Stew Baker

UPDATE: As of this post, I've found two offshore books, apparently reputable as they are in the top-rated sportsbook list on OSGA, which offer parlays in horse racing: names are MyBookie.ag and BetNow.eu. However, they seem quite disinclined to doing business with winning players. In their Terms and Conditions, MyBookie states that their services are "intended for recreational players only" and that they "reserve the right to limit or close any client account if it's being used otherwise." BetNow has a similar disclaimer, except they stipulate that if the "wagering behavior isn't consistent with that of a recreational player", that they "reserve the right to withraw any possible winnings from the account"!

I will continue to look for racebooks which offer parlays in horse racing. Appreciate any constructive input!

@Midnight1 (cont.)

More than likely such a book would be offshore, a book that handled their own action, i.e. wasn't tied into the parimutual system.

@Midnight1

Not looking for any day or races in particular, just a book that will let you parlay one random horse in some random race to another random horse in some other random race.

Say, anyone know of a racebook that takes parlays? Comes in handy if you wanted to parlay 2 horses which were running at different tracks but around the same time. Or if the races were at different times but you were tied up in an appointment that spanned the whole time between the 2 races. 

I think (not 100% sure though) I recall seeing that option on the old 5 dimes platform, but betanysports, which used to use the same platform as 5D, doesn't offer it now. Nor do some other offshores that I've seen. Any ideas?

@ColinMac

Need home/road ATS splits for NBA, NCAA, WNBA, NFL & NCAAF, like before!

So far, it's 5 votes for the Old format, 0 votes for the new.

Just reply with "New" or "Old", or chime in with your comments if you wish!

Bump

So far, 1 vote for the old format, 0 votes for the new!

Guys, you can just reply with a "New" or an "Old", or you can chime in with your comments if you like!

So there you have it! 6 votes to 0, in favor of the old. Small sample, but quite one-sided.

Good luck to Covers, in trying to attract the younger crowd (I'm giving credence to what @slamspurs said about your mindset) with the new format, which (thus far) seems very unpopular among the old timers. Unless, of course, there is a change of heart on the part of Covers!

Note: I have started another "new format" vs. "old format" poll in the MLB forum, titled "Taking a poll - new vs. old Covers MLB matchup page format". Feel free to visit that thread.

@slamspurs

Your insight on the timing of the poll is certainly correct. I use the NBA matchups page a lot, haven't been doing baseball for ages and wasn't really thinking about MLB; that's why I started the poll in this forum. But yeah, it was really quite, quite late in the season to start this.

I am, though, starting another poll in the MLB forum.

Thanks for the feedback!

@Addict101

 Sure sounds like you prefer the old format. I'll mark you down as a vote for the old.

I'm taking a poll of users of the Covers MLB matchups page (which can be accessed by clicking on the "matchup" link on the MLB Scores and Matchups page). Going back to maybe a year ago, there was considerable change made to the format of this page. Ease of access to certain pieces of information was affected, and there were other changes as well. I'm sure that any of you who were around a little while know what I'm referring to. From what I've heard, there are many who are not in favor of the change (I've taken a similar poll in the NBA forum regarding changes to the Scores and Matchups page format for that sport. Feel free to view that thread, it's titled "Taking a poll - new vs. old Scores and Matchups Page format" - last post so far was around 7 pm EST June 19 -you can do a User Name search using my user name if you have trouble finding it).

Do you have a preference between the new MLB matchup format and the old?

Cast your vote ("old" or "new"), and chime in with your comments if you wish. Make your voices heard!

@vegastimetravel

Don't know where you got this from, but right off the top of my head, one of the entries is wrong. The '83 Sixers SWEPT the Lakers in the finals. They won the last game by 7, but they won all the prior games. Look it up yourself if you don't believe me.

Just important as the fact that they won, and the margin they won by, how did each team do ATS, and what was the ATS margin?

So far, it's 5 (including myself) for the Old, and 0 for the new. Early voting in favor of the old. Keep chiming in, and keep the votes coming!

@daTownDrunk

 This is something I was thinking about. More in line with your reasoning than any rigged angle.

I like the Celtics in Game 6!

@slamspurs

Great commentary on a sad situation. All of your comments are in favor of the older type formats, so I'm putting you down for the "Old".

@TSix

In defense of the hedge, taking +285 one way and +230 the other way is still a pretty nice win. People are acting like Boston has already won, but the game hasn't started yet. It may not be that easy.

@javin

I'll put this down as a vote for the "Old"!

Guys, you can just reply with a "New" or an "Old" if you want!