Things are getting tougher for Phil Mickelson a professional golfer who has been involved in an illegal sport betting scandal. This comes after a wage handicapper claimed that he had laundered more than $3 million to the golfer. Gregory Silveira pleaded guilty on the different criminal accounts of money laundering that were believed to have taken place between 2010 and 2013.

It is believed that the ‘hidden’ client involved in the saga was the 45 year old Mickelson. However, there are doubts that he would face the law as he has never been involved in any franchise. Moreover, the federal government would probably opt to concentrate on prosecuting those who run the illegal betting rather than clients.

His lawyer avoided any comments about the saga and claimed that the case was conducted by another attorney. It was believed that Mickelson sent two dispatches of money in $2.475 million and $275,000 to Silveira’s account where the cash was later distributed to different accounts that were possessed by him.

It was not clear the main purpose that saw the cash being transferred. Even Internal Revenue Service officials declined to say anything about the subject. These acts are deemed to be illegal in U.S with the exception of Nevada. Suspicion grew when it was evident that there was awkward money transfer which involved huge sums with no specific destination. This cleared showed some acts of criminality that would be traced back to Silveira.

This is the second time that Mickelson has been involved in gambling scandals after he was previously fined by the PGA Tour. In this case, he was involved in little amount bet where he waged $25 with a 20/1 odd that Jim Furyk would hit the shot direct to the hole. In addition, he was also involved in yet another franchise that involved tycoon Billy Walters and financial Carl Icahn. The case here involved the buying of Clorox in 2011. However, Mickelson was lucky to pull out of the case.

If found guilty this October, Silveira will face up to 20-year sentence on each account. However, the judge may be lenient and offer him a much lesser sentence.

Tiger Woods is the greatest golf player of all time. However, his downfall can be measured in many ways, from his current ranking of being number 195thin the world to winning only five times in the memorial tournament after 85 shots.

One of the most evident downfall of Woods may have been seen on Tuesday from one of the youngest players in US open, Cole Hammer. The 15-year-old boy from Texas who said that the first time he watched golf on television, he saw Woods pumping his fist after pushing for a playoff that he was actually going to win at Torrey Pines.

The last time Woods won that Open is seven years ago, and even the sports books in Vegas cannot make the odds of him winning this one. In fact, the bettors who used to place money on him now look elsewhere.

Nonetheless, Fox will continue to show his every shot every Thursday. After all, the network invested a lot of money on the show when Woods was still making wins. Although people may have lost the confidence on Woods being a player who is expected to win every time, he still moves the needle. The only thing that has changed is watching him crashing instead of winning.

On Tuesday, he talked about making progress. He said he is looking forward to winning the 15^th major of his career. Woods also reminded reporters that he is the champion of the three US open. However, that does not automatically uplift him to contender status.

It is unfortunate that Tiger Wood’s progress is no longer determined by getting closer to where he once was but how farther away from where he currently is.

After embarrassing himself with amateurish chips and wild play in the first two tournaments, Woods came to make a cut at the masters. However, his claim about being in contention on Sunday is not true. Woods was behind Jordan Spieth with 10 shots. His chances of catching up Jordan is as minimal as young hammer winning at the Chambers Bay

What’s even more surprising is that he has collectively finished 57 shots since his return from Layoff behind the winner in 3 tournaments he has played.

BA and NHL are each a couple of games into their finals in the championship series. This means that you as a bettor are in several games in the dog days of summer when the sportsbooks are giving rivals the Guantanamo Bay menu.

Baseball always serves as the main course until when the football kicks off but this will seem like eating the same kind of food for 3 months. If you need to spice up your plate and have a change of the menu, I am here to advice you on how to do it. There are games out there that you could bet on even though they are not so attractive and you might not be watching them in your regular television cable.

Anyone who is great at betting will tell you that betting value is in these outlining events and this is because they do not offer wall to wall coverage like major sports events would do.

In this post, we will give you some interesting betting tips that will take you through the summer period.

Betting on WNBA

The WNBA just started on its 19the season. You might have a negative perspective on the league but this is one league you should be betting on.

One thing you should is hitting the overnight numbers. You will notice that the WNBA lines usually move during the game-day, the earlier you bet the better the value your spreads and totals will be.

When betting on the WNBA, do not put too much value on the players, this league does not have many players who might have major impact on the game when injured.

Smart bets on CFL

The Canadian Football League will start late June and will offer some exciting action each week.

For the CFL, you need to read a lot from their local newspaper websites so as to get extra information you hardly get from ESPN and other sports channels.

This is a highly competitive game and has major football players on the teams. This means you should put much emphasis on the injuries. The starters on the offense and defence are of significance.

Golf betting

For most bettors who wager on golf will rely on the major leagues like the PGA and Masters. What they do not know is that these big leagues prove to be hard to bet on. This is because there are many people betting on the game and the oddsmakers will have some tight odds on these games.

As a smart golf bettor, you should have your eye on the course, as well as, the current form. This is because a course can fit the golfer’s game and have their eye well which makes it possible for te player to have great score all year round.

You should have a good combination of players favoured by the course, as well as, the underdogs with good value.

Harrington who is a three time major champion on Wednesday predicted that Sunday would see an Irish player lift the trophy and the most likely contender would be Mcllroy.

Mcllroy only added 71 to his 80 opening at the Windswept Royal County down. Harrington was left a shot off the lead shared by English pair Chris Wood and Tyrrell Hattton, Richie Ramsay from Scotland, Bernd Wiesberger from Austria and Soren Kjeldsen from Denmark.

Mcllroy followed up his victory with a 7-shot victory in the WGC-Cadillac Match play at the Wells Fargo Championship. He missed the cut in defending his BMW PGA Championship title at Wentworth. He pointed out that rain, wind and the links to golf did not work to his best.

This 26 year-old golfer thought he would make a cut when he made his first birdie of the week and the 7^th with another on the 12^th to thin a pitch on the 15^th and 3-putt for a double bogey.

He said that he did his best but he could not make a proper run on the holes. He had made a promise of making a donation to his foundation for the prize money he had won but this will not materialize which leaves him with a lot to work on.

He acknowledges that the support is amazing but it will be sad because they will not see him playing. So, if you were to be on Mcllroy, you should wait for two weeks until the US open starts.

After the interview with the media, Mcllroy was in his car heading back home to Hollywood but his duties as the host to the tournament prevent him from advancing to Florida. He said that this was not an excuse for him.

Betting Tips

As you make your bet in golfing, it would be important for you to check on the weather conditions for where the event will be taking place, as well as, how familiar are players to the golf course. This way, you will make a smart bet in favour of the player who will be comfortable in the conditions prevailing at the time.

Casual bettors will only bet on four or five tournaments all year round. This might be the Ryder Cup or the majors. You need to know that you will hardly be sharp at betting if you are betting on a sport this rarely. If you bet on a regular basis, you will stay sharp and be in a position to conduct good analysis. If you are a rare bettor, there are mistakes that are likely to occur. In this post, I am going to furnish you on mistakes you should avoid when betting on Golf.

Betting on more than you can win

One common mistake would be betting on more than you can possibly win. Most of the bettors betting on golf tournaments will bet on more than one player. They will do this thinking that they will have several rooting interests in the event but when you do this; you might be losing more than you are winning or simply making an unacceptable rate of return.

Placing bets on the big players

Golf is known to be a game of stars and those are the stars that are usually on the headlines. The likes of Tiger Woods, Mickelson, Harrington and Els; these are the players who will always grace the headlines. For this reason, they will draw majority of the action in betting. The odds compilers are aware of this and they will set the odds accordingly which makes it hard for you to find value with this big names than with the less popular but talented golfers.

Not taking the course into consideration

When placing a bet, you need to consider the course they will be playing on. As a bettor, you will have a smaller edge when the greens are hard to hit and small or when the greens are soft and easy for the players to land the ball near the pin. If a player has had a lot of success on the course in his previous games, then he will not have the advantage in case the course is altered and different from the last time he played in it.

With this information in mind and being able to carrying out analysis on not only the popularity or the skills of the player, you will be in a position to make smarter bets on golf than you would in the past.