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    jjgold
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    The Greek Mainly A Non Factor Book Now

    Use to be top shelf
    They pulled out of USA Market and it really hurt their volume
    Now they want only losers from Canada and Europe
    Make up rules as they go to discourage sharp players

    lack of volume=scared

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    welcome to 5 years ago

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Use to be top shelf
    They pulled out of USA Market and it really hurt their volume
    Now they want only losers from Canada and Europe
    Make up rules as they go to discourage sharp players

    lack of volume=scared
    what rules coach?

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    Is spiro still the head nuts there?

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    Lets just say they do not want you betting only specialty type bets

    They want you betting everything

    Odd rule not posted on their site but it chases sharps

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    I dont know about that...i don't use them anymore but know big guys that still use them.
    Stop assuming Americans don't use them...many US players still do business with Greek.

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    Double j....I sometimes wonder where you get your info.

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    Polker I do not know about that

    Its a good football/hoops book still but volume not as high as once was

    Too many top shelf forcing books chipped away at their customer base the last 2-3 years

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    Quote Originally Posted by SlickFazzer View Post
    Is spiro still the head nuts there?
    Spiros isn't there anymore.

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    The guys i know that wager there are not sharps...i use to know a couple LOL
    They still except large wagers..not afraid of the action

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    As for having a large clientele...don't know???
    I would assume...as they are creditable.

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    They were fukking stupid to leave the US market, 80+% of their customer base.

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    I'm sure they still have many US players playing there!!!
    Very crediable book!!!Not many out there

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    Quote Originally Posted by poloyol View Post

    Double j....I sometimes wonder where you get your info.


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    I still use them and i cant say anything bad

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roxxyfish View Post
    I still use them and i cant say anything bad
    Their lines aren't nearly as sharp as they once were.

    Greek used to be pacesetters like Pinny. Now it's just another book.

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    I would say Heritage is filling the void perfectly!...They'll take some pretty decent size bets if you call them!...plus they pay hella quick

    I would also advise everyone here to use a local if possible too in addition to your regular postup book for football...Its a good out to have if you use'em responsibly!

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    They do pay of course and fast
    I think my point is they drifted away from the sharp player action and discourage it

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    Gold do you think that they are in the Central American drug trafficking business being that they loss a HUGE amount of volume by exiting the American market???

    Gotta wonder what some of these books do to stay alive especially when they leave America....You're doing good by holding 5% when running a sports book and thats nothing with all the overhead etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SlickFazzer View Post
    Is spiro still the head nuts there?
    He left once they cut off American players.

    Also he has an ill mother that he is taking care of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Use to be top shelf
    They pulled out of USA Market and it really hurt their volume
    Now they want only losers from Canada and Europe
    Make up rules as they go to discourage sharp players

    lack of volume=scared
    http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/nba-basket...greek-nba.html

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    actually, the GREEK has some amazing baseball lines. they have dime lines, and you can find some really nice dog prices there at times.

    but that's it.. just for baseball.. GREEK ain't good for anything else..

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    Nicky why did they go to dime lines?????

    They never did before

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    jj , Spiros said years ago he didnt care if he took any baseball action so 20c lines would stay

    Some say he is retired now so...

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    ATTN SUMMER FILL IN JJ

    1st shift JJ is personal friends with Spiro and yes JJ would call the Greek out, he would NEVER call Spiro scared
    ....
    Summer fill in JJ please pay attention when you are briefed on 1st shift JJ long history in this business
    .....
    Summer fill in JJ

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    So Spiro does not own it anymore?

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    Nicky why did they go to dime lines?????

    They never did before

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Nicky why did they go to dime lines?????

    They never did before
    they did. how can you not know this? i think it was about 5 yrs ago he went to 10 cent lines. they really do have great lines in bases. he has some very opinionated lines too.

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    And to address Summer Fill in JJ's point

    The Greek takes plenty of US based action
    Just like
    Pinnacle
    CRIS
    Grande
    Catalina
    Top Cat
    Tradewinds
    Legends
    etc etc
    When you see SBR odds or Sports option light up
    It's NOT because your $200 freeplay wager, that you got with 3000 of Walker's pizza points,has had any factor
    Credit is what moves those numbers
    Real books could give three rat fuks about post up
    Post up players are a pain in the azz and represent hardly any volume
    Post up players who post across forumville represent less
    It's a service
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    Quote Originally Posted by minet123 View Post
    And to address Summer Fill in JJ's point

    The Greek takes plenty of US based action
    Just like
    Pinnacle
    CRIS
    Grande
    Catalina
    Top Cat
    Tradewinds
    Legends
    etc etc
    When you see SBR odds or Sports option light up
    It's NOT because your $200 freeplay wager, that you got with 3000 of Walker's pizza points,has had any factor
    Credit is what moves those numbers
    Real books could give three rat fuks about post up
    Post up players are a pain in the azz and represent hardly any volume
    Post up players who post across forumville represent less
    It's a service

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    I might call Greek and get a feel for them

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    Just opened greek account like a week pr 2 ago. Nothing too special about the odds that you cant find elsewhere. They have lines up early as hell though. Mlb im talking...

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    Greek has a ton of 'policies' they don't mention on their site

    The main one: if you give them "unbalanced" action they will cut your limits

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    Quote Originally Posted by mathdotcom View Post
    Greek has a ton of 'policies' they don't mention on their site

    The main one: if you give them "unbalanced" action they will cut your limits
    Thats interesting

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brock Landers View Post
    They were fukking stupid to leave the US market, 80+% of their customer base.


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