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Ok I have a situation that I'd like to get some opinions on. I place bets for several friends through an online site. On Sunday at 12:00 pm I receive a text message from "Bob" asking the spreads on a few games, including the Eagles game. I text him back the spreads, at that point the Eagles were -2. Around 12:50 pm the Eagles spread moves to -2.5 and a few minutes later a bunch of people start calling and texting in their bets. Bob finally texts me back around 12:55 wanting to bet $x on the Eagles and $x on the Giants. With all the unexpected added volume right before gametime I just barely manage to get all the bets in from everyone, and then go out for a while. It's not until a few hours later I realize that Bob still assumes the spread is -2, when it moved to -2.5 before he placed the bet. Of course the Eagles win 21-19 and now I have a problem. Even though I've helped Bob out in the past, he feels he shouldn't have to pay for the losing wager. Bob knows I wouldn't scam him by changing the spread after the game ended, especially since two mutual friends can confirm that the line was -2.5 since they also bet the Eagles literally two minutes before Bob texts me his bet. Also, I'm 100% sure if I somehow could have texted Bob back that the Eagles were now -2.5 while frantically putting in all the bets at the last minute that he wouldn't even blink to make the same bet. The part I don't get is that if I figured out what happened and texted Bob it was 2.5 anytime before the score reaches 21-19, he would be perfectly fine with it. I think we will make some sort of compromise but I'd just like to get more opinions on what everyone thinks should be done.
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Ok I have a situation that I'd like to get some opinions on. I place bets for several friends through an online site. On Sunday at 12:00 pm I receive a text message from "Bob" asking the spreads on a few games, including the Eagles game. I text him back the spreads, at that point the Eagles were -2. Around 12:50 pm the Eagles spread moves to -2.5 and a few minutes later a bunch of people start calling and texting in their bets. Bob finally texts me back around 12:55 wanting to bet $x on the Eagles and $x on the Giants. With all the unexpected added volume right before gametime I just barely manage to get all the bets in from everyone, and then go out for a while. It's not until a few hours later I realize that Bob still assumes the spread is -2, when it moved to -2.5 before he placed the bet. Of course the Eagles win 21-19 and now I have a problem. Even though I've helped Bob out in the past, he feels he shouldn't have to pay for the losing wager. Bob knows I wouldn't scam him by changing the spread after the game ended, especially since two mutual friends can confirm that the line was -2.5 since they also bet the Eagles literally two minutes before Bob texts me his bet. Also, I'm 100% sure if I somehow could have texted Bob back that the Eagles were now -2.5 while frantically putting in all the bets at the last minute that he wouldn't even blink to make the same bet. The part I don't get is that if I figured out what happened and texted Bob it was 2.5 anytime before the score reaches 21-19, he would be perfectly fine with it. I think we will make some sort of compromise but I'd just like to get more opinions on what everyone thinks should be done.
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