Book Cancels $20,000 Winning Bet

[freak]

My 2 cents is this, Obviously the book made a mistake on the line -110 when it should have been -170. Actually the key puncher of the odds thought it read -110 instead of -170.

Easy mistake to happen....

Without knowing the book we cannot make a distinguished examination of prior history or dealings such as this.

I do almost all my baseball bets on overnights, I see a bad line, I e-mail them or try to call them and advise.

It is rare I get a response back via e-mail thanking me for bringing this to their attention. Heck the one book states we are there 24 hours a day..... The line stayed the same all night long and almost til game time and was way way off.....

I called them, they state we must have missed this....

Now I ask about all the people that bet this game, is it their fault the book missed the boat ????

I didnt bet the game nor wouldn't.... I did what I thought was right. I wasn't looking for any bonus, but hey if they want to give it, I wont turn it away...

Now this mlbfan, wants our help.......

We have only 1 side of the story and that's it..... Heck the shop in question may not even know about this post, and can't reply....

I say name the shop, let us know who we are dealing with...... If it is an honorable shop, they will do the right thing, if it a bottom rate book, well you get what you pay for....

I am concerned over this, you say hockey and boxing were involved in this bet.....

Hockey season ended June 10th.... Now if boxing was involved normally it is a big event or at least big names....

June 3rd and June 10 hockey took place which were Saturdays..... Not sure what big fight came about but we know it wasn't the tyson fight.... Perhaps the de la hoya fight was involved...

My concern is why wait so long to come here and post this.....

There are 2 sides to every coin, and until I hear the shops side of the story, I reserve the right to back you, and suggest others do the same. Afterall we have many many unanswered, loopholes, and twists to this situation.

Also, step up and say who you really are...

My 2 cents worth, as on Dragnet....

Just the facts just the facts, and we need a lot more.....

Right now the glass is 1/2 full and 1/2 empty....

[Dukey]

Doggiestyle,

Are you nuts!!

Where did you get the crazy idea that sportbooks should be RESPONSIBLE for the lines that they put up? As for double and triple checking their lines, do you know how much time that would take? Let's try something easier like trying to send man to mars.

Come on, don't come here saying crazy stuff like that, we might just have you commited to an asylum.

"A slimy book could do this on purpose (bad lines) and make a big score on these wagers"

You had to open your mouth again, didn't you. Please stop uterring all this nonsense.
You'd never hear stuff like that from me.


greg,

Casino's having the legit authority to void mistake plays BEFORE the game starts. THATS NOT FAIR. They should be allowed to void bets even after these games start. More power to the casino's, after all, I trust them wholeheartedly.

[gatordan]

I once caught my book sleeping not on lines for games but in the way they let you tease games. In any book you cant tease quarter or halftime lines for football, correct? In fact you cant even parlay, reverse, anyhting other than straight. One night i just played around and i could 4 team tease a quarter and halftime line of a college game. That is 14 points on each side and total.. I put it in for the max and ofcourse it won and they paid it. I even called and said it was a mistake and they still paid me. The guy said "looks like a winner to me" I mean i had over -6 (negative 6) for the first quarter and a team plus 21 and i backed them up with straight plays that turned out to be huge middles. I mean i couldnt lose. Amyone ever seen this?

[EZMONEY]

Who takes teasers on halftimes and quarters?