Back in my younger days, I called a few touts.
Most lost, but a few won at first and then leveled off.
Looking back, what makes me angry is not that I paid them and thier picks lost. After all, I called them! What made me angry, was thier sell tactics.
Lock of the week.month,year,decade which all costed more money.
Or for more money I could move up to Inner Circle,Executive Club, High Rollers Platinum, Mega Lock Club.
As a 21 Yr old kid, I really bought into all those fancy things.
And what REALLY pissed me off, is that nomatter how much I spent with the tout they still called me and had another game I needed to buy.
Once, a guy called me on Monday night and said...." Look, there are somethings I cant say over the phone, But you need to buy this play"
When I asked what was up with the game, he says " Ill hafta call you back from a different phone"
Few minutes later my phone rings, he says " Ok, tonights game is bought and paid for and that the refs were betting the same side."
Me being young and gullabile, bought the play. It lost of course.
Also, pissed me off that they wouldnt stop calling. Even after I told them I quit betting. Even after I told them I was BROKE! They still called.
They obviously sold my number cause I got calls from touts I never contacted.
Im not saying all touts are bad guys.
Just my 2cents FWIW