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Success With Price Per Head (One Agents Story)

2005-06-18T11:23:00.000-07:00

Case Study demonstrating one agents success via Use of Price Per Head (PPH) Software Written and Owned by V.O. Group, S.A., the most successful offshore sportsbook in Costa Rica.

Price Per Head vs. One Agents Old Operation

Featuring Dalton Wagner, Founder V.O. Group, S.A.

As Founder and Proprietor of V.O. Group, S.A., Dalton Wagner has the reputation of being the most innovative operator in offshore gaming. His most recent innovation involves the direct attack upon the Onshore Bookmaking market via the unique value proposition of actually partnering with Bookmakers and Agents onshore (as opposed to attempting to steal their business). With formidable competition, Mr. Wagner founded V.O. Group, S.A. in 1998. While most companies formed that late failed, V.O. Group, S.A. has become one of the top 10 operators offshore (as measured by AnteUp; Gambling Online Magazine; Poker Player Magazine; and Many other Publications).

Sports Betting Business: The ‘buzz’ in offshore gambling appears to be focusing on only two subjects as of late, including: Poker and Your Price Per Head Offering. What exactly is Price Per Head and Price Per Head Agency?
Wagner: As you know, one market that a post-up sportsbook has historically been unable to attack is the huge market of bettors that have been betting with their local guy for years (local guy = agent or corner bookie). The reason this market exists is the personal relationship that an onshore bookie or agent has with his clients. Sportsbooks have attempted to educate the player and lure him away from the local bookie, however V.O. Group, S.A. has decided to take another tact. Via our Price Per Head software written by Matthew Wilson, we have been able to PARTNER with onshore bookies or agents with our Price Per Head Agency Relationship.

Sports Betting Business: You called us with a specific Success Story that you said Had To Be Told Immediately! What in the heck could be so important?
Wagner: As the industry knows, we have been pushing Price Per Head Agency for a while now. We have a story that has to be told…it is that simple!

Sports Betting Business: OK. Go ahead and tell the story!
Wagner: The story starts with a gentleman named Paul Harris in Austin, Texas who is was a small town bookmaker making $250,000 a year in income.

Sports Betting Business: I already see where this is going. Now you are going to tell me of how V.O. Group, S.A. leveraged your PPH software and relationship with Paul to make him 30% or 50% more. Right?
Wagner: No, that is not the story at all. While 50% would truly be something to celebrate, it does not compare to this story!

Sports Betting Business: Stop already. Tell the story.
Wagner: Mr. Harris contacted V.O. Group, S.A. through our BettorsNet.com brand in August 2004, right before football season. After three phone calls we switched his 75 players from playing through his cell phone to playing via our website and call center. And, with the increased availability to the product, more offerings, and all the other items BettorsNet.com brings, guess how much Paul made?

Sports Betting Business: Well, since you did not bite on 50% more, I will say 100% more. But I doubt it!
Wagner: Yea, I doubt it too. How about 350% more. That’s right! I just ran the reports for Paul Harris and up to February 1, 2005, Paul has made $750,000.00.

Sports Betting Business: Wait, $750,000 is a hell of a lot more than 350% more. Isn’t it?
Wagner: Actually, if you take into consideration the decline we will see after the end of March Madness, he should easily make $1,200,000 this year. But, I didn’t want to overstate the facts!

Sports Betting Business: Are you telling me that by having you take the phone calls and do the accounting for Mr. Harris you made this difference in his life?
Wagner: That is exactly what I am saying!

Sports Betting Business: Was he that bad of a bookmaker?
Wagner: Well, I think we are better – but, he was fine. The increase doesn’t come from us beating his players more than he did. The increase comes from the product being available 24 hours a day and our company having more offerings. And, the secret ingredient helps too!

Sports Betting Business: Oh, I see. Instead of having his cell on for a few hours a day, you put the product in front of his clients all day and night for the buying. I see. But, what is the ‘secret ingredient’?
Wagner: The availability will make a person 100% more over night. But, the secret ingredient made the difference for Mr. Harris. And, the secret ingredient is TIME.

Sports Betting Business: OK, I am lost again. What does that mean?
Wagner: Paul Harris used to set lines, answer phone calls, watch games, grade wagers and keep figures. He did it so well, and so often he already lost his girlfriend. He simply spent all of his time operating as a bookie. When we took over, he became a RECRUITER. All Paul does now is sit in bars and recruit business. We write the business, and Paul grows his business daily. That is the secret ingredient.

Sports Betting Business: Ah, I see. He no longer spends time on the items that cost time and money…he spends his time on what makes him money – recruiting players!
Wagner: Christ! Your brilliant! It typically takes a bookmaker or agent about 3 months to figure that out. But, you, like Paul Harris already figured it out. You recruit, and I will beat them. Therefore the only thing that matters is getting more clients. The more you get, the more you will make.

Sports Betting Business: Of course I get it. That’s the Las Vegas model. Build in an edge and then find as many people to bet against the edge as possible. It’s simple!
Wagner: You sure make it sound simple. But, most bookies are stuck in the mode of trying to ‘beat the players’. The fact is that all you have to do is get a new client or two every day and you will be a millionaire over night. Simply ask Paul Harris who is on campus at University Of Texas recruiting players on 6th Street right now.

Sports Betting Business: So how does a bookmaker or agent learn more about this?
Wagner: Simply go to any of the V.O. Group, S.A. sites to learn more. I suggest starting at www.BettorsNet.com or calling 1-877-512-1001 or emailing agents@bettorsnet.com to get more information.

NBA Schedules December 2004

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Date	Guest vs Hometeam	EST(pm)	Local TV	National TV
Mon 20	Utah vs Philadelphia	7:00	CSN / FSN	NBATVHighDef
	Portland vs Chicago	8:30	WCIU	NBALP
	Toronto vs Houston	8:30	FSNSW / rsn	NBALP, RSNDP
	Phoenix vs Denver	9:00	Altitude / UPN 45	NBALP
	Memphis vs L.A. Lakers	10:30	FSN / WMC	NBALP
	Washington vs Golden State	10:30	FSBay / CSN	NBALP
Tue 21	New Jersey vs Charlotte	7:00	C-SET / YES	NBALP
	Minnesota vs Cleveland	7:00	FSOhio / KSTC	NBATV
	Dallas vs New York	7:30	MSG / FSNSW	NBALP
	Boston vs Miami	7:30	Sunshine / FSNE	NBALP
	Washington vs Sacramento	10:00	News10 / CSN	NBATV
	New Orleans vs L.A. Clippers	10:30	FSN2	NBALP
Wed 22	New York vs Boston	7:00	FSNE / MSG	NBALP
	Utah vs Toronto	7:00	FSN	NBALP, SCORE
	San Antonio vs Orlando	7:00	Sunshine / KRRT	NBALP
	Philadelphia vs Indiana	7:00	FSMW / CSN	NBALP
	Cleveland vs New Jersey	7:30	YES / FSOhio	NBALP
	Dallas vs Atlanta	7:30	FSO / FSNSW	NBALP
	Chicago vs Detroit	7:30	FSN Det / WGN	NBALP
	Portland vs Milwaukee	8:00	FSNN / FSNW	NBALP
	Charlotte vs Houston	8:30	FSNSW / C-SET	NBALP
	Memphis vs Golden State	10:00	--	ESPN2
	Denver vs Seattle	10:00	FSN-SEA / Altitude	NBALP
	New Orleans vs L.A. Lakers	10:30	FSN / CST	NBALP
Thu 23	Minnesota vs San Antonio	8:00	--	TNT
	Memphis vs Phoenix	9:00	FSAZ / FSO	NBALP
	Miami vs Sacramento	10:30	Sunshine	TNT
Sat 25	Detroit vs Indiana	12:30	WB4 / FSN Det	ESPN
	Miami vs L.A. Lakers	3:00	--	ABC
Sun 26	Charlotte vs New York	1:00	MSG / C-SET	NBALP
	New Orleans vs Cleveland	7:00	FSOhio / CST	NBALP
	Chicago vs Milwaukee	7:00	FSNN / CSN-CHI	NBALP
	Boston vs San Antonio	7:00	FSNSW / FSNE	NBATVHighDef
	Washington vs Minnesota	8:00	FSNN / NC8	NBALP
	Toronto vs Phoenix	8:00	FSAZ / rsn	NBALP, RSNDP
	L.A. Clippers vs Houston	8:30	FSNSW / KTLA	NBALP
	Dallas vs Denver	9:00	Altitude / UPN21	NBALP
	Golden State vs Sacramento	9:00	CSN-SAC / FSBay	NBALP
Mon 27	Charlotte vs Washington	7:00	NC8 / C-SET	NBALP
	New York vs Orlando	7:00	Sunshine / MSG	NBALP
	New Orleans vs Indiana	7:00	FSMW / CST	NBALP
	Atlanta vs Miami	7:30	Sunshine / FSO	NBALP
	New Jersey vs Detroit	7:30	WDWB/WB20 / YES	NBATV
	L.A. Clippers vs Memphis	8:00	FSO	--
	Seattle vs Utah	9:00	FSN-SEA	NBALP
	Philadelphia vs Portland	10:00	FSNW / CSN	NBALP
	Denver vs Golden State	10:30	FSBay / Altitude	NBALP
Tue 28	Cleveland vs Atlanta	7:30	FSO / WUAB	NBALP
	Houston vs Milwaukee	8:00	FSNN / FSNSW	NBATVHighDef
	New Jersey vs Chicago	8:30	WGN / YES	NBALP
	Boston vs Dallas	8:30	FSNSW / FSNE	NBALP
	Phoenix vs San Antonio	8:30	FSNSW / UPN 45	NBALP
	Philadelphia vs Seattle	10:00	FSN-SEA / CSN	NBALP
	Toronto vs L.A. Lakers	10:30	FSN	NBALP, SCORE
Wed 29	Detroit vs Washington	7:00	CSN / WDWB/WB20	NBALP
	Indiana vs Charlotte	7:00	C-SET / WB4	NBALP
	Milwaukee vs Orlando	7:00	Sunshine / FSNN	NBALP
	Houston vs Cleveland	7:00	FSOhio / FSNSW	NBALP
	Minnesota vs New York	7:30	MSG / KSTC	NBATVHighDef
	Boston vs Memphis	8:00	FSNE	NBALP
	Phoenix vs New Orleans	8:00	UPN 45	NBALP
	Utah vs L.A. Clippers	10:30	FSN2 / FSN	NBALP
	Toronto vs Golden State	10:30	FSBay / rsn	NBALP, RTV
Thu 30	Seattle vs Atlanta	2:00	Turner	NBALP
	Indiana vs New Jersey	7:30	YES	NBALP
	Miami vs Detroit	8:00	Sunshine	TNT
	San Antonio vs Portland	10:30	KRRT	TNT
Fri 31	Washington vs Boston	3:00	FSNE / CSN	NBALP
	Seattle vs Charlotte	7:00	FSN-SEA	NBALP
	Philadelphia vs Denver	8:00	Altitude / CSN	ESPN2
	Sacramento vs Utah	8:00	KJZZ / News10	NBALP
	San Antonio vs L.A. Clippers	9:30	FSN2 / KRRT	NBALP
	Milwaukee vs Houston	10:00	FSNSW / FSNN	NBALP

used source http://nba.com

NBA History (National Basketball Association)

2004-12-19T21:32:00.000-08:00

Mr. James Naismith invented the modern game of Basketball in 1891, while working at the Y.M.C.A. College at Springfield, Massachusetts. Triangle magazine in Springfield, MA first published the rules for basketball in 1892,
and 18 students from the Springfield YMCA played the first official basketball game later that year. The University of Chicago played its first college basketball game, defeating the Chicago YMCA Training School 19-11, in 1894.

The first college basketball game was played in 1895, as Minnesota State School of Agriculture defeated the Porkers of Hamline College, 9-3. The first five-player college basketball game was played in 1896 in Iowa City, Iowa. The
University of Chicago defeated the University of Iowa by a score of 15-12. Intercollegiate basketball was played for the first time when Wesleyan University defeated Yale 4-3, in New Haven, Connecticut.

Basketball was first introduced to the Olympics in 1936 by the Berlin Organization Committee. The first Men's College Basketball Championship was held in 1939, when the University of Oregon beat Ohio State 46-33. The first televised college basketball games were broadcast in 1940, by New York City station W2XBS from Madison Square Garden. In those games, Pittsburgh defeated Fordham, 57-to-37, and New York University beat Georgetown, 50-to-27.

The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was comprised of 11 teams in two divisions: Boston Celtics, Chicago Stags, Cleveland Rebels, Detroit Falcons, New York Knickerbockers, Philadelphia Warriors, Pittsburgh Ironmen, Providence Steamrollers, St Louis Bombers, Toronto and Washington Capitols in 1946.

Baltimore Bullets joined the BAA in 1947, but four other teams dropped out: Cleveland Rebels, Detroit Falcons, Pittsburgh Ironmen and Toronto Huskies (8-teams, 2 divisions). In 1948, four teams from the more established National Basketball League (NBL) were added to the BAA: Ft Wayne Pistons, Indianapolis Jets, Minneapolis Lakers and Rochester Royals (12-teams, 2 divisions).

The National Basketball Association was formed in 1949. It was a combination of the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League. The six remaining NBL franchises -- Anderson (IN) Packers, Denver
Nuggets, Indianapolis Olympians, Sheboygan (WI) Redskins, Syracuse Nationals, Tri-Cities Blackhawks and Waterloo (IA) Hawks -- joined along with the new Indianapolis Olympians, and the BAA becomes the National Basketball Association. The Providence Steamrollers and the Indianapolis Jets dropped out (17-teams, 3 divisions). Six teams dropped out in 1950: Anderson Packers, Chicago Stags, Denver Nuggets, Sheboygan Redskins, St Louis Bombers and Waterloo Hawks (11 teams, 2 divisions). In 1951 the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, who divided home games between Moline and Rock Island (IL) and Davenport (IA), moved to Milwaukee and become the Hawks. The Washington Capitols disbanded before the end of 1950-51 season (10 teams, 2 divisions). The Indianapolis Olympians dropped out in 1953
(9 teams, 2 divisions). The Baltimore Bullets dropped out in 1954 (8 teams, 2 divisions). NBA adopts the 24-second shot clock & 6 team-foul rule.

The Milwaukee Hawks moved to St Louis in 1955, and in 1957 the Ft Wayne Pistons moved to Detroit, while the Rochester Royals moved to Cincinnati. In 1960, the Minneapolis Lakers move to Los Angeles, and in 1961, the Chicago Packers joined the NBA as an expansion team (9 teams, 2 divisions). American Basketball League starts play.
In 1962, the Chicago Packers are renamed the Zephyrs, and the Philadelphia Warriors move to San Francisco. In 1963, the Chicago Zephyrs moved to Baltimore and become the Bullets, and the Syracuse Nationals move to Philadelphia and become the 76ers. Chicago Bulls joined the league as an expansion team in 1966 (10 teams, 2 divisions).
The American Basketball Association was formed in 1967. San Diego Rockets and Seattle SuperSonics joined league as an expansion teams (12 teams, 2 divisions). In 1968, Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns join league as an expansion teams (14 teams, 2 divisions). St Louis Hawks move to Atlanta. 1st ABA basketball championship began.

Buffalo Braves, Cleveland Cavaliers and Portland Trail Blazers join league as an expansion teams in 1970 (17 teams, 4 divisions). In 1971, San Diego Rockets move to Houston and San Francisco Warriors move to Oakland and become Golden State Warriors. The National Basketball Association modified its four-year eligibility rule to allow for college basketball hardship cases.

Cincinnati Royals move to The Midwest, divide home games between Kansas City (MO) and Omaha (NE), and become Kings in 1972. Baltimore Bullets move to Landover (MD) and become Capital Bullets in 1973. In 1974, New Orleans
Jazz join league as an expansion team (18 teams, 4 divisions) and Capital Bullets renamed Washington Bullets. KC-Omaha Kings settle in Kansas City in 1975.

In 1976, four teams from the ABA merge with the NBA: Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, New York Nets and San Antonio Spurs (22 teams, 4 divisions). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is named NBA MVP. 9th & final ABA championship: NY Nets beat Denver Nuggets, 4 games to 2. NBA & ABA agree to merge.

New York Nets move from Uniondale (NY) to Piscataway (NJ) (later East Rutherford) and become New Jersey Nets in 1977. Buffalo Braves move to San Diego and become Clippers in 1978. First 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball
League (WBL) granted-IA, NJ, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota & Dayton.

In 1979, the New Orleans Jazz moved to Salt Lake City and became the Utah Jazz. The Dallas Mavericks joined the NBA as an expansion team in 1980 (23 teams, 4 divisions), and the San Diego Clippers moved to Los Angeles in 1984.
The Kansas City Kings moved to Sacramento in 1985. In 1986 NCAA adopted the 3-point college basketball rule and the National Federation of High School adopted the college 3 point shot (21 feet) in 1987. The Charlotte Hornets and
the Miami Heat joined the NBA as an expansion teams in 1988 (25 teams, 4 divisions).

In 1989 the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Orlando Magic joined the NBA as expansion teams (27 teams, 4 divisions). Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies join the NBA as an expansion teams in 1995 (29 teams, 4
divisions). Washington Bullets become Washington Wizards in 1997.
(coninued)

NBA Sports Picks

2004-12-13T13:50:00.000-08:00

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NBA Sports: Team News November

2004-11-03T13:15:00.000-08:00

TEAM news

Warriors: NewWarriors.com
Heat: BuildingBetter Bodies
Pistons: One-on-Onewith Ben Wallace
Hawks: 18Holes With Jon Barry
Cavaliers: Baseballwith Luke Jackson
Sixers: Gettin'Iggy With It
Suns: PreseasonPhoto Gallery
Sonics: 10Questions for 2004-05
Blazers: PlayerFan Mail
Jazz: Stormingthe Wasatch Front
Grizzlies: DepthAnalysis 2004
Wizards: CampRecap
Hornets: CampCentral
Bulls: CurryFeature
Nuggets: TripleThreat
Clippers: TrainingCamp
Timberwolves: TrainingCamp
Pacers: TrainingCamp Central
Raptors: 2004Training Camp Index
Nets: HeadCoach Frank Q & A
Pacers: TrainingCamp Countdown
Celtics: OneGreat Summer
Knicks: IsiahQ&A, Part 1
Bobcats: NewUniform Unveiling

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2004-11-02T14:42:00.000-08:00

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