Towering majestically above the Hudson River, the George Washington Bridge is a remarkable feat of engineering to some. For others, it is a snarled, trafficky headache.
For a few cagey gamblers from New York, the mighty span is the most convenient sports book and casino in the region.
You can spot them, especially on autumn Sundays, sitting by their bicycles, scooters and Vespas on the New Jersey side of the bridge, staring at their phones as they process the numbers on their screens…
“Let’s see how I do in the 1 o’clock games,” Colman Cooper, who biked over the bridge from his home in Upper Manhattan to make his bets last Sunday, said. “If I win, I might ride back over for the 4 o’clock games.”
