7 Sports betting documentaries that you should not miss!

If you are taking a little break from sports wagering, why not get your fix with a gritty documentary? Here are seven of the best sports betting documentaries to keep you entertained with an inside look at the way the world of sport betting works.

These films provide a fantastic understanding of betting plans, but it is also possible to find out a lot about what not to do! Below are a few of our favorite sports gambling documentaries from over recent years.

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1.  Fantasy Sports Gambling by Frontline

The PBS investigative show, Frontline, teamed with The New York Times to provide a research into the underground world of internet sports gambling. The series focused especially on the upswing of fantasy sports.

The hour-long episode, aired Feb 2016, details the way the loophole from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 really enabled fantasy sports gambling to become a multi-billion dollar industry. Featuring in-depth interviews with prosecutors, regulators, and gamblers, Fantasy Sports Gambling focuses on the darkside of fantasy sports betting.

2. 30 for 30: The Legend of Jimmy the Greek

Jimmy was renowned for his 12 years on The NFL Today app, where he called the results NFL games, but he was also renowned because of his gaming antics in a time when sports gambling was taboo.

The documentary, which was a part of the ESPN 30 for 30 series, includes commentary from the likes of sportscasters Brent Musburger and Irv Cross, in addition to Phyllis George in The NFL Today.

3. Life on the Line

Life on the Line premiered in 2013 and features a number of the most legendary names in sport betting. Lending their expert knowledge are specialist Vegas bettors Teddy Covers and Erin Rynning. There are also appearances in the Hilton/Las Vegas Hotel oddsmaker, Jay Kornegay, and famous regional sports radio talk show hosts Brian Blessing and Ken Thompson (just to mention but a few!) .

The 52-minute documentary gives unprecedented access to the normally-closed universe of Las Vegas Hotel's'SuperBook' in the run-up to the biggest betting event of the year: the Super Bowl.

4. Now Place Your Bets: The History of Sports Betting in America

This 2017 documentary takes a thorough look at the increase of legal sports betting in vegas, and how it's been the multi-billion dollar industry it's today. Through comprehensive interviews and individual accounts, Today Place Your Bets gives the lowdown on the past, current, and future of gambling in Vegas.

It features a number of sports betting experts and practitioners from all avenues of the business. There's a wealth of insightful interviews in the oddsmakers, bookmakers, professional gamblers, sports journalists and a lot more. If you're looking for a real in-depth look at the lives of professional gamblers, their motivations, and obsessions, then this has all of it.

5. The Best of It

The Best of It explores the Life Span of professional gamblers, Alan"Boston" Dvorkis, Alan"Dink" Denkenson, Lem Banker, and Ken"The Shrink" Weitzner.

Launched in 2016, the Scott Pearson Eberly documentary concentrates on the 2010 NCAA basketball championship, and follows the betting highs and lows of these four pros through March Madness.

The documentary provides an honest insight into the life of the pro bettors, which is unpredictable and reckless, even for the most seasoned of gamblers. In reality, only a couple of weeks after being interviewed for the movie, Weitzner committed suicide together with his wife Jackie, after allegedly sustaining heavy losses during March Madness.

6. 60 Minutes Sports Betting: Billy Walters

Regarded as the most successful gambler Vegas has ever seen, Billy Walters was described as"the'godfather' of Las Vegas sportsbetting."

The story goes that he hasn't had a losing season when gambling on sports (Walters once earned $1 million at a round of golf and #3.5 million on a Super Bowl bet) You could certainly learn a thing or two from that man!

7. The Gambling Mafia and International Sports Betting

Soccer is one of the most popular sports worldwide and has a massive betting fanbase, which makes it the most bet-on sport in the world. Annual international estimates hover around $200 billion.

The documentary shows how the matches are fixed, and how gamers, goalkeepers, referees, and coaches are bribed. It provides an interesting insight to how the gambling mafia and organized crime rings of Asia, Europe, and America manipulate and infiltrate all levels of soccer from youth leagues to the Champions League and make millions of bucks in the procedure.

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