Welcome to the 11th Annual NFL Handicapping Classic. This Contest has been around for a long time and was started by The General at Freewinners.com. When General left for a job offer at another site Dirty and Spooky kept it running at Freewinners until 2005. In the fall of 2005 the Contest followed Dirty and General to their new place of employment and was ran for 3 football season. With the Opening of Gambling IQ and the addition of a Great New Sponsor we are proud to say the Tradition of this contest will keep on for a 11th year. Many of the same players have been in this contest every year wherever it has been held and we expect that to continue and grow with our new site.

Thank You for visiting GIQ and thank you for playing at one of our top rated sponsors.

EZStreetSports.com is proud to sponsor the Gambling IQ football contests this year. The betting public should take this as our pledge to continue servicing player accounts in ALL international markets including the USA. We would like to restore the player?s faith and confidence in online gaming by making one simple promise. EZStreetSports.com is not going anywhere and will continue to offer all bettors a reliable shop to deposit and withdraw money in a secure and safe environment. EZStreetSports.com will offer the following sign-up bonus for contestants: Deposit $200 or more and we will credit any fees along with a 35% cash bonus with an 8x rollover.

HOW TO ENTER

• Entry fee is $100. The $100 will be moved into a special Contest Account at EasyStreetSports.
• Open an Account at EasyStreetSports.com and Deposit Money in your Account.
• Email Dirty at dirty@gamblingiq.com with your EasyStreetSports account number. I will add it to a spreadsheet to be Confirmed by EZStreet. This Contest is only for GIQ members and Customer Service reps don't know about it. Only our contact!!!!
• Once Your Deposit is confirmed I will email you and you can transfer the Money into the Contest account (TBD)
• Please Post in the Official Contest thread that you have emailed me so it does not get Lost in my Junk Mail Folder
• DEADLINE TO ENTER IS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 AT 12 MIDNIGHT!!!!!

Format

• The Contest will Start on Thursday, September 08, 20011 and will run for the 17 weeks of the NFL Season
• Each player will make 5 selections (sides or Totals) each week. That is 85 Total plays for each poster for the Season
• If there is a Thursday or Saturday Game the Pick must be in by Game time. Otherwise all Plays have to be Posted by 12:55 EST on Sunday of Each Week (Including the MNF game). ANY LATE PLAYS WILL BE COUNTED AS A LOSS
• Any week you don't make plays or the required number of plays they will be counted as Losses.
• All Lines will be Posted by Wednesday of Each week and will not be changed. In the case that a game is off the board it will be added as soon as it becomes available.
• ALL ROTATION NUMBERS, TEAMS AND LINES MUST BE POSTED WITH EACH PLAY OR IT WILL BE GRADED AS A LOSS!!!!! NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!
• Highest Winning Percentage will determine the winners.
• If there is a tie at the End of the Season we will Go each week into the playoffs until there is a Winner. (Prizes can be split if agreed upon by each party
• If any other Problems arise other than covered in these rules then the GIQ Moderators will make a ruling. That decision is Final!!!!

Prizes

EasyStreetSports.com will add $2,500 to the Prize Pool. This Money will be in the form of Cash with a 5X Rollover in addition to the $100 Entry Fee paid by each player. (Example? 20 Entrants = $2K in Entry Fees + $2500 in matching bonus from Sportsbooks). Each Participant must put in $1,000 in action to receive 100% of the Prize money. If the Player does not do this then he will receive 10% of prize money. Casino and Horse Racing do not count towards the $1K in Action.

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GIQ’s Top Sportsbooks

Rank	SportsBook	Bonus
1	Intertops	$100 Signup	Preview
2	CaribSports	25% Signup	Preview
3	5Dimes	50% to $520	Preview
4	BoDog	10% Bonus	Preview
5	BetOnline	up to $900	Preview
6	BetAnySports	30% to $1K	Preview
7	EasyStreetSports	40% Cash	Preview
8	Bet Phoenix	30% Bonus	Preview
9	Bet Revolution	50% Bonus	Preview
10	JustBet	Up to 155%	Preview

GamblingIQ List of Top US Facing Sportsbooks

Online Gambling -- The Golden Age of the Industry

You look up and see a guy fall out of a second story window and land on the roof of the hotel restaurant. He climbs down the drain pipe, brushes himself off and sidles up to the bar for another drink. The bar is packed to standing room only like cocktail hour at the United Nations. Americans and Canadians, Brits, Czechs, Norwegians and Swiss, Latinos from every corner of Central and South America. Lively conversation, jokes and debates abound all around you, creating a humming buzz of camaraderie. Everywhere beautiful Latinas in bikinis are wandering around calling all the guys "Papi".

You're pool side at the Omni Hotel on Margarita Island and the year is 1999.

Back in those days no one was trying to get listed on the stock exchange and conquer the world. The college marketing graduates and corporate suits hadn't infiltrated the management of the books yet. The bookies were happy just to slice out their little piece of paradise, take the bets and collect their money. These were what you might call the golden years of offshore gambling. Anyone who was there in those days can consider themself a true veteran of the industry, innovators who have made it what it is today.

They lived like Kings, everyone walking around with great wads of Dollars and Bolivars falling out of their pocket, living in beach front condos guarded by guys with shotguns. Every night eating steak and fresh seafood in the finest restaurants washed down with bottles of fine wine from Chile or Argentina. Afterwards heading out to the crowded discos and rubbing elbows with the European tourists and dancing the night away with Venezuelan party girls. Rock stars living in a wild west playground.

The only rule was to make it to work the next day, whatever your condition, and take the money from the millions of people around the world clamoring to bet on Sports and Casino games from the comfort and privacy of their own home. The internet was exploding and gambling was in high demand.

In an unregulated business they conducted themselves according to the age old code of honor for bookies, never welch on a bet. This system worked because in the beginning most of the guys who started the offshore business had already been booking for years somewhere else. It wasn't even a question for them, they thought of themselves as an extension of Las Vegas.

13 years later and online gambling is stronger than it?s ever been. There is one constant in this business and that is change, those who have been adaptable and kept pace with technology like Pinnacle and The Greek are still around today. Many solid new books like EZStreetSports are emerging staffed with veteran employees who have been in the industry for years and understand what players want and how to succeed.

The industry today has matured, it doesn't "party" as much anymore. It's older and wiser, conscientious of its public image and it treats its customers and runs its day to day business in a more professional manner. All these things make for great customer experience in a solid industry but it's still fun to look back and remember the good old days. Never forget where you came from.

Online Gambling -- The Golden Age of the Industry

2011 ALL STAR HOME RUN DERBY - ODDS TO WIN
2011 ALL STAR HOME RUN DERBY - ODDS TO WIN - Jul 11
ALL PLAYERS MUST TAKE 1 SWING FOR ACTION
HR DERBY MUST HAVE A ULTIMATE WINNER FOR ACTION
	Jul 11 - 5:00 PM	19001	2011 ALL STAR HOME RUN DERBY - ODDS TO WIN		ADRIAN GONZALEZ		+450
	Jul 11 - 5:00 PM	19002	2011 ALL STAR HOME RUN DERBY - ODDS TO WIN		DAVID ORTIZ		+400
	Jul 11 - 5:00 PM	19003	2011 ALL STAR HOME RUN DERBY - ODDS TO WIN		JOSE BAUTISTA		+230
	Jul 11 - 5:00 PM	19004	2011 ALL STAR HOME RUN DERBY - ODDS TO WIN		MATT HOLLIDAY		+400
	Jul 11 - 5:00 PM	19005	2011 ALL STAR HOME RUN DERBY - ODDS TO WIN		MATT KEMP		+525
	Jul 11 - 5:00 PM	19006	2011 ALL STAR HOME RUN DERBY - ODDS TO WIN		PRINCE FIELDER		+275
	Jul 11 - 5:00 PM	19007	2011 ALL STAR HOME RUN DERBY - ODDS TO WIN		RICKIE WEEKS		+1100
	Jul 11 - 5:00 PM	19008	2011 ALL STAR HOME RUN DERBY - ODDS TO WIN		ROBINSON CANO		+650

 

MLB - HOME RUN DERBY - ROUND ONE MATCHUPS - Jul 11
PLAYER WITH MOST HOME RUNS IN ROUND 1, WINS
ALL PLAYERS MUST TAKE 1 SWING FOR ACTION
IF BOTH PLAYERS TIE FOR ROUND 1 - IS NO ACTION
	Jul 11	9001	ADRIAN GONZALEZ MOST HRS RD1		+110
	5:00 PM	9002	DAVID ORTIZ MOST HRS RD1		-140
	Jul 11	9003	ADRIAN GONZALEZ MOST HRS RD1		+130
	5:00 PM	9004	JOSE BAUTISTA MOST HRS RD1		-160
	Jul 11	9005	ADRIAN GONZALEZ MOST HRS RD1		-105
	5:00 PM	9006	MATT HOLLIDAY MOST HRS RD1		-125
	Jul 11	9007	ADRIAN GONZALEZ MOST HRS RD1		-125
	5:00 PM	9008	MATT KEMP MOST HRS RD1		-105
	Jul 11	9009	ADRIAN GONZALEZ MOST HRS RD1		+120
	5:00 PM	9010	PRINCE FIELDER MOST HRS RD1		-150
	Jul 11	9011	ADRIAN GONZALEZ MOST HRS RD1		-155
	5:00 PM	9012	RICKIE WEEKS MOST HRS RD1		+125
	Jul 11	9013	ADRIAN GONZALEZ MOST HRS RD1		-135
	5:00 PM	9014	ROBINSON CANO MOST HRS RD1		+105
	Jul 11	9015	DAVID ORTIZ MOST HRS RD1		EV
	5:00 PM	9016	JOSE BAUTISTA MOST HRS RD1		-130
	Jul 11	9017	DAVID ORTIZ MOST HRS RD1		-120
	5:00 PM	9018	MATT HOLLIDAY MOST HRS RD1		-110
	Jul 11	9019	DAVID ORTIZ MOST HRS RD1		-140
	5:00 PM	9020	MATT KEMP MOST HRS RD1		+110
	Jul 11	9021	DAVID ORTIZ MOST HRS RD1		-105
	5:00 PM	9022	PRINCE FIELDER MOST HRS RD1		-125
	Jul 11	9023	DAVID ORTIZ MOST HRS RD1		-185
	5:00 PM	9024	RICKIE WEEKS MOST HRS RD1		+155
	Jul 11	9025	DAVID ORTIZ MOST HRS RD1		-160
	5:00 PM	9026	ROBINSON CANO MOST HRS RD1		+130
	Jul 11	9027	JOSE BAUTISTA MOST HRS RD1		-145
	5:00 PM	9028	MATT HOLLIDAY MOST HRS RD1		+115
	Jul 11	9029	JOSE BAUTISTA MOST HRS RD1		-160
	5:00 PM	9030	MATT KEMP MOST HRS RD1		+130
	Jul 11	9031	JOSE BAUTISTA MOST HRS RD1		-120
	5:00 PM	9032	PRINCE FIELDER MOST HRS RD1		-110
	Jul 11	9033	JOSE BAUTISTA MOST HRS RD1		-200
	5:00 PM	9034	RICKIE WEEKS MOST HRS RD1		+170
	Jul 11	9035	JOSE BAUTISTA MOST HRS RD1		-190
	5:00 PM	9036	ROBINSON CANO MOST HRS RD1		+160
	Jul 11	9037	MATT HOLLIDAY MOST HRS RD1		-130
	5:00 PM	9038	MATT KEMP MOST HRS RD1		EV
	Jul 11	9039	MATT HOLLIDAY MOST HRS RD1		+105
	5:00 PM	9040	PRINCE FIELDER MOST HRS RD1		-135
	Jul 11	9041	MATT HOLLIDAY MOST HRS RD1		-145
	5:00 PM	9042	RICKIE WEEKS MOST HRS RD1		+115
	Jul 11	9043	MATT HOLLIDAY MOST HRS RD1		-135
	5:00 PM	9044	ROBINSON CANO MOST HRS RD1		+105
	Jul 11	9045	MATT KEMP MOST HRS RD1		+110
	5:00 PM	9046	PRINCE FIELDER MOST HRS RD1		-140
	Jul 11	9047	MATT KEMP MOST HRS RD1		-130
	5:00 PM	9048	RICKIE WEEKS MOST HRS RD1		EV
	Jul 11	9049	MATT KEMP MOST HRS RD1		-125
	5:00 PM	9050	ROBINSON CANO MOST HRS RD1		-105
	Jul 11	9051	PRINCE FIELDER MOST HRS RD1		-190
	5:00 PM	9052	RICKIE WEEKS MOST HRS RD1		+160
	Jul 11	9053	PRINCE FIELDER MOST HRS RD1		-160
	5:00 PM	9054	ROBINSON CANO MOST HRS RD1		+130
	Jul 11	9055	RICKIE WEEKS MOST HRS RD1		EV
	5:00 PM	9056	ROBINSON MOST HRS RD1		-130

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I walk into the executive offices of EZStreetSports.com's offices in Costa Rica and am instantly impressed with the luxurious layout. I take a seat in the plush leather sofa and take in the extraordinary view of the valley mountains in Escazu. A few minutes later a pretty "Tica" leads me to the corner office. I'm here to interview a living legend, the one and only Alexander Powers, an industry veteran and General Manager for EZStreetSports.

Harley: Thanks for doing this Mr. Powers.

Powers: Just Powers and it's my pleasure.

Harley: Powers, Congratulations on being voted the #1 player friendly online sportsbook and casino this year, what?s your secret?

Powers: Thanks Harley. You know it's pretty simple, give the players what they want. A lot of the other shops out there try and complicate the issue with a bunch of nonsense. Players have been telling us for years what they want, CASH bonuses, fast free payouts and a user friendly website with exceptional customer service.

Harley: EZStreet hasn't been around that long. What do you attribute the massive success you've had in such a short period of time in such a competitive industry?

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Harley: Powers, how important is it to get players paid quickly?

Powers: Paramount! It is the single most important thing for any sportbook or casino. Get the people paid and get them paid fast. Fast payouts make for fast friends. Most of our payouts go out the same day they're requested and every Tuesday payouts are free.

Harley: A lot of gamblers in the US love the idea of online betting but aren't convinced that it's safe. What do you say to them?

Powers: Harley, take a look around. I?m not standing in a phone booth with a pocket full of quarters. This is a multi-million dollar operation. Ask yourself this, what don't you do online these days? Everything from banking to dating, my friend bought a Jaguar online! What players need to know is that Security is the highest priority for us. We do not sell or share any of our client's personal information, not even with wives or girlfriends. Every transaction from wagers to deposits to payouts is conducted in a safe and secure environment which is transparent to the players. We don't play games with people and their money.

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Harley: Tell us about Costa Rica, are the women really as hot as I've been told?

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Harley Wyatt Interview with EasyStreetSports