You shouldn’t bet your traditional offshore bookies anymore in this modern day
For almost 20 years ago, you could only place a Sportsbet with local offshore bookies with a telephone, and there was no place to check whether it’s a reliable bookie. Either you took your buddy’s advice on where to bet, or you simply decided a bookie and rolled the dice. Many still use this betting method this day.
This type of betting method is too outdated and should be eliminated in the modern-day; it’s not efficient and reliable. Your local bookie wasn’t always around when you wanted to make a bet, and you never knew what line he was going to give you. It was very much a feeling of “take it or leave it”.
There is a situation when you bet with your local bookies; you want to place this bet that you’re really confident with for about 1000 bucks with your current bookie, but he had a 500 bucks limit on the game. You decide to look for another bookie. But there were drawbacks in your decision.
The majority of bookies in a neighborhood know each other and are connected. Some of them even work for the same people. But there was a risk that you’d get the same line. There was a risk that you would piss your current guy off. And eventually, you didn’t want to risk revealing yourself and your reputation to the characters of the potentially shady underworld.
There are many risks when you bet with your traditional offshore bookies. Your bookies could take your money and run. For example, you’ve won a bet paying 200 to 1. You’ve happily planned where to spend your prize. You feel like you’ve on top of the world. Ohh wait! The bookie doesn’t need to pay you out. You say, sure it does. But there is no one there to make them do it and your big win, and your wager, remains in their coffers if they chose not to. And what can you do with that? There is nothing you can do with it at the end of the day.
