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hogua
07-11-2005, 08:10 PM
I know the books in Vegas will wine and dine big players, and I'm wondering if any of the reputable online books do something similar.

If anyone knows, I am interested to know what books "comp", what types of comps they offer, and what amount of action is required to be offered comps?

tech
07-11-2005, 08:17 PM
Big losers get all sorts of deposit bonuses and sometimes even free gifts (grills, TVs, etc.). Big winners get their accounts closed or their limits severely reduced.

hogua
07-11-2005, 09:26 PM
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Big losers get all sorts of deposit bonuses and sometimes even free gifts (grills, TVs, etc.). Big winners get their accounts closed or their limits severely reduced.

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That's what I thought... so, how do I get my grill and TV? LOL

scott8
07-11-2005, 10:33 PM
Players Only - an offshoot of sportsbook - sends one of my college buddies to Costa Rica every year.
He does fit into one of Tech's forementioned categories, however.

plus_man
07-12-2005, 12:08 AM
What qualifies as a "big winner". How much could a person win before they would close your account? And which online sportsbooks that you know of do this?

Maulik
07-12-2005, 10:00 AM
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What qualifies as a "big winner". How much could a person win before they would close your account? And which online sportsbooks that you know of do this?

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I'm rather certain SportingbetUsa would never do such a thing as they beleive in the open market & are trading on the LSE (London Stock Exchange).

tech
07-12-2005, 12:52 PM
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What qualifies as a "big winner". How much could a person win before they would close your account? And which online sportsbooks that you know of do this?

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Depends on the book. If you are betting less than 500 per game, probably nothing to worry about.

Even some of the big books do it. I was killing one of the biggies last year on college basketball props and they cut my limits to $20. Funny thing is, when they first did it, they didn't change it to where I could only bet once per game. The next day I made about 50 bets on the same prop before they caught on. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

scott8
07-12-2005, 01:06 PM
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What qualifies as a "big winner". How much could a person win before they would close your account? And which online sportsbooks that you know of do this?

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Depends on the book. If you are betting less than 500 per game, probably nothing to worry about.

Even some of the big books do it. I was killing one of the biggies last year on college basketball props and they cut my limits to $20. Funny thing is, when they first did it, they didn't change it to where I could only bet once per game. The next day I made about 50 bets on the same prop before they caught on. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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What book tech?

Seems like this should be revealed.

Losing all
07-13-2005, 12:39 AM
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What qualifies as a "big winner". How much could a person win before they would close your account? And which online sportsbooks that you know of do this?

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Depends on the book. If you are betting less than 500 per game, probably nothing to worry about.

Even some of the big books do it. I was killing one of the biggies last year on college basketball props and they cut my limits to $20. Funny thing is, when they first did it, they didn't change it to where I could only bet once per game. The next day I made about 50 bets on the same prop before they caught on. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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What book tech?

Seems like this should be revealed.

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No reason to "out" this rouge book. If you read the bigger sports betting forums you'll find that sharps are constantly getting booted and having their limits cut. common practice

tech
07-13-2005, 02:44 AM
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Virtually all books do it to some extent. (Pinnacle might not, but they do such volume that very few individual bettors are going to hurt them.) I don't want to mention the specific book in this case b/c I want to keep my account there. I will say that it was one of the books that SBR has rated as A+.