Sportbook rules are outdated. They haven't been adjusted to factor in new baseball rules. If Tampa scored 10 runs top of 6th instead of 1 run, Tampa bettors would be even more outraged. Simply put this is terribly wrong and unfair rule, we all bet the game line not the 5 inning line. I just heard the Mirage isn't graded bets until game is completed. Comps to the Mirage for being fair.
acording to donbest.com:
the philadelhia vs tama bay world series game 5 has been suspended in the bottom of the sixth inning. For betting purposes the score reverts back to the last completed inning. Through five innings the score was 2-1 philadelphia. For betting purposes the score will be 2-1 philadelphia. Side bets will be action, but totals and run lines are no action. The game will resume at 8:00pm est tuesday october 28.
the philadelhia vs tama bay world series game 5 has been suspended in the bottom of the sixth inning. For betting purposes the score reverts back to the last completed inning. Through five innings the score was 2-1 philadelphia. For betting purposes the score will be 2-1 philadelphia. Side bets will be action, but totals and run lines are no action. The game will resume at 8:00pm est tuesday october 28.
What is there to understand. I posted a hypothitical scenario which illustrares how wrong and unfair the current betjamaica rule is. In my hypo T.B. would have gained an 11-2 lead after scoring 10 runs in the top of the 6th, game suspended after 5.5 innings but bet jamaica still grades T.B. a loser and Philly a winner. Please explain to me what I don't understand.
I just did, PHILLY DIDN'T BAT IN THE INNING............GODDAMN!!!!!
ACORDING TO DONBEST.COM:THE PHILADELHIA VS TAMA BAY WORLD SERIES GAME 5 HAS BEEN SUSPENDED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING. FOR BETTING PURPOSES THE SCORE REVERTS BACK TO THE LAST COMPLETED INNING. THROUGH FIVE INNINGS THE SCORE WAS 2-1 PHILADELPHIA. FOR BETTING PURPOSES THE SCORE WILL BE 2-1 PHILADELPHIA. SIDE BETS WILL BE ACTION, BUT TOTALS AND RUN LINES ARE NO ACTION. THE GAME WILL RESUME AT 8:00PM EST TUESDAY OCTOBER 28.
This exact situation happened on June 28th 2007 in a game between the NY Yankees and Baltimore.
At the end of the 7th Inning Baltimore were winning 6-4 then the Yankees scored 4 in the top of the 8th to take an 8-6 lead. The game was then called before the 8th was completed and the books stuck to their rules and reverted back to the end of the last full inning - and graded the game as a Baltimore Win (no action on Totals + RL as usual).
I agree that the rules are outdated but at the end of the day the rules are what they are so the books need to stick to them unless they have a separate rule on their site.
Its one of them situations where there is no way to please everybody and all books will be inundated with complaints whichever way they decided to go - but if their rules state "last full inning" (as most do!) then that is how it needs to be graded regardless of whether it is a World Series game or not...
for the playoffs and WS.....yes it does it needs to remain and be an open wager just like nascar and golf..reg season too hard with games and the next day travel.......but i agree with you zeeman and think you will get your wish.......playoff and ws rules will be changed for upcoming years
Look, enough on this. Rules are rules and I agree that the books should follow the rule for this circumstance but the rules need to be changed immediately because it makes no sense at all. You are betting on who is going to win the game. No one won the game. End of story.
The rule needs to be changed because when we made the bet we intended to have our bets graded on the official final score of the game. I don't know about your intent, but when I make my bets, especially World Series because these bets are larger and the game is more important, I want my bet graded based on my intentions. Which was predicting who would win the game. Until rule is changed I'm not betting on baseball, just on priciple alone.
