One bettor won more than a half-million dollars by hitting an insane parlay during Championship Sunday in the NFL. The lucky winner turned their $20 site credit on FanDuel into $579,000 by correctly guessing the winners and exact score of both conference championship games. There's 55 555. There's just 55 555.

A +1.5 spread is commonly seen in baseball betting, the standard runline  for MLB. This spread means the underdog must win outright or lose by exactly one run to cover the spread. Alternatively, a -1.5 spread means that the favorite must win by at least two runs. Many baseball games are decided by fewer than two runs.

Texas, a conservative state with a large faith-based community, has long considered gambling a vice,  so the prohibition on casinos followed suit. Note: It's important to define gaming and gambling because they are two different things. Gaming is participating in legal, state-sanctioned wagering.

There are also federal laws that can regulate gambling in the state, as all casinos and gaming establishments on Indian reservations must comply with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Utah law prohibits nearly all gambling and casinos in the state.