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Old 10-14-06, 10:00 AM   #1
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Default Mansion going downhill..

First they went to -107 and now they reduce limits drastically.
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Old 10-14-06, 11:31 AM   #2
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I like Mansion a lot, but limit to $1,988 is pretty funny.
I guess all those free instacash is catching up to them.
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Old 10-14-06, 11:45 AM   #3
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There is too much winning going around. A lot of people say that 98% of people lose with gambling. Can that be verified anywhere? I doubt its true.

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Old 10-14-06, 11:54 AM   #4
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mansion no where close to a top book

Dont coming crying to me when they collapse some day
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Old 10-14-06, 11:57 AM   #5
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They WERE a bettor's paradise. In the beginning one could find several 10c scalps from their own SB and Ex.

I'm not funded there today
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Old 10-14-06, 01:09 PM   #6
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All you need is Pinny for the 100th time!!
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Old 10-14-06, 01:18 PM   #7
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Im the only player who never wins

0-5 today already
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Old 10-14-06, 04:26 PM   #8
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Cutting limits on something you lose money on seemed inevitable, but with Mansion later rather than sooner.
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Old 10-14-06, 05:21 PM   #9
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There is too much winning going around. A lot of people say that 98% of people lose with gambling. Can that be verified anywhere? I doubt its true.

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i've heard that stat many times but i think it takes into account those games were 100% of ppl lose like slot machines. When you consider poker that number i think would be 85% orso not sure about wagering probably under that though. I know myself I am close to break even but the comps are so good it keeps me in the black
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Old 10-14-06, 06:46 PM   #10
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There is too much winning going around. A lot of people say that 98% of people lose with gambling. Can that be verified anywhere? I doubt its true.

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97% of all sports bettors lose. That was released by Nevada Gaming a few years back. I believe it. Just look at Nevada's annual sportsbook win take.

When you hear Nevada sportsbooks crying about a bad month, it usually means the books are not winning as much as last month.
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Old 10-14-06, 09:54 PM   #11
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iM CONFUSED....ARE YOU PLAYING THE mANSION SPORTSBOOK WHERE YOUR LIMITS WERE CUT? THE EXCHANGE HAS NO LIMIT
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Old 10-14-06, 09:59 PM   #12
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teasers maybe?
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Old 10-14-06, 10:03 PM   #13
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the % might be higher for players losing but I think the 2% that win are sharpies that wager a lot more than the average losers. Kind of like the 2% rich snobs that control our country. They have more money combined than the 98% of the poor population.
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Old 10-15-06, 03:05 AM   #14
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iM CONFUSED....ARE YOU PLAYING THE mANSION SPORTSBOOK WHERE YOUR LIMITS WERE CUT? THE EXCHANGE HAS NO LIMIT
The limit in the exchange depends mainly on the offers that Mansion make available.
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Old 10-15-06, 03:19 AM   #15
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the % might be higher for players losing but I think the 2% that win are sharpies that wager a lot more than the average losers. Kind of like the 2% rich snobs that control our country. They have more money combined than the 98% of the poor population.
I wonder what the % of losers is for offshore.

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Old 10-15-06, 03:28 AM   #16
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I still love Mansion, they pay with no BS. I think they are unprofitable, probably never will be proftable. Maybe the guy has blown 10 million + on it, but that's like a pack of ciggies to a multi-billionaire.

I feel as safe there as anywhere.

Didn't WWTS drop from A+ to C-, or something in about a day ? I may be wrong about that.

I'll take the guy that 20 M means nothing to, personally !
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Old 10-15-06, 03:35 AM   #17
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The problem is that some of his nonchalance towards money may be trickling through to the organization. (as in underestimating the mystery of the disappearing wagers)

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Old 10-15-06, 03:53 AM   #18
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[quote=Doug]I still love Mansion, they pay with no BS. I think they are unprofitable, probably never will be proftable. QUOTE]

That may be the case. It might be just a toy for him.

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Old 10-15-06, 04:10 AM   #19
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J'ever see "The Thomas Crowne affair" ? A millioaire playboy dude wrecks 100k catamarans, for fun !

Herman Munster had his trains !

Steinbrenner has his Yankees !

Mansion dude has his book/ exchange ?

I really believe if this man quits, he pays !

At this point, if you are going to play, it may as well be at Mansion, IMO !
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Old 10-15-06, 11:26 AM   #20
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[quote=Doug]Maybe the guy has blown 10 million + on it, but that's like a pack of ciggies to a multi-billionaire.
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I think this venture has cost him at least $100 million.
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Old 10-15-06, 02:09 PM   #21
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[quote=slash][quote=Doug]Maybe the guy has blown 10 million + on it, but that's like a pack of ciggies to a multi-billionaire.
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I think this venture has cost him at least $100 million.
Comical.
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Old 10-15-06, 02:44 PM   #22
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[quote=RickySteve][quote=slash]
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Maybe the guy has blown 10 million + on it, but that's like a pack of ciggies to a multi-billionaire.


Comical.
You don't agree with my figure? Then you must consider it to be higher I guess.
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Old 10-15-06, 04:14 PM   #23
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Fact is a book is only as good as the last payout. Mansion is solid up to now.

If you ran a biz before then you know it is always the 'last' check that bounces.
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Old 10-15-06, 04:47 PM   #24
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[quote=slash][quote=Doug]Maybe the guy has blown 10 million + on it, but that's like a pack of ciggies to a multi-billionaire.
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I think this venture has cost him at least $100 million.
I don't know if it's quite that high Slash, but it's gotta be in that ball park range IMO.

People have gotta remember just how much they got hit for early when they first opened. Way back when Mansion was like a money tree growing in your own backyard.
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Old 10-15-06, 05:11 PM   #25
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[quote=slash][quote=RickySteve]
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You don't agree with my figure? Then you must consider it to be higher I guess.
They've easily lost at least $40 thousand kajillion USD. I kept telling them that 5-1 blackjacks and adding rather than subtracting rake from the pot would hurt the bottom line. That "Free Porsche" signup bonus really stung too.
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Old 10-16-06, 04:13 AM   #26
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slash, I agree that they are going downhill...
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