[ronald]

Like 10 years ago. That was torture.

Would have to call a Sportsline service that would report the scores to you every inning or so.

Especially horrible if you were out in public and had to sneak into a bathroom stall like a loser just to check scores in private.

How things have changed.

[cincinnatikid513]

i remember that also remember early espn app for checking scores

[gauchojake]

There was a guy I used to work with who had a pager that updated scores. Another used to call into his book all day checking lines and scores. His user was Tiger____ some random series of numbers. It was hilarious.

[lakerboy]

I remember that number I used to call. That was funny

[daneblazer]

Would watch the scroller on ESPN at the bar.

[Cuse0323]

Those were the days. More suspense waiting to hear the score come out. Granted, I rarely gamble on something if it’s not on TV.

[ikid2groove415]

I use to call bet365 when it was still legal in america to check scores -internet also made porn cheap or free lol

[ronald]

There was a guy I used to work with who had a pager that updated scores. Another used to call into his book all day checking lines and scores. His user was Tiger____ some random series of numbers. It was hilarious.

Yes, all the tycoons had the sports pagers. The subscription fees were quite high, if I recall correctly.

[dbartinbwgc]

I had one of those sports score pagers, it stopped working several years ago after one of those hurricanes.
I still have it somewhere. This was the one. Cost $100 and had free score updates.

[unde0087]

Those were the days. More suspense waiting to hear the score come out. Granted, I rarely gamble on something if it’s not on TV.

The worst was the score would go by on the ticker and your team is up 5-2 in the 6th so you are all happy. Then 20 minutes later you look up and now are down 6-5 in bottom 9. You go from happy to wanting to throw a chair through the fukin window. At least now you can see it unfold in real time so it didn't such a dick punch.

[Underdog5229]

What did the guys before cell phones, internet and espn do? They have to wait til the paper came out the next day to get scores, then meet the bookie to collect or pay up?

[ikid2groove415]

amazing I can watch any sports game on my iPhone now-

[chico2663]

buddy i remember before espn watching scores scroll on i think it was cnn or it was a news outlet.

[jjgold]

never did that

always had sportspagers

[TeddyB]

That's funny, I was just thinking about that today. I used to have one of the sports pagers and I was remembering how I used to be in my college classes with that thing sitting on my desk. I never got harassed by the teachers, was wondering if I could get away with that today.

[ThaTopMoron]

no, I don't remember

[reigle9]

they say scores over stadium pa's

it was always so fun when you'd be at a game and they'd say indiana 14 - osu nothing

everybody would gasp and cheer

[jjgold]

Those pages are still available probably a good toy to have hanging around the house and/or pad

[reigle9]

but osu would always come back to win 56-14, good times

[Bostongambler]

Ronald, that’s all semen under the bridge now. Technology has made great strides.

gl

[BeatTheJerk]

Been checking scores since this Millennium ? In-fact I use to work @ Sportline.com (CBS Affiliate) & post the live scoring. Coolest job of my life & that’s where I found my 1st bookie & online sports books. Everybody there smoked weed @ break time we were always “lit”. Imagine watching a sports game & getting paid 50 dollars each game ! That only lasted a year or so & they went to 12 dollars an hour which was damn near half the pay. This was back in 2001 I was 19. We would schedule our games a week in advance & the person who had the least mistakes had first dibs on the games. Good times, I also sold picks on Vegas Insider way back when with the same company & had access to all the top cappers on the site.

[Booya711]

There was a guy I used to work with who had a pager that updated scores. Another used to call into his book all day checking lines and scores. His user was Tiger____ some random series of numbers. It was hilarious.

I had the pager

[reigle9]

pretty hardcore

[gauchojake]

10 years ago we were living in the stone ages

[19th Hole]

What did the guys before cell phones, internet and espn do? They have to wait til the paper came out the next day to get scores, then meet the bookie to collect or pay up?

Landline
Call to get recorded lines and scores.

[allabout the $$$]

What did the guys before cell phones, internet and espn do? They have to wait til the paper came out the next day to get scores, then meet the bookie to collect or pay up?

976-1313

[jjgold]

That 1313 classic memory

[cincinnatikid513]

https://www.newsday.com/sports/media...way-1.10695116

[jtoler]

pretty sure I had internet on phone way over 10 years ago

[rm18]

Pager was a lot quicker that most phones though. especially like 15 years ago

[will2survive]

976-1313

I was about 21 and working at Service Merchandise to pay for college. Every break, I would run out to the pay phone and call the old 976-1313 and when the football score changed so drastically (not in my favor), I'd go back to work demoralized!. I have one. I have another one. It would be listed as a "local call" on the phone bill and my mother got the bill and says " how come we have 212 local calls?" She was going to check the numbers. I had to tell the truth. My stomach was rumbling. She was tough on me.

[Otters27]

Ya wish cell phone and internet never in vented

[NSN21]

I had the sports pager too.

[TheMoneyShot]

I had one of those sports score pagers, it stopped working several years ago after one of those hurricanes.
I still have it somewhere. This was the one. Cost $100 and had free score updates.

I forgot which offshore sportsbook was promoting this??? You had to deposit 500 or 1000??? I can't remember? Pager and service was Free.

[CWD]

there was a time pre internet you couldnt get the score of the hawaii football games until monday newspaper

recorded score phones didnt even have it