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Which would be the Safest 3-5 Books if Online Gambling Banned
Which would be the Safest 3-5 Books if Online Gambling Banned
If Online gambling is banned or books start abandoning US players in force, who would you trust to have the resources and intention to still pay Americans? Do you trust all the A+ books equally?
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Chuck Sims
SBR MVP
12-29-05
3072
#2
WESX...CRIS...Pinnacle...The Greek.
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SBR_John
SBR Posting Legend
07-12-05
16471
#3
Thats a good question.
Bet365 would be the safest followed by Pinnacle. 3rd might be a Bowmans or WSEX.
Can you trust all the A+ books? Yes. But if there is a gaming ban in the US you want to find an A+ book that has solid business outside of the US.
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SBR_John
SBR Posting Legend
07-12-05
16471
#4
Of course one could argue that the credit books would become stronger if there is a gaming ban. A gaming ban would force players to play with local bookies and they use the large credit shops like Grande, CRIS and TheGreek.
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pags11
SBR Posting Legend
08-18-05
12264
#5
pinnacle, mansion, matchbook, betjamaica and Cris...deep pockets, well run books that could last through trauma...
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Pistol Pete
Restricted User
08-30-05
330
#6
credit shops? This may be a stupid question but what exactly is that? Been play the greek off and on for about 5 years and never heard of any credit
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JoshW
SBR MVP
08-10-05
3431
#7
I like Chuck Sims choices.
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szk1983
SBR Wise Guy
07-08-06
642
#8
I notice 5dimes isn't on your list. Why not?
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SBR_John
SBR Posting Legend
07-12-05
16471
#9
What is a credit shop?
A credit shop is a sportsbook that mainly caters to agents. These agents are local bookies from sports bars and all over. They use the credit sportsbook to manage their players so when you call the local bookie the number forwards to this credit shop bookie.
You, as a player, can not call up a credit shop and ask to play on credit. You have yo go thru an agent. Kind of like a wholesale operation that makes you buy their product from a distributor or retailer.
