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  1. 12-27-09 01:17 PM #1
    jw
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    Question Parlay bets.

    Wanted to place a three/four team parlay using short(ish) price favorites in soccer games (1.3 - 1.5 odds) and noticed that most books take down these games when you attempt to play a parlay ...

    My question - what is the difference between a parlay and an "if bet" .... the teams I want to play are available using "if" bet .. can't I just roll-up my winnings this way ... is it frowned upon by the books?
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  2. 12-27-09 01:42 PM #2
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    Why should the bookies take the bets down ? They make a lot of money on parlays
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  3. 12-27-09 01:52 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by LinWin View Post
    Why should the bookies take the bets down ? They make a lot of money on parlays
    no idea ... just spoke with 5Dimes ... they said because the games i want to play are showing Asian handicapping odds when i click "straight bet" .. they cannot be put into a parlay ... (maybe a software limitation?)

    But they confirmed that I would be fine to play the games as "if bets" and roll up stake+winnings to form my own parlay .... lot more work - but it gets me where i need to be in a roundabout way.

    edit to add ... BetPhoenix seems to allow the parlay - but they don't have one of the games I want to play .... grrr ... so my two main books are making it difficult for me to play a 3 team parlay ... maybe time to fund a third book with a little more than play money ...
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  4. 12-27-09 02:31 PM #4
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    interesting...
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  5. 12-27-09 02:44 PM #5
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    for soccer parlays use european bookies, its better.
    i only have momney at betmania, and they dont even have this possibility (parlay on soccer)....
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  6. 12-27-09 03:17 PM #6
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    Hardly any European books allow players from USA ...
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