Conscience ?
Had something come up today that made me think long and hard about this topic.
First what happened, one of the books I use left an ATP match up well into the 2nd set and the dog, +150, took the opening set, so I took a shot on him and he eventually took the match. Before I go any further, the bet was later cancelled, which is okay by me because it should not have been on the board when I made the play. In the past I have learned my lesson about reporting bad lines, games still on the board that shouldn't be, etc. through 5dimes who won't even give you a thank you, let alone a FP or some type of incentive for reporting it (when in reality you are preventing them from possibly taking a big hit). In the past I would never attempt anything of the sort but 5dimes taught me that this is a cut-throat business and if you see a chance you must take it. In addition, its not my job to be on the lookout for bad lines, past posts, etc. they have employees that handle this type of stuff. However I thought about this a lot today because I did this to a book I really like and have been nothing but nice to me. However the bet was not cancelled until after the match was completed so in reality we both took a shot at each other, with me initiating it and them holding the upper hand by letting the match unfold before making the final decision (which they have all the right to do so).
Conclusion: Its not worth it in the end because as mentioned above, the book can wait to see how the event/match/game unfolds before cancelling the wager so even though the player may feel he/she has the advantage, in the end the player is at a huge disadvantage. In addition, if you want to build a good business relationship, its probably best to report these types of errors.
Your thoughts?
Ice
Had something come up today that made me think long and hard about this topic.
First what happened, one of the books I use left an ATP match up well into the 2nd set and the dog, +150, took the opening set, so I took a shot on him and he eventually took the match. Before I go any further, the bet was later cancelled, which is okay by me because it should not have been on the board when I made the play. In the past I have learned my lesson about reporting bad lines, games still on the board that shouldn't be, etc. through 5dimes who won't even give you a thank you, let alone a FP or some type of incentive for reporting it (when in reality you are preventing them from possibly taking a big hit). In the past I would never attempt anything of the sort but 5dimes taught me that this is a cut-throat business and if you see a chance you must take it. In addition, its not my job to be on the lookout for bad lines, past posts, etc. they have employees that handle this type of stuff. However I thought about this a lot today because I did this to a book I really like and have been nothing but nice to me. However the bet was not cancelled until after the match was completed so in reality we both took a shot at each other, with me initiating it and them holding the upper hand by letting the match unfold before making the final decision (which they have all the right to do so).
Conclusion: Its not worth it in the end because as mentioned above, the book can wait to see how the event/match/game unfolds before cancelling the wager so even though the player may feel he/she has the advantage, in the end the player is at a huge disadvantage. In addition, if you want to build a good business relationship, its probably best to report these types of errors.
Your thoughts?
Ice
