Bad Line Posted. Do you tell

mofome · 03-08-08, 12:44 AM

what you did was the only real option.

bigboydan · 03-08-08, 12:50 AM

You did the right thing sir.

In fact I reported one with BetJm last baseball season, and they offered me $.

Here is the contents of the reply they sent me:

Subject: Re: BAD LINE REPORTING

Thanks for the notification. The line has now been updated. Can you provide me with your BetJM account so i can credit your account with the notification bonus?

Regards,

Shayla

Here was my reply:

Thanks for the generous offer, but it's not really necessary at all. I just didn't want all those shot takers too try and take advantage of an honest mistake.

Regards,

Dan

I'm sure somebody will slam me for not taking the $25

Red_Sux · 03-08-08, 12:52 AM

Originally posted by bigboydan

I'm sure somebody will slam me for not taking the $25

you're an idiot dan.

Immortality · 03-08-08, 12:53 AM

I won't slam you Dan. I have to call in and talk to the manager to do my no vig bet. I am sitting here right now debating whether i will.

Immortality · 03-08-08, 12:59 AM

Well I decided to call thinking maybe the bet would have good karma attached to it and win since I alerted them to the line. After being transferred twice I finally got to the manager and he asked me to call him back in 10 minutes and he would take the bet.

I am not going to waste anymore time on the phone with them.

bigboydan · 03-08-08, 01:01 AM

Originally posted by Red_Sux

you're an idiot dan.

I knew somebody would say it.

Cannon · 03-08-08, 01:01 AM

I bet a game a few years ago and got +23 instead of -23 I banged it and got paid.

tacomax · 03-08-08, 01:24 AM

Originally posted by Immortality

I just noticed a really bad line at 5Dimes.

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What would you guys do in the situation?

I'd have bet it for the max. And then popped it until they realised and changed the line. Then I'd have phoned up 5dimes and I'd tell them to put me through to Tony. I'd be like "I saw a bad line and I abused the ass off that fukker. You booked the bet, you're going to have to pay me. You can't do a thing - you're not God".

And then I'd turn on a tape recorder to catch his reply.

Red_Sux · 03-08-08, 01:25 AM

Originally posted by tacomax

I'd have bet it for the max. And then popped it until they realised and changed the line. Then I'd have phoned up 5dimes and I'd tell them to put me through to Tony. I'd be like "I saw a bad line and I abused the ass off that fukker. You booked the bet, you're going to have to pay me. You can't do a thing - you're not God".

And then I'd turn on a tape recorder to catch his reply.

this is the funniest reply i've seen for a long time

charlie64 · 03-08-08, 04:03 AM

Originally posted by Cannon

I bet a game a few years ago and got +23 instead of -23 I banged it and got paid.

I was at our lake house back in October,and had n axcess to a computer so I had to place bets on the phone.I accdently placed a bet on the wrong team,and they would not let me change it....and it was 5 hours before thye game started.

bigugly · 03-08-08, 04:14 AM

I called up BetJM immediately after accidentally wagering on the wrong side. They just deleted the bet and said I could redo the bet online. Very cool.

20Four7 · 03-08-08, 05:47 AM

I"ve alerted some D books on bad lines and got a thank you we will look into it. Depending on how bad the line is I may shoot at it. For example last year the whole world had a yankees game at -200 or worse. Royal had the yankees at -170. It never moved for 3 hours. Just before game time I banged it. If the yankees had of been +200 or something I would NOT have gone near it.

Other books often have lines that are a point or so off. I have no trouble betting them.

hoopster42 · 03-08-08, 06:30 AM

i would let them know about the bad line, i think its the right thing and just thing to do

jjgold · 03-08-08, 09:15 AM

No try and pop for limit and get money out quick

Immortality · 03-08-08, 02:31 PM

Originally posted by 20Four7

I"ve alerted some D books on bad lines and got a thank you we will look into it. Depending on how bad the line is I may shoot at it. For example last year the whole world had a yankees game at -200 or worse. Royal had the yankees at -170. It never moved for 3 hours. Just before game time I banged it. If the yankees had of been +200 or something I would NOT have gone near it.

Other books often have lines that are a point or so off. I have no trouble betting them.

Yeah I agree with that 20Four7. But this line was ridiculously bad. They had the Liverpool PK line at -107 which is like 600 off. After I alerted them, they changed it to like -725 or something around there. My first instinct was to hammer it cause I didn't think Liverpool had a chance to lose this game. So to get my money back if they tied on this PK line at -107, I felt like it was almost free money. But after a minute I thought better. I like 5Dimes and I would not of wanted them to close my account if they caught this.

I just wished when I called the manager he would of been a little more appreciative and not asked me to have to call him back to get the no vig bet they offered. And no the manager was not the infamous Tony that I have read the stories about heer at SBR. It was a guy named Manny.

dannyt76 · 03-08-08, 02:33 PM

I remember during NFL season this year one of the books had Patriots +20 points or something like that....clearly wayyyyyyy wrong. People were saying that if you tried to bet it, the books would cancel your bet and close your account. Not worth it.