Matchbook - not that it's any of my business but . . .

[durito]

When you're arbing, you're simply going to lose the majority of your bets in Pin/MB, and in the case of MB, the credits will pile up and be fairly useless.

So stop arbing and start making more money

[Mark Shark]

Arbing is making money, trust me if you are quick you can do real well.

[Santo]

The point is if you're losing all your bets at MB/Pinny (beyond normal variance), there is a reason

[LMAOFISH]

I'll take the 10% loss in net profits to never have to sweat a losing day..but I guess that's just me. A stress free environment is worth something.

[LMAOFISH]

Also, I just called WSEX and they said they charge 50$ for a b2b transfer to MB. So those of you suggesting this..doesn't really help.

[Mark Shark]

I'll take the 10% loss in net profits to never have to sweat a losing day..but I guess that's just me. A stress free environment is worth something.

I'm with you LMAOFISH. I like the stress free life of doing arbs. My wins are smaller than most but it all adds up. Then again I made $400+ from a baseball arb early this year. And that was no matter what the result was as it was an over/under 8.5 runs game and I had it for $400 win on both sides. My only issue was, that it was raining and game got delayed on a number of occasions. Thank goodness the game was completed in the end.

[Mudcat]

all my friends who arb and use matchbook have 500-1000+$ of these credits piled up. When you're arbing, you're simply going to lose the majority of your bets in Pin/MB, and in the case of MB, the credits will pile up and be fairly useless.

Is that true about your friends? That was actually the original intent of this thread: to see if anyone was in the same boat out there. You are the first person to speak to that.

At the heart of it, I don't even agree with myself. I went for ages where I had no commission credits and my experience was nothing like I am describing now. And I know they will get absorbed eventually. It has just been a freakishly odd stretch.

Plus I have been my own worst enemy a few times and done withdrawals when I really needed money for something. That takes away the buffer zone and puts you closer to having to re-up. But sometimes you need money and you get it where you can - and try to figure out the consequences later.



Maybe there really is something to this "Matchbook Lean" theory. I'll add it to my spreadsheet research next MLB season and see if there is a workable angle in there.

[Mudcat]

Strike up the band. After all this time the commission credits are down to ZERO!

[Stumpage]

That was quite the long haul Mud.....Congrats!

[Justin7]

90,000 baseball, 45,000 others sports or combination

That's less than 1 week for a lot of bettors.