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    BigBusiness
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    Live betting is the crack cocaine of gambling. Anyone agree?

    You can lose your life playing around with that shit.

    You start with a small live bet early on in a game and somehow end up putting a lot more money on it then intended.

    You feel good about the live line you got for +5. About 20 minutes go by in the game and the game is still very close and you see the team is battling so you buy some more at +5. Next thing you know you are sweating your balls off because despite being +5 when they were tied up, they are now losing by 10 with only a few minutes to go and now you're wishing you never made those bets, because if those bets don't hit, your bankroll is pretty much busted.

    And don't even get me started on losing your ass on a big pregame bet that was winning the entire time only to lose at the very end, so in order to retrieve your losses, you put your remaining bankroll on some piece of shit game that no one is watching very late in the night and it's the only game going on. but penetrate that, you need that action and you need to win that money back NOW, so you say "penetrate it" and spin the wheel.

    Some piece of shit game going on in the middle of the night is going to decide whether you go to sleep feeling good knowing you got all your money back or you are going to have a really shitty sleep and you are going to be in a pissed off mood when you wake up.

    It happened to me a few weeks ago. Took a really bad beat and there was a late baseball match going on. It was the only one going on. Score was 2-0 at the bottom of the 3rd. Over/Under was 7 1/2. I put my entire bankroll on the under for even money. The game was strolling along at the score of 3-0 and I was already counting the money and had plans for it until a piece of shit pitcher fccked me in the bottom of the 9th and gave up 3 runs. Now of course I'm sweating my balls off and a few innings later, a walk off two run homer fckks my under and my bankroll is bye bye. It couldn't just be a solo homer. nooooooo, it's almost like they know what the over/under is and know there are degenerates betting the under.

    Wish I never found out about live betting.
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    Love that shit. But yes, it's like crack.

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    Glad I am not the only one, I can't play at 5dimes anymore since they unveiled Live Betting Ultra

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    Use to live bet a bit but mainly stuck to pre-game wagers. Unless it's a dog I liked who is getting 5 or 6 to 1 that's down early. I love when people bet the Cubs or Nats -110 just because they were -200 live. Anyone laying -110 or -115 live betting needs to re evaluate their life. I use to do that and also play online roulette. Probably donated a few K before realizing what a square I was. Haven't live bet in years.

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    It's just like pre-game betting except sped-up.

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    Australian govt, who has bathed in gambling taxes for over a century, keep fighting to prevent legalization of live online betting for the very reason that the OP talks about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jrod124 View Post
    Glad I am not the only one, I can't play at 5dimes anymore since they unveiled Live Betting Ultra
    You are not. Trust me

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    Quote Originally Posted by Optional View Post
    Australian govt, who has bathed in gambling taxes for over a century, keep fighting to prevent legalization of live online betting for the very reason that the OP talks about.
    It's virtually allowed now with the loophole allowing bet365's "betcall" and William Hill's "Click to call" to be offered.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Optional View Post
    Australian govt, who has bathed in gambling taxes for over a century, keep fighting to prevent legalization of live online betting for the very reason that the OP talks about.
    For what? The myth that any govt cares more about its people than money? Not convinced.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Domestic View Post
    It's virtually allowed now with the loophole allowing bet365's "betcall" and William Hill's "Click to call" to be offered.
    I believe they are still talking about new legislation to shut that back down too.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ralphie Halves View Post

    For what? The myth that any govt cares more about its people than money? Not convinced.
    In this case there really is not any other logical motivation on the govt part.

    Although bear in mind that govt reliance on gambling tax revenue can be a sore point with the electorate and they are sensitive about problem gambling issues for that reason as well.

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    No......."Action bets" are.

    Bet $300 a point on a basketball game. That's fun.

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    if you decide to engage in live betting...that's when your discipline is tested for real.

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    This is why you do research, check stats, trends, weather, all that stuff. Live betting takes the homework out of it, you're just betting on the ebb and flow of the game
    How many times have you watched a game and at the end said to yourself, "There's no way they should have won that game"! That's live betting in a nutshell. Dangerous stuff! You might as well bet on every single roll at the craps table.

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    Quote Originally Posted by klemopixx View Post
    This is why you do research, check stats, trends, weather, all that stuff. Live betting takes the homework out of it, you're just betting on the ebb and flow of the game
    How many times have you watched a game and at the end said to yourself, "There's no way they should have won that game"! That's live betting in a nutshell. Dangerous stuff! You might as well bet on every single roll at the craps table.
    Yep. You have people on the other side with instant stat models, trends, all that. And all you have is your square instinct. The books are printing money.

    This is why live betting, parlay cards, all the super-square stuff are the things that get advertised.

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    big enough roll,multiple outs , you could scalp at a pretty good clip w MLB early in the season ,no ?

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    It's a great tool especially for hedging but you got to be careful very tempting just to play every game I know some people just live bet they think they have an edge once the game starts

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    100 percent agree, but theres something about being able to jump on a game with 5 min left in the 4th quarter and hit quickies

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    I think it is bigger in Europe than USA also

    They invented it

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    Welcome back BigBusiness...so how was front row at Pacquio/Mayweather? You never told us.

    http://www.sportsbookreview.com/foru...iao-fight.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by PorkChop View Post
    100 percent agree, but theres something about being able to jump on a game with 5 min left in the 4th quarter and hit quickies
    Exactly. It's a junkie's mentality. Got to get the quickest fix.

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    Fading JJ's spreadsheet is the heroin of gambling.

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    guns don't kill people - people kill people.

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    Its like online casinos. But at least with those you can have management shut down the casino. Which works. Proly best to stay away from live. Or if u have to have it just buy $20 worth of rock.

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    if someone gives me $1000 a day to bet live

    I LOSE IT ALL EVERYDAY

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    OP, have you tried live-betting tennis? Especially betting on servers to hold games, it's very additive and one of the best gambling rush ever.

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    Lost 2900 last year live betting the sf giants with a 2 run lead going to the eighth. Ended up loosing by one in extra innings. Giants scored the 1 in the top of the 10th. Dodgers scored two to walk off. Unreal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tb1984 View Post
    OP, have you tried live-betting tennis? Especially betting on servers to hold games, it's very additive and one of the best gambling rush ever.
    Very addicting. Quick payout is what makes it appealing.

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    I can quit any time I want. Really. I'm not hooked.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VeggieDog View Post
    I can quit any time I want. Really. I'm not hooked.
    I'll bet you can't..

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    Like with everything, it can be a blessing or a curse.

    Two examples of blessing:

    1) You really liked a side and meant to play it but got distracted and missed the cutoff. Last week I loved the Mariners but forgot it was an early start. Because of live betting, I was not only able to jump in, but because they didn't score in the top of the first, I got them at a better price.

    2) You like say an NBA home team to win but don't like having to give up the 8 or 9. You wait until the inevitable point in the game when the other team goes on a run and takes a small lead, then you jump on them for the -2 or -3 since you know that in the end in the NBA, the home crowd + the refs will likely bring you your winner.

    Two examples of curse:

    1) You're angry at how your night is going, as either all or most of your plays look to have been completely wrong and you're destined to drop eight units on the night. You need a quick fix for this, so you see what's out there and you start betting without having a clue what's even going on in the games. "Hmm, O's are down five runs? Well, they'll probably cut into that, lemme go huge on the +4.5"... or, "hmm, this random west coast game is 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth, let me go huge on "Under 4 runs." By the end of the night, you doubled your losses.

    2) You're bored some night and needing action, so you start doing the most ridiculous of all live-betting options, the "First batter in the top of the fourth will: Reach via hit or error/ strike out or walk/ any other outcome." or, in the fall, "Third possession of the second half will open with: A rush for a gain/ a completed pass/ any other outcome." You do one for fun, lose it, say fukk that and add another, lose, get more pissed, say Okay for real, this guy is definitely striking out here, or this drive absolutely starts with a completed pass.. double-down, lose, get buried... Wash, rinse, repeat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigtymer56 View Post
    Welcome back BigBusiness...so how was front row at Pacquio/Mayweather? You never told us.

    http://www.sportsbookreview.com/foru...iao-fight.html
    Ended up spending a year in prison. Just got out recently.

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    Gotta learn to stay disciplined and only use it when missing the cutoff.

    I believe it was a Rangers vs Angels game many moons ago, 2 outs in the inning, nobody on, and I took 'No, visiting team will not score a run before the end of the inning' Safe bet, right? Ian Kinsler comes up and mashes a bomb. My, how quickly things change. Lesson learned.

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    Quote Originally Posted by capybara View Post
    like with everything, it can be a blessing or a curse.

    Two examples of blessing:

    1) you really liked a side and meant to play it but got distracted and missed the cutoff. Last week i loved the mariners but forgot it was an early start. Because of live betting, i was not only able to jump in, but because they didn't score in the top of the first, i got them at a better price.

    2) you like say an nba home team to win but don't like having to give up the 8 or 9. You wait until the inevitable point in the game when the other team goes on a run and takes a small lead, then you jump on them for the -2 or -3 since you know that in the end in the nba, the home crowd + the refs will likely bring you your winner.

    Two examples of curse:

    1) you're angry at how your night is going, as either all or most of your plays look to have been completely wrong and you're destined to drop eight units on the night. You need a quick fix for this, so you see what's out there and you start betting without having a clue what's even going on in the games. "hmm, o's are down five runs? Well, they'll probably cut into that, lemme go huge on the +4.5"... Or, "hmm, this random west coast game is 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth, let me go huge on "under 4 runs." by the end of the night, you doubled your losses.

    2) you're bored some night and needing action, so you start doing the most ridiculous of all live-betting options, the "first batter in the top of the fourth will: Reach via hit or error/ strike out or walk/ any other outcome." or, in the fall, "third possession of the second half will open with: A rush for a gain/ a completed pass/ any other outcome." you do one for fun, lose it, say fukk that and add another, lose, get more pissed, say okay for real, this guy is definitely striking out here, or this drive absolutely starts with a completed pass.. Double-down, lose, get buried... Wash, rinse, repeat.
    this

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    Quote Originally Posted by HossWilbur View Post
    Gotta learn to stay disciplined and only use it when missing the cutoff.

    I believe it was a Rangers vs Angels game many moons ago, 2 outs in the inning, nobody on, and I took 'No, visiting team will not score a run before the end of the inning' Safe bet, right? Ian Kinsler comes up and mashes a bomb. My, how quickly things change. Lesson learned.
    Lol. Mashed tater wager.

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