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Just got off the phore with a "Spiro" (Ill keep the name of the Sportsbook to myself because they said they would send me my money back give me back the amount of the future bet I had made because they were getting upset over the argument I was giving them) who was telling me:
"Im gettin very upset here." I had been telling him basically that he was full of shit that he was calling a future bet on a player no push if that player withdrew from the Masters ( Hal Sutton) before it started (pulled muscle or something) anyway what was getting them upset was a question I put to them that they could not answer: "If Tiger Woods broke his arm in a car accident before the Masters and back in February you put a thousand dollars on him and there was $100000 total in futures bet on Tiger in his, lets say, Spiro's Sportsbook, that they wouldnt automatically refund all the bets on Woods if he had to withdraw? I told him no Sportsbook on the Net would do that. It would be Sportsbook Revenue suicide. If they kept everyones money on Tiger no one would ever sign on with them again, or any book that would do such a thing to "trusting customers". So Spiro got on the phone with his boss and they had a conversation and then he come out with this "OK if that happens then the odds go down on everyone else right? What if that happens and the fact that Mickleson was 15 to one 2 months ago but now hes 5 to one and he wins- am I suposed to eat that?"
"Yes. Youre the book offering the gamble. When I make a future bet the implied understanding between the book and the customer is that "the player plays or at least starts the sporting event or nobody , the sportsbook or the gambler, wins that bet. You dont pay if the player doesnt start in the Masters. Its like naming the pitcher in baseball- if he doesnt throw a pitch the wager is a push, the guy dont tee off- its a push.
Well they got so upset with me they canceled my account. Dont want nuthin more to do with me. All because I dont see it their way. Its a shame really. I probably would have lost it back to them. I just wanted the money placed back into my betting account. It was more than just the money for me though. It was the principle of the thing that matters most. Frankly, I couldnt see anyone taking that position on what was , to me, a simple case of an automatic refund . But, like they say its a jungle out here Ive gambled with alot of sportsbooks but this was just too much. Sometimes the bullshit gets so high you need wings to stay above it. Am I wrong???
"Im gettin very upset here." I had been telling him basically that he was full of shit that he was calling a future bet on a player no push if that player withdrew from the Masters ( Hal Sutton) before it started (pulled muscle or something) anyway what was getting them upset was a question I put to them that they could not answer: "If Tiger Woods broke his arm in a car accident before the Masters and back in February you put a thousand dollars on him and there was $100000 total in futures bet on Tiger in his, lets say, Spiro's Sportsbook, that they wouldnt automatically refund all the bets on Woods if he had to withdraw? I told him no Sportsbook on the Net would do that. It would be Sportsbook Revenue suicide. If they kept everyones money on Tiger no one would ever sign on with them again, or any book that would do such a thing to "trusting customers". So Spiro got on the phone with his boss and they had a conversation and then he come out with this "OK if that happens then the odds go down on everyone else right? What if that happens and the fact that Mickleson was 15 to one 2 months ago but now hes 5 to one and he wins- am I suposed to eat that?"
"Yes. Youre the book offering the gamble. When I make a future bet the implied understanding between the book and the customer is that "the player plays or at least starts the sporting event or nobody , the sportsbook or the gambler, wins that bet. You dont pay if the player doesnt start in the Masters. Its like naming the pitcher in baseball- if he doesnt throw a pitch the wager is a push, the guy dont tee off- its a push.
Well they got so upset with me they canceled my account. Dont want nuthin more to do with me. All because I dont see it their way. Its a shame really. I probably would have lost it back to them. I just wanted the money placed back into my betting account. It was more than just the money for me though. It was the principle of the thing that matters most. Frankly, I couldnt see anyone taking that position on what was , to me, a simple case of an automatic refund . But, like they say its a jungle out here Ive gambled with alot of sportsbooks but this was just too much. Sometimes the bullshit gets so high you need wings to stay above it. Am I wrong???
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