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cossi
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 		    Posted 8/29/2005 10:44 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
In another thread here, I said I couldn't resist a good NFL contest (whore - there I said it), and hence end up playing in contests sponsored by not-so-good books.
 
Any advice on what you guys would consider a stay-away-from book in terms of ranking?  These books require a post-up to collect a prize too.
 
The one I'm currently thinking of has decided to sponsor several contests around the net - haven't seen much of them before.  Surprisingly the sites I would normally trust to have good sponsors. 
 
Looking at TOW and SBR, I'd say not-so-good.
 
I guess I answered my own question (?!!!?). LOL

Post Edited (cossi) : 8/30/2005 12:16:51 AM (GMT-4)
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 		    Posted 8/29/2005 10:45 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
what book is it?
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 		    Posted 8/29/2005 11:08 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
i was gonna ask that same question myself rpm

a good capper is only as good as his info.

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 		    Posted 8/29/2005 11:23 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
cossi pm'ed me the book in question.

cossi,

you'll be ok for contest stuff with them.just dont let your balance get too high....
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 		    Posted 8/30/2005 12:18 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
RPM, thanks a lot. As I mentioned in the PM, I don't want to disparage a book when I don't have much to go on - I've just seen some posts about them that were not too positive. I won't win anyway - LOL. Again, thanks for your advice.
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 		    Posted 8/30/2005 12:21 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
no problem cossi.

happy to help....
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 		    Posted 8/31/2005 2:47 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Be VERY careful with contests at New Books. The only stiffs I've personally had were all because of that. WagersParadise and E-Winner come to mind. I'm a "contest whore" also but there are enough estblished and legit books sponsoring contests aound the net to avoid the newcomers, or places like Royal or BCN.
Youre only inviting a headache later on.
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 		    Posted 8/31/2005 9:53 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
cossi,

With very slight differences the only two real rating sites, TOW and SBR, provide punters a good indication on sports books.

TOW Platinum and Gold books (9 to 10+) equate to SBR's B+ to A+. Those are the books that provide good to excellent level of service. My recommendation to players who wish to try books rated lower than 9 is NOT to venture lower than 6 and yet, the lower they go, the more likely they are to experience "glitches".

Books rated 5 and lower are defined High Risk for a good reason. I deal with complaints on daily basis and can assure you that 90% of those are related to books rated 5 or lower.

Then again, with a wide selection of highly rated quality books I really see very few reasons to take a chance with poorly rated ones.
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 		    Posted 8/31/2005 11:54 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
You can't believe everything you read but you should be aware of all you read, and take the time to discover more.
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