The gambling market has changed so much since the early 90"s

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They didnt have no Donbest Screen. but it was so easy to get a buy back in those days, if you had a 1/2 different on anything you would get a buy back. these days you cant even get a buy back even if you have a 1/2 different at -105 it has really changed alot. the market is so different that its unreal. I am talking about every wiseguy in the world would fight over a 1/2pt back in those days.
 

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If you had a bad line on something, it didnt take long before your line got straightened. at 7:45 EST everybody had the same line. the NBA totals were the worst back in those days, sometimes in the morning the totals would move 10-12 pts, honest the god truth. Chuck Sharp had a field day betting the NBA totals back in those days, he was the master of all masters betting totals.
 

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The mid-eighties to the mid-nineties were the peak of the industry for bettors, as if you were well-connected, had nationwide large outs, LV mover accounts, friends and beards in the LV streets carrying for you, had NYC accounts, plus the early offshore outs, with some wiseguys/offices also firing straight into LV phone accounts..you were set!

If "In The Know" back then, one was anywhere from thirty seconds to a full two minutes ahead of the other sharps and their followers in the relay..as before the offshores came, secrecy/cloak-and-dagger, 'twas much harder to conceal/flying stealth back then.

The big boys could get down for multi six-figures very easily and quickly to the NFL, NBA, and MLB.

Fortunes won and lost..with the cycles repeating themselves in small intervals.

So true Rainbow, following BB or Chinaman for NBA, while using CS totals was a nice ticket.
 

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horseshoe, I remember those days like it was yesterday. the chinaman and Stevie Z were the two best betting the sides in the NBA. that was some good old days.
 

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Rainbow said:
horseshoe, I remember those days like it was yesterday. the chinaman and Stevie Z were the two best betting the sides in the NBA. that was some good old days.

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True guys, but you had to be careful with Z, he would lay down some occasional intentional poop in the mix also?..from higher ups?..as Stevie Z had a legion of followers to shake.
 

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almost every line is the same now

line shopping is virtually done
 

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Horseshoe said:
True guys, but you had to be careful with Z, he would lay down some occasional intentional poop in the mix also?..from higher ups?..as Stevie Z had a legion of followers to shake.
100% true but he"s not alone doing that. I wont mention no names, but the bottom line when he played a game the line would move 1 1/2 to two pts, if he layed 4 on a game you would think going to 5 was enough wrong it would go to 5.5 consistenly. in 1992 was Stevie Z best year ever.
 

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