SuperBowl XLI: Detroiters expected at Windsor Sports Betting Lounge

Casino bets sports book will be huge
Super Bowl fans likely to hit Windsor
January 22, 2007

BY ALEJANDRO BODIPO-MEMBA
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER

This year's Super Bowl is in Miami after last year's stop in Detroit, but there will still be plenty of action this year not far from Ford Field -- across the river in Windsor.

Legends Sports Lounge, Casino Windsor's sports betting venue, which allows legal bets on the biggest gambling event of the year, is braced for a big boost from the Super Bowl.

On Sunday, the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts won berths in Super Bowl XLI.

"Every time there is a playoff game, you'll see our attendance peak," said Holly Ward, a spokeswoman for Casino Windsor. "What Legends has done is offer a unique opportunity for sports fans in Michigan and elsewhere to come here."

During the Detroit/St. Louis World Series, for example, patrons of Legends had to stand in line for two hours to place a bet, Ward said...

...Since it opened last fall, about 80% of Legends' business has been from Americans crossing into Canada to place bets. Ward said Casino Windsor has become a destination for sports gamblers from throughout the Midwest...

...Nevada offers the only legal sports book in the United States. The Oregon Legislature voted to end a lottery game after this season that allowed football gambling...

...Visitors can bet on professional football, hockey and baseball, as well as college football and basketball... (Full Story)