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  • jjgold
    SBR Aristocracy
    • 07-20-05
    • 388179

    #1
    DraftKings Admits They Want Only Losing Gamblers
    DraftKings does not want sports betting customers trying to turn a profit as it tries to build out a sustainable business model, according to its CEO.


    That was the message Tuesday from DraftKings CEO Jason Robins, who told a Canaccord investor summit that sports betting is entertainment first and foremost.


    “This is an entertainment activity,” Robins said. “People who are doing this for profit are not the players we want.”
  • JacketFan81
    SBR MVP
    • 10-28-17
    • 1742

    #2
    I posted this in another thread, btw. USA books are the way to go, offshore for hamburgers.... am I right?
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    • LongBall52
      SBR MVP
      • 06-14-20
      • 1319

      #3
      Does ANY book hope they have players that profit???????????????????????????? OMG, how stupid.
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      • Mac4Lyfe
        SBR Aristocracy
        • 01-04-09
        • 48368

        #4
        Hell, 5Dimes used to give me horrible lines because I won a few dollars over there. I'd literally be in the same room with a friend and my account was sometimes 1.5 points off.
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        • Crusherrr
          SBR MVP
          • 06-27-16
          • 3649

          #5
          Originally posted by LongBall52
          Does ANY book hope they have players that profit???????????????????????????? OMG, how stupid.
          Of course not- but to come out and say it is pretty stupid.

          They aren't making money and who knows if/when they will. They have resorted to trying to scam their VIP players, too.

          Absolutely ridiculous book- not sure how anyone could prefer this USA book garbage to offshore. Draftkings has attempted to scam me more than all offshore books combined.
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          • Kermit
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            • 09-27-10
            • 32555

            #6
            What book wouldn't?
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            • carolinakid
              SBR Posting Legend
              • 01-12-11
              • 19106

              #7
              usa books are garbage at this time.................
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              • Renegades
                SBR Hall of Famer
                • 10-12-11
                • 5290

                #8
                Ive seen this with Fanduel. Im up with them for the yr and my buddy is down like 20k. They send him bonuses almost weekly that i dont receive, particularly, if he makes a withdrawal and the acct sits empty for a few days
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                • Fred The Hammer
                  SBR Posting Legend
                  • 08-13-13
                  • 11577

                  #9
                  Originally posted by carolinakid
                  usa books are garbage at this time.................
                  MGM, FD, and Caesars are fine. MGM did get rid of altered lines though. DK still has them. Idk what offshore you use but 5D sucked. I'd get way up and they'd only pay me like $425 week and I'd have to go to Walmart ** to get that? Bovada? They'll cheat the f out of you in a heartbeat. BetOnline? I don't do bitcoin so American Apps are perfect for me. Free $ if you're patient
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                  • hubie69
                    SBR Hall of Famer
                    • 09-16-10
                    • 7329

                    #10
                    Originally posted by carolinakid
                    usa books are garbage at this time.................
                    Cool story bro, we get it, you don't like the direction sbr is going.

                    If you're shit posting this much why are you spending so much time here?
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                    • carolinakid
                      SBR Posting Legend
                      • 01-12-11
                      • 19106

                      #11
                      wow 1st time for me on any forum since before turkey day, i have been traveling here a lot
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                      • carolinakid
                        SBR Posting Legend
                        • 01-12-11
                        • 19106

                        #12
                        what im saying be a leader, not someone that just follow a group
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                        • Fred The Hammer
                          SBR Posting Legend
                          • 08-13-13
                          • 11577

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Renegades
                          Ive seen this with Fanduel. Im up with them for the yr and my buddy is down like 20k. They send him bonuses almost weekly that i dont receive, particularly, if he makes a withdrawal and the acct sits empty for a few days
                          Yeah apps started here in fall 2019. I got down like $2k on MGM and they would always send me $50 with little rollover, but I mainly bet at the casino or FD. Then I hit one of their $50 for like $1500 during baseball and now I get nothing since I'm up a little
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                          • mjsuax13
                            Moderator
                            • 03-14-15
                            • 25061

                            #14
                            Yes, of course! That’s why they give all the bullshit away. Make them all feel warm and fuzzy in the short term and bury their asses long term.
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                            • LongBall52
                              SBR MVP
                              • 06-14-20
                              • 1319

                              #15
                              At some point in time, beyond my time on earth, but it will happen. There will be absolutely no gambling on any type of sporting events.. It's got to happen at some (who knows when the point is).
                              I think of funds in my bank that I have saved and worked for plus inherited and the Government say you are protected up to $250,000 for a savings acct.
                              Sportsbooks..... (check with your favorite politician Trump) LOST in the gambling business and that was some years back.. He was "suppossed " to be the greatest, But declared bankruptcy with a couple or more of them.
                              We are living in times that are absolutely nuts in all venues from soup to nuts....
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                              • jjgold
                                SBR Aristocracy
                                • 07-20-05
                                • 388179

                                #16
                                CEO trying to save his job

                                Draftkings stock getting killed monthly

                                Its real bad
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                                • The Inevitable
                                  SBR Wise Guy
                                  • 05-02-10
                                  • 773

                                  #17
                                  FD lines are bad.. but I do like they allow you to move the points on a teaser well pass 7 points... I think it goes to 10 (in football).
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                                  • Bostongambler
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                                    • 02-01-08
                                    • 35581

                                    #18
                                    They must heavily thorino
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                                    • Crusherrr
                                      SBR MVP
                                      • 06-27-16
                                      • 3649

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Fred The Hammer
                                      MGM, FD, and Caesars are fine. MGM did get rid of altered lines though. DK still has them. Idk what offshore you use but 5D sucked. I'd get way up and they'd only pay me like $425 week and I'd have to go to Walmart ** to get that? Bovada? They'll cheat the f out of you in a heartbeat. BetOnline? I don't do bitcoin so American Apps are perfect for me. Free $ if you're patient
                                      Crypto super easy- USD is worthless- not sure why anyone would prefer using it over bitcoin.
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                                      • roanildinho
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                                        • 06-02-10
                                        • 1320

                                        #20
                                        penetrate them then!
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                                        • Bostongambler
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                                          • 02-01-08
                                          • 35581

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by carolinakid
                                          what im saying be a leader, not someone that just follow a group
                                          Elaborate Einstein.
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                                          • d2bets
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                                            • 08-10-05
                                            • 39994

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by carolinakid
                                            usa books are garbage at this time.................

                                            My experience says otherwise. Did you have a bad experience or are you just guessing?

                                            As for the thread, Draftkings may say they only want losers, but so far they continue to tolerate and accept winners to a decent extent, moreso than most. I'm aware that may change at any time.
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                                            • Bostongambler
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                                              • 02-01-08
                                              • 35581

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by d2bets
                                              My experience says otherwise. Did you have a bad experience or are you just guessing?

                                              As for the thread, Draftkings may say they only want losers, but so far they continue to tolerate and accept winners to a decent extent, moreso than most. I'm aware that may change at any time.
                                              He just blurts anything out. Doubt he has any experience with U S books unless they take his -155 first run plays
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                                              • d2bets
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                                                • 08-10-05
                                                • 39994

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by Bostongambler
                                                He just blurts anything out. Doubt he has any experience with U S books unless they take his -155 first run plays
                                                He's a smart guys and knows what he's doing, but you don't know what you don't know. I don't think he knows. If I didn't know, I might not believe it either. Ya know?
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                                                • LongBall52
                                                  SBR MVP
                                                  • 06-14-20
                                                  • 1319

                                                  #25
                                                  It doesn't matter which book .... if they can't make a profit on the front side ( their business---sports bets) nor turn a profit for their "ghost ownership" however that may be set up via lawyers and who knows what angles they use, THEY ARE GONE!!!! LOL
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                                                  • LongBall52
                                                    SBR MVP
                                                    • 06-14-20
                                                    • 1319

                                                    #26
                                                    I never in my lifetime heard so much about lawyers as during Trump... It kinda tells you where the thinking is...Not facts--they care less..Just MONEY!
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                                                    • Bostongambler
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                                                      • 02-01-08
                                                      • 35581

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by d2bets
                                                      He's a smart guys and knows what he's doing, but you don't know what you don't know. I don't think he knows. If I didn't know, I might not believe it either. Ya know?
                                                      All I know is he don’t know and if he knew then he would know. You know?
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                                                      • pavyracer
                                                        SBR Aristocracy
                                                        • 04-12-07
                                                        • 82655

                                                        #28
                                                        That's like a health insurance CEO saying we only want the healthy people to buy insurance and pay premiums. We don't want those suckers who get cancer and have heart attacks.
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                                                        • agon
                                                          SBR High Roller
                                                          • 09-10-21
                                                          • 102

                                                          #29
                                                          For sure They love mug players when they drop $$ on their sites.He says this is for entertainment only?? Then why DK offer money wagering?? Let them offer just free play then.He expects to have 100% mug players?? He should know that offering money wagering has also risks and a tiny % will profit even that there is math behind it and it can't happen in long term.
                                                          Bottom line online gambling websites wordwide make trillions $ a year all together.
                                                          The only ones who profit from online gambling are the the gambling sites,affiliates and money processors all on the expenses of the players.that dream to win easy money.
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                                                          • lonegambler23
                                                            SBR Hall of Famer
                                                            • 06-22-16
                                                            • 9760

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by Fred The Hammer
                                                            MGM, FD, and Caesars are fine. MGM did get rid of altered lines though. DK still has them. Idk what offshore you use but 5D sucked. I'd get way up and they'd only pay me like $425 week and I'd have to go to Walmart ** to get that? Bovada? They'll cheat the f out of you in a heartbeat. BetOnline? I don't do bitcoin so American Apps are perfect for me. Free $ if you're patient
                                                            do u have 3rd grade computer skills?
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                                                            • kidcudi92
                                                              SBR Posting Legend
                                                              • 12-14-11
                                                              • 15434

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by lonegambler23
                                                              do u have 3rd grade computer skills?
                                                              Obviously
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                                                              • sweethook
                                                                SBR Posting Legend
                                                                • 11-21-07
                                                                • 12667

                                                                #32
                                                                they back you off if you win ?
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                                                                • BeatTheJerk
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                                                                  • 08-19-07
                                                                  • 31794

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by carolinakid
                                                                  usa books are garbage at this time.................
                                                                  Please leave sir. You are not welcomed anymore.
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                                                                  • clockwise1965
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                                                                    • 10-01-13
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    This is nothing new.. Sharpes are never wanted..
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                                                                    • jjgold
                                                                      SBR Aristocracy
                                                                      • 07-20-05
                                                                      • 388179

                                                                      #35
                                                                      The idiot never should of said that

                                                                      You got a remember most people that run these places don’t know anything about gambling and never made a wager in their lives


                                                                      DraftKings could go bankrupt
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