Sports Betting

does betting openers on small leagues get books watching your account faster

used to think it didn’t matter since most folks are hammering the big leagues, but i started taking some small action on random lithuanian basketball and turkish volleyball openers and swear i got stake limited faster than when i just playe…

DraftKings bet edit gone?

Was anyone else using that bet edit feature a lot lately and notice it’s just not there anymore? Used to be able to tweak my parlay mid-game if something was going south, swap out a leg for a different line or even cash out early. Now I don…

betonline tennis handicap voided after retirement even tho rules page looked different.

so i had a tennis handicap bet last night, player retires halfway through the second set, thought it was gonna stand since they’d finished more than a set and the lines on the rules page seemed to say as long as one set’s done, handicaps st…

bet credit locked

Had some bet credits sitting in my account from a promo and now they're locked up and saying unavailable. No withdrawal, no using them for bets. I didn't do anything weird, just logged in, saw the notification and poof, can't touch them. Ac…

sportsbook says max stake cut because i bet “non recreational markets”

So out of nowhere, the sportsbook slapped a max stake limit on my account and said it’s because I’m betting “non recreational markets.” The only thing I’ve really changed is I’ve been digging into a lot of obscure props, especially for base…

Prop stat source?

i've been trying to find a good spot for reliable prop stats lately. feels like every place i check either leaves out the more random player props or they only update like an hour before tipoff. kind of defeats the point if i can't pull som…

caesars soccer total settled as loss after abandoned match rules kicked in.

so i had the under in a soccer match yesterday and things were looking fine, score was still low when the match got abandoned just after the 70th minute. checked my account later and the bet had been settled as a loss. i always assumed aban…

odds boost profit missing

So I took one of those odds boosts on the big game last night, went through all the steps, and the payout just shows up at the regular rate in my account. I double-checked the promo terms and I'm pretty sure I qualified. No weird parlays or…

bovada same game parlay leg disappeared after one market got suspended

so i had a same game parlay going and one of the props just totally vanished after the line for another market in the parlay got suspended. it was showing all good before and then suddenly one leg is just gone from my ticket with no explana…

Bet365 live delay?

Noticed lately that the live odds update a little slower than usual when I’m betting in-play, especially on soccer and tennis. I’m not talking about the normal 5-second stream delay either, it’s more like things freeze for 10-15 seconds rig…

stake mma method bet settled as decision even tho official result said submission.

Has anyone had an issue with a method of victory bet on MMA where it got settled as a decision, but the official UFC result was a submission? Feels like I’m losing it a bit because I double-checked the fight - it was a clear sub. Already re…

parlay leg graded late

So I had a 5-leg parlay this weekend, and every leg but one settled before the end of the night. The last one hung for almost 12 hours after the game was over. No weather, no injuries, nothing out of the ordinary on that event, at least as…

pinnacle kept rejecting my stake but accepted tiny amount at same price

been running into this weird thing lately - tried placing a mid-sized bet, but it just kept getting declined, saying not available. out of curiosity, i lowered the stake to almost nothing and it actually took it right away, still at the sam…

Asian spread push?

so i was sweating an nba game last night and i realized i’m not 100% clear on how pushes work with asian spreads, especially with basketball lines that aren’t whole numbers. i get it with the usual half points - obviously those can’t push -…

fanduel live hockey bet accepted then cancelled after goal review.

was spinning on hockey in between roulette rounds and put a live bet in for next goal scorer, it went through right after a close play at the net. seconds later the site pulls it back after a review, says the goal didn’t count, bet is voide…

cashout slider stuck

Tried to cash out mid-game while watching my football bets, but the slider just froze and wouldn’t move at all. Sat there for a good 15 minutes thinking maybe it was just lag or a server hiccup, but it never updated. Usually the amount chan…

sportsbook voided my cricket player runs bet because lineup source changed late

Had a decent stake riding on a runs line for a batsman in the cricket this week. About an hour before the toss, the lineup info switched, and later the sportsbook voided my bet, claiming the "official source" was updated too late. Super ann…

Pinnacle early line limit?

anybody else get annoyed at how low the early limits are on opening lines? i see the sharp shops dropping numbers and it’s like, you can barely get pocket change down unless you’re some kind of bigwig. i get they wanna protect against early…

betmgm first touchdown promo tracked the bet but not the payout boost.

I had one of those first touchdown promos last night and the system tracked my bet fine, but the payout didn't get the promo boost. The qualifying bet showed up just like it should in my account history, but when the bet hit, only the regul…