scamdicapper

n. a fraudulent or dubious oddsmaker. Subjects: English, Gambling, Sports & Recreation, Slang

Editorial Note: This word has long been a favorite of Phil Mushnick of the New York Post.

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Citations: 1995 [David Fobare] Usenet: alt.revenge (Jan. 30) “‘Harmless’ Revenge…”: Put your *friend*’s name, address and phone number on a sports service mailing list. A sports service sells advice on sporting events to gullible, desperate gamblers. 90% of the firms in this field are dishonest and *extremely* aggressive.…Dont have such a # handy? Try calling the king of the scamdicappers. 1998 Phil Mushnick New York Post (Aug. 300) “Playoff System Fit For Losers It’s Hard To Justify Format If Yankees Fall Short Of Series”: Ex-football stars and head coaches have long shown an eagerness to sell their names to scamdicappers.… Typically, a star’s name is used to front boiler room scams of seasoned scamdicappers and con artists. 2003 Mike Hoyem News-Press (Fort Myers, Florida) (Dec. 27) “Man settles with sports handicappers”: The suit claimed the companies actually are “scamdicappers” instead of handicappers and use high-pressure sales techniques to squeeze money out of those who call their toll-free phone numbers. 2006 Eye on Gambling (Aug. 22) “Locals flock to new Las Vegas sports book, Fiesta Henderson”: Despite criticism on many Internet posting forums, those services which are considered the worst of the worst—for which the sobriquet “scamdicapper” was coined—continue to flourish. Apparently a vast number of sports bettors are relentlessly gullible, and have a dysfunctional learning curve.

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