Why Why ? Error's always on books side

smoothie · Oct 5, 2003

How come everytime I make an error and mistakely bet on the other side that I intended to be on, it's always a losing wager ???

Every month, there seems to be about 1-3 of these where I find my balance is a bit off. Then I find that I was on the other side by mistake. I just end up chalking thse up as a mistake I made.

However, not once had I been pleasantly suprised by a slightly larger balance where I find I made an error and turn out to be a winning bet.

I think there is some kind of a conspiracy or something where the book's software changes the bet around every 100 to 200 bets or something.

What do you guys think?

Java · Oct 5, 2003

I think you need to cut back on the medication.

If a book altered 0.5% to 1% of the wagers, somebody would notice. Software is a lot more reliable than that, too. People, on the other hand, easily can make one mistake in 100 or 200.

Get printouts of your bets.

smoothie · Oct 5, 2003

I'm going to save printouts on everything for a while.

I usually chalk them up as just a mistake, but they are ALWAYS losing bets. I've never mistakenly bet on the winning side. It just makes you wonder. ......

TTinCO · Oct 5, 2003

I've heard a lot of conspiracy theories, but this one might just take the cake.

Try making a habit out of double checking your plays & doing screenprints of your screens.

Woody0 · Oct 5, 2003

Reminds me of the time I made a mistake betting total instead of side and had a pleasant surprise.

smoothie · Oct 6, 2003

The thing is, it should go about 50-50 over the long run. I just can't explain why every error I make is on the wrong side of the game.

TheGeneral+ · Oct 6, 2003

smoothie, mistakes do happen with even the top tier books. We normally write it off as operator error but that is not always the case. You need to review immediately when wagering.