Bet rivers in Illinois live online betting

JayLA · 09-25-20, 10:10 PM

What if I had someone open an account in Illinois?

littlekona · 09-26-20, 07:51 AM

with all the competition by these books in IL its just a bonus free money bonanza for us payers. Unreal all the free money with 1x rollovers they give plus all the boosts and other promotions. Sign up for all of them before they pull plug on the online registration and sign up your wives, girlfriends or anyone else same house hold is fine for multi accounts as long as they are verified

BOA12 · 09-26-20, 07:54 AM

Originally posted by JayLA

What if I had someone open an account in Illinois?

Place ten mins from my home.

d2bets · 09-26-20, 10:31 AM

How about this PB strategy...

Vanderbilt 1H points O5 at $200 per point. Max loss refund $1,000. Max win 4k. Even if they score 1 TD that's a $400 win. 2 TD = $1,800. They may very well score 0 and require the refund, but doesn't take too much for a decent score. Lots of variance.

milwaukee mike · 09-26-20, 11:39 AM

Originally posted by d2bets

How about this PB strategy...

Vanderbilt 1H points O5 at $200 per point. Max loss refund $1,000. Max win 4k. Even if they score 1 TD that's a $400 win. 2 TD = $1,800. They may very well score 0 and require the refund, but doesn't take too much for a decent score. Lots of variance.

seems OK in theory but i think you're better off hoping a great team runs it up

chances of a&m scoring 31 in the first half have to be higher than the chances of vandy getting 14

mrpapageorgio · 09-26-20, 11:39 AM

Originally posted by d2bets

How about this PB strategy...

Vanderbilt 1H points O5 at $200 per point. Max loss refund $1,000. Max win 4k. Even if they score 1 TD that's a $400 win. 2 TD = $1,800. They may very well score 0 and require the refund, but doesn't take too much for a decent score. Lots of variance.

Only thing that concerns me is they get shut out until the end where they get a garbage TD at the end. That said, I'm seeing models that show they score anywhere from 10-14 pts, but full game. Ultimately up to you, but that's my take.

d2bets · 09-26-20, 12:03 PM

Originally posted by milwaukee mike

seems OK in theory but i think you're better off hoping a great team runs it up

chances of a&m scoring 31 in the first half have to be higher than the chances of vandy getting 14

Agree and that's why it doesn't pay much. So the A&M 1H PB total is 23. If they score 31 I win a grand total of 400 (50x8). OTOH, if Vandy got 14, I'd win 1800 (x200). If they score 7, I'd win 400. So which has a better chance -- A&M to score 31 or Vandy to score 7?. So with this risk-free, my idea is I'm looking for a very low total that has limited downside so I can risk more. Don't care if I lose the full 1000.

milwaukee mike · 09-26-20, 12:22 PM

Originally posted by d2bets

Agree and that's why it doesn't pay much. So the A&M 1H PB total is 23. If they score 31 I win a grand total of 400 (50x8). OTOH, if Vandy got 14, I'd win 1800 (x200). If they score 7, I'd win 400. So which has a better chance -- A&M to score 31 or Vandy to score 7?. So with this risk-free, my idea is I'm looking for a very low total that has limited downside so I can risk more. Don't care if I lose the full 1000.

didn't know it worked that way, my bad, thought it was just pure points

vandy can definitely get 7 in the 1h... i was thinking that you might have a better chance of being struck by lightning than vandy getting 14 1h

d2bets · 09-26-20, 12:47 PM

Originally posted by milwaukee mike

didn't know it worked that way, my bad, thought it was just pure points

vandy can definitely get 7 in the 1h... i was thinking that you might have a better chance of being struck by lightning than vandy getting 14 1h

Yeah lol

Also considering Arkansas 1H points set at 6. Worth a little less per point, but maybe Arkansas has a better shot at the 2TD.

d2bets · 09-26-20, 03:24 PM

I ended up doing Arkansas 1H @ 6. TD already, so now it's gravy...leggo Razorbacks!

milwaukee mike · 09-26-20, 04:15 PM

Originally posted by d2bets

I ended up doing Arkansas 1H @ 6. TD already, so now it's gravy...leggo Razorbacks!

good call

rooting for another score, at least a fg to help you out

d2bets · 09-26-20, 04:34 PM

Originally posted by milwaukee mike

good call

rooting for another score, at least a fg to help you out

Yeah, thanks, come on Hogs! Doubt they score though. Their D has been good though.

milwaukee mike · 09-26-20, 04:40 PM

Originally posted by d2bets

Yeah, thanks, come on Hogs! Doubt they score though. Their D has been good though.

oklahoma L
lsu losing at half
georgia 2 points and it's almost halftime... weird stuff

great run by franks negated ugh, would've been fg range

mrpapageorgio · 09-26-20, 04:42 PM

KState + the points would've been the best bet today betting action points.

d2bets · 09-26-20, 04:43 PM

Go for it!

d2bets · 09-26-20, 04:45 PM

Now go fir it!

milwaukee mike · 09-26-20, 04:46 PM

at least he missed it anyway

Chi_archie · 10-07-20, 10:35 AM

Total Illinois handle was $139.8 million, up significantly from $52.5 million in July. Revenue hit $7.2 million, good for 5.2% hold, according to the state’s reports.
BetRivers accounted for 84.2% of that total with $117.7 million in handle. That left about $21.1 million in handle split between the DraftKings Sportsbook and FanDuel Sportsbook apps and four retail-only sportsbooks.
If that market share breakdown seems unusual, direct your questions to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Although he stoked the market’s first flames by allowing remote registration in June, he turned it off for about a month, which gave BetRivers a strong advantage in the market.
Don’t expect the same market share breakdown for Illinois sports betting in September, though.

d2bets · 10-07-20, 11:00 AM

Originally posted by Chi_archie

Total Illinois handle was $139.8 million, up significantly from $52.5 million in July. Revenue hit $7.2 million, good for 5.2% hold, according to the state’s reports.
BetRivers accounted for 84.2% of that total with $117.7 million in handle. That left about $21.1 million in handle split between the DraftKings Sportsbook and FanDuel Sportsbook apps and four retail-only sportsbooks.
If that market share breakdown seems unusual, direct your questions to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Although he stoked the market’s first flames by allowing remote registration in June, he turned it off for about a month, which gave BetRivers a strong advantage in the market.
Don’t expect the same market share breakdown for Illinois sports betting in September, though.

Wow, I'm surprised Rivers has so much of the handle currently. I guess it's because they were first. But their interface sucks and is slow and buggy as hell. Really like Fanduel. Pointbet is good too. Draftkings is OK, but a little clunky and not as useful. Will Hill is super barebones and bland.

All of those numbers seem surprisingly low to me though.

Chi_archie · 10-07-20, 11:02 AM

those #'s are for August, and yeah they were given the big head start, the other apps didn't really get to sign people up until right before Football.

I don't think I can sign up for Draftkings without going to East St. Louis still.

September's report will be interesting

d2bets · 10-07-20, 11:36 AM

Originally posted by Chi_archie

those #'s are for August, and yeah they were given the big head start, the other apps didn't really get to sign people up until right before Football.

I don't think I can sign up for Draftkings without going to East St. Louis still.

September's report will be interesting

Ohhh, OK. That makes more sense. Yeah, I bet FD and DK catch up a lot in Sept.

Yes, I signed up online for Draftkings. I signed up at all 5 online and I believe you still can.

jjgold · 10-07-20, 11:59 AM

When you play with one book USa you play with most of them because most use same 2 line providers

d2bets · 10-07-20, 12:03 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

When you play with one book USa you play with most of them because most use same 2 line providers

Surprisingly enough, this is false.

Chi_archie · 10-07-20, 12:18 PM

Originally posted by d2bets

Ohhh, OK. That makes more sense. Yeah, I bet FD and DK catch up a lot in Sept.

Yes, I signed up online for Draftkings. I signed up at all 5 online and I believe you still can.

i have a draftkings account

but i get this message when i log in

You must verify your account on premise to start betting with DraftKings Sportsbook.

d2bets · 10-07-20, 12:20 PM

Originally posted by Chi_archie

i have a draftkings account

but i get this message when i log in

You must verify your account on premise to start betting with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Hmmmm....weird. Did you have a DK account before the recent sportsbook launch? I didn't. Maybe that's the difference. Don't know. Just know that I signed up for an account last month fully online and never had one before.

ThaWoj · 10-07-20, 07:57 PM

I had almost no issues using bet rivers while traveling to/from Indiana and Louisiana regarding depositing and cashing out.

DK was an absolute nightmare to deal with. When I go back to illinois or indiana I will definitely use BetRivers

flyingillini · 10-07-20, 08:13 PM

I worship Brock

d2bets · 10-07-20, 09:01 PM

Originally posted by ThaWoj

I had almost no issues using bet rivers while traveling to/from Indiana and Louisiana regarding depositing and cashing out.

DK was an absolute nightmare to deal with. When I go back to illinois or indiana I will definitely use BetRivers

Do you use the Rivers app? Does it work well. So slow and laggy for me.

My ranking:
1. Fanduel
2. PointBet
3. Draftkings
4. Rivers
5. Will Hill

ThaWoj · 10-07-20, 09:41 PM

River and DK app are both really bad. Thought it was just me and my crappy old phone.

ThaWoj · 10-07-20, 09:43 PM

Also there's a 6th for in, col and nj

TheScore bet

jjgold · 10-07-20, 09:50 PM

They’re all basically the same as far as betting it’s just a software that’s a little different meaning quicker like fan duel and draft kings

PointsBet not bad

Rivers is awful load times and slow

Kindred · 10-08-20, 03:49 PM

Draftkings in PA was offering 20-25% odds boosts up to $50 on every NFL game so far this season but either they pulled the plug or just cut me off, no odds boost for tonight's game. Anyone else lose the odds boost offers for NFL games? It was great, can flip a coin and go 50-50 and turn a profit...guess I just killed it with my $50 bets and they had to stop the bleeding

Fred The Hammer · 10-08-20, 04:16 PM

I'm loving all these apps. I'm up on everything I've played since sports betting became legal in Indiana last fall. Except for BetOnline and Betrivers.

Most of them start you off with these $500-$1000 risk free bets and nice Oddsboosts. I think BetMgM is the best! They gave me Rodgers 3 tds passes and GB wins +260 the other night. Limit $50, but still it was a free $130

Fred The Hammer · 10-08-20, 04:17 PM

Originally posted by d2bets

Do you use the Rivers app? Does it work well. So slow and laggy for me.

My ranking:
1. Fanduel
2. PointBet
3. Draftkings
4. Rivers
5. Will Hill

Try BetMgM....better odds then FD

d2bets · 10-08-20, 04:26 PM

Originally posted by Fred The Hammer

Try BetMgM....better odds then FD

I will when they go live in Illinois, supposed to be fairly soon. The more the merrier. Almost like the early to mid 2000's again offshore, but not quite lol. I lost count at how many total books I used back then, but I'm pretty sure it was 3 digits.