Do You Think Book Volume Is Down?

[jjgold]

Since the Ban?

I say it is down like 20%

[vanman]

Probably more like 30-40% with the loss of american players.

[pico]

i'd say more than that. 50%

[Doug]

I think it may be down 80% at books that service mostly US, and aren't top rated books, places like Wagerweb,Beted,Betmania,etc.

It may be up at a select few like Greek-Jam,5D,WSEX-MB.

[jjgold]

Very few deposit options also have discouraged the player.

[zootiehead]

Gov't loves it because more people are playing Lotto and scratch-offs now.

[Doug]

Euro books should all be fine. They never really depended that much on US action.

CR books are a different story, it wouldn't surprise me to see most of them fail/quit/merge/stiff/etc.

[Korchnoi]

I would think for US books it's gotta be down at least 50%. Think about all the arb/scalp volume that's gone.

[POKER LOCO]

[QUOTE=jjgold;283054]Since the Ban?

I say it is down like 20%[/QUOT

People dont like going through a mission to fund there accts. E-check is gone !

People are paranoid.

[gridironguy]

Even after the ban last October, I noticed lines on CFB games moving like crazy, indicating there was still a lot of volume. Of course, that volume might've been posted up prior to the ban and left there.

I think the real test will be this fall. Americans obviously love to bet football more than any other sport. It will be very interesting to see if people come back. My gut feeling says that about 70% of recreational players will not come back -- they don't want to deal with the hassles of depositing.

About 20% of professionals will not come back -- they've found other safer ways to make money. That's what my gut is telling me.

[jjgold]

Even after the ban last October, I noticed lines on CFB games moving like crazy, indicating there was still a lot of volume. Of course, that volume might've been posted up prior to the ban and left there.

I think the real test will be this fall. Americans obviously love to bet football more than any other sport. It will be very interesting to see if people come back. My gut feeling says that about 70% of recreational players will not come back -- they don't want to deal with the hassles of depositing.

About 20% of professionals will not come back -- they've found other safer ways to make money. That's what my gut is telling me.

You might see less line movement then for next football season or a few big bets will move lines real easy due to lack of volume.

[betbetter]

At some books it's up.