Bishop of Bulltown Posted December 12, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 39 Content Count: 618 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/24/2003 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I'm interested in putting some money down on some games this bowl season, but I have no idea where to go or what to do? Anybody wanna give me a crash course? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Toro Posted December 12, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 104 Content Count: 1,981 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/02/2002 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I used http://www.bodog.com two years ago for betting on the NFL. The site is reliable and I always got my money without much hassle. They have a very comprehensive FAQ so just spend a good hour reading through it. If you have a Citi credit card use their Virtual Account Number feature to protect your information:http://www.citibank.com/us/cards/tour/cb/shp_van.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smazza Posted December 12, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 9,898 Content Count: 66,091 Reputation: 2,434 Days Won: 172 Joined: 01/01/2001 Share Posted December 12, 2005 if you bet against the bullsdon't post it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop of Bulltown Posted December 12, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 39 Content Count: 618 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/24/2003 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 I was actually thinking about putting a nice bet on the UCF game after I do a bit of research. I remember someone saying on here the line was 2 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortMyersBull Posted December 12, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 6 Content Count: 14 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/19/2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 www.pinnaclesports.comyou only have to lay 105 to win 100, very reputable offshore sportsbook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rueben_Horowitz Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Not to discourage you from betting on sports, but cmon man, nobody wins in the long run when it comes to sports gambling -- except the bookie. Risking 105 to make 100 is about the stupidist risk management you could do. Why would you risk more than your potential payoff? 1 - 1 bets are terrible. Your better off using the $3000 you are going to lose (gambling is addictive, and you will try to dig yourself out of a hole, all the while making things worse) and investing it in the stock market. Do some research on some stocks and invest wisely. It will be more satisfying, trust me.Pissing away money gambling on sports is worse than a drug habit -- At least drugs numb the pain. And on a bowl game? Two teams that never meet? You want to lay down money on that? Please rethink...Rueben~ Manages money if you can't tell. You will notice him in here more often in December as he pulls his chips off the table to protect his gains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigShoop Posted December 13, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 219 Content Count: 3,827 Reputation: 8 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/08/2003 Share Posted December 13, 2005 sportsinteraction.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitting_BULL Posted December 19, 2005 Group: Bull Backers Topic Count: 111 Content Count: 2,527 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/12/2002 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Your better off using the $3000 you are going to lose (gambling is addictive, and you will try to dig yourself out of a hole, all the while making things worse) and investing it in the stock market. Guess you don't know how my stock market experience has been?Also wouldn't want to try to tell that to people who bought into the largest energy company in the world (Enron) or Global Crossing, or Lucent Technologies, or Kmart, , or, or, etc.You never know what some crook CEO will do to make another $200 mil? At least a team is usually going to try to win. Unless it's the black sox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rueben_Horowitz Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Guess you don't know how my stock market experience has been?Also wouldn't want to try to tell that to people who bought into the largest energy company in the world (Enron) or Global Crossing, or Lucent Technologies, or, or, or, etc.- If you couldn't make money in the stock market, what makes you think you will make money betting on sports? Sounds like bad risk management was your problem. Real simple -- You bet on the Bucs game. They are 7 point underdogs. You take the Bucs. First qtr, they are down by 7, second qtr they are down by 21. What are you options? Nothing. You are most likely going to lose everything you wagered. In the stock market you have the luxury of selling at anytime during the game -- you can even add to your bet mid-game. Thus, you can cut your losses and add to your gains -- Now which one makes more sense? I report, you decide. RuebenP.S. Lucent wasn't a fraud, it was a bad company, it is the investors responsibility to avoid bad companies. It doesn't take a genius to realize a company that could fill Lake Ontario with excess inventory isn't a wise investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bull_94 Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 - If you couldn't make money in the stock market, what makes you think you will make money betting on sports? Sounds like bad risk management was your problem. Real simple -- You bet on the Bucs game. They are 7 point underdogs. You take the Bucs. First qtr, they are down by 7, second qtr they are down by 21. What are you options? Nothing. You are most likely going to lose everything you wagered. In the stock market you have the luxury of selling at anytime during the game -- you can even add to your bet mid-game. Thus, you can cut your losses and add to your gains -- Now which one makes more sense? I report, you decide. RuebenP.S. Lucent wasn't a fraud, it was a bad company, it is the investors responsibility to avoid bad companies. It doesn't take a genius to realize a company that could fill Lake Ontario with excess inventory isn't a wise investment. I can't believe I'm going to say this, Rueben. I totally agree with you!! I never gamble myself but this site is pretty cool. You can trade during the games, politcal events etc. If the Bucs were losing at the half, you could cut your losses (or add to your gains). Right now USF to win is bid 30 ask 33. You could pay .33 to win a dollar (including your .33 back). If we are winning at the half (or anytime during the game) the price will increase and you can cash out gains(won't be the full dollar but as we get closer to finish price approaches a dollar). This means they are giving us a 33% chance of winning the game outright. I know nothing about the reliability of this site though.http://www.tradesports.com/aav2/trading/tradingHTML.jsp?evID=39881&eventSelect=39881&updateList=true&showExpired=false Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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