Caribi.............

[Jeff]

From Don Best Sports.............

Caribi Sportsbook has announced that a complete restructure of their parent company Research Capital, is now under way. Over the next 30 days WinMark Holdings will become the managing partner for Caribi's Costa Rica
operation. The day-to-day business operation will not be affected.

[reno]

Jeff, any info on how solid the new managing partner is? Will M stay on as the BM?

[Jeff]

I would venture to guess that he'll stay in place........this is definetly a positive move.

[cashusking]

Is Caribi no longer on the Don Best live feed?

[hart attack]

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[MISTY]

HARD ATTACK, I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. THAT WAS CONCISE AND WELL STATED. misty

[ShiftySheik]

Has the service at Caribi gone downhill lately? The reason I ask is that they still have not graded the NFL regular season win bets.

[auspice]

to Shifty Shiek:

I'm having the same problem with them. I played the Browns under 5 for the season and can't get them to grade it out. Geez...the browns didn't even play the last week as their season has been over for 12 days and I still can't get them to grade the play. Wonder why they can't do it.

[underdog]

Caribi is having financial troubles. Several books are owed $$$$$ from them in player tranfers. Players need to know this.

[DoggieStyle]

If this is true...

It's really sad because they are one of the books that are being hurt by all these 7-11 books that..... how weird is this... Books that just COPY THEIR LINES!

This book just doesn't have alot of Public Players. They will deal to ANYONE! Monte is as good as anybody but they can't overcome the lack of REGULAR Players.

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If any Book should get players, It is Books like these! We should guide any and all Players to those kinds of Books. We need these kind of Books.

NOT THE CLONE BOOKS EVERBODY KEEPS DEFENDING! LIKE THEY HAVE SOME KIND OF RIGHT TO ONLY TAKE LOSING PLAYERS!

I still think that's BULL.

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C.R.I.S. went to a 20 cent baseball line! So did W.W.T.S.! So did Olympic! The 3 BEST BOOKS had to go to a 20 cent line.. Why?

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I do think it is THEIR FAULT THOUGH!

I don't want to call these Books stupid.... But how stupid is it to let all these 7-11, ALL OUT advertising, Ch**ken s*it Books, just COPY YOUR LINES!

These Books are taking all the WISEGUYS ACTION, doing ALL THE WORK and TAKING ALL THE LOSES FROM THESE WISEGUYS for these Cancer ridden, 7-11 shirt-tail hanging, never take a chance, Cloning Bast**d Books!

Is it THAT important for them to be on a LINE SERVICE?

Del Mar and Skybook too.... Even though Del Mar waits till a number is painted on the board, They are a good Book that takes good size bets and takes ALL the Wiseguys. Do these Books really think their not going to get any bets and lose business?

And what business (if any) would you be losing anyway? The guys who look at Don Best all day! Wow... Now that would hurt!

You would also make the MIDDLERS, SCALPERS, NUMBER SHOPPERS, and any other WISEGUY................. WORK A LITTLE HARDER!!!!!!!

It's all an EGO thing with these Books. But it's COSTING them MONEY and they.... Who knows what they think.

They could all have their lines posted on a THEIR own web page SEPERATE from anybody. Why make it easy for the WISEGUYS and these CLONE BOOKS?

Look at ROYAL! Look at NASA! Look at the old Heritage! Look at Tradewinds! Look at Intertops! Look at W.S.E.X.!

Did all these Books and MANY, MANY more with WAY MORE customers need to be on Don Best to get Business?

Where do you think they get their lines and changes from? What Books do you think THEY LOOK AT ALL DAY? How would these Books open if they didn't have these Books to COPY?

If these 6 Books would STOP this Stupidity TODAY!!!! this Industry would GO BEZERK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And THEY WOULD CLEAN UP!

Don't they get it.

[reno]

DoggieStyle, I beg to differ with you regarding Caribi. First, Caribi is a relatively new book, probably not more than a year old. They did fine last baseball season, even with a 10-cent line. However, they've gotten killed in football, moreso from square than wiseguy money.

Caribi's problem, as I see it, is poor money management. They assumed that winning in football is a given for a book, and, consequently, they took huge bets that represented an excessive percentage of their
bankroll. In other words, they gambled and lost. They took CRIS-size bets while lacking CRIS-size capitalization.

Even though they have new financial backing, a number of credit customers have yet to be paid. Consequently, I won't be playing with them again until I hear that they're again solid and thriving.

[DoggieStyle]

I'm sure your right... But that's why you have limits. LIMITS ARE FOR EVERYONE (except the rare whale who CAN'T win) Unless you have a HUGE, HUGE bankroll.

Besides that... and the fact that YOU and EVERY other wiseguy loves Don Best.

Do you think it is a good for them to just let these other good for nothing clone books copy their lines?

Almost every Middler, Scalper, or Wiseguy I have ever talked to would love to have EVERYONE (players and Books) work without the Don Best..........

Like I always say... If it is such a help for the PLAYERS.... How could it be good for the Books? Real Books that is... and not the CLONE BOOKS, We all know how it helps THEM!

[ShiftySheik]

Poor service is also hurting this book. They still havn't graded my NFL total wins bets. Today I asked if I could bet with my winnings from the futures bet...they wouldn't take my bet. I got the usual "we'll grade it later" response. As soon as they grade those bets I'm cashing out.

[cashusking]

reno: when did you quit playing with them?

[cashusking]

oh and by the way, i'm one of those credit
players who can't get paid. Was on vacation and got misinformation that they were off the live feed.

I'll be sure and let the posting board know when some money does finally show up. Right now I'm really pissed that this book was on the live feed 2 months ago when I ran up a figure with them. I NEVER in a f-ing million years would have played them unless they were on Don Best....the FIRST time i asked for a payout and i have had nothing but problems. The worst thing is having to be an a-hole to try to get paid after laying 11 to 10.

With all due repect to the guys over there I hope someone there knows something i don't.