Let me preface this by saying that I do not bet on sports.
Im not sure on the specifics of the the whole BCN fiasco, but from what I understand is that someone fukced up a future line on their end by forgetting about it and a bettor took advantage of it. Thats a welch, I think we can all agree on that. But, I think it is ridiculous for anyone to assume that any mistake on the bookmakers part can not be taken advantage of. Say someone mistypes, and puts a line at 1000 to 1, rather than 10:1. This is a mistake, bettors should be able to take advantage of it, thats the nature of business. If the bookie is stupid enough to leave the line up, after even one bettor bets it, too bad. You fuck up, I take advantage of you. Period.
Another point, and this is along the lines of "would you play at a book that has typos on their web page".....is the fact that I would never play at a book that is in anyway flippant with anything that they put out there to bet on. Simple fact is, if my resume has a misspelling, I dont get hired. Screw me. You make a type on a website, you lose a lot of money. Screw you. Gamblers have a tough enough time trying to beat the house, why are so many willing to roll over?
Im not sure on the specifics of the the whole BCN fiasco, but from what I understand is that someone fukced up a future line on their end by forgetting about it and a bettor took advantage of it. Thats a welch, I think we can all agree on that. But, I think it is ridiculous for anyone to assume that any mistake on the bookmakers part can not be taken advantage of. Say someone mistypes, and puts a line at 1000 to 1, rather than 10:1. This is a mistake, bettors should be able to take advantage of it, thats the nature of business. If the bookie is stupid enough to leave the line up, after even one bettor bets it, too bad. You fuck up, I take advantage of you. Period.
Another point, and this is along the lines of "would you play at a book that has typos on their web page".....is the fact that I would never play at a book that is in anyway flippant with anything that they put out there to bet on. Simple fact is, if my resume has a misspelling, I dont get hired. Screw me. You make a type on a website, you lose a lot of money. Screw you. Gamblers have a tough enough time trying to beat the house, why are so many willing to roll over?