Yahoo had a blog about the incident....and had over 1,200 responses....including SEVERAL from Tom, Dick, and Harry that said something like this:
"You mean to tell me you can bet on games AFTER they start! I'm going to move to that country next week!! All this time I could have been betting on baseball games, in which a team was up by 10 runs with two outs in the 9th inning?! A football team running the clock out in the 4th quarter, up 38-3?! What kind of IDIOT sportsbooks would allow a bet to be made AFTER the game or match has begun. I have been betting in American for almost my whole life and this would never be allowed in Vegas! The idiot sportsbooks across the pond have nobody to blame but themselves for accepting the bets after the match begins."
I don't have a Yahoo account, so I didn't respond. But, yes, I did read through all the posts and not one person knew that in-match wagering actually existed!
Ignorance is bliss?
Their posts were hysterical....."my bookie in Philly would never accept a bet or a phone call after the game started."
I don' think the majority of American gamblers (Joe Q. Public) even realize that in-progress betting exists. Now that they do, they still think it doesn't make sense because they think you get the same line and odds as you did before the game/match started...and you know the score!!
LOL
I wanted to explain to them that yes, you can bet on blowout games and matches at these sportsbooks well after the match has started...but at adjusted odds-lines-prices. If you want to put up $100,000 to win $100 that a team won't blow a 6-2 hockey lead in the 3rd period, be my guest!
Or, you can put up $100 to win $50,000 that the other team won't come back from the 6-2 deficit.
I didn't have the energy, patience, or Yahoo account to post a reply, but I wanted to share this with you fellow REAL gamblers here at Madjacks. Either we know WAY too much about gambling....or the public (who THINKS they know a lot about gambling) knows too little.
Probably a combination of both!
"You mean to tell me you can bet on games AFTER they start! I'm going to move to that country next week!! All this time I could have been betting on baseball games, in which a team was up by 10 runs with two outs in the 9th inning?! A football team running the clock out in the 4th quarter, up 38-3?! What kind of IDIOT sportsbooks would allow a bet to be made AFTER the game or match has begun. I have been betting in American for almost my whole life and this would never be allowed in Vegas! The idiot sportsbooks across the pond have nobody to blame but themselves for accepting the bets after the match begins."
I don't have a Yahoo account, so I didn't respond. But, yes, I did read through all the posts and not one person knew that in-match wagering actually existed!
Ignorance is bliss?
Their posts were hysterical....."my bookie in Philly would never accept a bet or a phone call after the game started."
I don' think the majority of American gamblers (Joe Q. Public) even realize that in-progress betting exists. Now that they do, they still think it doesn't make sense because they think you get the same line and odds as you did before the game/match started...and you know the score!!
LOL
I wanted to explain to them that yes, you can bet on blowout games and matches at these sportsbooks well after the match has started...but at adjusted odds-lines-prices. If you want to put up $100,000 to win $100 that a team won't blow a 6-2 hockey lead in the 3rd period, be my guest!
Or, you can put up $100 to win $50,000 that the other team won't come back from the 6-2 deficit.
I didn't have the energy, patience, or Yahoo account to post a reply, but I wanted to share this with you fellow REAL gamblers here at Madjacks. Either we know WAY too much about gambling....or the public (who THINKS they know a lot about gambling) knows too little.
Probably a combination of both!
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