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First of all I think this is a terrific forum second to none!
Today I was thinking as to how this forum will be regarded by sports gambling historians(are there such persons)? lol).
My opinion is that this forum and to a smaller extent lesser forums will have in a sense as great an impact of the sports service industry as did Curt Flood and free agency did to baseball.
For those of you who recall, up until time Curt Flood challenged the system, players had no right to go to other teams unless their ownership decided to trade them;of course since that time as we all know, players can go to the highest bidding team once their contract ends.
Well, I think sports forums like this one have also revolutionized things and will continue to do so.
Here is an example:
Prior to the internet, if someone wanted to purchase the plays of a sports service, it was done for the most part via 900 numbers or by credit card, and many times on the 900 numbers there were multiple extensions for different games, and one could spend a fortune in order to get all of the plays. There was virtually no other way to get the plays unless you knew someone who had purchased them.
Once more and more people purchased computers and services used the internet to market plays and at greatly reduced rates, things changed dramatically.
The bettor could now purchase plays right on line, and in many cases a lot cheaper than via 900 numbers.
Then somewhere along the way chatboards like this one sprung up, and people began to share their picks purchased from sports services, the thinking being why should mutiple people pay for the same information when one could purchase them and share.
At the same time on chatboards like this one, people started to discuss games and post their own picks figuring they could do as well or as we now know better than the paid services.
This has escalated to the present situation where at Bettorschat we have some truly great cappers posting their own picks every day for nothing.
At the same time because of the wonderful work done by many, we have access to most of the plays of the paid cappers for nothing.
Over time the thousands of people who visit this forum(growing every day) now realize that the free cappers who post here are better than probably 95% of the cappers who get paid for their picks, most of the latter who we know are not very good at all especially when the cost factor is factored in.
As a matter of fact, you might call Rip's Fade thread evolutionary, as it shows that betors can actually do better going against the services than with them them.
When you couple above with the very good winning percentages of the free cappers, I think it can be said that a milestone or turning point has been reached, and that forums like this one are directly responsible for what will be the eventual decline of paid sports services as we know them.
In addition when folks point out and share the scandalous nature of their experiences with some of these services(I try to do my part as you well know), folks are going to say to themselves "Wait a minute;why should I pay a sports service any money when 1) they aren't that good to begin with;2)some lie and spin their record ,3) their picks are available for nothing in this forum anyways and 4) there are better cappers at Bettorschat with real documented records who post their plays every day for nothing.
To sum all of this up, I think Bettorschat has taken a giant and postive step in revolutionizing how the average bettor can get the best picks available from the comfort of his office or living room without having to spend anything.
As I said initially if there were ever a history book published about the history(rise and eventual demise) of sports services, then there would certainly be a whole section devoted to Bettorschat.
ps Thanks to all who took the trouble to read this;it has been on my mind, and I wanted to share my feelings.
Everyone keep up the great work!
Today I was thinking as to how this forum will be regarded by sports gambling historians(are there such persons)? lol).
My opinion is that this forum and to a smaller extent lesser forums will have in a sense as great an impact of the sports service industry as did Curt Flood and free agency did to baseball.
For those of you who recall, up until time Curt Flood challenged the system, players had no right to go to other teams unless their ownership decided to trade them;of course since that time as we all know, players can go to the highest bidding team once their contract ends.
Well, I think sports forums like this one have also revolutionized things and will continue to do so.
Here is an example:
Prior to the internet, if someone wanted to purchase the plays of a sports service, it was done for the most part via 900 numbers or by credit card, and many times on the 900 numbers there were multiple extensions for different games, and one could spend a fortune in order to get all of the plays. There was virtually no other way to get the plays unless you knew someone who had purchased them.
Once more and more people purchased computers and services used the internet to market plays and at greatly reduced rates, things changed dramatically.
The bettor could now purchase plays right on line, and in many cases a lot cheaper than via 900 numbers.
Then somewhere along the way chatboards like this one sprung up, and people began to share their picks purchased from sports services, the thinking being why should mutiple people pay for the same information when one could purchase them and share.
At the same time on chatboards like this one, people started to discuss games and post their own picks figuring they could do as well or as we now know better than the paid services.
This has escalated to the present situation where at Bettorschat we have some truly great cappers posting their own picks every day for nothing.
At the same time because of the wonderful work done by many, we have access to most of the plays of the paid cappers for nothing.
Over time the thousands of people who visit this forum(growing every day) now realize that the free cappers who post here are better than probably 95% of the cappers who get paid for their picks, most of the latter who we know are not very good at all especially when the cost factor is factored in.
As a matter of fact, you might call Rip's Fade thread evolutionary, as it shows that betors can actually do better going against the services than with them them.
When you couple above with the very good winning percentages of the free cappers, I think it can be said that a milestone or turning point has been reached, and that forums like this one are directly responsible for what will be the eventual decline of paid sports services as we know them.
In addition when folks point out and share the scandalous nature of their experiences with some of these services(I try to do my part as you well know), folks are going to say to themselves "Wait a minute;why should I pay a sports service any money when 1) they aren't that good to begin with;2)some lie and spin their record ,3) their picks are available for nothing in this forum anyways and 4) there are better cappers at Bettorschat with real documented records who post their plays every day for nothing.
To sum all of this up, I think Bettorschat has taken a giant and postive step in revolutionizing how the average bettor can get the best picks available from the comfort of his office or living room without having to spend anything.
As I said initially if there were ever a history book published about the history(rise and eventual demise) of sports services, then there would certainly be a whole section devoted to Bettorschat.
ps Thanks to all who took the trouble to read this;it has been on my mind, and I wanted to share my feelings.
Everyone keep up the great work!
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