41.   The sports books operate to minimize potential losses, and often they adjust the line in a defensive manner.

42.   The state of Minnesota recently filed suit against a telephone betting service in the first-ever legal action aimed at stopping the proliferation of illegal sports books.

43.   The sports book in the Caesars casino already has odds on fights that Arum plans for De La Hoya and Carbajal later in the year.

44.   The sports books are required to obtain a business license, and a tax tied to revenue is levied each year on that license.

45.   The sports books in Las Vegas figure to do a record business.

46.   There are a handful of Hollywood faces and the same grainy look to night games you find in all sports books.

47.   There were, of course, petroleum-free sports books worth reading and giving this year.

48.   They offer a slot machine, a blackjack table or a sports book, all as readily accessible as the nearest phone line.

49.   This is a sports book for adults.

50.   WagerNet advertised itself on the Internet as a legal activity, which Humphrey alleged defrauded Minnesotans because the proposed sports book would violate the federal Interstate Wire Act.