Off To Meet My Bookmaker

SBR_John · 08-16-05, 07:38 AM

Tough week Coach, I thought you had a winner in that St. Louy game but came up a run short.

Just goes to show that even the pros get run over by a Mac truck every once in a while. Unlike me who feel the pain of every one of those lost $2300s the real pros play with a smile.

tacomax · 08-16-05, 07:57 AM

To a confused Brit, can you give a rundown of the reasons why you meet your bookie in a diner or a bookshop.

Seems like youre dealing with the freakin' Masons here - i'm waiting for the "well I met him in a cemetary at midnight, handed over the $2000 and then we sacrificed a virgin. Then we went to Wendy's for a coffee" story.

jjgold · 08-16-05, 11:13 AM

In USA discretion is a must so you have to hide it. In USA booking is illegal unlike Euro Countries.

Betting with bookmakers here in the states is shady and not accepted so you have to be discreet.

In bookshops people just assume your looking for books and not meeting our man, and sometimes you know if I have a big hit the book brings in a briefcase full of cash so you have to be creative and try to find ways to make transactions look legit and business like.

So many ways to settle up with your book it is not even funny,

bigboydan · 08-16-05, 01:41 PM

hey JJ, you'll get it all back this week i'm sure.

jjgold · 08-16-05, 02:23 PM

Danny we do not think that way here in my group. We start from scratch and do not chase.

Every week is a new week and we just try to grind it back up and get back a small percentage of our loses.

ramdog · 08-16-05, 03:14 PM

My guy does not take the bases, unfortunately.

Brick Tamland · 08-16-05, 03:26 PM

JJ,
Will you be taking your laptop with you or will your streak of talking in every topic be over?

jjgold · 08-16-05, 04:11 PM

Bricker I have lots of opinions and accurate ones so I like to get involved.

This is the first all gambling forum

Bricker welcome aboard

bigboydan · 08-16-05, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by ramdog

My guy does not take the bases, unfortunately.

i have a couple of locals that are the same way.

Illusion · 08-17-05, 01:50 AM

I actually had to pay my local for the first time in about seven weeks. Damn I hate seeing seeing his fat ****ing ass.

jjgold · 08-17-05, 06:10 AM

Most locals do not take baseball because of fear of getting beat. Your average guy does not bet baseball

Secondly a lucky parlay can not a local out

Jamie_UK · 05-29-07, 09:34 AM

good luck JJ

Curse Fire · 05-29-07, 09:47 AM

Is life so exciting over there in England that you have
time to dig up 2 year old thraeds Jamie that was bullshit
to begin with about Jj Gold?

mavs1978 · 05-29-07, 11:01 AM

all locals takes bases down south.. i had to pay

jjgold · 05-29-07, 11:11 AM

Thanks Jamie

I had to pay again this AM

Life sucks

pico · 05-29-07, 12:43 PM

why do you use locals if you already have 8+ online bookies, jj?

Crayzee · 05-29-07, 01:26 PM

with all the bs/ doj and risk involved in getting paid etc with offshore
this post makes me realize how much i DONT miss dealing with
locals

tblues2005 · 05-29-07, 09:31 PM

jjgold maybe your luck will turn around come football season. That is why I don't even mess with baseball as a general rule.

jjgold · 05-29-07, 09:54 PM

thanks blue

jeffery357 · 05-30-07, 02:04 AM

Man, I'm scared to leave Vegas because of the uncertainty of online wagering. I win, I drive 3 or 4 minutes and collect.

jjgold · 05-30-07, 06:02 AM

Jeffy your better off in Vegas, safest place and way to bet.

jeffery357 · 05-30-07, 06:01 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

Jeffy your better off in Vegas, safest place and way to bet.

I just wish they'd go to -107 odds instead of the "industry standard" of -110

jjgold · 05-30-07, 06:13 PM

The might down the road guy

Justin7 · 05-30-07, 07:01 PM

JJ -

Most bookmakers are easy to jerk around. They talk the talk, but they don't use muscle as often as they used to - that's what got many of the old school boys in the can.

next time you drop 2300, offer to pay 1/2, and make a plan for the rest. He'll probably agree, as long as you're a typical player.

A legendary bookmaker once told me "All losing players will eventually stiff you - they keep playing until they lose everything they have". He's probably a bit tighter with credit than your local, however.