Does anyone else make errors when wagering on the internet?

TANG · Nov 20, 2005

No I Do Not They Give A Confirm Page For This Reason. Just Take Your Time And It Would Be Hard To Screw Up.

Woody0 · Nov 20, 2005

tvwatchr said:
I have done it before a few times. Had a problem yesterday when my bets doubled up, I must have hit the comfirm button twice.

I consider that a book's software problem. Don't play Heritage but I've never seen it.

BlackBart · Nov 20, 2005

YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!!!!

Even after posting this thread, I STILL made a mistake today! Small bet, but still. I took the over on the NE game instead of the under.

:sad3:

If this keeps up, I may join Sherman.

KeithRichard · Nov 20, 2005

One time I added an extra 0 to my bet. Boy, did I ever sweat that 100 bet. :sad3:

quantumleap · Nov 20, 2005

On a similar note, I was betting NFL, NHL and NBA all in one day. I hurried to get in the early NHL bet but forgot to bet the rest of my picks because I booked so many bets in the other leagues. Of course I won most of the games I would have bet on.

I'm betting fewer games now.

nimue77 · Nov 20, 2005

yes, way too many. Im constantly rushing...thus is the life of an arbitrager.

ThreeUnits · Nov 20, 2005

The one time I tried to reverse a bet - even though it was immediately after making it and game time was hours away - the online book said no.

Whenever I catch my error(s), I "correct" it by simply beeting double that wager on the "right side".

When I don't catch my errors in time - sad to say - more enough than not, they win!

quantumleap · Nov 21, 2005

nimue77 said:
yes, way too many. Im constantly rushing...thus is the life of an arbitrager.

What's a good amount to keep in each book when arbitraging? How many books should a good arbitrager have? I'll probably be moving into this arena in the near future.

Thanks in advance.

nimue77 · Nov 21, 2005

Well, the more the merrier for both. Though, you don't want to spread your bankroll too thin. Pinnacle is a must.

quantumleap said:
What's a good amount to keep in each book when arbitraging? How many books should a good arbitrager have? I'll probably be moving into this arena in the near future.

Thanks in advance.

barman · Nov 21, 2005

To be polite (shock), I held off on making a smartass post in this thread like, "If you make sure to place your bets while sober, you'll never mess up..."

AND THEN I opened my Olympic account and found a discrepancy in yesterday's closing balance.

DOH! I placed an OVER when I intended UNDER and thus I lost a 1/2 unit where I should have won.

Let this be a lesson to ME! :sad3:

Phigment · Nov 21, 2005

Just today I bet Minnesota when I meant to take Green Bay. I knew it was my own fault and would have taken my lumps or doubled up on Green Bay but I took a shot and spoke with a rep via live chat. They had to get manager approval but they did flip my original bet over to Green Bay. I was even able to get the original 5 1/2 I had even though the line moved to 6 during our conversation. Very nice gesture on an honest mistake.

bertex · Nov 21, 2005

some times i forget the final confirmation . usually because it is so low on the page it does not show on my screen.also every one of them a winner

:drink:

mson · Nov 21, 2005

once

I felt more crestfallen then when I lose a bet, never has happened again, I always review my bets!

PixWinns · Nov 21, 2005

klowinns said:
To sum up this thread. Just made a mistake. Wanted the "over" on Golden St./ L. A. Clippers and bet the "under". Still sleeping.............

Would of won if it wasn't for the mistake. Kick myself in the a**.

Dbronz1e · Nov 21, 2005

had it happen to me yesterday...I forgot to confirm the bet on Arizona on a SU bet....needless to say I was overjoyed....and then I looked at my account balance and I was ready to cry foul on the book I use..looked at the bet history and it didn't show up...one word of ADVICE!!!!!!!!

GO SLOW & DOUBLE CHECK EVERYTING BEFORE YOU CLOSE YOUR WINDOWS!!!

bertex · Nov 21, 2005

i should mention that this book says confirm and when you hit that button you go to another page where you have to enter password and confirm again.

wantitall4moi · Nov 21, 2005

yes, I will do it once in awhile. But usually if I am going from memory andnot looking at the first number I got.

FatTony · Nov 27, 2005

I screwed up big time today.

I just checked my account with Nine.com and my account total was the same as this morning. Found out when I made my "Big" bet on Washington and a smaller bet on Under never went through. I put in the wrong password. I hate their software!

Please SD win.

omahamoneymaker · Nov 27, 2005

I pounded Utah State against New Mexico State when I thought I found a gem. I have almost 10 books so it isn't unusual to find lines a couple of points different.

I bet Utah State at -1. Later, I found New Mex State at +3 at Hollywood so I pounded a bit more on Utah State and put about half on NMS.

Needless to say it was tied at the half. I just happened to look at scored plays and noticed that I had lost my entire bet of Utah State. It was for the first half.

At this point I didn't know what to do as I had already lost 4 units on Utah State and had about 3 units pending on NMState at +3.

I had a decent lean to Utah State for the game so I was able to bet 2 units on Utah State for the 2nd half at -2. I luckily was able to push the 3 units on NMS and win 2 units on UState for the 2nd half and only lost 2 units plus some juice.

All along I was planning on middling this game and the sad thing is it would have worked out because I had several books where I could have bet Utah State at -2 1/2 -105 and could have had NMState at +3 -107. I would have won my entire UTah State bet and pushed with the Aggies.

:sad3:

beetman · Dec 2, 2005

I haven't messed up a bet like that in ages, but came close betting a proposition a few months ago where whichever book it was had under listed on top and over listed on the bottom. Fortunately I avoided disaster by exceeding the bet limit and having it rejected for being over the limit.