Sports Freeroll

Last week I got a flyer in the mail for a free $50 at BetonUSA.com's sportsbook site. I check it out, make sure I don't have to deposit any real cash (nope!) and sign up. Threw the $50 on the Sonics vs. Kings on Sunday... they make a 4th quarter comeback to win me $90!

I read the fine print about the free money: For clients who are eligible for the free $50 promotion you must wager the bonus a minimum of 10 (ten) times, minimum cashout is $1000, maximum cashout is $1500.

Minimum cashout is $1000.

So I figure I either get a lot of free sportsbook playtime, or I can make a cool grand. I'm not a big baseball or basketball fan, so I ask my two sports-junkie coworkers about their picks and bet $10 here, $20 there based on their advice. More wins than losses, and the freebie account got up to $250.

Of course I gave the free $50 back via their online casino... it's the same software that I killed myself on before, and after not winning a single hand, I quit. My buddy gets to the office an hour before I do, so I called him during my commute in and told him to get his picks ready for the day. He handed me his sheet as soon as I walked in... "I'm liking this, I should take it on as a side-job," he tells me.

One baseball game has already started, and his underdog pick is in the lead. I've got all $200 spread out over 8 games... I've never been so interested in baseball scores or the NBA Playoffs. And my interest won't wane as long as there's $10 - $999 in the account!

Wife coerced me into going to the Tuesday midnight tourney. I got kicked in the junk on the very first hand... she finished 3rd. Too bad I couldn't place a money-line bet on her!