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Old 08-25-2006, 09:09 AM
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Lightbulb Name only one MUST HAVE important feature of a book

Okay we know everyone is searching for the perfect book but most likely there are no perfect books. Many books have a lot of good stuff and some have some dissapointing features.

If you could only pick one - what is the most important feature that a book can offer.

Name just one please and if you have reasons - share them as well
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Old 08-25-2006, 09:11 AM
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early WNBA lines. I left Pinny because of this. Great book for everything else but just couldnt give the degenerates what they wanted lol
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Old 08-25-2006, 09:19 AM
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Tough question Jack. You can name all of the usual things, reputation, service, financial backing, promotions, security (which NO offshore books has now) and the like, but what I would be looking for is early lines on the games. To make money in this game, you either wager early or late, not in between. If I played with offshore books I would want the same advantages that I get in Vegas.
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Old 08-25-2006, 11:03 AM
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Old 08-25-2006, 11:08 AM
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Early lines are very important to me.
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Old 08-25-2006, 11:30 AM
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The BOOK must NOT have an expiration date.
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Old 08-25-2006, 12:40 PM
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The BOOK must NOT have an expiration date.
i know i shouldn't ask, but......what the hell does that mean?
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Old 08-25-2006, 12:45 PM
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i know i shouldn't ask, but......what the hell does that mean?
You're right RobertG, you shouldn't ask.
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Old 08-25-2006, 12:47 PM
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Early lines are very important to me.
For someone who evaluates and anticipates line movement, this is a must and one major downside to the use of a local.
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Old 08-25-2006, 01:02 PM
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For someone who evaluates and anticipates line movement, this is a must and one major downside to the use of a local.
I could not agree any stronger. I will try to have my lines set for, say the week 3 games, by Saturday of week 2, and then make adjustments when I see the final scores of the Sunday week 2 action. This way I am prepared to move when the lines for week 3 come down on Sunday Evening, or in the case of some books who try to jump the gun, Sunday afternoon.
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Old 08-25-2006, 05:30 PM
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Tough question Jack. You can name all of the usual things, reputation, service, financial backing, promotions, security (which NO offshore books has now) and the like, but what I would be looking for is early lines on the games. To make money in this game, you either wager early or late, not in between. If I played with offshore books I would want the same advantages that I get in Vegas.
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Old 08-25-2006, 05:36 PM
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