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playthrough · Nov 20, 2022

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My final tally was limited to $5 or less in 12 of 17 books I had accounts in when I lived in a legal state. Draft Kings, FanDuel, Caesars the only ones of the big boys that really let me bet a lot. I burned through most of the others fairly quickly.

Got cut off and limited by 5 books the same day. 7/1/21. The day that will live in infamy.

From March-June 2021, I was profiting about $170/day doing nothing but arb plays and promo hunting. The Paige promos on PB. Dinger Tuesday. EPL weekend odds boosts. There was one day I had about $3800 tied up on a random Rockies/Giants game where I was guaranteed to profit $370, regardless of who covered the run line.

Whenever I would get a free bet in February 2021, I’d drop it into Suns to win the pacific, anywhere from 16-1 to 5-1. That was good for $1500 free money.

The cash added up fast. I was keeping it in shoe boxes in the garage. Make it and then withdraw it onto the Play+ cards or steer it into the brick and mortar casino cages I could just drive to. No banks. No PayPal.

All summer, I’d drop my daughter off at church camp each week and drive 30 miles east and take out thousands in cash from the cage.

PointsBet, MGM, Rivers, something called BetFred and ScoreBet all cut me down. I was up, oh, $26,000 at the time after 24 months of playing. Made another 17k in the following seven months before moving. Hell of a fun.

What I don’t miss: if I would win the late night MLS games on Fridays, staying up for South Korean soccer at 2 am or the Aussie leagues at 5 am just to try and roll it over into an U2.5 goals.
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Forgot about ScoreBet, that was another small-time operation that had zero tolerance for winners. I think I made dinner money three nights in a row and they barred me.

exmediahack · Nov 25, 2022

Utah State +17 is an all-time bad beat.

TheSportsPredictor · Nov 25, 2022

Giants with that backdoor cover yesterday. :smooch:

Matt1735 · Nov 28, 2022

Not the casino I work for, but same state. A bad problem for their mobile sportsbook today.

exmediahack · Nov 29, 2022

On this Giving Tuesday... I gave out to my friends in legal states:

Iran U0.5 goals, under 9.5 corners, no goals first 30 minutes, US under 1.5 goals. +615.

Damn, giving feels so good.

playthrough · Dec 2, 2022

The Drew Brees lightning stunt is reason No. 483 why PointsBet is a lousy operation.

exmediahack · Dec 10, 2022

RIP Army-Navy under. At least U7 first quarter hit so not a total killing.

Cosmo · Dec 11, 2022

Finally hit on a three-leg college hoops parlay yesterday, though it's been so long since I'd hit the first two parts of one that I got gun shy. Took Yale +16.5 (lost by 10), Arkansas -4.5 (won by 10) and Alabama +7.5. Houston goes on a little run to end the first half to take a four-point lead, so I just decide to cash out. Still tripled my money, but dang it. Of course Alabama wins after trailing by 15 in the second half.

three_bags_full · Dec 11, 2022

My slip today

Buf/NY under 43.5
Dallas straight up
Seattle straight up
Steelers -2
Tennessee -3.5
Niners -3.5

poindexter · Dec 16, 2022

I am a big Scott Van Pelt fan, but he is a special kind of smug when his picks are hitting, which they are this year.

Batman · Dec 16, 2022

Ah, the perils of gambling on a budget.
Kind of liked three bowl games on Saturday, but I also liked several NFL games and was there wasn't enough in my modest weekly budget ($50-$60) to go around. So I cheaped out and wound up trying a $5 four-teamer for Saturday:
• Croatia-Morocco U2.5 goals
• Oregon State -10 vs. Florida
• Southern Miss -6 vs. Rice
• Boise State -10.5 vs. North Texas

Also threw $10 at U44 in the Bills-Dolphins game Saturday night, hoping the blizzard they're forecasting materializes and shuts down both offenses.

This is my first foray into soccer, so forgive what I know is a dumb question — the total only includes regular and extra time, and not a shootout, right? Like if it's 1-1 and goes to a shootout, the bet pays, correct?

MileHigh · Dec 16, 2022

Batman said: ↑

Ah, the perils of gambling on a budget.
Kind of liked three bowl games on Saturday, but I also liked several NFL games and was there wasn't enough in my modest weekly budget ($50-$60) to go around. So I cheaped out and wound up trying a $5 four-teamer for Saturday:
• Croatia-Morocco U2.5 goals
• Oregon State -10 vs. Florida
• Southern Miss -6 vs. Rice
• Boise State -10.5 vs. North Texas

Also threw $10 at U44 in the Bills-Dolphins game Saturday night, hoping the blizzard they're forecasting materializes and shuts down both offenses.

This is my first foray into soccer, so forgive what I know is a dumb question — the total only includes regular and extra time, and not a shootout, right? Like if it's 1-1 and goes to a shootout, the bet pays, correct?
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Correct on your soccer questions. PKs do not count against the total. The game would officially be a draw.

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