Why aren't there more betting exchanges for US citizens?

[SBR Lou]

I would think more companies would realize just how profitable this concept is, and strive to bring more into the US market. Does it surprise you that there aren't more exchange options?

[bigboydan]

Probably because U.S. player feel it's fair to complex to grasp.

[qq]

mr. crazy , there is a new one you should explore qq exchange , very similar to betfair

[woodg8]

have you tried betsson? good exchange with better odds than betfair quite often. i think they work for us customers

[qq]

betsson does not americans join

[Art Vandeleigh]

I read things on the lines of you can't parlay at exchanges, liquidity issues, no half time lines, no quarter lines, etc, some legitimate points.

But in addition, I think a lot of Americans still have that attitude of wanting to beat "the man", i.e. the bookie. This mentality is ingrained hard, I read it all the time. Let's bang the bookie, let's bring the bookie to his knees, let's get the evil bookie, he's the bad guy. Until that mentality eases, the demand for exchanges by Americans will be much less than for other players around the world.

[woodg8]

I read things on the lines of you can't parlay at exchanges, liquidity issues, no half time lines, no quarter lines, etc, some legitimate points.

But in addition, I think a lot of Americans still have that attitude of wanting to beat "the man", i.e. the bookie. This mentality is ingrained hard, I read it all the time. Let's bang the bookie, let's bring the bookie to his knees, let's get the evil bookie, he's the bad guy. Until that mentality eases, the demand for exchanges by Americans will be much less than for other players around the world.

You can parlay at exchanges like betfair, i do it all the time, but you're betting against betfair in that case. The whole point of exchanges is that you're betting against other people and their opinions. People's actions determine the prices on the exchange, which makes for better odds.

One example being, I wanted to back Detroit last night when they were 3-0 up at 1.2. The exchange was only offering 1.1 for the back at the time, so I tried tried to back at 1.2, hoping someone would be dumb enough to bet against the tigers at 1.2. Low and behold, someone did, and I got much better odds and money for it.

[pico]

Probably because U.S. player feel it's fair to complex to grasp.

us players are old school. they like to bet the yankees @ +1.23

[bookie]

mr. crazy , there is a new one you should explore qq exchange , very similar to betfair

Don't bothera to look into it. This exchange holds five percent of the winner's winnings. You're better off paying 11-10.

qq...Bring your commission down to the one to two percent range like Matchbook and then you'll have a competitive product.