Originally Posted by
eurambaba
It's not really for winning a few bets here and there. For the last 3 years, I've been hitting at or near 60% on player props for NBA, NFL, NCAAB, and NCAAF. Generally, I won't get banned until I've made several thousand dollars on a site, but I've found that there are certain things that will get me kicked off quicker. For instance, if I raise my bet amount beyond $100, I tend to get banner quicker. I believe the reason that I am getting kicked off is that prop bets don't get the same kind of action that game bets do. As a result, when I win 60% of the time, the sportsbook may actually be taking a net loss on these bets, if they can't get enough action on these bets to counterbalance the side that I wager on.
The reason for betting on player props is that I can hit at such a higher rate than on game bets, so the strategy is to try and find as many sites as possible that allow prop betting. I've used a bunch of sites over the last few years, although a lot of them seem to be shutting down. Other sites such as bodog, sportsbook, BetOnline, bookmaker, and diamond all offer prop betting.
I was trying to find out if anyone else does this type of wagering. Another thing I am trying to do is to disguise my IP address so that I can open accounts in other names with the same sportsbook. This doesn't seem to work, as I have had times where I've been banned before even placing a single bet. Obviously, the sites have some other way of knowing that my bets are coming from the same computer (other than by IP address). Any ideas?
Oh, and an explanation is never given when I'm kicked off a site. Usually, my limit will be lowered to something like $1 or $10, which essentially prevents me from continuing on with the site.