Lets see if this helps clear up all the misunderstanding. BR is a Local. Locals operate two ways. Some still do it the old fashion way where their customers phone them with their bets and they meet their customers in parking lots etc. to collect or pay, sometimes every week, usually when their player hits a certain amount. The other way locals operate is to have their players place their bets online or by phone to offshores like Pinnacle. The offshore does all the paper work, keeping track of each players wins and losses. The Local still meets his customers to pay and collect. This part I'm not totally sure about, but the offshore keeps a percentage of the net winnings to compensate them for freeing the Local from having to take bets over the phone and record keeping. I also know of Locals who sell their customer list to an offshore, in exchange for the offshore doing all the work and they spilt winnings and losses 50/50.
When I keep seeing posts here saying a local bookie wouldn't want his customers to know who he needs, that's not always true. In fact, what would be the problem if his customers knew who the Local needed. They still have to bet at the pointspread their bookie gives them. And if it were a problem, it's unlikely any Local like BR who posts that info here, has many or even any customers who visit this forum. Even a big offshore like sportsbook.com posts the percentage of money placed on each side and total.
Why do I think BR posts his "Needs" here. Who knows for sure but maybe he is just a nice guy trying to help us win. Maybe he just likes all the attention he is getting from the majority of the people here who appreciate his posting his "Needs" here. There are players who like to Fade the Public and playing BR's "Needs" is one way of doing it. Whatever the reason, no one is hurt by his posts and many of us are helped. So, why the hate, if only from a few.
When I keep seeing posts here saying a local bookie wouldn't want his customers to know who he needs, that's not always true. In fact, what would be the problem if his customers knew who the Local needed. They still have to bet at the pointspread their bookie gives them. And if it were a problem, it's unlikely any Local like BR who posts that info here, has many or even any customers who visit this forum. Even a big offshore like sportsbook.com posts the percentage of money placed on each side and total.
Why do I think BR posts his "Needs" here. Who knows for sure but maybe he is just a nice guy trying to help us win. Maybe he just likes all the attention he is getting from the majority of the people here who appreciate his posting his "Needs" here. There are players who like to Fade the Public and playing BR's "Needs" is one way of doing it. Whatever the reason, no one is hurt by his posts and many of us are helped. So, why the hate, if only from a few.
