Carib Sports - a couple of football offers to be aware of

**THESCOUT** · 09-07-05, 09:21 AM

thanks

**Mudcat** · 09-07-05, 09:26 AM

You're welcome THESCOUT. Welcome to SBR forum.

**jjgold** · 09-07-05, 10:51 AM

They seemed to back off the -102 Fridays like they use to have

Why even offer it then

**d2bets** · 09-07-05, 11:58 AM

Originally posted by Mudcat

Tuesdays from noon to midnight EST for the regular season, they have -102 on pro football sides bets. It says the special may not apply when the spread is 3.

Fridays from 9 pm to Saturday 9 am EST, get a free half point on college football sides. I just gave them a call and apparently there is no restriction relating to the numbers 3 and 7. Regular overnight limits will apply.

Mudcat, do you know what the "regular overnight limits" are?

**why** · 09-07-05, 12:31 PM

good book

**Mudcat** · 09-07-05, 12:51 PM

That's a tougher question than you would think D2.

Not only do I not know, but no one I could get at Carib knows either. I got transferred around quite a bit and finally a sweet young chick said she would look into it further and e-mail me the information. However she said to expect that e-mail after Friday. So I guess she plans to go on the site and just take a look when the lines are up for the promotion.

We should all be able to look up the per ticket max for ourselves before that answer comes (I've made a note for myself to follow-up), but there is the additional question of whether or not multiple max tickets are allowed on a side (as they are during the day). Hopefully some clarity on that will follow.

So my official answer at this point is: I am awaiting a response on your query sir.

**Illusion** · 09-07-05, 12:54 PM

Originally posted by Mudcat

That's a tougher question than you would think D2.

Not only do I not know, but no one I could get at Carib knows either. I got transferred around quite a bit and finally a sweet young chick said she would look into it further and e-mail me the information. However she said to expect that e-mail after Friday. So I guess she plans to go on the site and just take a look when the lines are up for the promotion.

We should all be able to look up the per ticket max for ourselves before that answer comes (I've made a note for myself to follow-up), but there is the additional question of whether or not multiple max tickets are allowed on a side (as they are during the day). Hopefully some clarity on that will follow.

So my official answer at this point is: I am awaiting a response on your query sir.

I had the same thing happen to me Mud. Nobody at Carib had a clue. They told me "their not much different from our regular limits" WTF kinda answer is that?

**d2bets** · 09-07-05, 03:23 PM

Originally posted by Mudcat

That's a tougher question than you would think D2.

Not only do I not know, but no one I could get at Carib knows either. I got transferred around quite a bit and finally a sweet young chick said she would look into it further and e-mail me the information. However she said to expect that e-mail after Friday. So I guess she plans to go on the site and just take a look when the lines are up for the promotion.

We should all be able to look up the per ticket max for ourselves before that answer comes (I've made a note for myself to follow-up), but there is the additional question of whether or not multiple max tickets are allowed on a side (as they are during the day). Hopefully some clarity on that will follow.

So my official answer at this point is: I am awaiting a response on your query sir.

Sir, I thank you. You are more thorough and helpful than most sportbook employees could ever dream to be.

BTW...imo you are already the best moderator of any of the offshore forums. :an_cheers

**pags11** · 09-07-05, 04:17 PM

thanks for this mudcat...I just got down on some games using VIP's happy hour on college football games (4-9 PM EST) where they offer -105 on all college football games...it's good to see books offering these types of promotions to stay competitive...

**jjgold** · 09-07-05, 04:28 PM

I did not realize VIP had a happy our and -105 on college football games

**Mudcat** · 09-07-05, 05:09 PM

Thanks D2. I enjoy new experiences and being involved with the start-up of this forum qualifies. People here are wanting it to rock most righteously.

**Brick Tamland** · 09-07-05, 07:30 PM

Ok Jeopardyboy! Here is one for you...

Is the -102 offered on games where the line is lopsided? I remember Dimeplayer had a -105 special on Fridays and i hit it on every lopsided priced line. At first I expected to just get a 5% discount but they gave me it at -105. How does this joint work it?? -130 down to -102???

On the forum...I agree these mods are good. They are good becuse they are like regular players and are not trying to shove promotions form advertosers at everyone. I am not squinting one eye and tilting my head when i read their posts. Actually... in the beginning i said WTF because when people would ask abot even a good site everyone gives the negatives first! got to like that.

Whos boozing tonight!??

**Mudcat** · 09-07-05, 07:44 PM

Originally posted by Brick Tamland

Is the -102 offered on games where the line is lopsided? I remember Dimeplayer had a -105 special on Fridays and i hit it on every lopsided priced line. At first I expected to just get a 5% discount but they gave me it at -105. How does this joint work it?? -130 down to -102???

Man, I tell ya. I make a little post about a couple of promos and suddenly I have to know EVERYTHING.

No, that's a very reasonable question and, again, I'm not sure of the answer (and, after my last try phoning them, I'm not enthusiastic to do it again). My guess is they mean 4 cent lines where they might be -102/-102 or then again they could be -112/+108 (or whatever).

But that's just a guess. That would be outstanding (to say the least) if they just set every number at -102 without variation. But I have to doubt it.

I've got a pop-up reminder set for next Tuesday and I'll take a close look at the whole set-up and report back here.

**bookie** · 09-07-05, 08:38 PM

These juice discounts are great deals and I'm a happy customer of Carib's, but for the record they do limit their bonuses to $100 max. Regarding 3's the -102 usually doesn't apply to keep it away from middlers, though if they think it's solid I have seem them hang them. The college half-points do apply to 3, at least they did last week (lucky me got Miami -2.5). Any NFL game with an unstable line they also won't hesitate not to hang on two cent tuesday, but it doesn't happen often.

**jjgold** · 09-07-05, 08:51 PM

Carib is solid as they come though if you want to get paid quick

**Brick Tamland** · 09-07-05, 11:11 PM

Is it still one of those bonuses you cant withdraw...ever?

**jjgold** · 09-08-05, 06:04 AM

I do not know why people fuss off such little bonus money

I do not even look at books for that

**Mudcat** · 09-08-05, 10:51 PM

Originally posted by Brick Tamland

Is it still one of those bonuses you cant withdraw...ever?

Yes.

**d2bets** · 09-09-05, 08:10 PM

I'm not complaining, it's still a nice offer, but the friday night thing isn't really a free half point. It's more like a free quarter point. To me, a free half point means if the line is 6, I can move it to -5.5 or +6.5. The way carib does this is they post the line directly -5.5/+6, or -6/+6.5 and you choose from there. Don't get me wrong, it's still a nice offer, but "free half point" is a little decpetive.

Again though, this is not a complaint.

**Mudcat** · 09-09-05, 08:44 PM

You beat me to it. Yep, it's a bit deceptive. Kind of like the sticky bonus deal, it's not quite what it sounds like at first.

But it's better to have this than to not have it.

$2000 limit on these. That's the per ticket limit and the absolute limit.

**d2bets** · 09-09-05, 09:31 PM

Originally posted by Mudcat

You beat me to it. Yep, it's a bit deceptive. Kind of like the sticky bonus deal, it's not quite what it sounds like at first.

But it's better to have this than to not have it.

$2000 limit on these. That's the per ticket limit and the absolute limit.

That's not bad, not bad at all.

**Mudcat** · 09-09-05, 10:41 PM

BTW I have no funds in my Carib account at the moment so I couldn't check the limit for myself.

I phoned and asked and 2K was what I was told. But I have to comment: the CS people there sure don't sound sure of themselves about anything.

**pags11** · 09-09-05, 11:20 PM

carib seems to be pretty legit...

**Mudcat** · 09-10-05, 12:34 AM

Carib is okay. I've used them quite a bit and it's a perfectly respectable book.

**pags11** · 09-10-05, 04:21 AM

good to know...

**THESCOUT** · 09-10-05, 09:16 AM

carib looks good, will they get a A rating?

**Mudcat** · 09-10-05, 09:49 AM

I'm not directly involved in the ratings so that's not really for me to say. For the type of player I am, Carib is better than a few of the "A" books. I would make sure I had funds in my Carib account before, say, Bet365.

Carib is outstanding with Neteller payouts. I feel completely safe with my money there.

A big downside for me: like Olympic and CRIS, Carib has 20 cent lines on MLB sides.

Carib is a pretty good book and B- is a pretty good rating. I honestly don't know all the factors that go into our ratings. Certainly, they are designed to be relevant to a broad range of gamblers and not just WHAT IS BEST FOR MUDCAT.

My gut feeling is that I could see Carib being upgraded a notch at some point.

**Heysosamakeamove** · 09-11-05, 04:37 PM

Originally posted by pags11

carib seems to be pretty legit...

they can be legit, If take that bonus you death and pay 20 on baseball's no good. Sorry Kid.

**Mudcat** · 09-13-05, 03:00 PM

Originally posted by Brick Tamland

Is the -102 offered on games where the line is lopsided? I remember Dimeplayer had a -105 special on Fridays and i hit it on every lopsided priced line. At first I expected to just get a 5% discount but they gave me it at -105. How does this joint work it?? -130 down to -102???

I'm looking at it right now and all the lines ( except for spreads of 3) are -102 on both side. It is looking pretty good to me.

I am told there is a $1000 per ticket limit. I am also told you can go back and try to place more tickets on the same side if you want - but they couldn't tell me how many times. She just said, Try it and see if it gets accepted."

There has been a recurring theme in this thread about how hard it is to get solid info from Carib's Customer Service regarding these promos. It's a shame.

But these lines are looking pretty good right now.