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The 11th Annual OSGA NCAA Tourney Bracket Challenge came down a handful of players vying for up to $500 bucks. Only four contestants picked Kansas to be crowned Champion and two of those were so far off the point total they would still not have hit the board with a Kansas win. Ultimatley, Kentucky prevailed, giving hope to the 51 players who took them to win it all. However, IlliniWx4Caster edged out seven others who were separated by just 10 points and picked the Kentucky Wildcats to win it all claiming the Grand Prize in the 2012 OSGA NCAA Tournament Contest.

Unfortunately for IlliniWx4Caster, he is not an OSGA member and thus only qualifies for a grand prize of $300. Leroy’s Momma will receive the 2nd place prize of a $200 Free Play at BetOnline and jellyroll will grab a $100 Free Play from JustBet.

“I really wanted to see a Kentucky/Ohio State showdown for the National Championship“, said Jim Quinn, OSGA president. “This would have been the first time ever that I would have had a shot at winning one of our contests.” But Ohio State lost on Saturday crushing OSGAJim’s chances and dropping him out of the cash pool down to 11th spot.

Contestants were awarded points in the bracket style contest and many were still alive going into the last weekend of the tourney, as the Final Four winners yielded 16 points and the tourney champion 24. The most points that could be accumulated were 184. IlliniWx4Caster finished with 138. Last year’s winner had just 111 points while previous winners had over 150 total points. The contest was a wild ride for many players who saw wild swings in the standings each week due to the stunning upsets of two #2 seeds in the first round and two #1′s going down in the Elite 8.

For players who were not in the running for the grand prize, the contest featured a consolation prize, a staple of the OSGA contest for the last 5 years. In all over 60 players are eligible for a free bet being offered by BetMania. Eligible players were truly knocked out early as the rules for this prize were that one of the Final Four selections had to lose the first two rounds. Missouri and Duke were the dominant cause for players receving this prize, but losses by Georgetown and Michigan also came into play.

Here is the prize breakdown. All winners will be contacted via email.

IlliniWx4Caster – $300 Cash Grand Prize
Leroy’s Momma - a $200 Free Play at BetOnline
jellyroll – a $100 Free Play at JustBet
3G, ebb1716, TheGuesser – $75 Cash EACH
Richards Final Four – $50 Cash
Places 6-10 – a $25 Free Play at BetOnline
Monte003
branman
OSGAJim
Orlando Knights
titusott

Congratulations to all who participated in the contest.

Look for great contests throughout the year and become a member today at osga.com, where ‘Members Get More’.

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Don’t Miss Out on our Free March Madness Contest – Be One of the Lucky Winners!!

The 10th Annual OSGA NCAA Tourney Contest is BIGGER and better than ever.

This year’s Prize pool features a huge cash Grand Prize, Free Bets and much more. We’ve even included a consolation prize for players who are out of the winner’s circle early on in the tourney.

Put your bracketology in play against professional handicappers, sportsbook operators, OSGA members, wiseguys and regular joe’s who have already thrown their hat into the ring and made their bracket selections. What are you waiting for?

Check out the entire Prize pool here and Enter for Free Today.

Grand Prize: Registered OSGA Members – $1000 Cash / Non-Members $300. We’ve added a consolation prize, so if you are out of the winners’ circle early, you still have a chance for a prize!

Make your entry NOW!

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Yes, college basketball frenzy is everywhere. When did “bracketology” become a word anyway? Everybody has bracket predictions and #1 seeds and Cinderella’s. But the real madness is in the wagering. The pools, bracket contests and dizzying amount of games to wager on starting next weekend make this a favorite time of year for casual fans, office workers and . . . sports bettors.

And, this is also the final shot that many players take at their favorite gambling outlet until next football season. It is also a last gasp for online sportsbooks who often suffer through the doldrums of summer and baseball. Thus, sportsbooks offshore offer March Madness bonuses and bracket contests galore. Here are a few of the most interesting ones we have seen.

Sportsbook Bonuses:

Madness can define a couple of the offers that are currently being offered by some very reputable sportsbooks. Bookmaker has an offer that is hard to beat with a 25% sportsbook bonus, 175% casino bonus and 100% poker bonus, all generated from a minimum single deposit of $300! WagerWeb is doing something a bit unique by tying their bonus into the tournament field. They are offering up 64% free play bonus on a minimum deposit of $100. At 5Dimes players earn a 50% Free-Play Reward on deposits from $100 to $400 PLUS an extra 20% on any amount over $400 up to 2Dimes.

And if you are looking for a cash bonus they are out their as well! Neither of these two outfits are doing anything above their normal cash bonus, but that is because the offer is so substantial every day. Sportbet will give players 50% cash on money transfers, wires or check deposits. And BetJamaica give out their standard $100 for $100; Just send in $100 and get a $100 free play bonus.

With all bonuses beware of the restrictions that may be applied to your deposit. The terms rollover is often used. The rollover is the amount times you have to play through your initial deposit plus bonus. Usually, the bigger the bonus; the bigger the rollover. If you take a free play bonus, use it for a straight bet only. Taking a $100 free bet on a four team parlay could create over a thousand dollars additional action required.

March Madness Contests:

If you are looking for a FREE contest, look no further. Pre-registration for the 9TH annual OSGA College Basketball Pick ‘em is underway. This year the grand prize is our biggest ever. OSGA members are eligible for a $1000 Grand Prize. Become an OSGA member to increase your prize pool. In addition to the Grand Prize, the contest offers several hundreds of dollars in free betting accounts courtesy of BetOnline and BetJamaica, more cash and a computer monitor as prizes. Everybody has a chance to win as players who miss the top slots are eligible for a consolation prize of a $10 – 2-team parlay at JustBet. Sign-up for Free Today.

Its ‘Million Dollar Tourney Madness’ at BetJamaica, with over $21,000 in cash prizes or even a $1,000,000 bonus prize available if anyone hits the lottery-like odds and gets all 63 games correct. Not to be outdone with large prize offerings, SBG Global has their annual $500,000 Madness of March Contest. Diamond Sports is offering their version called the “Road to the 2010 Championship Bracket Contest”. This contest is unique in that you get an entry for every $100 deposited – more entries, more chance to win. There are two contest that you can get into that do not involve pcicking every game in the tourney. Bet Phoenix is running a Sweet 16 challenge, where, in a similar model to the Diamond contest, all active BetPhoenix accounts will get 1 free entry, and additional entries will be given for every $200 deposited. And JustBet waits until the final weekend of the Big Dance to get players involved. Their Final Four contest must be completed before the first tip-off but the results are arrived by correctly identifying the four tournament finalists (no point spreads).

So get your tournament prospects lined-up early. There is something for everyone from a free contest here at OSGA to a 300% bonus or million dollar contest at your favorite online sportsbooks.

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This is the final time of the year for sportsbooks offshore to acquire new customers and have an increase in wagering handle until the next football season. Conversly, the Annual NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is a great time for players, as almost every sportsbook will have an online bracket contest and most offer up extra sign-up and re-up incentives as Selection Sunday approaches.

Of course, here at OSGA we have already posted pre-registration for our 8th Annual Bracket Contest. This year we will feature a top prize of $500 and will again have the $10 consolation parlay available. However, Sportsbooks are giving away large sign-up bonuses and even bigger bracket contests.

One of the best contests we have seen so far is from BetOnline.com. They have a March Mayhem Bracket Contest featuring 4 brackets and 17 ways to win. They have the traditional bracket contest where, like ours, players must fill out the entire bracket before the tourney starts. They also have an Underdog Bracket, where players get more points for choosing a dog to win, a Round-by-Round Bracket in which contestants can ‘start fresh’ every round of the tourney and our favorite – the Suicide Bracket. In the Suicide contest players pick one team from each seed (16 total picks) and gather points as their pick progresses through the rounds. As the picks progress the points for each winner increase. Even if your bracket is blown up early, these contests are all geared to keep you in the game.

JustBet is offering payers a whopping 45% Free Play and a $25,000 Final Four Contest. To be eligible active customers must have a $300 balance. Both Bookmaker and Diamond Sports are giving players an extra 5% bonus and a shot at $5000 AND 50-inch plasma TVs – yes, three of them. To gain entry to this contest for every $100 deposited, players will be eligible for a free contest entry. Additional contest entries can be purchased for $10 each.

SBG Global is promoting their $500,000 Madness of March contest, with a grand prize of $175,000. The top 30 players can win anywhere from $100,000 to $6000. Active account is again required for a free entry.

And the annual BetJamaica Million Dollar Tourney Madness is also right around the corner. Pick 61 or more winners and become an instant millionaire! Or just pick enough right to be one of 300 winners that will share over $21,000 in cash prizes!

Finally, WagerWeb has told us that they will be offering a bracket contest and a 75% Free play for the ‘Big Dance’.

In all, this time of year offshore offers better stimulus package than anything here in the States. It is also the perfect time of the year to have several accounts. So start shopping and ifnd the right fit(s) for your Madness!

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