Percentage of sports bettors who win - Page 3

wiper · #21 10-09-2007, 05:58 PM

i hope your brother wins.

paperchamp · #22 10-09-2007, 06:54 PM

I don't see what everyone is freaking out about. It's not like you are guaranteed to make money off him. You are taking a risk by booking his bets so I don't see it as a problem. I place my dad's bets sometimes and if I was going the other way I'd likely book his bet myself. He wouldn't have a problem with that considering I'm honest about fading him when I do.

136913691369 · #23 10-09-2007, 08:35 PM

Seriously why is everyone acting like this is a big deal? Give your bro like 1 cent of reduced juice on all his plays, so that you're actually doing him a favor though.

CardSharpCook · #24 10-09-2007, 09:03 PM

yeah, you got to tell him/ask him. "yo, bro, it is a bitch to run to the casino every week for you. Mind if I just take your action?"

NajdorfDefense · #25 10-09-2007, 09:43 PM

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Seriously why is everyone acting like this is a big deal? Give your bro like 1 cent of reduced juice on all his plays, so that you're actually doing him a favor though.

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MCS · #26 10-10-2007, 09:10 AM

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why the hell are you asking a bunch of guys (most of whom, it would appear by their answers, are in sad need of a little thing called "honor")

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Surprising words from someone named thelyingthief!

Anyway, I still don't see why the casino is more "entitled" to money than the OP. I agree it could put strain on the relationship. CSC's suggestion is a good one.

Henry17 · #27 10-10-2007, 10:29 AM

It isn't a question of entitlement. If you look at it that way so long as the brother has the resources and willingness to pay should the bother win then entitlement isn't an issue.

The issue is what will this do to the relationship. By taking his bothers action OP has in essence set up his self-interest to be opposite his bother's self-interest. He would be hoping his bother loses. That obviously has no effect on the outcome but just knowing that your very own bother is cheering for you to lose is hurtful.

There is also the issue that if he is willing to take the action then he must have a pretty good reason to believe that his brother will lose. If it was a stranger then fine but as a family member he kind of has a fiduciary relation to say something to his brother at at least try to discourage him. If his brother is a losing player though by taking the action OP actually has a vested interest in encouraging more bets not less.

All of this to make $1500 over a season is just not worth it. If they were both professional gamblers then it would be different since they would view it more professionally and less emotionally but neither of them are professional.

If OP does this I'd love to come to Thanksgiving dinner. I can see how that will turn out.

VegasRunner · #28 10-10-2007, 04:25 PM

Yes, I definately think my brother is a losing bettor. If he wasn't, I wouldn't consider taking the action. At the same time, it's not like he is gambling with money he can't lose. He has a decent job.

I see sports betting as a recreational hobby for him. It's a vice and in moderation, it's a pretty harmless vice.

Is betting sports a losing proposition for him? Yes, but then again, so is every table game in Vegas. Do all of you who disapprove of this yell at your family members everytime they go to a casino and play roulette or throw dice?

Look, I'm not trying to clean out my brother. I'm not urging him to up his bets and I'm not charging interst on an outstanding debt. And if it started to get out-of-hand, it would probably be better than I'm booking his action because I would be the first to know.

We've all seen the little pamplets that casinos give out about gambling problems, but do you really think they give a [censored]? In my mind, he's better off sending his money to someone who actually cares if he goes broke.

I just think some of you are looking at this the wrong way. I'm providing the exact same service as Caesar's Palace provides. Why do they deserve more compensation than I do?

Further, as I'm the only one here who knows my brother, I can pretty safely say that if he found out I wasn't placing his bets, he'd probably just call me a sneaky little pr!ck, and laugh it off. I'm not doing any long term damage here.

Henry17 · #29 10-10-2007, 05:14 PM

What if he went on a hot run?

MCS · #30 10-12-2007, 09:22 AM

Henry17, I think you make good points, and honestly a lot of it comes down to how much they can mentally separate the money from anything emotional. I used to make moderately frequent bets with certain friends of mine and win or lose it was never personal. That said, the bets were usually small, so it may have been easier because of that. I don't think it HAS to be a big deal--people make $100 bets with friends all the time and it doesn't ruin the friendship--but of course it might end up bigger than anticipated.