Because itās so taboo to acknowledge that people gamble on sports with real currency, newspaper touts often use āunits,ā āsimoleons,ā āsirignanosā or āguineas.ā For the Super Bowl, Matt Sussman, a writer and friend of sister site Deadspin, is using rupees.
Some of Sussās wagers, on actual money lines for actual prop bets. Much more at the link:
ā¢ First team to score: A blue rupee and two greens (7 total) on the Saints.
ā¢ Carrie Underwood singing the national anthem in 1:42: Suss takes the over with a red and a blue (25).
ā¢ Who the Super Bowl MVP thanks first. Suss lays a purple 50-rupee on God.
ā¢ Someone in The Who smashes a guitar at halftime. Heās betting two blues and a green (11) on āno.ā
Of course, when it comes to picking the winner, Suss goes balls out and wagers the 8-bit maximum: 255 on the Colts.
Super Bowl Bets, Legend Of Zelda-Style [Blogcritics Sports]
