Wiseguy store..always has been..always will be.
Skip has been on the phones with the biggest 20 to 50 that "shape" & forge the real numbers for the past 15 years, Grande is for the serious players, as they are not a "prop shop", they were a credit/wiseguy house in origins, and will always be one of the top 3 books around despite limited betting options..Why?..because they pay!
As Wil said, if you are one that bets large(be it pro gambler or just wealthy gambler), and want to feel safe with six-figures-plus sitting offshore..this is a must out. Also as he noted if you like chalk or want to go against the sharps in certain spots, here is where you can fill up.
Skip was putting pen-to-pad offshore before there was a quote/unquote offshore industry per-se, back when NYC was still the wiseguy's true mecca, and The Apple was first with the "real" early offerings & largest limits..and not just Dust's limited "number-shapers" on a Sunday night/Monday morning.
Grande is one of the only few places on Earth where those racing in conjunction with other sharps for numbers, or even riding in on the heels of BW, Tiger, Poker,etc..are accepted, not sweated as badly, and certainly not banished.
Many six-and-seven-figured Followers and Middlers went bust or hurt themselves the last decade, yet Grande, Oly, Pinny, & CRIS still stand strong as the Kings, there is a lesson in this for both sides of the counter.
