Same one who is at TGF?Some great posters back then. Machiavelli was one of my favorites.
Dink liked to praise MajorWager in the early 2000's.
Same one who is at TGF?
Clevfan must get lonely just sitting around talking to him( or her)self
The thing about sportsbooks is we do not get to see their balance sheets. Who to believe has not gotten much easier but look at how much more stable funds have become since those rowdy days. There were a lot of agenda's by a lot of people. Kind of like the wild west - "Every man for himself"
It would be pretty interesting to learn the story within the story. So, Slippery you are saying it was way more than a processor getting nailed by the DOJ and bad investments that lost money were the key. (brutal - they badly invested the post up money and screwed up a good business). They were pretty staunch in their beliefs that they did not have to offer bonuses to get deposits. They had to break from that stance as competition was getting the post up money that way. Even though WSEX more or less invented live betting other companies started taking it to a new level with more offerings.
My theory is their bookmaking or lack of eventually left them one sided when players became sophisticated enough to not pay high juice for favorites and to shop for the best price. Their prices were biased and their dog side had value time after time. The only bets they must have got then were the sharps who just kept pounding away and winning.
So, you have three owners - you wonder how much they pulled out of the Golden Goose and apparently could find no way to stop the bleeding. Their style was not going to guarantee a good year every time. But, RIP - they certainly did a lot of things well for a long time. Steve Schillenger was real decent on the phone. Sorry, it had to end like it did.
Just a guess on my part. if you remember Allen Stanford operated a massive ponzi scheme and was based in Antigua. Stanford was busted in 2009. Always wondered if WSEX owners lost money in that ponzi scheme. i know WSEX was in trouble before that but at least maybe the WSEX owners lost their personal money they had put away for retirement. Didn't the one owner Schillinger commit suicide?
Nobody ever forgets about their money. That guy Cohen wouldnt make it more than one day if he was found.
Russ gone, Shrink gone, 5ds Tony murdered. Gambling is a tough business.Was best forum from 2000-2004, in spite of Russ being a detriment.
Negative.
Raiders is right, (original) Machiavelli one of the best posters of all time.
Met Machiavelli, Krackman, Reno, others from Major Wager for a Super Bowl party. Raiders versus Tampa. I think it was Krackman's play. We all went under for the second half.
Tampa has the lead - more or less running out the clock.
But, I think I jinxed it. Turned to Machiavelli and said - we got this - the only thing that can go wrong now is a pick 6 - turned back around and bang that happened.