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Casinos Win Big on Super Bowl Bets

```We did great. We came out on the plus side this year. Overall most places did well,' John Avello, sports book manager for Bally's and Paris-Las Vegas, said after Baltimore's 34-7 victory over the New York Giants in Tampa, Fla.

``The Ravens were a 3-point favorite, but they started out as low as a 1-point favorite.

```Most gamblers took the Ravens early and the Giants over the weekend,' Avello said.

``From Friday it was all Giant money and that's when the money shows up,'' he said.

```The public was in love with the Giants and they were wrong this year.'

``…Although it will be several days before the betting results are finally totaled, oddsmakers say they believe what they took in from the biggest sports betting event of the year will be about $70 million - down slightly from last year's $71 million.

```We had a lot of money come in this weekend, but we are down from last year and that's we expected with two teams that don't score a lot,' Lupo said. `Our largest wager wasn't as large as in the past.'

```…I think the biggest surprise this year was the final score,' Lupo said. `I don't think any one expected Baltimore to win in a blowout.'

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