Live betting is the crack cocaine of gambling. Anyone agree?

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  • BigBusiness
    SBR MVP
    • 09-16-12
    • 3226

    #1
    Live betting is the crack cocaine of gambling. Anyone agree?
    You can lose your life playing around with that shit.

    You start with a small live bet early on in a game and somehow end up putting a lot more money on it then intended.

    You feel good about the live line you got for +5. About 20 minutes go by in the game and the game is still very close and you see the team is battling so you buy some more at +5. Next thing you know you are sweating your balls off because despite being +5 when they were tied up, they are now losing by 10 with only a few minutes to go and now you're wishing you never made those bets, because if those bets don't hit, your bankroll is pretty much busted.

    And don't even get me started on losing your ass on a big pregame bet that was winning the entire time only to lose at the very end, so in order to retrieve your losses, you put your remaining bankroll on some piece of shit game that no one is watching very late in the night and it's the only game going on. but penetrate that, you need that action and you need to win that money back NOW, so you say "penetrate it" and spin the wheel.

    Some piece of shit game going on in the middle of the night is going to decide whether you go to sleep feeling good knowing you got all your money back or you are going to have a really shitty sleep and you are going to be in a pissed off mood when you wake up.

    It happened to me a few weeks ago. Took a really bad beat and there was a late baseball match going on. It was the only one going on. Score was 2-0 at the bottom of the 3rd. Over/Under was 7 1/2. I put my entire bankroll on the under for even money. The game was strolling along at the score of 3-0 and I was already counting the money and had plans for it until a piece of shit pitcher fccked me in the bottom of the 9th and gave up 3 runs. Now of course I'm sweating my balls off and a few innings later, a walk off two run homer fckks my under and my bankroll is bye bye. It couldn't just be a solo homer. nooooooo, it's almost like they know what the over/under is and know there are degenerates betting the under.

    Wish I never found out about live betting.
  • Avenger_deux
    SBR High Roller
    • 02-16-16
    • 157

    #2
    Love that shit. But yes, it's like crack.
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    • Jrod124
      SBR Hall of Famer
      • 10-31-09
      • 5622

      #3
      Glad I am not the only one, I can't play at 5dimes anymore since they unveiled Live Betting Ultra
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      • CanuckG
        SBR Posting Legend
        • 12-23-10
        • 21978

        #4
        Use to live bet a bit but mainly stuck to pre-game wagers. Unless it's a dog I liked who is getting 5 or 6 to 1 that's down early. I love when people bet the Cubs or Nats -110 just because they were -200 live. Anyone laying -110 or -115 live betting needs to re evaluate their life. I use to do that and also play online roulette. Probably donated a few K before realizing what a square I was. Haven't live bet in years.
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        • Lookingtostart
          SBR MVP
          • 04-25-11
          • 1584

          #5
          It's just like pre-game betting except sped-up.
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          • Optional
            Administrator
            • 06-10-10
            • 61672

            #6
            Australian govt, who has bathed in gambling taxes for over a century, keep fighting to prevent legalization of live online betting for the very reason that the OP talks about.
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            • BigBusiness
              SBR MVP
              • 09-16-12
              • 3226

              #7
              Originally posted by Jrod124
              Glad I am not the only one, I can't play at 5dimes anymore since they unveiled Live Betting Ultra
              You are not. Trust me
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              • Domestic
                SBR Hall of Famer
                • 02-10-09
                • 6323

                #8
                Originally posted by Optional
                Australian govt, who has bathed in gambling taxes for over a century, keep fighting to prevent legalization of live online betting for the very reason that the OP talks about.
                It's virtually allowed now with the loophole allowing bet365's "betcall" and William Hill's "Click to call" to be offered.
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                • Ralphie Halves
                  SBR MVP
                  • 12-13-09
                  • 4507

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Optional
                  Australian govt, who has bathed in gambling taxes for over a century, keep fighting to prevent legalization of live online betting for the very reason that the OP talks about.
                  For what? The myth that any govt cares more about its people than money? Not convinced.
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                  • Optional
                    Administrator
                    • 06-10-10
                    • 61672

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Domestic
                    It's virtually allowed now with the loophole allowing bet365's "betcall" and William Hill's "Click to call" to be offered.
                    I believe they are still talking about new legislation to shut that back down too.

                    Originally posted by Ralphie Halves

                    For what? The myth that any govt cares more about its people than money? Not convinced.
                    In this case there really is not any other logical motivation on the govt part.

                    Although bear in mind that govt reliance on gambling tax revenue can be a sore point with the electorate and they are sensitive about problem gambling issues for that reason as well.
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                    • Bluehorseshoe
                      SBR Posting Legend
                      • 07-13-06
                      • 15003

                      #11
                      No......."Action bets" are.

                      Bet $300 a point on a basketball game. That's fun.
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                      • slapshot
                        SBR MVP
                        • 10-27-07
                        • 1195

                        #12
                        if you decide to engage in live betting...that's when your discipline is tested for real.
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                        • klemopixx
                          SBR MVP
                          • 10-02-14
                          • 3807

                          #13
                          This is why you do research, check stats, trends, weather, all that stuff. Live betting takes the homework out of it, you're just betting on the ebb and flow of the game
                          How many times have you watched a game and at the end said to yourself, "There's no way they should have won that game"! That's live betting in a nutshell. Dangerous stuff! You might as well bet on every single roll at the craps table.
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                          • Ralphie Halves
                            SBR MVP
                            • 12-13-09
                            • 4507

                            #14
                            Originally posted by klemopixx
                            This is why you do research, check stats, trends, weather, all that stuff. Live betting takes the homework out of it, you're just betting on the ebb and flow of the game
                            How many times have you watched a game and at the end said to yourself, "There's no way they should have won that game"! That's live betting in a nutshell. Dangerous stuff! You might as well bet on every single roll at the craps table.
                            Yep. You have people on the other side with instant stat models, trends, all that. And all you have is your square instinct. The books are printing money.

                            This is why live betting, parlay cards, all the super-square stuff are the things that get advertised.
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                            • dfish
                              SBR MVP
                              • 12-17-10
                              • 2730

                              #15
                              big enough roll,multiple outs , you could scalp at a pretty good clip w MLB early in the season ,no ?
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                              • jjgold
                                SBR Aristocracy
                                • 07-20-05
                                • 388179

                                #16
                                It's a great tool especially for hedging but you got to be careful very tempting just to play every game I know some people just live bet they think they have an edge once the game starts
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                                • PorkChop
                                  SBR Hall of Famer
                                  • 09-18-08
                                  • 8193

                                  #17
                                  100 percent agree, but theres something about being able to jump on a game with 5 min left in the 4th quarter and hit quickies
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                                  • Smoke
                                    SBR Aristocracy
                                    • 10-09-09
                                    • 48111

                                    #18
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                                    • jjgold
                                      SBR Aristocracy
                                      • 07-20-05
                                      • 388179

                                      #19
                                      I think it is bigger in Europe than USA also

                                      They invented it
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                                      • bigtymer56
                                        SBR MVP
                                        • 07-31-12
                                        • 4742

                                        #20
                                        Welcome back BigBusiness...so how was front row at Pacquio/Mayweather? You never told us.

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                                        • Colts Pacer
                                          SBR High Roller
                                          • 08-08-12
                                          • 129

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by PorkChop
                                          100 percent agree, but theres something about being able to jump on a game with 5 min left in the 4th quarter and hit quickies
                                          Exactly. It's a junkie's mentality. Got to get the quickest fix.
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                                          • pavyracer
                                            SBR Aristocracy
                                            • 04-12-07
                                            • 82839

                                            #22
                                            Fading JJ's spreadsheet is the heroin of gambling.
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                                            • BuckyOne
                                              SBR MVP
                                              • 01-02-15
                                              • 2728

                                              #23
                                              guns don't kill people - people kill people.
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                                              • vividjohn45
                                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                                • 11-21-10
                                                • 6331

                                                #24
                                                Its like online casinos. But at least with those you can have management shut down the casino. Which works. Proly best to stay away from live. Or if u have to have it just buy $20 worth of rock.
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                                                • jjgold
                                                  SBR Aristocracy
                                                  • 07-20-05
                                                  • 388179

                                                  #25
                                                  if someone gives me $1000 a day to bet live

                                                  I LOSE IT ALL EVERYDAY
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                                                  • tb1984
                                                    SBR MVP
                                                    • 09-11-08
                                                    • 3112

                                                    #26
                                                    OP, have you tried live-betting tennis? Especially betting on servers to hold games, it's very additive and one of the best gambling rush ever.
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                                                    • Bert102
                                                      SBR Sharp
                                                      • 04-11-16
                                                      • 377

                                                      #27
                                                      Lost 2900 last year live betting the sf giants with a 2 run lead going to the eighth. Ended up loosing by one in extra innings. Giants scored the 1 in the top of the 10th. Dodgers scored two to walk off. Unreal.
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                                                      • Bert102
                                                        SBR Sharp
                                                        • 04-11-16
                                                        • 377

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by tb1984
                                                        OP, have you tried live-betting tennis? Especially betting on servers to hold games, it's very additive and one of the best gambling rush ever.
                                                        Very addicting. Quick payout is what makes it appealing.
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                                                        • VeggieDog
                                                          SBR Hall of Famer
                                                          • 02-21-09
                                                          • 7214

                                                          #29
                                                          I can quit any time I want. Really. I'm not hooked.
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                                                          • Bert102
                                                            SBR Sharp
                                                            • 04-11-16
                                                            • 377

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by VeggieDog
                                                            I can quit any time I want. Really. I'm not hooked.
                                                            I'll bet you can't..
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                                                            • Capybara
                                                              SBR Posting Legend
                                                              • 08-17-08
                                                              • 11803

                                                              #31
                                                              Like with everything, it can be a blessing or a curse.

                                                              Two examples of blessing:

                                                              1) You really liked a side and meant to play it but got distracted and missed the cutoff. Last week I loved the Mariners but forgot it was an early start. Because of live betting, I was not only able to jump in, but because they didn't score in the top of the first, I got them at a better price.

                                                              2) You like say an NBA home team to win but don't like having to give up the 8 or 9. You wait until the inevitable point in the game when the other team goes on a run and takes a small lead, then you jump on them for the -2 or -3 since you know that in the end in the NBA, the home crowd + the refs will likely bring you your winner.

                                                              Two examples of curse:

                                                              1) You're angry at how your night is going, as either all or most of your plays look to have been completely wrong and you're destined to drop eight units on the night. You need a quick fix for this, so you see what's out there and you start betting without having a clue what's even going on in the games. "Hmm, O's are down five runs? Well, they'll probably cut into that, lemme go huge on the +4.5"... or, "hmm, this random west coast game is 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth, let me go huge on "Under 4 runs." By the end of the night, you doubled your losses.

                                                              2) You're bored some night and needing action, so you start doing the most ridiculous of all live-betting options, the "First batter in the top of the fourth will: Reach via hit or error/ strike out or walk/ any other outcome." or, in the fall, "Third possession of the second half will open with: A rush for a gain/ a completed pass/ any other outcome." You do one for fun, lose it, say fukk that and add another, lose, get more pissed, say Okay for real, this guy is definitely striking out here, or this drive absolutely starts with a completed pass.. double-down, lose, get buried... Wash, rinse, repeat.
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                                                              • BigBusiness
                                                                SBR MVP
                                                                • 09-16-12
                                                                • 3226

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by bigtymer56
                                                                Welcome back BigBusiness...so how was front row at Pacquio/Mayweather? You never told us.

                                                                http://www.sportsbookreview.com/foru...iao-fight.html
                                                                Ended up spending a year in prison. Just got out recently.
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                                                                • HossWilbur
                                                                  SBR MVP
                                                                  • 10-18-15
                                                                  • 2235

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Gotta learn to stay disciplined and only use it when missing the cutoff.

                                                                  I believe it was a Rangers vs Angels game many moons ago, 2 outs in the inning, nobody on, and I took 'No, visiting team will not score a run before the end of the inning' Safe bet, right? Ian Kinsler comes up and mashes a bomb. My, how quickly things change. Lesson learned.
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                                                                  • 19th Hole
                                                                    SBR Posting Legend
                                                                    • 03-22-09
                                                                    • 18954

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by capybara
                                                                    like with everything, it can be a blessing or a curse.

                                                                    Two examples of blessing:

                                                                    1) you really liked a side and meant to play it but got distracted and missed the cutoff. Last week i loved the mariners but forgot it was an early start. Because of live betting, i was not only able to jump in, but because they didn't score in the top of the first, i got them at a better price.

                                                                    2) you like say an nba home team to win but don't like having to give up the 8 or 9. You wait until the inevitable point in the game when the other team goes on a run and takes a small lead, then you jump on them for the -2 or -3 since you know that in the end in the nba, the home crowd + the refs will likely bring you your winner.

                                                                    Two examples of curse:

                                                                    1) you're angry at how your night is going, as either all or most of your plays look to have been completely wrong and you're destined to drop eight units on the night. You need a quick fix for this, so you see what's out there and you start betting without having a clue what's even going on in the games. "hmm, o's are down five runs? Well, they'll probably cut into that, lemme go huge on the +4.5"... Or, "hmm, this random west coast game is 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth, let me go huge on "under 4 runs." by the end of the night, you doubled your losses.

                                                                    2) you're bored some night and needing action, so you start doing the most ridiculous of all live-betting options, the "first batter in the top of the fourth will: Reach via hit or error/ strike out or walk/ any other outcome." or, in the fall, "third possession of the second half will open with: A rush for a gain/ a completed pass/ any other outcome." you do one for fun, lose it, say fukk that and add another, lose, get more pissed, say okay for real, this guy is definitely striking out here, or this drive absolutely starts with a completed pass.. Double-down, lose, get buried... Wash, rinse, repeat.
                                                                    this
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                                                                    • vividjohn45
                                                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                                                      • 11-21-10
                                                                      • 6331

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by HossWilbur
                                                                      Gotta learn to stay disciplined and only use it when missing the cutoff.

                                                                      I believe it was a Rangers vs Angels game many moons ago, 2 outs in the inning, nobody on, and I took 'No, visiting team will not score a run before the end of the inning' Safe bet, right? Ian Kinsler comes up and mashes a bomb. My, how quickly things change. Lesson learned.
                                                                      Lol. Mashed tater wager.
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