Why are so many people shocked when less reputable books do not pay??

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  • flipacoin9698
    SBR Sharp
    • 03-10-19
    • 266

    #1
    Why are so many people shocked when less reputable books do not pay??
    My first thought is that we are all on SBR... from what I know the very best unbiased rating guide to MAKE SURE you are doing business with a reputable sportsbook. Yet for some reason I cannot figure out, people continue to do business with fly by night operations and then come here crying when they get ripped off. I don't get it at all.

    The only logical could be that these people are really stupid to fall into the trap of BONUS to trust these guys with their money. I know that nobody will listen to me, but if you do listen DO NOT FALL FOR BONUSES. Simply do business with an A+ book. It is always 100% of the time worth it. That means it is never not worth it.

    What am I missing?
  • KittiP
    SBR Sharp
    • 03-20-19
    • 286

    #2
    I joined today and I had the exact same thoughts.

    But then again, I have signed up to non-reputable books too.

    I think people don't look into sites like this until after something has happened to them

    The other thing that I can think of is that there are loads of affiliate sites on the internet just looking to promote the sites which give them the biggest kickback.

    So those sites will just claim that any book is
    reputable.

    Just my 2 cents though.

    Thoughts?
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    • icon
      SBR MVP
      • 01-09-18
      • 3441

      #3
      Originally posted by flipacoin9698
      Why are so many people shocked when less reputable books do not pay??
      Most here are not shocked. Also, a lot of the guys that find these questionable books are usually bonus whores.
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      • 5mike5
        SBR Aristocracy
        • 09-21-11
        • 51995

        #4
        Originally posted by icon
        Most here are not shocked. Also, a lot of the guys that find these questionable books are usually bonus whores.
        This^^
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        • TheMoneyShot
          BARRELED IN @ SBR!
          • 02-14-07
          • 28672

          #5
          And the 2nd part of this.... knowing these books are lower caliber... why the fuk are people using them? It's like you're looking for an ass beating.
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          • TheGoldenGoose
            SBR MVP
            • 11-27-12
            • 3745

            #6
            Being on SBR doesn't guarantee anything.

            See BetIslands.

            SBR was still taking advertising money as BetIlands was circling the drain.

            A lot of good people lost money.
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            • lonnie55
              SBR MVP
              • 04-08-16
              • 2689

              #7
              Every punter has different reasons.

              There are a lot of less reputable books of which most of the people never heard of that pay 5 digit amounts quicker than A+ rated books.

              But you never know before. So we have to find out. If we got scammed we inform the public. That's about it.
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              • JAKEPEAVY21
                BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                • 03-11-11
                • 29271

                #8
                OP, over 200 posts in a week?

                pretty safe bet you've been here before under another handle
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                • Motorhead11
                  SBR High Roller
                  • 09-04-18
                  • 238

                  #9
                  Tbh, you should thank the guys that risk their money on obscure books and not critisize them.

                  You should also know that sooner or later all succesfull punters are forced to look for unknown books to place their bets. It has nothing to do with bonuses btw, in fact, i personally never take any bonus.

                  Unless you are a 100% asia bettor, there is no other road than to explore obscure books, that's all.
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                  • lonnie55
                    SBR MVP
                    • 04-08-16
                    • 2689

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Motorhead11
                    Tbh, you should thank the guys that risk their money on obscure books and not critisize them.

                    You should also know that sooner or later all succesfull punters are forced to look for unknown books to place their bets. It has nothing to do with bonuses btw, in fact, i personally never take any bonus.

                    Unless you are a 100% asia bettor, there is no other road than to explore obscure books, that's all.
                    The thing is that most of the registered forum users are from the US and place their bets on NBA, NFL, NHL etc, so many of them are not familiar with betting on lower level leagues in soccer or other sports and how bookies react when you do that. So probably they don't understand why it's necessary to find new books and also how difficult it is after a while when you get booted from any site. Occasionally you walk into the trap of shady books, it's unavoidable unfortunately...
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                    • Stallion
                      SBR MVP
                      • 03-21-10
                      • 3617

                      #11
                      Only play at B+ rated books or higher. You should never deposit into a shady book; especially if your a member of SBR.
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                      • TheMoneyShot
                        BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                        • 02-14-07
                        • 28672

                        #12
                        Originally posted by JAKEPEAVY21
                        OP, over 200 posts in a week?

                        pretty safe bet you've been here before under another handle
                        Probably an SBR paid handle.
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                        • KittiP
                          SBR Sharp
                          • 03-20-19
                          • 286

                          #13
                          There are definitely other points to consider.

                          I don’t think that you get that not all people get the same advertising and information.

                          I get that this is the internet and for the most part everyone can see the same information.

                          But also where you are from or where you lives does make a massive difference.

                          I have been seeing constantly on Facebook, line group’s emails etc etc promoting sites which you guys either never heard of or think (or know) that they are scam books.

                          Without looking into them further or looking on a website like this, which most people that I know who bet don’t know about, then I would have assumed that those books are A+ and fully legit.

                          Everything that I have seen gives me the impression that they are and I didn’t really have any reason to think otherwise.

                          It’s normally only when something goes wrong that they start to question the legitimacy of these firms and then start to do research and come across a site like this.

                          Also Google searches are location dependant too, so the information that is easily find-able for you, might not necessarily be for others.Consider also language, this site is in English, when someone who uses their native language searches google they see completely different sites to you.

                          “Yet for some reason I cannot figure out, people continue to do business with fly by night operations and then come here crying when they get ripped off. I don't get it at all.”

                          I hope this starts to help you get it, but saying that I also agree with you too to some extent, if you are fully aware of the information and have A+ books available to you then why not stick to those.

                          Also consider that people who haven’t been playing for as long as you don’t know which rating sites are the most legit so they wouldn’t know to trust this site over another one.

                          There are many affiliate sites claiming that the books that they promote are top notch, but really they are just trying to get as many players to sign up to the book that offers the best terms.

                          One last point is that not all countries have the same books open to them too, so you might have a handful of A+ book that you can register to. But another country might only have 2, and 1 of those they can’t deposit into because of their payment methods for example and now they are left with one.

                          A further note if this was the case, is that not everyone like to put ‘all of their eggs in one basket’ so to speak.

                          flipacoin9698 – I guess for most people on this site, those points don’t apply, but I just wanted to make the point that it’s not so black and white or as simple as you think. Just because you know some information, don’t assume that everyone knows the same or is in the same position.


                          “What am I missing?” I think you might have missed those points, can anyone think of any more?
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                          • 5918mike
                            SBR MVP
                            • 04-16-14
                            • 1885

                            #14
                            I bonus whore the questionable books. I've also never not been paid at a book.
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                            • eaglesfan371
                              SBR MVP
                              • 01-08-19
                              • 4079

                              #15
                              This story reminds me of an ex during college. She was a very attractive girl who used to be a stripper and coke addict. Had quit both. Lot of sexual partners.

                              While she was kinky, I also worried if she was clean.

                              These low caliber books with big bonuses are like slutty attractive women. They're fun but there's a chance you get screwed after.

                              Ended up testing postive for chlamydia after breaking up. Just like people getting scammed by one of these books...take risky shots...eventually will backfire...
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