Biggest headache decisions for bookies in grading of bets

[GreenDoberman]

Baseball can be a nightmare trying to explain to neophtye bettors with listed pitchers, rainout refunds, etc.

Got me thinking of what can be the worst headaches when the rules are clear, but customers clearly don't understand.

I would say the last one was my biggest headache as I had to tell the bettors that yes I watched the fight too and saw who was announced the winners, but boxing is corrupt and they changed it while we were sleeping.

-Power outage in a UNLV-Wisconsin game with 6 minutes to play. Wisconsin is awarded the win as they are up big, but for betting purposes it is a refund as all CFB game must go 55 minutes to be official.

-MLB games Cubs/Pirates and White Sox/Orioles where game was rained out and called after team batting in top had batted and score reverted to previous innings.

-Soccer match in South America where fans rioted with 4 minutes left and team up 4-0. Game must go 88 minutes to be official, therefore it is a push.

-Boxing match Juarez-Barrera where one fighter is named the winner by the announcer on the broadcast and they go off the air. Only to be changed the next day when there is a scorecard "error" discovered.

 

[Wynn]

Baseball can be a nightmare trying to explain to neophtye bettors with listed pitchers, rainout refunds, etc.

Got me thinking of what can be the worst headaches when the rules are clear, but customers clearly don't understand.

I would say the last one was my biggest headache as I had to tell the bettors that yes I watched the fight too and saw who was announced the winners, but boxing is corrupt and they changed it while we were sleeping.

-Power outage in a UNLV-Wisconsin game with 6 minutes to play. Wisconsin is awarded the win as they are up big, but for betting purposes it is a refund as all CFB game must go 55 minutes to be official.

-MLB games Cubs/Pirates and White Sox/Orioles where game was rained out and called after team batting in top had batted and score reverted to previous innings.

-Soccer match in South America where fans rioted with 4 minutes left and team up 4-0. Game must go 88 minutes to be official, therefore it is a push.

-Boxing match Juarez-Barrera where one fighter is named the winner by the announcer on the broadcast and they go off the air. Only to be changed the next day when there is a scorecard "error" discovered.

Scary thing is I was on the wrong side of the UNLV-Wisc game, the Cubs/Pirates game,the Juarez-Barrera fight, as well as the Rays moneyline on Monday. How's that for some bad beats?

 

[steaktartar]

Scary thing is I was on the wrong side of the UNLV-Wisc game, the Cubs/Pirates game,the Juarez-Barrera fight, as well as the Rays moneyline on Monday. How's that for some bad beats?

then there are these customers which is why books have zero compassion for players

http://www.therxforum.com/showthread.php?t=628491

 

[GreenDoberman]

I remember one Saturday college football, my ticket writer comes up to me telling me a bunch of guys are betting the Texas Tech-somebody game.
I look and see the game is in the second quarter and the supervisor had not done the time change in the morning.

Tech is down by two TDs and they are giving like 14 points.

We close out the game and it ends up Texas Tech wins by like 30.

Sure enough, some schmuck comes up wanting his money back because he bet it in the second quarter and lost when he was up 28 at the time.

I fought off the urge to just laugh at him and told him "ain't that some damn bad luck on your part pardner, you can't even win betting with the game half-over".

 

[Wynn]

I remember one Saturday college football, my ticket writer comes up to me telling me a bunch of guys are betting the Texas Tech-somebody game.
I look and see the game is in the second quarter and the supervisor had not done the time change in the morning.

Tech is down by two TDs and they are giving like 14 points.

We close out the game and it ends up Texas Tech wins by like 30.

Sure enough, some schmuck comes up wanting his money back because he bet it in the second quarter and lost when he was up 28 at the time.

I fought off the urge to just laugh at him and told him "ain't that some damn bad luck on your part pardner, you can't even win betting with the game half-over".

Was that supervisor still working there on Sunday?

 

[jonathinglade]

I had Tampa the other night,wager was graded as a lost........chalked it up to bad beat. I go online today and my wager was put back on "pending wagers". So I lost again,but I'll chalk that up to good customer relations.

 

[GreenDoberman]

Wynn,
Yes...as a ticket writer.

 

[Cusipz]

I had Tampa the other night,wager was graded as a lost........chalked it up to bad beat. I go online today and my wager was put back on "pending wagers". So I lost again,but I'll chalk that up to good customer relations.

All books are doing this...

"See, we gave you a second chance...too bad it lost, but hey, we're good guys...really"