[Pro-Con] Online gambling vs. Landbase gambling

Chairman · Nov 9, 2006

Ladies and Gentleman, tommorrow, I think I'm going to make a speech on the pros and cons of online gambling vs. traditional landbase gambling.

What're some pros and cons of each?

Please do not be bias toward online gambling.

whormoan · Nov 9, 2006

Landbase

Pros:
1) You can get paid right away if you win

Cons:
1) Horrific odds
2) Terrible rules (teasers, $$$ line parlays, half betting)
3) Incovenient

ensign_lee · Nov 9, 2006

Online Pro: You don't have to keep track of a ticket to cash a winner; books do it for you

Landbase Pro: Assuming you are not betting with a local, you can feel slightly 'safer' in getting paid, knowing that you are standing in the casino, so it's not as though they're really a fly by night operation.

TwoCard · Nov 9, 2006

Land based:
Con - hours away

Pro - Paid instantly, RFB comps, cash back from the players club, free invites to special events

Online:
Con - worry about getting paid

Pro - convenient, more wagering opportunities

AlwaysKeen · Nov 10, 2006

cons of land based:

degenerate bet taker guys with missing teeth give you attitude when you place your wagers

they never give you comps

you pay full juice

you waste gas and time going down to the book

the book is filled with smoke

playing online is sweet...

WVU · Nov 10, 2006

online pro- I can rape and pillage the books by scalping and whoring bonuses
land con- I can't

Bad-Faith · Nov 10, 2006

WVU said:
online pro- I can rape and pillage the books by scalping and whoring bonuses
land con- I can't

Please explain more about the raping and pillaging part of online books.

WVU · Nov 10, 2006

Bad-Faith said:
Please explain more about the raping and pillaging part of online books.

You are asking for a 10 year education in one post. This is what I do for coin. You have to read and educate yourself with others' experiences
:toast:

AdamSelene · Nov 10, 2006

Why did you say "gambling"?

I imagine the answer is very different for sports wagering, horse racing, casino gambling and poker.

I prefer land-based poker, more fish.

Land-based horse racing is as much about the experience as betting -- but off-track land-based I don't really get. Online horse software sucks pretty bad.

Online casinos (and poker rooms) offer significant "deposit" bonuses -- don't find that land-based.