Gambling and sports in the US go hand-in-hand (Even if the NCAA gets a tad tied up in knots about it).

But, if you get yahoo/google alerts and such you'll notice you're getting more "betting on the W" information. The Day's Mike DiMauro writes: Over-Under A Point Of Interest Here

Increased gambling on the WNBA is another step in what's been a better summer than the league could have imagined. Two franchises, Phoenix and Los Angeles (both of which are near Las Vegas), signed lucrative sponsorship deals manifested in advertising on team uniforms.

It's hard to understate the significance of that, especially in an economy that has businesses spending less and furloughing more.

”Nobody would have signed these deals if they thought the league was dying,” Sun coach Mike Thibault said on Friday before he had to watch his team play Saturday. “The WNBA is going to be here. How many teams and where they are, we don't know. But it's like the NBA. How many different cities has the NBA been in?”