Why does every gambler on earth not have an account at Matchbook.

[pimike]

it will prove that you weren't lying about you having min +125 on a bet like you said you had..

Nicky give it a rest u want Matchbook only then play there.
You asked the question bear gave the answer.

[Nicky Santoro]

durito,

be honest please. do you consider sia as a real out for a serious gambler? do you have sia as an out for yourself? be honest.

pimike,

of course you're going to take this guy's side, you know him better. you don't even know me.. but he did say he had MIN +125 and that was a lie or else he'd post it.

[durito]

absolutely everyone should play there until they are banned.

[BuddyBear]

Now I know how Durito feels with Dodif. I have my own idiot in Nicky to attend to.....

What a lucky guess on my part...i just happened to know that SIA had MINN +125 and mentioned it right around the time it was available

[Nicky Santoro]

how much can you get down on a game? can you get 1k on it? and if you keep taking the weak line, you're telling me they don't toss you? how come you haven't been tossed yet?

[Nicky Santoro]

buddy, this argument is going nowhere and i am falling asleep from this.. did you not say you had MIN +125?

[BuddyBear]

how much can you get down on a game? can you get 1k on it? and if you keep taking the weak line, you're telling me they don't toss you? how come you haven't been tossed yet?

On an MLB game you can get down up to $1100 which is more than sufficient for their target audience. If you request an incrase in your betting limit, it may be granted but all requests for increases are reviewed on a case by case basis by management.

[durito]

Let's be honest here. If you know what you are doing they are going to limit and boot you reasonably quickly -- but, why not take a crack at it while you can. You can throw them off with some -EV bets at first. Plenty of books offer chances like this.

It's hell of a lot easier than trying to beat a sharp market like MLB day of games lines at pinnacle/matchbook.

[Nicky Santoro]

i can't believe you have lasted this long. maybe i was just unlucky.. i swear to god, i signed up with them and by the 2nd day, they told me not to bet with them and they are closing my acct. this was back in 2002 or 2003.. it's not like i beat them. i was 1 game over .500 and i only played those wacky dogs that were 15 cents better than everywhere else.


of couse at that time, you could only bet dogs because they jacked their favs like crazy.. i loved SIA and loved their prices. but their limits back then were 500 to start. never 1k..

[topcat]

I dont know how to use MB or I would...

iam in the same boat as you.i dont know how to use it either.everyone that plays their,seems like they put them 1or 2 top book.

[Nicky Santoro]

its exactly like any other book. just click on the line, then press submit, then ok..

it will say

BOS -184
CHW +183


click on bos -184, enter amount in the box, then press OK..

you don't really have to make any offers if you dont want. you will still get great lines...


its no different than any other book offshore.

[topcat]

what if the -184 dosent get matched with another player?what happen with your?i hope i dont sound stupid,never done this this before.

[kiwi]

Matchbook would only be interesting for me if they offerred accounts in Euro too. As long as they don't do that they are a 'no play' for me because of the risk to lose money if the USD loses value compared to the Euro.

If Pinnacle, Cris, TheGreek (and of course Betfair and others) can offer various currencies why can't Matchbook? I guess because they don't want european customers?!?

[Nicky Santoro]

toppy

whatever is up there at that moment, like BOS -184 is already matched. it is available.. you dont have to make any offers.

[topcat]

its exactly like any other book. just click on the line, then press submit, then ok..

it will say

BOS -184
CHW +183


click on bos -184, enter amount in the box, then press OK..

you don't really have to make any offers if you dont want. you will still get great lines...


its no different than any other book offshore.

what happens if you play dosent get matched?

[durito]

Matchbook would only be interesting for me if they offerred accounts in Euro too. As long as they don't do that they are a 'no play' for me because of the risk to lose money if the USD loses value compared to the Euro.

If Pinnacle, Cris, TheGreek (and of course Betfair and others) can offer various currencies why can't Matchbook? I guess because they don't want european customers?!?

Learn how to manage currency risk.

[topcat]

toppy

whatever is up there at that moment, like BOS -184 is already matched. it is available.. you dont have to make any offers.

thanks,what you are saying is that the person on the other end is ofering me the boston -184.i understand now. i believe i will play there,sounds cool.

[kiwi]

Learn how to manage currency risk.

Sorry, not necessary. The risk to make betting mistakes is enough excitement to make my days interesting.

If they want me and many other european customers they have to adapt.

[betplom]

I agree with Kiwi, I lose money converting funds between Canadian and US dollars, the better odds are tempting but factoring in the spread on exchange rates I find I'm better off at Pinnacle playing in Canadian Dollars.

[vanzack]

Just as an outside observer here.... Its really not a fair comparison to compare SIA with Matchbook. They are simply apples and oranges.

While Im sure Buddy got +125 there - there are certainly risks at SIA you dont have at MB - along with limits. There are really 2 types of books out there, those you can get high limits down with high security and then everything else. SIA is an "everything else".

For books that you can get high limits down with maximum security - you just cant beat MB OVERALL for straight bets on major sports - but if you are betting 1k and less, and are willing to accept certain risks - then you can sometimes find better prices.

Different strokes for different folks.

[vanzack]

And Im going to say something that some might think is meant to sound like a dick - but its not -

If you cant figure out how to use matchbook in 5 minutes or less you should stop gambling immediately and find something else to do.

[BuddyBear]

Exactly. Thanks Vanzack. I didn't realize I needed to make a formal presentation on whether I made a bet or not this evening on the Sunday Night game. I was simply providing an illustration of how not always will you find the best number/juice at MB.

Let me reiterate and make it completely clear for the billionith time now: Matchbook is an elite book. It is necessary to have and you'll find a number of beneifts by using it. Over the course of a single betting year you will save hundreds if not thousands of dollars by placing your bets there. Sure if you are betting tons of money then realistically you have only a limited number of options in which to place those big sized bets. However, that's not to say that other books can't be of use if you are a smaller time player or a serious recreational player (i.e. < $1000 a game). Any advantage player should be well aware of of the value of half a point on both sides and totals. It's important to consider funding multiple books so that you can secure the best possible number. The LAL/UTAH Game 3 Friday night provides a perfect example. If you had Utah and lost that wager or if you had LAL and lost that wager then it is going to be very difficult for you to do well in this endeavor.

Succeeding in sports betting has little if anything to do with the size of your wager which is so hard for many posters to ever understand since most are what you would consider addicted/action gamblers.

[vanzack]

Exactly. Thanks Vanzack. I didn't realize I needed to make a formal presentation on whether I made a bet or not this evening on the Sunday Night game. I was simply providing an illustration of how not always will you find the best number/juice at MB.

Let me reiterate and make it completely clear for the billionith time now: Matchbook is an elite book. It is necessary to have and you'll find a number of beneifts by using it. Over the course of a single betting year you will save hundreds if not thousands of dollars by placing your bets there. Sure if you are betting tons of money then realistically you have only a limited number of options in which to place those big sized bets. However, that's not to say that other books can't be of use if you are a smaller time player or a serious recreational player (i.e. < $1000 a game). Any advantage player should be well aware of of the value of half a point on both sides and totals. It's important to consider funding multiple books so that you can secure the best possible number. The LAL/UTAH Game 3 Friday night provides a perfect example. If you had Utah and lost that wager or if you had LAL and lost that wager then it is going to be very difficult for you to do well in this endeavor.

Succeeding in sports betting has little if anything to do with the size of your wager which is so hard for many posters to ever understand since most are what you would consider addicted/action gamblers.

Agree 100%

[jjgold]

The line might of been +25 for a few seconds but Buddy never bet it. We need to see the ticket number, ect. If SIA is allowing guys like buddy to play there and betting those lines they would go out of business.

Something is fishy here, I like Buddy but he did not make this bet.

[Cannon]

JJ likes to lay -110 because his relatives pay his gambling debts so he does not give a shit. Also he has noway to get any cash money to post like the most of the rest of the broke dicks on this site.

[durito]

BetJM alone had 6 closing sides that beat Matchbook tonight.

[chemist]

Sorry, not necessary. The risk to make betting mistakes is enough excitement to make my days interesting.

If they want me and many other european customers they have to adapt.

How much extra commission would you be willing to pay for this service? managing currency risk isn't free for the book either. Or do you think the USD account holders should be subsidising you?