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Week 8 CFB Open Thread

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AuTX Buckeye said:
Just thinking about this a little more... DK just set themselves a precedent, any controversial finish are they going to refund money as site credits? They just opened themselves up a whole giant can of worms. I wouldn’t be surprised if they get sued by someone who says it was a controversial finish and they want their bet not counted.... Liability wise this seems like a stupid move
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The new wave of legal online/mobile sportsbooks are all doing this. FanDuel has had some “bad beat” refunds as well for bad/controversial calls. It’s a goodwill story to draw in more customers, while also knowing gamblers will just lose the site-credit (usually requires betting 1 or 2x the amount before you can withdraw - good luck to most public bettors/joe schmoe doing that).

Net-net, gaining publicity and probably still making the money down the road, I don’t think they’re too hard pressed by these moves. Now I wish this was available when I was going offshore bookie, because I have a laundry list of bad outcomes I’d like back.

Definitely see you’re point of opening the can of worms.
 
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OHSportsFan said:
The new wave of legal online/mobile sportsbooks are all doing this. FanDuel has had some “bad beat” refunds as well for bad/controversial calls. It’s a goodwill story to draw in more customers, while also knowing gamblers will just lose the site-credit (usually requires betting 1 or 2x the amount before you can withdraw - good luck to most public bettors/joe schmoe doing that).

Net-net, gaining publicity and probably still making the money down the road, I don’t think they’re too hard pressed by these moves. Now I wish this was available when I was going offshore bookie, because I have a laundry list of bad outcomes I’d like back.

Definitely see you’re point of opening the can of worms.
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thing about it is... what about those folks who lost money on the Ark Barn game where they came out and said it was a screw up... they didn’t refund those... I get it from a PR stand point but i think you open yourself up for way to much by doing this seemly randomly... I could see having a once a quarter “bad beat” where you get to request it for a site credit ...
 
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AuTX Buckeye said:
thing about it is... what about those folks who lost money on the Ark Barn game where they came out and said it was a screw up... they didn’t refund those... I get it from a PR stand point but i think you open yourself up for way to much by doing this seemly randomly... I could see having a once a quarter “bad beat” where you get to request it for a site credit ...
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One thing to consider is that the limits at most online books are so small it wouldn't be financially viable to try and sue the book. I see your point on the potential risk but I think the nature of the business, and the clients, makes it a pretty low probability outcome from the books perspective.
 
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Onebuckfan said:
If it’s Clemson/tOSU welcome back SEC officials
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dragurd said:
God no I'd take Big 12 or even probably Pac12 over those fuckers
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I'd take these guys over SEC officials:

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