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| Posted By : TOW - 4/22/2005 8:22 AM |
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While ESB aka Telebet firmly holds the first place of the worst sportsbook ever, which sportsbook would you rate as the worst of 2004 based on your experience ?
This thread is focused on books in operation, not the ones that tanked in 2004.....................
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| Posted By : bigboydan - 4/22/2005 11:27 AM |
betpanam as far as a reason goes, i think everyone already knows why i say it's them.
a good capper is only as good as his info.
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| Posted By : TOW - 4/22/2005 11:38 AM |
BBD,
Betpanam doesn't count cause they tanked...my question is about sportsbooks who are still in operation..... |
| Posted By : bigboydan - 4/22/2005 11:47 AM |
oh, ok well, what about gamblers avenue under the old ownership before the buyout.
a good capper is only as good as his info.
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| Posted By : TOW - 4/22/2005 11:48 AM |
| That was in 2003.....try again............ |
| Posted By : bigboydan - 4/22/2005 11:53 AM |
damn, has it been 2 years since that happen. doesn't seem like it was 2003. well, let me think about it a little bit more indepth then.
a good capper is only as good as his info.
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| Posted By : AK - 4/22/2005 12:27 PM |
dimebetting
"Somebody is wrong then. Royal happily takes my action, in fact they love me so much they call twice a week..." Sick Gambler
"its over at royal let them die in peace." miked429
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| Posted By : pier0 - 4/22/2005 6:06 PM |
| internet1X2 |
| Posted By : slash - 4/23/2005 7:40 AM |
| Not from personal experience but I would say OSB or MyBookie. |
| Posted By : TOW - 4/24/2005 11:51 AM |
Slash,
OklahomaSportsBetting would also be my choice.....but Mybookie ???? |
| Posted By : drunkguy - 4/24/2005 3:45 PM |
pier0 said...
internet1X2
hard to believe these guys are still around, but I keep getting spam from them
truly one of the worst books out there
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| Posted By : bigboydan - 4/24/2005 10:31 PM |
we should be focusing on the bad ones of 2005 right now and not worry about the bad ones from 2004.
a good capper is only as good as his info.
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| Posted By : slash - 4/25/2005 5:09 AM |
TOW,
One of my friends was so stupid to play at MyBookie. He didn't place many bets because he was travelling a lot. He was of course a phone only customer... one day he decided to phone in a bet. He was quoted the line and wanted to risk his full balance. He was put on hold and told to wait. The agent came back and told that he could only have some amount at -110. My friend then asked if he could have the rest at a worse price.
Again he was put on hold. The agent came back: Ok, you can have your full amount on -120. Of course my friend said no way. He only wanted to place the original bet at -110 then. On hold again... some manager came back and told him that they didn't want his action and his account was closed.
If that doesn't qualify for worst sportsbook of 2004, I don't know.
Furthermore, even though he wanted to be paid NETeller they sent him a FEDex check (which was 2 weeks underway...)
Of course I only have his side of the story, but I know he is telling me the truth. |
| Posted By : TOW - 4/25/2005 8:28 AM |
Slash,
Mybookie has a very tight risk management in place. I know for a fact they do profile allegedly sharp or wise action and they deal dual lines for those customers. As far as payout promptness goes your friend is not the only one that has raised a complaint about it....this is the primary reason that lead me to remove Mybookie from TOW endorsed list of book..... |
| Posted By : slash - 4/25/2005 12:23 PM |
TOW,
They may have all the risk management stuff they want. In my opinion it's simply not right to quote a customer a line over the phone, then changing it and then not even allowing him to get down on his original bet.
By the way, wasn't it in 2004 that Dimeplayer tried to pull their scam too??? If that's so, they will overtake MyBookie's place as my vote for the worst sportsbook of 2004. |
| Posted By : bigboydan - 4/25/2005 12:32 PM |
slash said...
TOW,
One of my friends was so stupid to play at MyBookie. He didn't place many bets because he was travelling a lot. He was of course a phone only customer... one day he decided to phone in a bet. He was quoted the line and wanted to risk his full balance. He was put on hold and told to wait. The agent came back and told that he could only have some amount at -110. My friend then asked if he could have the rest at a worse price.
Again he was put on hold. The agent came back: Ok, you can have your full amount on -120. Of course my friend said no way. He only wanted to place the original bet at -110 then. On hold again... some manager came back and told him that they didn't want his action and his account was closed.
If that doesn't qualify for worst sportsbook of 2004, I don't know.
Furthermore, even though he wanted to be paid NETeller they sent him a FEDex check (which was 2 weeks underway...)
Of course I only have his side of the story, but I know he is telling me the truth.
what kind of book changes the line right after you make your wager. a bad one thats what.
assuming the story is true of course.
a good capper is only as good as his info.
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| Posted By : TOW - 8/6/2005 12:22 AM |
| Bump |
| Posted By : RPM - 8/6/2005 12:24 AM |
if i can add a poker site, it would be pokerstars.com
im trying to help a guy with a slowpay right now and in doing some research i found some real horror stories about them. |
| Posted By : raiders72001 - 8/6/2005 12:26 AM |
what kind of book changes the line right after you make your wager. a bad one thats what.
Dan- This is much more common than you would think. Many books, especially in Vegas, will give you a max at one line and then if you want more at a worse line and will keep going this way.
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| Posted By : onlòóker - 8/6/2005 2:26 AM |
raiders72001 said...
what kind of book changes the line right after you make your wager. a bad one thats what.
Dan- This is much more common than you would think. Many books, especially in Vegas, will give you a max at one line and then if you want more at a worse line and will keep going this way.
Yes, I had that happen here. If the game wasnt close to starting, I would of made a trip down the street to place another bet.
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| Posted By : drunkguy - 8/6/2005 2:28 AM |
| I guess I would vote for BCN now |
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