Lesson 7 of 9

Keeping your sportsbook accounts open

Why books limit winners, and how people bet for years without it.

  1. 7.1How to keep your accounts openThe habits that separate people still betting at full size in year three from the ones who are not.
  2. 7.2Why sportsbooks limit bettorsA retail sportsbook makes its money from customers who, on average, lose to its margin. A bettor who consistently gets better prices than the market settles at costs it money, so it lowers how much that bettor can stake.
  3. 7.3Your first bets on a new sportsbook accountBet the way an ordinary customer does: verify your account honestly, take the welcome offer, bet main markets on games you care about at stakes that fit your deposit, and leave the sharpest plays for later.
  4. 7.4Bet sizing that keeps accounts openBet round amounts, keep stake size steady rather than swinging it with every edge estimate, don't test the book's maximum on every bet, and size to what a market normally takes. Rounding costs pennies of EV.
  5. 7.5Which betting markets get you limitedLow-limit markets — player props, minor leagues, alternate lines — and prices that have not caught up with news draw the most attention. Main-line sides and totals in major leagues draw the least.
  6. 7.6Sportsbook deposits and withdrawalsDeposit from a method in your own name, expect an identity check before your first withdrawal, and withdraw on a steady schedule. Money in and straight back out without betting is what triggers reviews.
  7. 7.7What to do when a sportsbook limits youUse whatever the account still allows (promos, boosts, smaller bets), withdraw the balance you no longer need, and move your volume to other books, sharp books and exchanges. Never use someone else's account.