1.   At the Post Time Pavilion, serious gamblers placed bets on Lone Star Park races and races across the country.

2.   For example, game sites could place limits on the number of bets a gambler can place each hour.

3.   On Super Bowl Sunday, Nevada gamblers could place money on whether the Super Bowl champion would score more points than Michael Jordan did that day.

4.   Oscar nominations will be announced early Tuesday morning, so gamblers better place their bets.

5.   The measure also allows gamblers to place wagers only when they make advance cash deposits to cover the bets, and it includes protections to prevent gambling by minors.

6.   Arrests were often difficult because gamblers frequently placed bets through Internet sites, police said.

7.   Bookmakers said gamblers have placed hundreds of thousands of dollars on an opposition win.

8.   The gambler placed a series of accumulator bets last August and September, predicting the champions in each of the four divisions in England and Scotland.

9.   Researchers noted that for three hours before Saturday kick-off in England, the use of telephones and pagers in Thailand increases notably as gamblers place their bets.