TILT: 8 seconds means a lot

I was sitting in Las Vegas watching the NCAA BBall final, and the atmosphere during that last 8 seconds before overtime was electric. I think it's because the audience wasn't just fans (with bragging rights on their minds) or traditional office pool people (with a little skin in the game). It was full of people seeing $100s coming and going in the course of 8 seconds. Amazing. I've heard of this, but I hadn't really seen it myself. People do get excited about sports, but I think they get more excited about betting.