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I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I'm kinda sick of all the ridiculous sports awards nowadays. I mean, does anyone really care who wins the Butkus and Biletnikoff awards? And even the Heisman Trophy is a joke. After all, when guys old enough to be my father, like Gina Toretta and Chris Weinke, can win the Heisman by dominating kids too young to drink, maybe it's time to reconsider our priorities.
Anyway, I've been doing some seemingly deep thinking--and I say "seemingly deep" because it may not be possible to truly think deeply with 6 shots of Johnny Walker in one's system--on the whole awards issue, and I've come to the following conclusion: We, the offshore sportsbetting community, instead of wasting our precious time paying attention to trivial sports awards that have nothing to do with our own industry, should establish our own annual offshore sportsbetting awards.
We can establish different categories, designate nominees, and then vote in this forum to determine the winners.
Now, to get the ball rolling, I'll start out by introducing some categories that I think are important. Furthermore, to prove I'm not
a fence-sitter, I'll even state who I think the winners should be.
1)SPORTSBOOK OF THE YEAR (The Little Caesars Award) My choice is Aces Gold/Sports Market. They offer unmatched free juice specials, humongous bonuses, terrific customer service, great, no-nonsense wiseguy phone service, outstanding buy-back value, and a 10-cent line in baseball. Olympic, sure to be the choice of many BW members, offers original overnight lines and unique betting opportunities. However, I just can't vote for a sportsbook with a 20-cent line in baseball.
2) BM OF THE YEAR (The Bob Martin Award). I'd give this award to Roger, the late linesmaker at WWTS. Roger's expertise helped turn WWTS into one of the giants in the offshore biz. Roger did not believe in moving on air and he'd take huge action from select players. My second choice is Lance at Skybook. Lance isn't afraid of strongly opinionating his baseball numbers, and he gives scalpers like me unequalled opportunity to earn a buck. Interestingly enough, though Lance is the most radical BM in the biz, his partner, Art, who does basketball for Skybook, may be the most conservative. Art doesn't believe in offering different numbers. But what would you expect from a guy who wears a 3-piece suit to the beach?
SPORTSBETTOR OF THE YEAR (The Billy Walters Award)I'd give this to a syndicate, The Kosher Boys, who had a great baseball season. While the bigger baseball syndicate, the Poker Players, took it in the shorts, the Koshers quietly added millions of dollar to their coffers.
SCALPER/MIDDLER OF THE YEAR (The Sam Brown Award). This goes to the now-retired Boomer, who is already in the "Guiness World Book of Records" for having the most beards and earning the most in bonuses. In second place,
closely behind Boomer, is Scott Landeau. Scott might have beaten Boomer out for the award, but too many of the games he attempted to middle were "fixed," resulting in more juice and less profit for him. In the hope of changing his karma, Scott, for the first time in his life, plans to start watching movies directed by people other than Oliver Stone.
The above categories that I've introduced are just a start. If anyone has ideas for other categories, chime in. And everyone who has an opinion is welcome to do what I failed to do during the presidential election, and that is to vote.
Anyway, I've been doing some seemingly deep thinking--and I say "seemingly deep" because it may not be possible to truly think deeply with 6 shots of Johnny Walker in one's system--on the whole awards issue, and I've come to the following conclusion: We, the offshore sportsbetting community, instead of wasting our precious time paying attention to trivial sports awards that have nothing to do with our own industry, should establish our own annual offshore sportsbetting awards.
We can establish different categories, designate nominees, and then vote in this forum to determine the winners.
Now, to get the ball rolling, I'll start out by introducing some categories that I think are important. Furthermore, to prove I'm not
a fence-sitter, I'll even state who I think the winners should be.
1)SPORTSBOOK OF THE YEAR (The Little Caesars Award) My choice is Aces Gold/Sports Market. They offer unmatched free juice specials, humongous bonuses, terrific customer service, great, no-nonsense wiseguy phone service, outstanding buy-back value, and a 10-cent line in baseball. Olympic, sure to be the choice of many BW members, offers original overnight lines and unique betting opportunities. However, I just can't vote for a sportsbook with a 20-cent line in baseball.
2) BM OF THE YEAR (The Bob Martin Award). I'd give this award to Roger, the late linesmaker at WWTS. Roger's expertise helped turn WWTS into one of the giants in the offshore biz. Roger did not believe in moving on air and he'd take huge action from select players. My second choice is Lance at Skybook. Lance isn't afraid of strongly opinionating his baseball numbers, and he gives scalpers like me unequalled opportunity to earn a buck. Interestingly enough, though Lance is the most radical BM in the biz, his partner, Art, who does basketball for Skybook, may be the most conservative. Art doesn't believe in offering different numbers. But what would you expect from a guy who wears a 3-piece suit to the beach?
SPORTSBETTOR OF THE YEAR (The Billy Walters Award)I'd give this to a syndicate, The Kosher Boys, who had a great baseball season. While the bigger baseball syndicate, the Poker Players, took it in the shorts, the Koshers quietly added millions of dollar to their coffers.
SCALPER/MIDDLER OF THE YEAR (The Sam Brown Award). This goes to the now-retired Boomer, who is already in the "Guiness World Book of Records" for having the most beards and earning the most in bonuses. In second place,
closely behind Boomer, is Scott Landeau. Scott might have beaten Boomer out for the award, but too many of the games he attempted to middle were "fixed," resulting in more juice and less profit for him. In the hope of changing his karma, Scott, for the first time in his life, plans to start watching movies directed by people other than Oliver Stone.
The above categories that I've introduced are just a start. If anyone has ideas for other categories, chime in. And everyone who has an opinion is welcome to do what I failed to do during the presidential election, and that is to vote.
, I would consider the Dunes not only for providing top notch customer service off the bat, but for bringing on new inovations such as wagering in progress.
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