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    Winner_13
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    Matchbook account or Pinnacle? Are there any square shops with reduced juice?

    I'm not sure if I should open a Matchbook account or a pinnacle account.

    Also I assume there are no square shops with reduced vig.

    Phoenix/5dimes probably being it.

    Im under 21 so cant play at betjam or greek.

    Thanks for the input guys.

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    lordswing
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    what kind of player you are will certainly help in picking a book

    if you just do straight bets, check out sbrodds.com and see which shops routinely have the best line on your picks

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    LoL, you won't miss Thegreek&Betjamaica if you have matchbook&pinnacle

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    Hareeba!
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    It's not a matter of 'OR'
    You should have BOTH
    and unless you only play US sports, Betfair is another must
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    Winner_13
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    Well put it this way...I opened a bodog account to get thier square numbers...and then my odds starting becoming different than the ones displayed on liveodds sites,( and when i delete my cookies) look at the lines then sign in the odds suddenly change.

    Thats what kind of bettor I am, I look for value, I guess you can say play the sharp leans.

    I thought betjam was more square shaded lines and had reduced juice thats why I said them.

    Because say if you get a line thats -106 at matchbook -110 at pinny but at matchbook I think your paying 2% commission right?

    ...what would you guys recommend

    I would get both but I bet small though. $60 and under on games ( $60 bets are not rare 5 times a week avg.)

    for a small bettor pinny has free payouts matchbook u gota pay for thats big if the fees like $30(avg) and some of my bets are less than that could be a big percentage of my withdrawal
    Last edited by Winner_13; 10-07-10 at 05:21 PM.

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    Matchbook, until now, has offered an extremely limited number of betting options. I haven't played there for over a year, and it helped me to become a much more creative and better gambler. When I look now at the favorite things I like to bet, MB doesn't offer a single one of them. But if you think that gambling is watching lines all day in order to gain a slight edge, by all means, choose MB.

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    I had my HT offer accepted at Matchbook(NE PK +100) for a dime. Commission charge was zero.

    If you accept an offer from another bettor, the commission charge is 1%. I was charged $5 on a $500 wager.

    If you are not playing at Matchbook, you're not winning.

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    durito
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Sims View Post

    If you are not playing at Matchbook, you're not winning.
    You want to bet? I don't know anyone that does this full time that plays there regularly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by durito View Post
    You want to bet? I don't know anyone that does this full time that plays there regularly.

    how many people do you know that do this full time?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bubba View Post
    how many people do you know that do this full time?
    Quite a few.

    I should take that back, I know a couple that use Matchbook regularly. But, most don't.

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    Quote Originally Posted by durito View Post
    Quite a few.

    I should take that back, I know a couple that use Matchbook regularly. But, most don't.

    So, what they use instead of Matchbook?

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    There are no square shops with reduced juice, or they won't last long.

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    EXACTLY. Sharps are just too good now, maybe 10 years ago but they all got vaporized or moved out of states (i.e. pinny)

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    Quote Originally Posted by durito View Post
    Quite a few.

    I should take that back, I know a couple that use Matchbook regularly. But, most don't.
    in that case they mustn't be into straight betting on US sports or they haven't yet discovered the opportunity cost they are wearing by not playing there

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    Matchbook is awesome...for helping losing bettors lose more slowly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Sims View Post

    If you are not playing at Matchbook, you're not winning.
    Chuck switched from praising Wsex to Matchbook i see, sadly he still makes dull statements...playing at MB alone surely doesn't make you a winner, you prolly just loose less juice but try to get a weak line at a place with 1000 sharp eyes/arbers watching + Pinny

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    I have both of em and I love it!!!! Thinking of adding Bookmaker and TheGreek too

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Sims View Post
    I had my HT offer accepted at Matchbook(NE PK +100) for a dime. Commission charge was zero.

    If you accept an offer from another bettor, the commission charge is 1%. I was charged $5 on a $500 wager.

    If you are not playing at Matchbook, you're not winning.


    Oh how did I miss this, classic Chucky just classic

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    Been playing for years at Matchbook and utilize '**********' for deposits and withdrawls. This is available only to Cdn customers but you never pay any deposit or withdrawl fees. Come Sunday for the NFL games, you'll regularly see lines at -101 for the chalk team and +100 for underdog. Pinnacle can't do that if your looking to play the game straight up.

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    Processor I use for Matchbook is ********** just to clarify

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    Why is Insta-debit censored on SBRforum? While Moneybookers, *******, etc everything else is fair game?

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    You can almost always get the best line at Matchbook (for major US sports at least).

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    best deposit method for matchbook

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