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Let me start with a disclaimer.

The words you're about to read are for entertainment purposes only.

The odds of you winning anything based on gambling advice from me are a gazillion to one.

You'd have a better chance trying to tackle Alvin Kamara in the open field or beating Zion Williamson in a game of 1-on-1.

Zach Ewing, recently promoted to serve as The Times-Picayune | The Advocate's sports betting and gaming director, will be a much better resource when it comes to sports gambling knowledge.

He'll be your go-to guy for all you need to know now that Louisiana has finally legalized sports betting in the state.

I'm just here to let you know what a fun ride sports betting can be in such a sports-crazed state.

It's been a long time coming.

Being a Mississippi native, it was mind-boggling the past two years seeing folks from Louisiana drive to Mississippi to bet on games while folks from Mississippi drove to Louisiana to purchase lottery tickets.

Now Louisianans can do it right here, betting for or against the same teams you have cheered for your entire life.

If you think the Saints and Pelicans have broken your heart before, just wait until they break your heart and your wallet all at the same time.

That brings me to my first gambling tip.

Use the win-win approach.

Never bet on your favorite team.

Always bet against them.

That way, every game is a win.

You'll lose the game or you'll some cash. But never both.

It'll make your weekends so much better.

OK, so that may not be the best advice in the world.

But it beats the system used the first time I was introduced to sports gambling.

I was a kid at the time, watching an episode of the sitcom "What's Happenin'."

Dwayne, one of the characters on the show, was on a hot streak when it came to betting on football games. His friend Rerun began passing Dwayne's gambling tips to a compulsive gambling brother-in-law, who placed a $500 bet (his vacation money) on a game. Dwayne picked the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, decisive underdogs, to beat the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders won convincingly, which is when Dwayne revealed his system.

He was betting on the teams with the best looking helmets.

Trust me, you don't want to use that approach. That fleur-de-lis would have you betting on the Saints going 17-0.

They won't.

That's the only guarantee I can give you in this column.

Because when it comes to sports gambling, there are no guarantees.

Just ask the Atlanta Falcons, who managed to blow a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl despite having a 94% chance of winning once they built what looked like an insurmountable advantage.

Or ask Mike Tyson, who was stunned by Buster Douglas in 1990.

Closer to home, ask anyone who watched the last play of the Minneapolis Miracle. Or ask any Pelicans fans who watched those gut-wrenching late-game collapses this past season. Or ask a Tulane fan who witnessed the collapse against Navy last September.

Simply put, you just never know what will happen when it comes to sports.

But the unknown is part of the adrenaline rush that comes with sports gambling.

And if wins and losses aren't enough to get your gambling juices boiling, prop bets will.

They can keep you engaged.