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    Sam Odom
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    What was the $$$ Value of One SBRPoint in the Beginning ??

    Today... a BetPoint = $0.031


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    Last edited by Sam Odom; 01-30-14 at 12:01 PM. Reason: Correction

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    sammy they wasnt nothing you could do with em when they started the welfare program errrrr i mean the points

    so they aint had no value sammy

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    Ok Pricky

    But when SBR 1st began offering prizes and cash loaded cards how much was 1 sbrpoint worth

    Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Odom View Post
    Ok Pricky

    But when SBR 1st began offering prizes and cash loaded cards how much was 1 sbrpoint worth

    Thanks
    It depends on what you buy. I think they are worth about 4.5 cents if you buy a $20 pizza. Originally we bought and sold them from non US guys at .07 based on the Euro being 1.3.

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    IF I could get cash for them I think abt .066 but its been a while since they cut off many nonUsa veteran posters. It was nice when we could at least get Mbookers cash.

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    Sammy was in SBR's Casino this morning. Saw this...

    $100 Store Gift card 3150 points

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Odom View Post
    Sammy was in SBR's Casino this morning. Saw this...

    $100 Store Gift card 3150 points
    Are you going pro?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Louisvillekid1 View Post

    Are you going pro?

    Highly doubt it... been there done that. When Sammy was a 'pro' he received way more back than given

    Probably had Free pizza & wings every weekend Sammy kept sam9ball busy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Odom View Post
    Highly doubt it... been there done that. When Sammy was a 'pro' he received way more back than given

    Probably had Free pizza & wings every weekend Sammy kept sam9ball busy

    translation you can't afford $100 after you get your social security check

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    @ 39'er

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    Quote Originally Posted by SBR_John View Post

    It depends on what you buy. I think they are worth about 4.5 cents if you buy a $20 pizza.

    Speaking of Pizza

    Buzzsaw , please send Sammy a 20.00 pizza coupon for the Superbowl - for old times sake

    Sammy will hit 22K posts soon

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    I would say roughly 4x more than current. For US punters, they were worth 100x more than now.

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    everyone should be a sbr pro

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    When you could sell your points via Moneybookers, they were 7 cents each.

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    Sammy, save up 3000 betpoints, then you can renew your SBR pro.

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    For us non-americans, they're currently worth about 0.067cts ($100 GC for 1500pts).

    So essentially Pauly "the stiff" Poker, by stiffing 900pts is stiffing $60. Put like that I'd really like for him to stop being such a deadbeat one day and pay up.


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    Quote Originally Posted by tb1984 View Post

    Sammy, save up 3000 betpoints, then you can renew your SBR pro.

    SBR Casino steals them before 3000

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    For Americans, they were quite valuable at the beginning, because you could buy sportsbook cash and freeplays. BetJamaica, the Greek, Bodog, 5 Dimes. I think also BetPhoenix and SIA.

    There were a bunch of times when the prices rose, but the biggest blow to the value of points for Americans was when sportsbook offers were removed.

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    Yeah they were great when we could get sportsbook cash and free plays.

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    Quote Originally Posted by yisman View Post
    For Americans, they were quite valuable at the beginning, because you could buy sportsbook cash and freeplays. BetJamaica, the Greek, Bodog, 5 Dimes. I think also BetPhoenix and SIA.

    There were a bunch of times when the prices rose, but the biggest blow to the value of points for Americans was when sportsbook offers were removed.
    Everyone lost with that change I can assure you.

    Dude, you need more badges

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    No difference getting gift card vs sportsbook cash
    Its all relative

    Worry about picking winners and not sbr financial balance sheets Sammy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Odom View Post

    Speaking of Pizza

    Buzzsaw , please send Sammy a 20.00 pizza coupon for the Superbowl - for old times sake

    Sammy will hit 22K posts soon

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post

    Worry about picking winners and not sbr financial balance sheets Sammy

    Sammy got in before the IPO - Better than Microsoft

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    Anyone remember all the lame posts we had from people just point-whoring? You'd have someone with 25 posts a day of "" and points were awarded for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Odom View Post
    Today... a BetPoint = $0.031


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    pizza, baby, pizza.... more than .031; 20 bucks / 450 pts = .044...... in the words of tranny lovin' eddie murphy, "WHAT A BAH-GAAANNN!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reload View Post
    Anyone remember all the lame posts we had from people just point-whoring? You'd have someone with 25 posts a day of "" and points were awarded for it.
    whatsgood5 and Powder Guy

    then there was Marginalis, who only posted emoticons

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    Quote Originally Posted by yisman View Post
    Yup - those guys

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    Quote Originally Posted by yisman View Post
    The initial roll out was a disaster. We did not even have a store or any way to redeem them but guys were going crazy posting for the 1 point a post.

    There were some very strange looks around SBR headquarters in the hallways during those days.

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    johnny i need about 9500 to pay off my debts

    thanks pal, it is much appreciated

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    Quote Originally Posted by RudyRuetigger View Post
    johnny i need about 9500 to pay off my debts

    thanks pal, it is much appreciated
    OK, let's get started;
    Sea/Den Under 24 1st half for 5000.

    Lets fade Phx at Indy-11.5 on a back to back for 1000

    Gets you more than half way there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Odom View Post

    Buzzsaw , please send Sammy a 20.00 pizza coupon for the Superbowl - for old times sake

    Sal = Sammy

    Tom = jjgold

    Cicci = Opie

    Mike (unseen) = Johnny Walker



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    Points were much more valuable at the start, but they were harder to get. I think 2 points daily for logging in. When the store started offering sportsbook free plays, BetPhoenix was great value (and wagerchief offered an even better value for a few weeks). Too bad BetPhoenix were still throwing money away with 100% FP bonus in reloads if you busted, so I had no chance to bought freeplays. Next best was sportbet (a 5dimes skin) freeplay. Maybe at highest value they were close to 20 cents per point. I am sure Sportbet FP had a value about 13 cents per point in 2010. On early 2011 they went down to about 10 cents (when freeplays were discontinued). Since then the inflation has taken some value out, and now they are about 7 cents per point.

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    when it first started, was it Tpowell that used to post close to 1000 posts per day, because you got point for every 100 posts and extra extra points when you hit a something-K threshold?

    that changed fast

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    Beauty is the eye of the beholder. Other than the brief window in which I was allowed to reconcile for Pinny Points, the currency has no value other than the goodwill created by support of charity or the fellow poster.

    Miss being able to throw a coupla hundie to a good poster or a poster in need.

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