There are quite a few really good sportsbooks that run a fair game. It's OK for you to win, OK to lose. They deal the same line to everyone, and the same limits to most. They make money, right? Of course they do. These are the giants in the industry, CRIS, Sports-Market, DelMar, Jazz, Olympic, RIO, WWTS, etc.
So why do other books want to play the game differently? I've seen so many sportsbooks that start out with open arms, then quickly change all the rules or even run some players off altogether. If winners are not allowed, is that a fair game?
What about a player that hasn't even won, but seems to be in sync with the moves? A wiseguy, they'll say - not welcome here. This is what really puzzles me: if a sportsbook throws out a player for being first to the punch on a move often, don't they just give that opportunity to some other player?
I've read Reality's take on this issue before, that it's OK for shops to adopt whatever policy they want on "wiseguys". My problem is that these sportsbooks interpret their own definition of "wiseguy" however they wish.
Listen, I'm just a retired engineer who likes to handicap and play sports. I'm not a syndicate or a mover or even a scalper. But I do make my own picks and watch the screen to decide when/where to play. So I usually get the best line, and often beat some big moves. But over and over I get labeled and treated in all sorts of ways.
I'm interested in others' take on this, from both sides of the counter.
So why do other books want to play the game differently? I've seen so many sportsbooks that start out with open arms, then quickly change all the rules or even run some players off altogether. If winners are not allowed, is that a fair game?
What about a player that hasn't even won, but seems to be in sync with the moves? A wiseguy, they'll say - not welcome here. This is what really puzzles me: if a sportsbook throws out a player for being first to the punch on a move often, don't they just give that opportunity to some other player?
I've read Reality's take on this issue before, that it's OK for shops to adopt whatever policy they want on "wiseguys". My problem is that these sportsbooks interpret their own definition of "wiseguy" however they wish.
Listen, I'm just a retired engineer who likes to handicap and play sports. I'm not a syndicate or a mover or even a scalper. But I do make my own picks and watch the screen to decide when/where to play. So I usually get the best line, and often beat some big moves. But over and over I get labeled and treated in all sorts of ways.
I'm interested in others' take on this, from both sides of the counter.
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