Here is how several sportsbooks react to sharp action. Every book has their breaking point, so if anyone can help expand this list I would appreciate it:
1. Bet365. Lower limits to about 10% of normal. Please note that they react to STEAM action -- not necessarily winners.
2. Canbet. Lower limits to 20-25% of normal. They react to $40-$50k winners or more.
3. Heritage. You won't get far here. They will close your account and send you a check if they don't like your action. They are not very tolerant and even small winners or a few steam plays will get their attention. Apparently they were much more tolerant in the past, but they remain very polite.
4. Intertops. Will send a courteous email telling you that your limits have been lowered. You can win $10-$20k before this happens. Steam will make this happen much sooner.
5. Pinnacle. They will lower your limits to $500 across the board. They don't bother steam players, just big winners ($100k or more).
6. VIP. They will change your account to "phone only." If you try to call in a play they don't like (steam, for example), they'll change the line after you tell them what you want to bet. This will happen after 5-10 steam plays or winnings of $10-$20k.
7. Wagerstreet. They will lower your limits. This will happen if you play steam or bet any of their "unique" lines. I am not sure how this place stays in business as they make a LOT of mistakes -- I have seen several games with one team at +100 and the other at +120. They will allow about $5-$10k in winnings or a couple steam plays or ONE bad line bet. Don't be fooled by their "instant approval" system... if your account is flagged they wont approve much.
8. WSEX. If you win $50-$100k here they will flag your account. What this means is that ALL wagers require manual approval from them. When this happens, you won't be able to place any wagers after hours, as there will not be anyone there to press the "approve" button. The good news is that they are fairly reasonable about approving wagers from sharps. Their software automatically moves lines based on action, but after a manual approval they usually will move it by hand.
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1. Bet365. Lower limits to about 10% of normal. Please note that they react to STEAM action -- not necessarily winners.
2. Canbet. Lower limits to 20-25% of normal. They react to $40-$50k winners or more.
3. Heritage. You won't get far here. They will close your account and send you a check if they don't like your action. They are not very tolerant and even small winners or a few steam plays will get their attention. Apparently they were much more tolerant in the past, but they remain very polite.
4. Intertops. Will send a courteous email telling you that your limits have been lowered. You can win $10-$20k before this happens. Steam will make this happen much sooner.
5. Pinnacle. They will lower your limits to $500 across the board. They don't bother steam players, just big winners ($100k or more).
6. VIP. They will change your account to "phone only." If you try to call in a play they don't like (steam, for example), they'll change the line after you tell them what you want to bet. This will happen after 5-10 steam plays or winnings of $10-$20k.
7. Wagerstreet. They will lower your limits. This will happen if you play steam or bet any of their "unique" lines. I am not sure how this place stays in business as they make a LOT of mistakes -- I have seen several games with one team at +100 and the other at +120. They will allow about $5-$10k in winnings or a couple steam plays or ONE bad line bet. Don't be fooled by their "instant approval" system... if your account is flagged they wont approve much.
8. WSEX. If you win $50-$100k here they will flag your account. What this means is that ALL wagers require manual approval from them. When this happens, you won't be able to place any wagers after hours, as there will not be anyone there to press the "approve" button. The good news is that they are fairly reasonable about approving wagers from sharps. Their software automatically moves lines based on action, but after a manual approval they usually will move it by hand.
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