Remember These sports betting Forums? They're Still Hanging On

5teamparlay · Aug 2, 2019

1. TheRX forum -

therx has endured since 1997, when the forum got its start as A message board. At one time, the forum was a giant in the online sportsbetting industry — in more ways than one.

In 2005 the forum had huge bashes with cash thrown around all over the place. The forum was very active and was worth 7 figures.

Since then, the Forums do nothing business style lost out to active competitors in the forum
businesd So today, around 50 long time poster still frequent the site, primarily in the Midwest.

HamGlaze · Aug 2, 2019

Oh the good ol’ days. Rx was rockin’

raiders72 · Aug 2, 2019

MajorWager was great at one time.

Pulledclear · Aug 2, 2019

Dead as a hammer.

PatsFan1283 · Aug 2, 2019

More Northeast than Midwest seems like but could be wrong.

Fishhead · Aug 2, 2019

Recreational offshore books losing customers right and left

5teamparlay · Aug 2, 2019

PatsFan1283 said:
More Northeast than Midwest seems like but could be wrong.

LOL

Since then, the chain's diner-style restaurants have lost out to quick-service competitors in the burger business. So today, around 200 Big Boys are in business, primarily in the Midwest.

http://www.therxforum.com/showthread.php?t=1141565

PatsFan1283 · Aug 2, 2019

Oh lol

Good 1

I was also confused by the “More ways than one part”, had me thinking they were fixing games.

Fishhead · Aug 2, 2019

TheRX was probably the PEAK of ALL gaming forums ALLTIME during the early 2000's

General, McIrish, SHRINK, Dante, BucsFan, Fishhead, RobFunk, etc., etc

HamGlaze · Aug 3, 2019

Fishhead said:
Recreational offshore books losing customers right and left

What will take its place? I wonder sometimes when the time will come and the Rx is gone. Website shutdown. Where do we go to reconnect? Other gambling forums would surely follow suit and after years of relationships, good and bad, suddenly vanishes like a nuclear attack.

Kevy · Aug 3, 2019

Fishhead said:
Recreational offshore books losing customers right and left

I think only two kinds of books will be fine long term:

#1 The reduce juice books with the -105 and such.

#2 The bonus books with the 100% to 200% Bonus Play
bonuses and 50% to 100% cash bonuses type of stuff.

I think everyone else might find it a little harder to stick
around in 3 to 5 years from now.

Anyone think Im wrong on this OR have a different take ?

Michelangelo · Aug 3, 2019

HamGlaze said:
What will take its place? I wonder sometimes when the time will come and the Rx is gone. Website shutdown. Where do we go to reconnect? Other gambling forums would surely follow suit and after years of relationships, good and bad, suddenly vanishes like a nuclear attack.

This. Hopefully they'll give us advance notice and let us discuss options openly on the site.

Willie99 · Aug 3, 2019

Kevy said:
I think only two kinds of books will be fine long term:

#1 The reduce juice books with the -105 and such.

#2 The bonus books with the 100% to 200% Bonus Play
bonuses and 50% to 100% cash bonuses type of stuff.

I think everyone else might find it a little harder to stick
around in 3 to 5 years from now.

Anyone think Im wrong on this OR have a different take ?

1) fast pay, and NOT just for cyber currency
2) better lines, like you said
3) better customer service, make people like you as opposed to trying to piss them off

4) credit? but this gets tricky and has to be well run. A deadbeat can only stick one site one time

HacheMan · Aug 3, 2019

HamGlaze said:
What will take its place? I wonder sometimes when the time will come and the Rx is gone. Website shutdown. Where do we go to reconnect? Other gambling forums would surely follow suit and after years of relationships, good and bad, suddenly vanishes like a nuclear attack.

Two things to remember:

1. Offshore doesn't have to rely on U.S. players only to survive

2. Sports Betting is Sports Betting.
What makes anyone think the discussion-world ends with Offshore?

HacheMan · Aug 3, 2019

Fishhead said:
TheRX was probably the PEAK of ALL gaming forums ALLTIME during the early 2000's

General, McIrish, SHRINK, Dante, BucsFan, Fishhead, RobFunk, etc., etc

I'd argue 1year into EOG was as big or bigger

Half of posters from all forums combined left to go there.

I witnessed the rise & the demise.

Kevy · Aug 3, 2019

Willie99 said:
1) fast pay, and NOT just for cyber currency
2) better lines, like you said
3) better customer service, make people like you as opposed to trying to piss them off

4) credit? but this gets tricky and has to be well run. A deadbeat can only stick one site one time

The best customer service you get is when depositing funds and or when they are
on the receiving end of a book to book transfer. Withdrawals/payouts is always a
bunch of bull shit in 2019 with a lot of books.

Seymour · Aug 3, 2019

RX was doomed the day Beantown left

busterhyman · Aug 3, 2019

Seymour said:
RX was doomed the day Beantown left

what is this...rx..that you speak of???

Dante · Aug 3, 2019

5teamparlay said:
1. TheRX forum -

therx has endured since 1997, when the forum got its start as A message board. At one time, the forum was a giant in the online sportsbetting industry — in more ways than one.

In 2005 the forum had huge bashes with cash thrown around all over the place. The forum was very active and was worth 7 figures.

Since then, the Forums do nothing business style lost out to active competitors in the forum
businesd So today, around 50 long time poster still frequent the site, primarily in the Midwest.

Yep .. the old days this place was the bee's knees busy ..can't remember the record of people on site but it was huge 2003-2007...looks like 2018 was the record on main page

OfftheSheet · Aug 4, 2019

MajorWager was great at one time.

I got an from them a few weeks ago from "new owners" updating the site. Looks like the green is gone for the most part

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