The first time I had heard of proposition bets was about a decade ago, when a coworker printed out a list of novelty ones from Bovada for the Super Bowl (things

The first time I had heard of proposition bets was about a decade ago, when a coworker printed out a list of novelty ones from Bovada for the Super Bowl (things like "How many times will Al Michaels mention the quarterback's brother during the broadcast?" or "How many costume changes will the lead singer make during the halftime show?"). They're nice to keep track of just for fun when you're with a bunch of people at somebody's house anyway, the score isn't close, and nobody really cares about either team. But the idea that somewhere there's serious money on "Will the first score be a run or a pass?" sounded crazy to me at the time.