Make It Naaaashty Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) Monday night's controversial touchdown call that gave the Seattle Seahawks a 14-12 victory over the Green Bay Packers had an immediate impact for gamblers. If the Hail Mary pass by Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson would have been ruled an interception by Packers safety M.D. Jennings, Green Bay -- 3½ point favorites -- would have won by five, covering the spread. Instead, the replacement officials' call that Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate had possession shifted all those who bet on the Packers to those who took the underdog Seahawks. "Most of the customers in the sportsbook were not happy with the final call," said John Avello, director of the race and sportsbook at the Wynn in Las Vegas. "The shift was 100 percent. After the (Seahawks) score, all bets were reversed." More Packers-Seahawks Coverage Forty years of improved technology, and the NFL is still at the same place as it was for "The Immaculate Reception," writes John Clayton. Story The Packers have the NFL MVP while the Seahawks have a stout defense, and neither was any match for the guys in stripes, writes Mike Sando. Blog Can we now, in unison and without debate, agree that the NFL's plan to replace its locked-out refs has failed spectacularly, asks Kevin Seifert. Blog • O'Connor: Mistake exposes Goodell• Reaction: Twitter explodes over call• Rapid Reax | NFC North | NFC West• Stats & Info: But about the game ... Avello's best guess as to how much money was shifted worldwide on the call? $150 million in total bets worldwide. Jeff Sherman, assistant director of the race and sportsbook at the Las Vegas Hotel, says he estimates that the game shifted $15 million in Nevada alone and also concurs with Avello that the worldwide number, including offshore sportsbooks and in Europe, is worth about 10 times more. Those who take bets online estimated the shift in money was even greater. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8422934/seattle-seahawks-vs-green-bay-packers-disputed-mnf-call-shifted-150-250m-bets Edited September 26, 2012 by Make It Naaaashty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 It didn't shift anything for me as I three team parlayed it up and all three teams managed to not only not cover but lose lol (Lipns,49ers,Packers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 [expletive]ed me over, I was set to in a $1000 dollar box that I paid $10 for, I had Packers 2 Seattle 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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