The good news

[Dark Horse]

- If your money is in books, you're ready to go.

- If you recently accepted a bonus, the time it takes to complete the rollover works in your favor while books figure out new payment options.

- We know the best and most reliable books out there, unlike most bettors.


Add yours. This list better be long, because this place is one depressing read these days.

[Jay Edgar]

More good news:

"Bankroll" is no longer an amorphous or theoretical concept that you are free to ignore or violate. What's in the books is what you've got. You ain't taking any out or in for a while. Start handicapping, and grow it for when the sun comes out again.

[Relentless]

Things are still way better than they were 10 years ago when there wasnt any internet betting and i had to call everything in.

[trustbutverify]

Exchange betting- with razor thin juice- might become massive.

Diciplined, consistent scientific wagering in; distractions such as arb- middles- obssesive line shopping- out.

Pinnacle focuses on building up international market to new peaks, so upon it's return to US it's now super-pinnacle.

[LT Profits]

Jay Edgar,

GREAT POST! This practically forces gamblers to be much more disciplined if they want to stay in the game.

[Dark Horse]

- A 20% bonus at WSEX even if you already had an account there.
Added advantage: Many Pinny players now playing at WSEX for a while because they have to meet 5x rollover. So at least short-term stability, which is huge right now.

[Dark Horse]

- Mansion is not leaving US market, after earlier reports indicated they were.

[pags11]

dark horse,

yes this is true, although as of now there are zero ways to fund a mansion account for U.S. players...so effectively, they are useless...

[caracalla]

The problem is an american (and chinese!!!) problem, not a worldwide problem. If USA market collaps, many many problems for little caribbean bookies, not for the bigger and european....

[BSTPNM68]

I believe there is a good chance that there will be a significant shakeout in the industry and many unscrupulous sportsbooks will fall by the wayside. The pool of more seasoned sports investors will not be so easily suckered into 100% bonuses, very soft lines and other policies that indicate an unsustainable business model.

Unfortunately, there could be some pain inflicted in the meantime.

[pags11]

bst,

probably true, which will hopefully lead to a flight to quality books, thus making those stronger (while hopefully offering more to the players such as reduced juice and free payouts)...