Originally Posted by
shari91
Along with what sharpie and Santo said, I don't even think it's a matter of sluggish, smaller books necessarily. bet365 is massive obviously as is William Hill, Ladrokes, etc. But when you sign up, take a bonus (or not if you decline it) and you're immediately hitting parlays at crazy odds, betting lines that steam in your favour, etc... it's going to raise a flag. They can't really lay off those massive parlays the OP is playing if they don't even know who you are... how do you decide which leg to lay off or adjust? How do you know if this new player has a clue or is just some wanky parlay guy who never wins but tries to take shots at big scores? You don't until they've got a few bets under their belt. Euro books are rec books for the most part. They want players who like to live bet, hit the casino, don't care about paying higher juice than they would elsewhere, like the bonuses and free bets they offer, etc. They are not looking to be nailed consistently by people who have a clue... they have shareholders to please. :)