Do touts actually bet their own plays?

[Ian]

I know a NFL tout. He's sincere, works hard, and has won the last 2 years (which of course is a ridiculously small sample)... not sure about his results before that. He doesn't bet his own picks, but he does enter handicapping contests in Vegas.

If a guy like that who is legit (at least in terms of his sincerity) isn't betting his own picks I can't imagine that the 90% of touts who are just outright scam artists would be either.

[mw00]

hell no they dont, if they did they wouldnt even own a shirt

[crustyme]

i hope indian conboy bets.... went 6-30 in march madness. looks like no more med school for slurpee boy.

[Avenger]

I seriously believe Lang works for Vegas. Yeah, sure, they got confirmations he made 100 dime plays that lost, but whose 100 dimes is it?

I mean, this guy had to build a rep by hitting a lot of his picks, right? He can't be that retarded?

The odds of going 0-10 are probably as good as the odds going 10-0. Not a mathmatician, but it's something to think about.

[jboy4]

No way, they make enough money off the fools that pay for it..

[NrmlCurvSurfr]

A tout, by definition, is just a sales person. If not, wouldn't they be a profession sports bettor? What is the difference between a wise guy informing someone about a play, and a tout? The tout charges a fee.

Touts are a part of the industry that have their place. There are enough desperate people that need a play spoon-fed to them and that is where the tout comes into play. I have never payed for a play, and I never will.

[hustla]

I don't think any of these clowns make 1K bets or more. I'm really curious how much money they earn, any idea?

[doublej95]

Probably only Ras does.

[POTVINSUX]

Most of them don't

[CTOWNsCAPPIN]

I believe RAS puts cash down on the plays he releases. As far as most others, no way. They'd be broke without a doubt!

[thirtytwo]

Id love to know which of them do. Good way to filter out the scum...

[Stallion]

RAS does, Big Al doesn't. Most cappers say they do but 99% of them don't.

[crustyme]

lang only "bets" when he needs a closing line to turn a loss in to a win/push.

i recall when he gave out a pick and it was +4.5. they lost by 6, but he claimed he bet +6 in a vegas book, even though it was only available for few minutes just prior to tipoff.

he graded it a push even though none of his clients got +6 cause it was a 10:30pm game.

[SexyMit]

I bet all of mine. But I know that some of them don't, and I will never have a 100 dime play. I did have bloomberg even feature me in an article for wnba.