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    Question Can you make a list of books for arbs?

    thinking about doing some small time arbs for fun. here is the list i come up so far

    matchbook
    nine
    greek
    5dimes
    jazz

    also thinking about opening accounts at these books, but it'll take some effort
    pinnacle
    ladbrokes (i heard this book limit)
    betfair

    any recommendations?

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    Quote Originally Posted by vanman View Post
    Betfair and Pinnacle are a must
    are you saying all i need is betfair and pinnacle?

    isn't matchbook similar to betfair? or arbs mainly do tennis, soccer, and boxing?

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    Do you really think anybody is going to answer this with useful advice?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Red_Sux View Post
    thinking about doing some small time arbs for fun. here is the list i come up so far

    matchbook
    nine
    greek
    5dimes
    jazz

    also thinking about opening accounts at these books, but it'll take some effort
    pinnacle
    ladbrokes (i heard this book limit)
    betfair

    any recommendations?
    Shams Wolf showed me how to use Pinnacle against a square book to find arbs and then bet the square side of the arb at the square book. You don't even need an account at Pinnacle, you can get Pinnacle's odds without logging in to their site. I'm not recommending this and I'm not saying I did this but you can open an account at Pinnacle if you aren't planning on ever funding it, for the sole purpose of using their odds screens. Just put in a non-US address in the sign up screen. They don't verify it unless you ask for a payout, which you won't be because you don't plan on funding the account.

    There are plenty of square books out there.

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    this will be easier if you're in UK. get couple of locals and scalp their lines. i think i'll start with the euro books first. hope i won't get limited within a week.

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    Don't bother with Nine. They don't play nicely with pros.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Justin7 View Post
    Don't bother with Nine. They don't play nicely with pros.
    thanks for the headup, justin. do they limit pros or they just give out double lines? or do they cancel wagers?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Justin7 View Post
    Don't bother with Nine. They don't play nicely with pros.
    Very true indeed Justin. In fact that extends throughout the whole entire Stockdale Investment Ltd family of books, which includes VIP, Nine, and Gameday.

    Their lines are always like 4 to 5 minutes behind most other quality books, and they will indeed boot you in a heartbeat if they even think you are attempting to Arb there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigboydan View Post
    Very true indeed Justin. In fact that extends throughout the whole entire Stockdale Investment Ltd family of books, which includes VIP, Nine, and Gameday.

    Their lines are always like 4 to 5 minutes behind most other quality books, and they will indeed boot you in a heartbeat if they even think you are attempting to Arb there.
    ok, at least i'll get my money back. i'll see how long i can last there. i probably bet too little for them to notice me

    thanks dan.

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    Shams Wolf showed me how to use Pinnacle against a square book to find arbs and then bet the square side of the arb at the square book. You don't even need an account at Pinnacle, you can get Pinnacle's odds without logging in to their site. I'm not recommending this and I'm not saying I did this but you can open an account at Pinnacle if you aren't planning on ever funding it, for the sole purpose of using their odds screens. Just put in a non-US address in the sign up screen. They don't verify it unless you ask for a payout, which you won't be because you don't plan on funding the account.
    While this is a decent enough strategy, for what is presumably a small bankroll based on the OP it is usually going to be better to arb most or all of the bet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Red_Sux View Post
    ok, at least i'll get my money back. i'll see how long i can last there. i probably bet too little for them to notice me

    thanks dan.
    Your funds are secure IMO sir, but if your not beating the slow moving lines they offer. Then you need to practice your Arb'ing skills.

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    While you can Arb the A books it's always better to find a C book or D book to arb against. They move their lines slowly, are slow to payout but offer bigger bonus's which helps the bottom line. No one here will really tell you to fund which books but look for added value such as points for every bet which you can trade in for cash or free plays.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigboydan View Post
    Your funds are secure IMO sir, but if your not beating the slow moving lines they offer. Then you need to practice your Arb'ing skills.
    yes sir. i'll get right on that. it would be nice if i can create a ARB syndicate to have accounts in all of the books under various names. i'll call it Red_Sux Arb and Bonus Whore LLC.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 20Four7 View Post
    While you can Arb the A books it's always better to find a C book or D book to arb against. They move their lines slowly, are slow to payout but offer bigger bonus's which helps the bottom line. No one here will really tell you to fund which books but look for added value such as points for every bet which you can trade in for cash or free plays.
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    Quote Originally Posted by UncleChris View Post
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