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Gambling Thread

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Songbird, Oct 18, 2013.

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  1. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    That's awesome. What a find.
     
    MileHigh, May 24, 2020
    #361
  2. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    Was hoping I could get Manning/Woods today to make up for my losses in Super Bowl 50.
     
    exmediahack, May 24, 2020
    #362
  3. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Live betting on the match was great today. Brady was easy to bet against early and Tiger was pretty locked in. Also bet both teams to miss the first green in alternate shot. Tough format, and that course wasn’t forgiving.
     
    playthrough, May 24, 2020
    #363
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  4. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    I hit it big with the hole out from off the green and the will there be an eagle bets.
     
    Webster, May 24, 2020
    #364
  5. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    My books didn’t have live for it.

    On the race, I’ve got Truex to win at 7-2 and Keselowski 16-1.
     
    exmediahack, May 24, 2020
    #365
  6. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    Pay dat man his money. Good night now.
     
    exmediahack, May 25, 2020
    #366
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  7. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    And TNT was pushing it pretty good on-air. I think we'll see a lot more of that going forward.
     
    MileHigh, May 25, 2020
    #367
  8. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    Live betting on golf will be a massive handle for the books that do it.

    Especially on each hole. You get about a 2-minute window between holes. Can have: WOODS - Hole 6 - Eagle +1200. Birdie +300. Par -200. Bogey -250. Double bogey +1100.
    On basketball and football, the 10-second lag from live to TV is apparent.

    When the total goes down a point in basketball, that means there’s a miss and a defensive rebound or turnover. In football, when the spread jumps 4-5 points, that means, on TV, someone is about to score a TD on the next play.
     
    exmediahack, May 25, 2020
    #368
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  9. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    We’ll see more of that going forward, along with commentators that don’t really know what all that means. “Only 33 percent think Mickelson/Brady will win this hole” ... eh, not necessarily. Bettors might just be hunting value. You can also bet on a hole being halved, which of course happens all the time but is less sexy for on-screen odds.
     
    playthrough, May 25, 2020
    #369
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  10. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    Agreed, but it will be a little harder in regular tournaments where they bounce from group to group. Even the leaders sometimes have their shots on delay.
     
    Webster, May 25, 2020
    #370
  11. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Peter Kostis, after he got dumped by CBS, said something like 75 percent of the shots shown on TV are on tape delay.
     
    MileHigh, May 25, 2020
    #371
  12. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    It’s a fear that the books have is on a team of a guy inside a venue talking in real time to someone on the outside with perfect reception placing bets right after or during huge play but before the books get to redo the line.
     
    exmediahack, May 25, 2020
    #372
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