How I made $7,000 in 3 days and pissed of a Las Vegas Sports Book by sharing tips…
I just returned from a Vegas trip and wanted to share my winning experience. First, winning $7,000 at the Mirage Sportsbook is not a big deal.
By working at Verified Cappers, my biggest perk is access to hundreds of expert’s sports picks. We built Verified Cappers after going through the ringer having yo-yo results from questionable personalities. Our site helped iron out trust issues for thousands of other bettors. With this data in check, I was ready to make some MLB Bets.
MLB is one of the most profitable sports to bet on.
So much in fact, most Vegas sportsbooks will not let you wager over $100,000 on a MLB game while they will let you wager up to $2,000,000 on a football game.
Anyway, let’s get on with the story. I created a consensus from a handful of the best MLB handicappers with a slight weight towards the top 5 over the past 7 days.
I gave most weight to Mark Ansil and Allen Barclay since they post fewer picks that hit more consistently.
Handicappers are VERY STREAKY, just like any gambler. Wins and Losses comes in waves, its all about the flow — you will never get an easy win expecting someone to “bounce back”… Wait till hot, follow till you have 2 bad days in a row.
Day 1
Monday, I placed $300 bets on 4 games. I went 3–1 and came out with about a $450 profit at the end of day. At that point, the bookie congratulated me and suggested I wear my big boy pants for tomorrow’s games.
Normally this doesn’t bother me because I know this is what they have to do. But he seemed to really take his job personally. I brought $10,000 and as with every vegas trip, considered this as entertainment money that I was willing to lose but lose with respect if that is the case.
Day 2
I saw a few really strong plays that a lot of handicappers picked so, I obliged with the bookie and bet $600 for 5 games and laid down $150 on 2 different 3 team parlays.
What a day, 4–1 and nailed 1 of the Parlays leaving me up $2700. The customary banter continued. This was actually making it more fun so props to the bookie if this was planned!
Day 3
Here I was now, up $3,000 and feeling great. I was in the flow and it was Wednesday (weekends almost always go in Vegas favor so I was going to go big today). I had a meeting that night with a few local handicappers that we’ve been trying to onboard so I figured it was time to take it up a notch.
After I was well prepared and knew my picks for the day, I met them at the Mirage to place my bets and have a few drinks.
We discussed the games (I apologize, I took full credit for my savvy sports insight at this point, even though I was just using expert advice), and in front of them, I bet $1,000 per game on 5 games, 2 of which were big dogs and another 2 were on the total.
They thought I was completely redicioulus wagering this much money considering my bankroll, even though they supported these bets.
A group of people walked by and these touts started telling everyone at the book (very obviously and loud) to follow these bets as a way of self promotion I guess. No better place than in person right? The bookie encouraged them to take action and go with it. After all, volume is volume…
The first game of the night was a massive loss so curled my tounge around a shot of tequila. Luckily, the other 4 bets all hit bringing my balance up $4300 for the night. All-in-all I was up about $7,300 total.
The next day when I went to place some bets there was a rather awkward confrontation by the manager. They told me its ok to make my bets but not ok for me and my buddies go suggest the same picks to their other guests. I asked if they would have cared if the picks would have all lost? We’ve all had that happen before!
That day, I only placed a few bets but some of the people from the previous night saw me and asked if I had any tips… I said sure, gave my favorite 1 play and that was it.
I kept it casual, nothing that could be overheard.
I lost $300 that night but the pick I shared hit. Ego safe. When I went to collect my earnings from the night, the manager invited me into an enclosed room to speak with me. There, he showed me a video of me talking to those guys giving that one pick. Reminded me about our previous conversation and then told me they would not accept my bets for the remainder of my stay.
I guess that’s a much better encounter than that of an angry bookie who you owe money to but still I was surprised. In the end, I won a total of $7,000 and spent about $1200 on entertainment and casino games over the next 4 days. I left with $5,800 more than I started with which is about as good as any Vegas trip can be!
Tips followed were mostly from a few great cappers at Documented Handicappers and Precision Picks!
