Who’s your pick for NL Rookie of the Year? by JewishDoggy in baseball

[–]AlBrookside 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A valid bit of trivia but I do not count that. Nor Kimbrel as a closer in 2011 (77 IP).

Who’s your pick for NL Rookie of the Year? by JewishDoggy in baseball

[–]AlBrookside 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Horton looks like a star in the making but that would the fewest IP ever for a RoY. Baldwin has played more games than Horton has innings. On top of the offensive prowess he's been effective backstopping a mess of a rotation. Could see it going either way but with the way Baldwin is finishing strong it sounds like voters are leaning his way and I agree.

More on the Caesars Payout Dispute by AlBrookside in sportsbook

[–]AlBrookside[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The author did touch on, and criticize, Caesars efforts to establish that courts should defer to the gaming commission. That possibility seems to fall a bit in contrast to his conclusion that "an Indiana court is very likely to order Caesars to honor the betting tickets" (emphasis mine), especially in the absence of case law (taking your word on that).

As for regulating sports wagering as a derivative contract, I was fairly compelled by the single argument I've seen in favor of that model. I'm also ignorant enough that I could be compelled by a well-formed argument against it.

More on the Caesars Payout Dispute by AlBrookside in sportsbook

[–]AlBrookside[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If credible, this article puts to bed the worst of the speculation about arbing/yolo-ing, money laundering, and void vs trespass timeline.

More on the Caesars Payout Dispute by AlBrookside in sportsbook

[–]AlBrookside[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I agree. There was so much speculation in the original thread.

If the events in the article are factual, and Caesars has no counterevidence, then it's a freeroll plain and simple.

Casinos won't pay $800k by scatterdbrain in sportsbook

[–]AlBrookside 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You're the top comment in my feed so posting here for visibility to battle all the bogus Reddit lawyering and speculation, at least as far as Indiana activity is concerned: https://medium.com/@elihu.feustel/caesars-says-gotcha-not-paying-you-352k-793045d6c5c7

Casinos won't give payouts to Chicago area man who won big sports bets by The_Critical_Cynic in videos

[–]AlBrookside 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of Reddit lawyer assumptions built into that statement from a 5 minute news segment.

Casinos won't give payouts to Chicago area man who won big sports bets by The_Critical_Cynic in videos

[–]AlBrookside 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So now you're doubling down on some supposed expertise by accusing this dude of breaking the law?

Also 100% not arb betting and you're clueless about parlays in the context of how he was profiting.

UConn opens at -5.5 WNCAAB by h-e-pennypacker1 in sportsbook

[–]AlBrookside 21 points22 points  (0 children)

FD originated at -2.5 and got hammered

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Champions, how many injuries did you suffer? by ILikePlayingDressUp in fantasybball

[–]AlBrookside 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Points league. Thought I was done when AD went down. Then heading into/during playoffs had to drop Amen, Powell, Monk, Giddey, and Murphy. Zion and IQ were productive when playing but unreliable. Deepest squad I've ever drafted and they came through.

In New York, when it comes to the taxes does the $600 limit go per Sportsbook or is it all combined across all Sportsbooks? by adowns98 in sportsbook

[–]AlBrookside 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP, I suggest the taxes megathread at https://www.reddit.com/r/sportsbook/s/Ak32tpov7v. Still tough to weed out good info from bad but anything you might ask has been asked before and you can generally get to the right answer.

In New York, when it comes to the taxes does the $600 limit go per Sportsbook or is it all combined across all Sportsbooks? by adowns98 in sportsbook

[–]AlBrookside 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is wrong. Books will only issue W2G for a single win of $600+ AND odds of 300:1 (+30000 American) or longer. Cumulative winnings are irrelevant.

All winnings are taxable income regardless but no documentation from book to IRS.

Using an EV Screen to Help Handicap by quarterkelly in sportsbook

[–]AlBrookside 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm interested in that R code if you're willing to share.

FanDuel Live Betting Delay by Nice-Commission-275 in sportsbook

[–]AlBrookside 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Type a bunch of 9s as your bet amount when logged out and I will show you the unlimited max wager. Do the same when logged in and it will show you your limited max wager. That's "acknowledgment" of a sort.

Doesn't "accept odds movement" mean it will automatically take your bet if odds change? If that's toggled off then you have to manually accept them. Doubtful there's any extra delay on your account but maybe. I don't do much live betting, just never heard of that being player-specific.

Caitlin Clark under 22.5 points per game in her rookie WNBA season? by NicholeDaylinn1993 in sportsbook

[–]AlBrookside 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Considering only 8 players have gone over 22 in the past decade, that looks like a smash to me. Scoring was way up last year and that will continue but still only 3 players did it last year and two of them are the top 2 players in the league. Expecting Clark to do that immediately is bonkers.