Originally Posted by
djefferis
I can assure you sir Heritage did not screw anyone in that game. Seahawks backers (which were in the vast minority in this game) got paid, GB Backers got a $50 or $100 free play depending on their stake amount. GB was -4 for the game and Heritage initially did nothing, but then did concede a little after Sportsbook.com refunded wagers up to $500 (realizing giving funds to the squares who laid GB early in Seattle was like giving free smack to addicts). What they didn't do was cancel anyones wager - this I can guarantee.
Another good example was the USC/Utah? game - with the late call, LV books lost a ton on that one a while back as initially USC was deemed to have covered, and suddenly they didn't with a reversed call. Offshore paid the rightful winners and no free plays were offered..LV books lost on this one because the ruling changing the score was made 3 hours after the game.
What Heritage didn't do was screw the rightful winners - nor is it beyond the norm to offer a token free play to bettors who lose in heartbreaking fashion on lowly wagered events early in the season. If this would have been a regular season game, they wouldn't have offered anything…not with 8 cent juice on MLB and not with a heavy volume of betting. Spring training games are very lightly wagered.