My state launches sportsbetting end of month 😱.

[keithrichard]

So even with the implementation of domestic books, you'd go offshore KR?

If i couldn't bet offshore anymore I 'd probably not bother betting.

 

[BMR Genie]

Well it's been about 2 and 1/2 years since my state started allowing sports betting I believe. There were eight at one time. There are only six left I believe and I only use two currently FanDuel and DraftKings the others are basically garbage.

What happened to the other 2, Keith? Closed due to?

 

[keithrichard]

My state books only offer me mostly parlay bonuses and that's at 10 max usually lol. I dont bet parlays really at all. The ones i do rarely are maybe for offshore free plays im looking to get value for.

 

[jjgold]

Doesn’t even matter anymore or so many other places offering it like Kalshi , Robinhood , crypto.com


All over riding state laws

 

[keithrichard]

What happened to the other 2, Keith? Closed due to?

Well Wynnbet closed online betting but I can bet at their casino at Encore Boston (where I have never placed a physical bet as of yet even though I've been there maybe 50 times.)
Betr closed and they had only betting props like next batter strikes out or whatever which i find useless. Then Ballybet opened last summer and they suck too.

 

[BobbyFK]

My state books only offer me mostly parlay bonuses and that's at 10 max usually lol. I dont bet parlays really at all. The ones i do rarely are maybe for offshore free plays im looking to get value for.

Were you offered any decent sign up bonuses? I know when new books launch they are pretty aggressive

 

[keithrichard]

Just counted . Actually there are seven online books offered to me right now but I wouldn't really care if they closed down tomorrow. No real loss.

 

[keithrichard]

Were you offered any decent sign up bonuses? I know when new books launch they are pretty aggressive

Yes I used them all and usually 100% match or matching free bets. Very generous at first but after almost worthless. Just ask JJ.

 

[keithrichard]

Right now I have no state books funded. Best thing about them almost instant deposits and usually instant withdrawals.

 

[BMR Genie]

Just counted . Actually there are seven online books offered to me right now but I wouldn't really care if they closed down tomorrow. No real loss.

It's like they never existed at all in your life.

 

[keithrichard]

It's like they never existed at all in your life.

Yup

 

[keithrichard]

On another note Pot has been legal here since 2018 I think and I have never been in retail store as of yet. Massachusetts has like 650 licensed stores now.
Its funny because when I was young i was a pothead. This would have been a dream. Now I dont really care. I dont think marijuana is really very good for you personally. People are conned easily. Follow the crowd. Its mostly a big money grab as to why its legal. Just like legal gambling. Tax the hell out of the saps.

 

[jjgold]

Right now I have no state books funded. Best thing about them almost instant deposits and usually instant withdrawals.

thats the top reason, the rest of resasons take or leave

 

[Wagerallsports]

Wags yes almost all my bets are with offshore books. The state books dont compare . I only occasionally play at DK or FD if they offer maybe a prop that's different.

Same here

I use legal book strictly for Live wagering & the ability to parlay futures that offshore will not allow

Most everything else offshore

It’s also funny that I can get paid faster via Bitcoin from betonline than I can my legal book

 

[BMR Genie]

On another note Pot has been legal here since 2018 I think and I have never been in retail store as of yet. Massachusetts has like 650 licensed stores now.
Its funny because when I was young i was a pothead. This would have been a dream. Now I dont really care. I dont think marijuana is really very good for you personally. People are conned easily. Follow the crowd. Its mostly a big money grab as to why its legal. Just like legal gambling. Tax the hell out of the saps.

When did you realize that you don't need or like it anymore?

 

[keithrichard]

When did you realize that you don't need or like it anymore?

I probably stopped using it in my mid 30s or so. I will still smoke a bowl very rarely even today but i usually just fall asleep. Just doesn't do anything for me really. Same with booze or any other drugs. I have preferred to have a clear mind since those days . I'm not religious but i do consider my mind and body as sacred. I try to do only good things for it until my end comes.

 

[BMR Genie]

I probably stopped using it in my mid 30s or so. I will still smoke a bowl very rarely even today but i usually just fall asleep. Just doesn't do anything for me really. Same with booze or any other drugs. I have preferred to have a clear mind since those days . I'm not religious but i do consider my mind and body as sacred. I try to do only good things for it until my end comes.

Ah, it's been a while.. But glad you were able to maintain clean... It's not that there's something wrong with it. People use it for many reasons..

 

[keithrichard]

Ah, it's been a while.. But glad you were able to maintain clean... It's not that there's something wrong with it. People use it for many reasons..

I have no problem with people using pot. Live and let live. It is a little concerning if half the population is in LaLa land most of the time especially if driving or operating machinery . Still I drove high for many many years with no accidents. Can you say the same for all the destruction booze has caused in people's lives?

 

[BMR Genie]

I have no problem with people using pot. Live and let live. It is a little concerning if half the population is in LaLa land most of the time especially if driving or operating machinery . Still I drove high for many many years with no accidents. Can you say the same for all the destruction booze has caused in people's lives?

Same here, no judgment. As long as it's not synthetic drugs, you know what I mean..

 

[keithrichard]

One other thing i do like about my state books is I often find better odds on props compared to offshore and also more variety.