That's exactly what I was saying Neemer... Thanks for backing me here, I really felt like the "bad guy" even if deep inside of me I know that there's no reason to feel this way. I said it before and I say it again: the communication via the Internet is absolutely
meaningless. You might think whatever you want, but I've been using the Internet (on a regular basis) since 1991, and if there's something that I've learned (and still learning), it's gotta be that. I usually try to use a "neutral" writing style for online communications, but sometimes I'm just... me. And btw, "me" is a native french canadian, so sorry if I don't always use the correct english and the correct expressions at the right time.
I'd like to read in everybody's mind and find a way to communicate my thoughts in order to not offusk anyone, but I can't. Why? Because I'm human, and most importantly, I'm ME. I'm not perfect; nobody is. I know that some people love me, I know that some people hate me - whether it's in real life or on the Internet, allthough I figured out that it's almost impossible to unveal your real personality on the internet, and that's why it's so hard to be understood at times. You create a visual image in your mind, and you fall into the trap to "really" believe that "this" guy probably "look this way", probably "talk this way", etc.. But anyways.. that being said, to be honest, I don't hate it that much when someone is bashing me, especially when it's kosar.. my good ol' pal. It amuses me more than anything else - why the many
smiles.
MadJack, I hope you'll read my last post because I really want you to call me. You sound like you have something against me here, and I'm dying to know what it is, because quite frankly I don't know what I did or said to offusk you, unless you're still thinking of that e-mail I sent you before I took a break here. If this is the case, well once again the only thing I can tell you is that I trust YOU, but this doesn't mean that I trust this whole site. It would be like saying: "if you trust your president, you gotta trust everybody living in your country" - that doesn't make any sense. And dam.. you know that.
Now as for the books offering nickel lines - or even "no juice" lines according to Neemer - , if some of you wonder how can they make money, well in most of the cases it's quite simple: these sportbooks also own online casinos. It's like when you go buy a BigMac at 99c at McDonald's - they won't make any profit on the BigMac (well not much anyway), but they know that it's not everybody who will go there to only buy BigMacs. A few will do it, but they know that most of the time, the client will also buy a soda and some french fries, and that's where the money is made. A good % of "basically" sports bettors will soon or later fall into the temptation of playing a couple of bucks at Black Jack or Roulette, in analogy with the soda and french fries. It's as simple as that. Of course there are some other technicalities, like very often, when you send money to an offshore, don't think that they will let it sleep. I don't know the exact laws about that here so I won't comment. But technically, your money isn't 100% safe, wherever it is.
To Jack: Note about "advertising": that's why I mentionned to feel free to delete the topic. I know you don't like it when someone does that - am I right or am I wrong? - you call it "a shot I took at you", I call it reality. And I have to understand you, gee there was absolutely no attack here... I co-owned a video games business for 2 years, and the one thing that I really hated was when some clients (not even knowing each others) were talking about better prices at a different store. But the bottom line is, I'm not gambling to buy a product, but to win money. So I'll take advantage of everything I can, and am willing to share the information here. Basically, shopping for lines is a very important aspect of the game, so when I found out this book, I really felt that I had to share the information with everybody here, since as far as I'm concerned, this is a
sports gambling forum (not a sportsbook) owned by an (some) independant person(s), not by the sportsbooks sponsering it. Correct me if I'm wrong. That's "how" I see it. When you go see an F-1 race sponsored by Marlboro, does it mean that you don't have the right to smoke Camels? I insure you, I was not trying to advertise anything here, I was just pointing out other options. And yes, I really think that most of the sportsbooks will soon or later offer dime lines on any sports, and nickel lines on baseball. I won't say the opposite just to make you happy, because that's not what I think. Again, I might be wrong, but nobody's always right. I don't believe in easy money, and the bookies might have to learn this the hard way in the years to come. That's what I meant when I stated "this is just the beginning", nothing else. But whatever.. I understand your point of view, and since you own this site, I'll follow the rules.
I think I said it all here, but I'd still appreciate it if you call me, to clarify the whole thing in a real-time conversation.
Oh and since nobody seems to know the book I mentionned (obviously a new one), I'll take a chance and I'll send a couple of hundreds to them, and request a withdrawal a couple of weeks later - just to see. I'll let you know what happens.
