegas books and three offshore books. Because this service is web-based, there are never any programs to download, and lines can be checked by Wiseguys customers from any computer with an Internet connection. Wiseguys' "Breaking News" service brings sports bettors updated information compiled by Las Vegas sportsbook veteran Scotty Schettler and his research team. This information is geared toward "beating the steam," getting bets in on advantageous lines before breaking news causes that line to move. Serious sports bettors crave information, and Wiseguys seeks to fulfill those needs, bringing news to the desktop while that news still has value.

The Wiseguys.com website also features original content with reminiscences by Scotty Schettler in his "Las Vegas Betting Primer" column; a "Citizen of the Week" feature on the bad boys of sports by contributor Ronnie Degas; and a column by Wiseguys researcher John Mastalir entitled "Here It Is". An active message board and sports information hub with news articles from

2006-09-06