Me, the Emmys and Vegas
By Mark La Monica
Props to Jeremy Piven for winning another Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy. No props to the sportsbook at Mandalay Bay for not letting me bet on the Emmy Awards.
That cost me $50. Of course, it also prevented me from losing $50 on Best Comedy, seeing how "30 Rock" bested "Entourage" and others for that award. (Note: "30 Rock" is a fantastic show. Alec Baldwin is ridiculous. Tina Fey is hot. What else do you need?)
I had no doubt in Piven winning, even with the deserved inclusion of Kevin Dillon as a first-time nominee this year. I was all set to drop some coin on Piven, then go into full-on Ari Gold mode upon collection of my winnings. I never even got the chance. Lloooooooooooyd!
What kind of world do we live in where you can't bet on the Emmy Awards? I mean, really. Sure, it's the Emmys, not the Oscars. But at least we're talking primetime Emmys, not those awful daytime Emmys.
Whatever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, they say. I say, whatever isn't allowed to happen in Vegas gets written about here.
(P.S. As to why this didn't get written about here until a week after the Emmys, well, my Vegas Vacation didn't start until Emmy Sunday and didn't end until much later in the week.)
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Comments (4)
You could have bet online ... lots of options to choose from.
How about keeping this blog going? Rumors? anything? whats up?
This guy rocks!! he's one of my favorite actors...loved him on Smokin' Aces too!
I met the same disappointment when trying to bet on American Idol. Don't judge me. Sanjaya would have made me big bucks.
And the author of my fave blog was in my town and I didn't even know. Ouch. haha