last night during MNF was my first experience with "livebetting". Very cool and fun. After kickoff and Philly scored a TD and Dallas followed up by going three and out and punting, I was able to get Dallas +2.5 +180.
Sometime in the 2nd quarter I made two more bets: Dallas ML +310 and Dallas ML +320.
I ended up getting lucky because when it seemed as though Philly was going to win I attempted to buy back my stakes by getting on a Philly ML -500, but just as I pressed the button on my mouse to confirm the action, the signal on my modem went out and the wager wasn't processed.
Spent the next amount of time on the phone with the tech guy and by the time I checked the score it was 21-20, Dallas; who went on the win the freakin' game, lol.
Sometime in the 2nd quarter I made two more bets: Dallas ML +310 and Dallas ML +320.
I ended up getting lucky because when it seemed as though Philly was going to win I attempted to buy back my stakes by getting on a Philly ML -500, but just as I pressed the button on my mouse to confirm the action, the signal on my modem went out and the wager wasn't processed.
Spent the next amount of time on the phone with the tech guy and by the time I checked the score it was 21-20, Dallas; who went on the win the freakin' game, lol.
Congratulations, Tenman--turning $50 into $537 is no small feat. Not to torment you, but imagine if you'd started with $5,000 .... By the way, Fishhead is right (as usual). We treat your initial $100 deposit as a qualifying one, even though a transaction fee has been deducted from it.
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As for Norton Internet Security, it might be conflicting with another firewall you are using. I didn't realize this, but Windows XP already comes with its own firewall. Out of curiosity, I downloaded the Norton package that you have onto my Windows XP laptop, and it immediately started blocking both IM and Skype. So you might want to check whether you really need to run both firewalls.
I know that's not a complete answer, but it's a start. I'm expecting a more detailed analysis of Norton firewall's interaction with Matchbook before long.
Phigment: Some very preliminary advice on your connection issues. First, make sure that your browser has not been changed to block cookies or disable javascript. Here are some instructions:
javascript: http://www.chami.com/tips/internet/021398I.html
cookies: http://www.chami.com/tips/internet/042499I.html
As for Norton Internet Security, it might be conflicting with another firewall you are using. I didn't realize this, but Windows XP already comes with its own firewall. Out of curiosity, I downloaded the Norton package that you have onto my Windows XP laptop, and it immediately started blocking both IM and Skype. So you might want to check whether you really need to run both firewalls.
I know that's not a complete answer, but it's a start. I'm expecting a more detailed analysis of Norton firewall's interaction with Matchbook before long.
