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  • Bsims
    SBR Wise Guy
    • 02-03-09
    • 827

    #1
    How many books?
    It's obvious that if you have accounts at more than 1 sports book you will get better odds.For years, I had accounts at 2 or 3 books and picked the best odds. I didn't want to have more than this because it seemed that I would lose money on one, have to reload. This was a nuisance.

    Recently, I've expanded to 6 books and find the best odds on any wager occur on each book periodically. The better odds generally are in the 1-2% ranges. That's significant for the long term. But this has created another problem, time. It takes a lot of time to logon and navigate to the game of interest. Then you have to compare the 6 possibilities before making the best bet.

    I'm curious about how many books most of you use and how do you manage them?
  • dmm
    SBR MVP
    • 04-03-20
    • 1164

    #2
    Maybe use an odds screen set up with your 6 books? That way you can compare them all at a glance before going to the book with the best line/odds.
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    • Waterstpub87
      SBR MVP
      • 09-09-09
      • 4102

      #3
      2 at the moment. The legal books have bad odds and lame bonuses. In the offshore world, there are basically 3 or 4 reputable books left that I am able to use. Hopefully 5 dimes will come to the US legally, with a similar structure to offshore.
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      • allnighter
        SBR Wise Guy
        • 10-12-17
        • 708

        #4
        Originally posted by dmm
        Maybe use an odds screen set up with your 6 books? That way you can compare them all at a glance before going to the book with the best line/odds.
        Good topic by Bsims. And how do I set-up an odds screen? Thanks.
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        • Bsims
          SBR Wise Guy
          • 02-03-09
          • 827

          #5
          Originally posted by Waterstpub87
          2 at the moment. The legal books have bad odds and lame bonuses. In the offshore world, there are basically 3 or 4 reputable books left that I am able to use. Hopefully 5 dimes will come to the US legally, with a similar structure to offshore.
          A friend said that Betallsports was a clone of 5Dimes. It is in that the software is the same. I don't know if 5Dimes is behind it, and don't care. I've opened an account and all my software works with them. Unfortunately, now I have 7 books to compare.
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          • satana
            SBR Hustler
            • 01-05-13
            • 64

            #6
            Originally posted by Bsims
            I'm curious about how many books most of you use and how do you manage them?
            I'm down to 1 from 15ish, the only one I'm allowed to now.... National bookie would shut down my accounts (even losing ones).
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            • Dylan Lynch
              SBR Rookie
              • 02-20-13
              • 39

              #7
              So far, I use vip-ibc because in this platform I can see the offers from more than 8 bookies with just one account so I can take advantage of the best odds and don't get crazy with so many accounts, I just open one account and that's it.
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              • EasyTiger
                SBR High Roller
                • 02-21-09
                • 151

                #8
                Originally posted by Dylan Lynch
                So far, I use vip-ibc because in this platform I can see the offers from more than 8 bookies with just one account so I can take advantage of the best odds and don't get crazy with so many accounts, I just open one account and that's it.
                I really wish I could use this service, but unfortunately not an option in the USSA. I agree with Bsims that having a large number of outs is time consuming. However, I do use LastPass which helps to speed up the login process.
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                • HeeeHAWWWW
                  SBR Hall of Famer
                  • 06-13-08
                  • 5487

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Dylan Lynch
                  So far, I use vip-ibc because in this platform I can see the offers from more than 8 bookies with just one account so I can take advantage of the best odds and don't get crazy with so many accounts, I just open one account and that's it.
                  Aggregators are a great idea, but many of the best asian books are going down the toilet. SBO has gone from the world's biggest book to just another that voids winners.

                  There's basically just Pinnacle left, and I'm dubious about their future in this space. The world for pro gamblers is narrowing away to nothing.
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                  • littlekona
                    SBR Hall of Famer
                    • 11-19-15
                    • 5241

                    #10
                    ha man i have so many now between agent accounts, Fiat and BTC exclusive offshore to the USA stateside which are free money and promo heaven
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                    • solring
                      SBR High Roller
                      • 11-04-09
                      • 170

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Bsims
                      Unfortunately, now I have 7 books to compare.
                      One more out is...one more out...
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                      • Fishhead
                        SBR Aristocracy
                        • 08-11-05
                        • 40179

                        #12
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                        • the Great Gatsby
                          SBR Hustler
                          • 05-15-21
                          • 79

                          #13
                          lately i began using 2 bookies
                          i say its one of the best decissions i ever made
                          i have betters odds on the oportunity for hedging

                          not sure if it would be better with more books since it would be hard to handle
                          manually at least
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                          • Musafir
                            SBR Rookie
                            • 09-12-21
                            • 4

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Fishhead
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                            • TheGoldenGoose
                              SBR MVP
                              • 11-27-12
                              • 3745

                              #15
                              Heritage
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                              CT finally approving sports gambling. I can add FanDuel and/or wager at the two casinos.
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                              • WendysRox
                                SBR High Roller
                                • 07-22-10
                                • 184

                                #16
                                Hey, side note. I’m having trouble getting a withdraw from bookmaker. And I can’t find the right spot to request help from SBR. Any help? A link to ask for help from sbr?
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                                • WendysRox
                                  SBR High Roller
                                  • 07-22-10
                                  • 184

                                  #17
                                  If it’s any help…. I requested a $1000 payout yesterday and it was in approved status (not pending). Then I checked this morning and saw that it was “reversed”. But I didn’t reverse it. And their chat is now not showing up on their site.

                                  I’m happy to share screenshots, but I don’t know how from mobile.
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