Amazon’s recent announcement that it is looking to build a second North American headquarters dubbed “HQ2” has sent a shock through most major US Cities. With the news dropping just a few weeks after a Seattle Times article naming Seattle “America’s Biggest Company Town”, it is clear that Amazon is looking for a new and dynamic market to growth their business outside of the Pacific Northwest.
I’ve never bet on football before - besides Fantasy Football, the closest I’ve ever gotten to “gambling” is the $5 Super Bowl boxes at my office. Recently, though, I learned all about prop bets and couldn’t resist diving in.
Prop bets, for those unfamiliar, aren’t related to overs and unders or the moneylines of games each week. Instead, they’re wagers that a particular event will happen. And when I say “events”, I mean anything - you can bet on the number of touchdowns Odell Beckham Jr. will score this season, whether any team will go 19-0, and even how many games Mitch Trubisky is going to start for the Bears.
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