Would a sportsbook put a governor on your wagers if you requested?

[Journeyman]

This is not as crazy as it may sound

...say you're a known chaser (like myself) and for the sake of this conversation say you want to play, but do not want to risk more than 100.00 per wager...

Would a sportsbook accept such a request?

 

[Fishhead]

Actually, I think some may JMAN.

 

[Journeyman]

Its not a bad idea Fish...some guys blow their football wad in week 2 NFL...a governor would teach a good lesson

 

[JudgeWapner]

JM,I think most would.

 

[BoratSagdiyev]

That is a great idea. I think it would be a good thing to ask all new signups actually.

 

[Journeyman]

Yes but would the book hold you down to that 100 dollar wager limit....I mean what happens when you get that itch and demand a larger wager?

I know its called discipline , but I wonder if a book hs ever had such a request...

I have had a few large balances I have milked up into the 15 K range....well the problem is when I lose a few or withdrawal, than say i got maybe 2 dimes left, LOL, I will wager that 2k on one game, just because of the previous balance...if I had the 'governer' on my acct I would never be able to do such a retarded thing

 

[SportSavant]

also asking Books to 'AUTO BAN' you from their Casinos would be a PLUS...

ALTHOUGH...

at the end of the day discipline is something we must master in this game...we cannot count on others to regulate it for us...

 

[wilheim]

Agents do this all the time with credit customers. In the post up world things are a bit different, the money is there so no one is going to tell you how much to bet. I assume most books would agree to limit bet amounts if a customer requested it, but it would be a slippery slope at best. The first time a player gets pissed off and says the hell with what I said, it's my money and I want to bet it all on the Yankees, then what does the book do?


wil.

 

[Journeyman]

LOL Savant I do not have that problem thankfully...But I will toss away my reduced balance like its an old newspapaer,lol...I may have had a balance way up , then take some out or go on a bad streak and put it all on one game...I don't do this anymore but I use to...then a few weeks later i would be thinking WTF was I thinking putting my final 2 dime balance on one game...And sending back 2 dimes and playing 200 a game lol...instead if i just took a break (which I have learned to do) I'd have never made that play...

I guess to me it was all relative to what my balance was at the time...which was totally wrong...I can't tell you how many times I would make that mistake...I am waay more cautious anymore...If I have a bad streak ,I will have all my account balances sent back to my Neteller...

 

[SportSavant]

it is funny cauz we have a governement run Casino here in Town & if you want you can have yourself BANNED...you can select to be Banned for 1 or 2 years or even for life...

If you BAN yourself & they catch you in there they kick you out...Needless to say I have had no less than 3 close friendsBAN themselves willingly...lol...luckily I never have the urge to go there...

 

[Journeyman]

 

[TheGeneral+]

If you can't obtain the discipline naturally, I doubt this would help. If the fix is needed, then the player will likely find a way to get it and like stated, what happens when the client demands a higher $ wager?