Maybe btj is right about Spiro...

[Nick Douglas]

beantownjim say that Spiro is a price gouger. I still endorse Olympic as a top book but you have to be careful what you bet there. Today I noticed several hockey lines where Olympic would have 10 to 20 cents more juice than CRIS. Obviously Pinnacle has less juice than either, but Pinnacle is kind of an exception.

Two examples that came to mind were a -225/+195 at CRIS vs. -225/+185 at Olympic and a -400/+320 at Olympic vs. a -380/+320 at CRIS.

Now, granted, when the lines are that high an extra 10 to 20 cents of vig is really not a large additional hold for the bookmaker. In fact, those "gouged" numbers still hold less for the book than -110/-110 spread bets. I guess I can give Olympic some slack because they offer more prop bets and more boxing/MMA bets than just about anybody, but this extra few points of vig does seem a little excessive.

 

[beantownjim]

IF YOU THINK THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOUGING NICKY BOY WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE SPIROS BASEBALL LINES THIS GUY IS A CROOK.HE BUMPS UP EVERY BASEBALL GAME 10 CENTS BECAUSE HE KNOWS HE WONT PAY ANYMORE ON THE DOG THAN ANY OTHER BOOK 10 CENT SPORTSBOOK.

EXAMPLE FROM LAST YEAR

OLYMPIC (RED SOX -155 TAKE BACK +135)

MOST 10 CENT BOOKS ARE ALL AROUND THE SAME NUMBERS GIVE OR TAKE 2 CENTS THERE LINES LOOK LIKE THIS

RED SOX -148 TAKE BACK +138 NOW I SAW THIS ALL SEASON LONG TELL ME ONE REASON WHY YOU WOULD USE THE GREEK YOU HAVE TO BE BRAIN DEAD.HE INFLATES THE NUMBER ON THE FAVORITE BECAUSE HE KNOWS HE ISNT PAYING FAIR MARKET VALUE ON THE UNDERDOG THIS TO ME SAYS GOUGING

 

[Nick Douglas]

Doesn't matter for totals. They are 20 cents everywhere.

 

[THE KOD]

Yeh and maybe they won't be going out of business anytime
soon and leaving players holding their empty pockets turned inside out. Thats almost worth it to me. Its the price of a safe
place to wager.

KOD

 

[beantownjim]

HEY SCOTTY BOY I HAVE 2 WORDS FOR YOU IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT A SPORTSBOOK CLOSING THEY ARE

(BET AUSTRALIA) NO PROBLEM YOUR DOUGH IS BONDED AND YOU GET REDUCED JUICE AND 10 CENT BASEBALL LINES I GRIN WHEN I WIN

I WILL NEVER FORGET THE GREAT CASCADE ROBBERY OF 2003 THE DAY LENNY AND CASCADE SPORTSBOOK STOLE 660 DOLLARS FROM ME (THANK GOD THEY ARE OUT OF BUSINESS)

 

[THE KOD]

HEY SCOTTY BOY I HAVE 2 WORDS FOR YOU IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT A SPORTSBOOK CLOSING THEY ARE

(BET AUSTRALIA) NO PROBLEM YOUR DOUGH IS BONDED AND YOU GET REDUCED JUICE AND 10 CENT BASEBALL LINES I GRIN WHEN I WIN

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btj

This will be the first time answering you like a regular person but here goes.

Thanks for the info. I will promise one thing if Olympic ever does
go down thats it for me offshore. I will stick with my local who I have known many years.

Me and baseball don't get along too good when it comes to winning wagers. Nothing I try works. So the juice in baseball means nothing to me.

I will keep Austraila in mind if they are bonded for my deposit. I do like that idea.

KOD