If your book posts a wrong line....

[Knightrofins]

Didn't say I'm switching price tags or anything like that but if a $20 toy is mistakenly advertised for $7, I'm gonna make the purchase for $7 (getting off the subject but I hear ya)

 

[MikeB]

Like I said, if it is nba and I'm just placing a tv bet, how would I know if a line is off by 8-10?

I don't have the luxury every night like I did last night and ask you who you like in the Cavs game. I mean, that's easy, I just went with the Fakers and won.

BTW, do you like the Heat at -6 tonight? (I hope so)

Nice, I just channeled my inner shadow1 and hit the Wizards.

Thanks buddy!!!

Please tell me that you were on the Raptors at -4 too.

 

[NBAFANATIC]

My local gave me a bad line on the total of the Wash vs Dallas total last year. OFF by 10 points, a complete stupid mistake. He called me at halftime and said your a fuck head laughing but said he made a mistake and honored it (2K). Next week when he paid he said that hasn't happened in years with him BUT if it does he has to eat his mistake. EVEN if the game hasn't started yet. That's part of this business.

 

[snoop]

Bookies posting here among others give me hell for this, but here's my opinion...

It's not the players responsibility to make sure you post the right line.
We all make mistakes and sometimes have to eat it.
For example, if walmart prices an item wrong, even if its wayyy off, they have a policy in which they honor it and give it to the customer for the price listed, accepting a loss.

Heres another scenario. ... Someone offers me a wager on a line that was plus/minus 10.
I accept the bet at +10.
When I get home, I find out that for whatever reason, the line had dropped to +6 for hours before we agreed on the bet.

Should I now be calling the guy and backing out on the wager?
In my opinion hell no.
I made the wager an I honor it.

Ive caught heat for this theory in the past and im sorry but I dont really care because that's my belief.

I guess im just a man of my word no matter what the circircumstances...

All books have written rule that will void the bets automatically. It's NOT a bad line. It was an ERROR. Your bet is voided. End of story.

 

[VIEJODINOSAUR]

I can understand both points of view on 'bad lines', I think the problem has always been what constitutes a 'bad line'. As stated here earlier, we have all seen games move 4,5, even 6 or more points for various reasons. So, I have always given bettors the benefit of the doubt with bad lines. Every situation is different due to who played the bad line. For example, a small bettor would almost always get to keep his play with me where any Wiseguy who knowingly bet a bad number would be given the choice of keeping his play or getting booted. Of course, there are always exceptions but in our book , players' honesty and class are always rewarded !

Amen brother.....couldn't have said it any better...

 

[shdw01]

All books have written rule that will void the bets automatically. It's NOT a bad line. It was an ERROR. Your bet is voided. End of story.

this is exactly how I feel.....I see the other side but I'm not a douchebag that is gonna angle shoot some data entry guy's mistake. I make mistakes at my job and would hate for ppl to be taking advantage of it. (although we know it will happen, I just don't want to be that kind of person)