10/6/2008 07:39 PM
Betting Barack Obama or John McCain? SBRforum writer Elihu Feustel takes a look at finding value betting the 2008 election.
With the last few elections being nail-biters going down to the wire, the 2008 election is getting a lot of betting interest across the world. As of October 5, the democrats have an advantage. The polls show a moderate lead for the Barack Obama in Michigan, and smaller leads in Ohio and Florida. The betting markets favor the democrats more decisively. matchbook’s offers of -315/+292 and TheGreek’s prices of -360/280 suggest about a 75% chance of a democratic victory. These prices are consistent with what the polls show – electoral-vote.com indicates that Obama has a lead of 329 to 194 electoral votes if the election happened today. Read
9/6/2008 03:11 PM
SBR Forum Posters' poll: Top 5
Sportsbooks in August
During the month of August posters
were asked to list their Top 3 Sportsbooks. Five points were
awarded for the first choice, four points for second place and three
points for third. Only voters with 25 or more posts were
counted in the final tally. Congratulations to the Top 5 point earners including
5Dimes (SBR rating A) which entered the top 5 for the first time with 125 total
points. This was SBR's first poster's poll of 2008 (
2007
results).
1.
matchbook
- 195 total points
2.
BetJamaica
- 182 total points
3.
TheGreek - 160 total
points
4.
Pinnacle Sports - 130 total
points
5.
5Dimes - 125 total points
See how posters voted
1/20/2008 10:54 PM
Super Bowl Opening Line: New England Patriots -13
SBRlines.com currently shows a range of NE Patriots -12.5 (-105) at
5Dimes (SBR rating A) to NY Giants +13.5 (-116) at
matchbook (SBR rating A-). Players can expect to see some movement through tomorrow morning as early bettors help the line settle across the board. Players can monitor the Super Bowl lines at
SBRlines.
11/8/2007 11:45 PM
Official Poster's Poll II: SBRforum Posters choose Top 5 Sportsbooks
During the month of October posters were asked to list their Top 3 Sportsbooks. Five points were awarded for the first choice, four points for second place and three points for third. Only voters with 25 or more posts were counted in the final tally. Congratulations to the Top 5 point earners including
Pinnacle (SBR rating A+) which again led the way with 20 first place votes and 150 total points. This was SBR's second poster's poll of 2007 (
May results).
1.
Pinnacle Sports - 150 total points
2.
matchbook - 144 total points
3.
BetJamaica - 115 total points
4.
BookMaker / BetCris - 109 total points
5.
TheGreek - 91 total points
See Complete Results
7/2/2007 02:04 PM
SBR’s Sports Betting Rules Monitor: Sportsbooks react to rainout in Yankees vs. Orioles game on June 28th, 2007. For wagering purposes Baltimore was graded as a 6-4 winner despite the game being suspended in the top of the 8th due to weather with the Yankees leading 8-6. Many New York bettors requested clarification from clerks, prompting the sportsbooks to update and/or clarify wagering rules.
matchbook (SBR rating A-) updates baseball wagering rules
matchbook adds text stating moneyline wagers on baseball games that are suspended will be graded based on the score of the last full inning, should play be halted in the top half of the inning with the home team trailing.
BetOnline (SBR rating B+) clarifies baseball moneyline grading BetOnline removes irrelevant text about the game being official for grading purposes after 8.5 (if home team is winning) or 9 innings, leaving text stating moneyline baseball bets are official after 5 complete innings or 4.5 innings if the home team is winning.
BetPlatinum (SBR rating C-) removes contradicting wording to clarify that MLB games must go 4.5 (if home team is winning) or 5 innings to declare moneyline winner; removes text suggesting 9 innings of play is required for all grading.
SportsOffShore (SBR rating B),
WorldWideWagering (SBR rating B),
ClicknGamble (SBR rating D-) & JustforBettors (SBR rating D-) each add clarification and/or examples for grading of suspended baseball games.
Latest rule changes
Topcat (SBR ratign C) rules as well as sister book,
BetTrojan (SBR rating C) rules add notation that Las Vegas policies apply for situations not covered within own rules pages.
Expekt (SBR rating B) adds "debit cards" to list of transfer methods that may incur a deposit fee.
6/1/2007 05:17 PM
SBRforum Posters choose top 5 sportsbooks
During the month of May posters were asked to give their Top 3 Sportsbooks. Three points were awarded for the first choice, two points for second place and one point for third. Only voters with 100 or more posts were counted in the final tally. Congratulations to the Top 5 point earners including
Pinnacle (SBR rating A+) which led the way with 23 first place votes and 72 total points.
SBR Posters' Sportsbook Poll Results
1.
Pinnacle Sports - 72 total points
2.
matchbook - 59 total points
3.
BetJamaica - 49 total points
4.
TheGreek Sportsbook - 36 total points
5.
WSEX - 24 total points
See complete results
2/9/2007 11:08 PM
Betting exchange-style sportsbook BetBug closes
BetBug (SBR rating C+) is owned by Trident Gaming, which sold
Gamebookers (SBR rating B-) to PartyGaming in August of last year. Despite innovative download-required software and a 2006 marketing campaign, BetBug was unable to capture targeted U.S. business and compete with exhange-style books, Mansion and
matchbook.
BetBug.com: While we continue to believe that BetBug’s true peer-to-peer software does abide by all major Federal gaming laws in the United States, the current legal environment seriously deters our chances of success. We hope to be able to reintroduce the software to the public at a later date.
8/9/2005 09:42 AM
SBR Bill Dozer reports: Mansion (SBR rating B) steers players toward "exchange style" sports betting. Players entering the sportsbook today were stunned to see Mansion offering full vig prices. Reduced pricing will now be offered only in the betting exchange as their traditional sportsbook division is phased out. It is likely that exchange-style wagering will be Mansion’s sole betting offering by the NFL regular season.
The exchange functions much like a normal sportsbook except players have the ability to see how much money the book will take at the current odds before the line is moved.
matchbook (SBR rating B-) uses a similar betting interface. Below is the response sent to players who inquired about the changes:
"Thank you for your inquiry. There has been a change in pricing offered on our Sportsbook and you may be wondering how to find the same value you have come to expect from MANSION. The good news is, MANSION is still offering the same value by posting these prices through our Sports Exchange.We have made modifications to our exchange interface to make it more user friendly for customers who are comfortable buying from a sportsbook. MANSION Sportsbook, like many other MANSION Sports Exchange members, will offer our low margin / high limit odds through the new Sports Exchange interface. If you are interested only in “buying” a position on an event, the Sports Exchange is simply a new sportsbook interface. If you would like to have a position on an event at odds that you do not see offered on the Sports Exchange then you may want to join the many MANSION Members who have discovered the benefits of acting as a “seller”. Try our Sports Exchange – you’ll be glad you did. If you require any assistance we are here to help 24/7. Thank you for betting with MANSION.MANSION Customer Service"
8/4/2005 12:35 PM
SBRLines II will debut on August 19th in Las Vegas. There will be no need to refresh the page on SBRLines II. This first ever
FREE web page application will show line moves as they are changed by bookmakers in *REAL TIME. SBRLines II welcomes Mansion (SBR rating B), as the latest sponsor to join SBRLines II. Current sponsors include: WWTS, Pinnacle, CRIS, Hollywood107, 5Dimes, Canbet, VIP, BetJamaica, Bowmans, Mansion and
matchbook.
www.sbrlines.com*SBRLines II will be between 0 and 10 seconds delayed depending on server speeds and other variables.
4/27/2005 10:32 PM
SBR initiates coverage of matchbook at B-. matchbook is a new betting exchange that is funded by the ownership of
WSEX (SBR rating A). The exchange aims to offer the American sports bettor the ability to wager via peer-to-peer with the same ease of making a wager at a regular sportsbook.
matchbook has developed its own software and says they have focused on simplicity and functionality. Like all betting exchanges, the quality of the playing experience will be dependant on
matchbook’s ability to attract players and an active trading market. This operation is still in its infant stages.
Player funds are backed by the same investment group behind WSEX and players are able to make transfers between
matchbook and WSEX at no charge. However,
matchbook holds its own gaming license and has separate operational, customer service and management teams.
8/5/2008 08:49 PM
matchbook upgraded from A- to A
5/5/2007 12:43 PM
matchbook upgraded from B to A-
2/20/2006 01:55 PM
matchbook upgraded from B- to B
4/27/2005 11:43 PM
matchbook - SBR initiates coverage at B-
