POSTING A -18 FAV. AT +18 WHAT IS A BOOK TO DO?

[Ronbets]

This is the most entertaining thread in a long time. You can tell by my off time that I prefer reading this over the mechanical NFL.

The main question here is how many of you born again gamblers attended services this weekend? If you did, how many of you selfishly prayed for monetary gains? 1-3-4-5.........

[REALITY]

BROTHER RONBETS,

ASK NOT WHAT YOUR GOD CAN DO FOR YOU,

ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR GOD...

AMEN!

BROTHER REALITY

[Demon]

You book a bet you pay it. PERIOD.
I dont want a book telling me "we canceled your wager because it was supposed to be -6 instead of +6" any more than they want me telling them "cancel my wager,i thought it was +8 not -8".A mistake is a mistake.I dont want to hear any crap about the books get to cancel wagers on their mistakes and the players dont.
IF I CONFIRM A LOSING WAGER,ILL PAY IT.IF THEY ACCEPT A WINNING WAGER THEY SHOULD PAY IT.

[REALITY]

DEMON,

SAINTS AND SINNERS ARE WELCOME IN THE CHURCH OF HONEST BETTING ETTIQUETE,BUT PLEASE NO BLASPHEMING OR HERECY ON CHURCH GROUND...

PEACE BROTHER.

BROTHER REALITY

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[Bookiebar]

Double up- deleted-- yet another error from me pray I never become a bookmaker!

Amen

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[Bookiebar]

REALITY,

C.PAYMENT ON DEMAND

This is also a biggie among some books, you read here of people receiving funds days even weeks later. This just isn't acceptable in the days of instant wire trasfers, paypal etc etc, if it only take one hour or 20 seconds at some books to get my money into a place it should take one hour to get it out, and I don't want to here any stalling b**locks either.

How on earth can it take 3 weeks to send money around the world? Heck I can send myself over there and pick the damn money up myself in this time and have a nice holiday on the beach at the same time.

This also should be a NON-issue.

On a side the Aussie put is a piss poor effort against Wales winning by 46-22, so at +58 on Wales I was quite safe thank you very much. Expect NZ to cover against whatever spread the bookies dream up next week...

[REALITY]

BOOKIEBAR,

KNOW WHO YOUR SENDING YOUR MONEY TO.

IN THIS AGE OF UPSTART COMPANIES GIVING REDICULOUS BONUSES TO BUILD THEIR CUSTOMER BASE,YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.

STICK WITH THE ESTABLISHED SHOPS THAT HAVE BUILT THERE REPUTATIONS ON SERVICE AND SURETY OF YOUR FUNDS.

SHOPS WHERE PAYMENT ON DEMAND ISN'T A MARKETING SLOGAN, IT'S A REALITY.

NO PUN INTENDED...

REALITY

[Clapton]

demon:

maybe you should realize that as long as there are mortals involved in the process of putting up and moving a line, mistakes are to be made. Trying to take advantage of those mistakes is as brave and wise as stealing candy from a baby. And if you expect a book to honor a 6 pts favorite on +6, then you should also expect them to be gone after football season, and your money with them.

[Bookiebar]

Exactly! It should be a NON-issue and at any reputable book it is. Heck william hill somethime's credits the money back on my card before it clears out for crying out loud?!

blah blah.. marketing hype.. amazing bonus's... lots of annoying pictures to download.. AND #1 WE PAY.

read -- #1 We have serious issues paying you expect to wait 3 weeks before we send you half your money to the wrong address.

[AussieVamp2]

Originally posted by Bookiebar:
spread opened at +58.5 $1.85 and Wales got hit, so the ML went up on Aussie to $2.00. Thus both bookmakers have obviously set their line wrong and it should be around +54ish and are moving the ML to compensate. Not sure why they do not move the points? But anyway you see my point the public is moving both lines to where they should be.

Don't move points because it is easier to balance risk and you don't get middled.

[Bookiebar]

AV2, I thought as much, but they were getting middled anyhow, by offering a line 8.5pts diff from other's. Madness.
Has a NFL game ever had a point discrepancy of a 7pts between sportsbooks??

What these bookmakers posted up this morning were obvious bad lines (they soon realised it!), did they cancel everybodies bets, no, they stuck with their lines and managed their risk, no doubt if they took too much on one side they would have laid some off at another book.

And I checked my balance and what do you know I got paid... never had any doubt..

[sportshobby]

OK, I know I'm on a soapbox. But the sportsbook posts all these detailed rules of operation (or maybe they copied them from someone else). If they have not posted their rules about canceling wagers on wrong lines, then there's no excuse for them.

And don't give me this arbitrary "obvious" B.S. Define the pointspread and odds difference that constitutes an error. Tell the customer when it can be cancelled, and what the sportsbook will do to try and contact the player.

Sure, everyone knows that a 36-point error is an error. It's when we get near the gray region that people don't agree. If you're going to be a nitty bookmaker who cancels a wager that is 15 cents or 2 points off, then for gosh sakes put it in your rules.

Posting no rules is just asking for a player to feel cheated, and maybe even to be cheated. You can't assume that the player always knew there was an error.

This whole thread is chastising the player trying to take advantage of a book, and that's fine. But don't overlook the othere situations - those books using this to their own benefit unfairly.

POST THE RULES!

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[Unregistered]

Re: POSTING A -18 FAV. AT +18 WHAT IS A BOOK TO DO?

Originally posted by REALITY
FINISHING OFF A LESS THAN STELLAR SATURDAY TO SAY THE LEAST, THE LINE MANAGER FOR A MAJOR BOOK I DO CONSULTING WORK FOR CALLED ME ABOUT AN INCORRECTLY POSTED LINE IN HIS BOOK.

AN 18 POINT FAVORITE WAS POSTED AS AN 18 POINT DOG.

SUFFICE IT TO SAY THIS GAME ON THE NET GOT BANGED MORE THAN A LOCAL LADY OF THE NIGHT WHEN THE SAILORS DOCK FOR WEEKEND LIBERTY...

I'M SURE YOU KNOW WHAT I TOLD HIM TO DO.

HOW ABOUT SOME FEEDBACK FROM B.M.'S AND PLAYERS ALIKE.

KEEP IN MIND,YOU STEAL A DIME IT WILL COST YOU A DOLLAR.

BROTHER REALITY

THE CHURCH OF HONEST BETTING ETTIQUETE



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[Unregistered]

this post cracked me up.