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    Default A Book should NEVER be allowed to void after an event

    Reading a fair amount on this forum recently about Books voiding bets after the event has taken place claiming 'Wrong Line'

    This is totally out of order & should not be tolerated. What should happen (IMO) is if a book has posted an obvious bad line then instead of voiding post event, they should payout at say Pinnys quoted odds for the event.

    Any book refusing & post voiding should then be downgraded to F by SBR, as this practise is nothing more then theft on the part of the book

    SBR Founder Join Date: 8/10/2005


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    What if Pinny didn't have a line ? Some bets like props can be unique. Opening, or closing line ?

    I agree bets shouldn't be cancelled, but the resolution isn't that simple.

    SBR Founder Join Date: 8/10/2005


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    I think that all books should agree to some governing body to settle disputes such as SBR and the rulings to be final. I forget the name of dispute body in the UK bet doesn't it agree with the book 95% of the time?

    SBR Founder Join Date: 8/10/2005


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    Bootsy great point. I am sure the book in question can find a fair line at other books kind of like a consensus line if they want to void bet and use bad line rule.

    SBR Founder Join Date: 7/20/2005


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    Quote Originally Posted by raiders72001
    I think that all books should agree to some governing body to settle disputes such as SBR and the rulings to be final. I forget the name of dispute body in the UK bet doesn't it agree with the book 95% of the time?
    Dispute body in UK is IBAS. Total waste of space

    SBR Founder Join Date: 8/10/2005


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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold
    Bootsy great point. I am sure the book in question can find a fair line at other books kind of like a consensus line if they want to void bet and use bad line rule.
    Exactly JJ I think this would work well in around 90% of cases (IMO).

    Agree Raiders SBR would be far better then UK Bookies chums IBAS.
    Last edited by LGBoots; 09-26-05 at 03:08 PM.

    SBR Founder Join Date: 8/10/2005


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    Would be good if Bill could give an "SBR view" of what the protocol should be in cases like this. Of course, you don't want to see a book being liable for an obviously bad line but you don't want them to go down the road of voiding the bet if it's a winner.

    SBR Founder Join Date: 8/10/2005


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    I would like only Shrink and SBR and Dozer on a committe if there was one

    SBR Founder Join Date: 7/20/2005


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    SBR should write a policy. I bet if it was fair all books would use it. It would probably have to be like 8 pages.

    SBR Founder Join Date: 8/12/2005


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