I asked a few books to explain their reasoning behind the grading of the UCLA 2H wager. UCLA won the 2H by 7 pts, but a day later the score was revised. Almost all books kept the original score, but The Greek, and I believe ABC as well, regraded the wager.
Two schools of thought.
Greek:
"I apologize for any inconvenience, however you can check the score at www.donbest.com or www.espn.com."
This is typical Greek language. They don't mince words, and take the approach that they're always right.
Matchbook:
"Final game results are not subject to revision afterward, even by the officiating body. Otherwise the exchange might be forced to regrade events many months after they took place, which would obviously be impracticable."
In their rules the Greek refers to Vegas rules for anything not mentioned in their rules. Vegas obviously did not regrade wagers, because tickets had already been cashed. Most on-line books followed the same logic. And so the Greek made up its own rule. I find that a scary precedent to set, especially for a book that is supposed to be A+.
Disputes discussed on this board run anywhere from 250 to several hundred K. Would it be too imaginative to suggest that in this case the total money involved is closer to the latter? I kindly request that the Greek is downgraded to A.
Two schools of thought.
Greek:
"I apologize for any inconvenience, however you can check the score at www.donbest.com or www.espn.com."
This is typical Greek language. They don't mince words, and take the approach that they're always right.
Matchbook:
"Final game results are not subject to revision afterward, even by the officiating body. Otherwise the exchange might be forced to regrade events many months after they took place, which would obviously be impracticable."
In their rules the Greek refers to Vegas rules for anything not mentioned in their rules. Vegas obviously did not regrade wagers, because tickets had already been cashed. Most on-line books followed the same logic. And so the Greek made up its own rule. I find that a scary precedent to set, especially for a book that is supposed to be A+.
Disputes discussed on this board run anywhere from 250 to several hundred K. Would it be too imaginative to suggest that in this case the total money involved is closer to the latter? I kindly request that the Greek is downgraded to A.
