tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319624793909672042.post2050899835058313739..comments2024-03-26T14:14:55.506+01:00Comments on DW on Sport: Bookmakers and Obvious ErrorsIan Dorwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915714073751444741noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319624793909672042.post-59614120071626180512015-11-27T21:21:26.791+01:002015-11-27T21:21:26.791+01:00N.B. IBAS are actually well known for giving the p...N.B. IBAS are actually well known for giving the punter a more generous settlement when the bookie has been a bit mean in cases like the above.That makes them look good/reasonably fair,but I've never heard of them ruling that the error wasn't obvious.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135053674132049124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319624793909672042.post-50614907523978783752015-11-27T21:14:16.121+01:002015-11-27T21:14:16.121+01:00I agree with everything you say with one exception...I agree with everything you say with one exception - the odds reduction from 7/5 to 13/10 does not preclude an obvious error.I briefly worked for IG Index as an odds compiler decades ago,and made one horrific blunder in a tennis match - overpricing a grass court specialist and making the wrong player favourite.When bets flooded in - all on one player - IG cut the odds incrementally but continued to lay bets on the event.The losses on that more than eliminated all of my/their previous profits.When it was clear something was wrong,why couldn't they just have suspended betting ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135053674132049124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5319624793909672042.post-53198576746699036442014-06-11T21:38:03.325+02:002014-06-11T21:38:03.325+02:00what did IBAS say?what did IBAS say?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com