Matchbook leaving the US

[username474]

Matchbook is awesome today. Must suck to not be able to play there.

I went from not even logging on to Matchbook for weeks at time to getting four bets down in the last two days. I am wondering how long they will keep seeding the market though.

[dynamite140]

are you guys all cashing out now or waiting a bit??

[dialup_king]

who is the new ownership. why do some people think they are deep pocketed?

[sickpicks]

i just wish i could play at pinnacle

Dude in Europe we can play in pinnacle but these bastards from European Union and governments of countries are thinking to bring in license for online gambling. Online sportsbook site will be blocked until they will make payment for government and get license. These bastards are starting to censor internet and making life harder with many prohibitions. George Orwell's "animal farm" is f.uk.ing reality and Big Brother is everywhere sorry for my english

[heyman]

The guys that are hurt in this are the smaller books and locals who used MB as a risk shock absorber and the penny arb guys who would cut a penny or two from betting both sides of each game. Both groups play a part in the industry but neither is a critical component imo. MB's proverbial footprint in the sand will be washed away with little notice except for the two groups I mentioned.

You never got it.

SBR does many good things for players and I am grateful for their existence (though I don’t post that often). Matchbook was their one flaw. They couldn’t be objective about them.

I mean those who regularly let you make good sized bets at better odds than Pinnacle on US sports

[Fishhead]

You never got it.

SBR does many good things for players and I am grateful for their existence (though I don’t post that often). Matchbook was their one flaw. They couldn’t be objective about them.

True

[wrongturn]

I thought that about Pinnacle when they left, thought wrong. The sports gaming market is extremely resilient.

The guys that are hurt in this are the smaller books and locals who used MB as a risk shock absorber and the penny arb guys who would cut a penny or two from betting both sides of each game. Both groups play a part in the industry but neither is a critical component imo. MB's proverbial footprint in the sand will be washed away with little notice except for the two groups I mentioned.

Translation: Both groups are bad for SBR's sponsors.

[Nicky Santoro]

matchy


Dallas at Philadelphia [more] Mar 01 7:05 pm
Dallas -2.0
+100 $15,000
23
Philadelphia +2.0
-101 $20,351

[jjgold]

Nicky that is fake volume

internal volume

your smarter than this

[Hareeba!]

Nicky that is fake volume

internal volume

your smarter than this

"internal volume" ?

oh yeah you know this for certain I s'pose ?

I had no trouble getting matched with my one NBA bet today at 4c above what Pinnacle was offering

So far things don't appear any different to me

[Nicky Santoro]

i dont get it. today was the busiest i have ever seen matchy since 2008..
there was 26,000 each side to bet on all night.. at tight lines too.. 1-2 cent lines all night..


here is one example. not the best one, but it's one example.

[RealSlimShady]

There is no reason for volume to pick up dramatically right after losing a bunch of customers unless the new owners are attempting to make it look liquid.

[sunnyblue88]

Nicky that is fake volume internal volume your smarter than this

There were indeed some good size offers for earlier nba games and I saw big blocks of shares changed hands in Dallas/Phi game. There is a market maker seeding the market using 5000 on each side, the one on Phi +2 was taken several times. So that's all fake volume? Please share some lights on this. Trying to look closely , to see if those big money finds a way to bet on matchbook again, just like they did in pinnacle's case.

[Tomahawk]

Head to head with Betfair?
They can't survive without US players, that is/was their captive market.

They are cheaper then betfair, I hope people will see this and decide to join matchbook. They are even more profitable then pinnacle.

Why does the most low juice books leave US?

Is the government behind this? They are killing american bettors who bet for profit, couse they will be left with the -110 lines which sux.

[sunnyblue88]

There is no reason for volume to pick up dramatically right after losing a bunch of customers unless the new owners are attempting to make it look liquid.

Looks like the new owner is acting as market maker himself, seeding the market, $5000 on each side on NBA. But other than that, I did see some other nice blocks of shares on each side. Maybe those big credit players quickly find a way to play at matchbook again?

[RealSlimShady]

They are seeding the market(especially for NBA games). If you look at NBA futures, the volume is zero. If you look at 1st half wagers, nothing much is there. College hoops is minimal as well currently. In game is dead too.

[Fishhead]

Great day at Matchbook...........

[bettilimbroke999]

If I was playing at matchbook right now I would be very concerned with the massive instant liquidity on both sides they apparently found after losing probably 80% of their clients, seems very fishy, it would appear the "new owners" are seeding 20k+ on both sides of 1-3 cent lines

[durito]

Great day at Matchbook...........

Don't pretend like you are still playing there.

[Fishhead]

Don't pretend like you are still playing there.

You have confirmed what many already percieve........the biggest dunce on forum.


GAWD ALMIGHTY, you must live in North Carolina or Georgia, from what I can gather.

[Tomahawk]

NCAAB market is dead. Less then 100 bucks on each side.

The new owners are not seeding the NCAAB market, just then NBA market.

I offer a $3 bet on Wyoming +11.5 for +100 somebody please accept it, it's better then Pinnacle-s offer! This market is getting so empty with just a few buck on each side.

[Hareeba!]

Don't pretend like you are still playing there.

I don't need to pretend. I am and am quite satisfied with what I was able to achieve there today.
I really don't care who's putting up offers as long as I can get prices several cents in advance of what Pinnacle is offering.
I didn't accept someone else's offer today. I put up my own and got matched.
So at this stage it is continuation of business as usual.
So what's the point of those not playing there posting all this negative stuff about MB?

[Fishhead]

I don't need to pretend. I am and am quite satisfied with what I was able to achieve there today.
I really don't care who's putting up offers as long as I can get prices several cents in advance of what Pinnacle is offering.
I didn't accept someone else's offer today. I put up my own and got matched.
So at this stage it is continuation of business as usual.
So what's the point of those not playing there posting all this negative stuff about MB?

No kidding, you tell me.

[jjgold]

They are seeding the market(especially for NBA games). If you look at NBA futures, the volume is zero. If you look at 1st half wagers, nothing much is there. College hoops is minimal as well currently. In game is dead too.

The place will be bankrupt in 1 year

[sneak-a-peak]

i just wish i could play at pinnacle

Yep- same here!

[Fishhead]

Yep- same here!

No reason not to be..............read JJGOLD POSTS

[bettilimbroke999]

JJ how do I get pinny back? Points are in it for you sir, though not many as SBR casino keeps making my dreams come true, apparently my dream is to have no points

Also, not to **** up my chance of getting pinny info but I didnt finish in the top 105 of your February posters, that's like going to a school for "special" ppl and finishing last in the class you jackass

[durito]

I don't need to pretend. I am and am quite satisfied with what I was able to achieve there today.
I really don't care who's putting up offers as long as I can get prices several cents in advance of what Pinnacle is offering.
I didn't accept someone else's offer today. I put up my own and got matched.
So at this stage it is continuation of business as usual.
So what's the point of those not playing there posting all this negative stuff about MB?

I made wagers there today.

[jjgold]

JJ how do I get pinny back? Points are in it for you sir, though not many as SBR casino keeps making my dreams come true, apparently my dream is to have no points

Also, not to **** up my chance of getting pinny info but I didnt finish in the top 105 of your February posters, that's like going to a school for "special" ppl and finishing last in the class you jackass

Hint:................First go get a non usa bank account

UK or Canada.then get back to me

[Fishhead]

Hint:................First go get a non usa bank account

UK or Canada.then get back to me

JJ loves MONTREAL

[jackkkk2009]

why not Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, or China? can we get an account there then come back to US?

[increasedodds]

You can get a bank account in many parts of the world. Countries that will open one with no questions include Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Antigua, etc. Europe is a pain in the ass. I tried to open one in London and they wanted employment papers and visas.

[bettilimbroke999]

Hint:................First go get a non usa bank account

UK or Canada.then get back to me

I guess that kinda stuff would work I thought ya had something a little easier for me than going out of the country just to open a bank account, all my 16 SBR points awarded for you trying to help and as a bribe to finish top 5000 posters in March

[ForgetWallStreet]

You'll need more than a foreign bank account to pull this stunt off.

[bettilimbroke999]

You'll need more than a foreign bank account to pull this stunt off.

Why? If youll trudge to some hellhole outside the US to open an account doesnt that get around the US laws