um no, you HAVE to bet on pittsburgh
it's part of their marketing strategy to pull in all the high rolling sports gamblers.
believe it or not there's tons of people who lose thousands on sportsbetting, and
mansion is using this as a way to make them aware of
mansion, in the hopes that they'd move their business to
mansion and gamble.
besides, anyone who does win the money, or get's their money back (because pitts lose), will have atleat $1100 sitting in their account while their details have to be confirmed before withdrawal is allowed (ie send forms in for identification, security etc) what do u think people will do with money in their accounts? bet on sports of course, or take it to the casino, play poker etc
they lose in the short run but they are hoping to establish a huge name in the sportsbook industry,
i thought there was a catch to, but the only one i can see is that you HAVE to bet minimum $1100, and you have to bet on pittsburgh on that game.
i've placed my bet if anyones curious about it. but i guess it's not easy for many of you because $1100 is still alot of money and you'd be wary to put it all on one bet (and you are still unsure whether you'll get your money back if they lose)
but they ran a similar promotion last time with a soccer team called Tottenham in england, and they gave money back when they lost, and i haven't heard of a person yet who didn't get their money back.