The purpose of the points sportsbook from SBR's point of view is to get people hooked on betting so they will ultimately deposit into a real sportsbook with real money.

It is kind of like a crack dealer giving out free crack in order to get people hooked and charge them money after that.

Unfortunately, for some people (myself included), this has had the opposite effect. They use the SBR sportsbook as a substitute for betting real money and a way gently ween themselves off of real gambling (Brock Landers.)

This little two week break for an "upgrade" is really just a way to cut guys like me and Brock off from gambling for free, in order to get us to post up at a real book (preferrably an SBR sponsored one) and get back to losing real money instead of just points.

I don't blame SBR at all for doing this, I just wish they were more upfront about it.