A Book should NEVER be allowed to void after an event

[LGBoots]

Reading a fair amount on this forum recently about Books voiding bets after the event has taken place claiming 'Wrong Line'

This is totally out of order & should not be tolerated. What should happen (IMO) is if a book has posted an obvious bad line then instead of voiding post event, they should payout at say Pinnys quoted odds for the event.

Any book refusing & post voiding should then be downgraded to F by SBR, as this practise is nothing more then theft on the part of the book

[Doug]

What if Pinny didn't have a line ? Some bets like props can be unique. Opening, or closing line ?

I agree bets shouldn't be cancelled, but the resolution isn't that simple.

[raiders72001]

I think that all books should agree to some governing body to settle disputes such as SBR and the rulings to be final. I forget the name of dispute body in the UK bet doesn't it agree with the book 95% of the time?

[jjgold]

Bootsy great point. I am sure the book in question can find a fair line at other books kind of like a consensus line if they want to void bet and use bad line rule.

[LGBoots]

I think that all books should agree to some governing body to settle disputes such as SBR and the rulings to be final. I forget the name of dispute body in the UK bet doesn't it agree with the book 95% of the time?

Dispute body in UK is IBAS. Total waste of space

[LGBoots]

Bootsy great point. I am sure the book in question can find a fair line at other books kind of like a consensus line if they want to void bet and use bad line rule.

Exactly JJ I think this would work well in around 90% of cases (IMO).

Agree Raiders SBR would be far better then UK Bookies chums IBAS.

[tacomax]

Would be good if Bill could give an "SBR view" of what the protocol should be in cases like this. Of course, you don't want to see a book being liable for an obviously bad line but you don't want them to go down the road of voiding the bet if it's a winner.

[jjgold]

I would like only Shrink and SBR and Dozer on a committe if there was one

[Brick Tamland]

SBR should write a policy. I bet if it was fair all books would use it. It would probably have to be like 8 pages.