Pro bettors; question for those living in LV

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I&#x27;ve just been once in LV (in &#x27;06) and for what I remember I just hated the sportsbook&#x27;s in general (Pinnacle, bet365 and the asian books are just in a different threshold regarding juice, betting options etc).My question:The real pros, those for example that in the past decade or so have made their living successfully through betting, are they still grinding using the "medieval" sportsbooks in the strip or did they open offshore accounts/ ensured a way to circumvent online restrictions/ did they moved abroad?Obviously, at least to me, is way more appealing to live in Vegas and bet there instead of using the European/offshore books online but it&#x27;s just seems way more difficult to be successful at the brick and mortar sportsbook (getting -worst lines than online in EVERY single game, limited options regarding bet types, limited options on sports like soccer etc).Thx for all the feedback

2SpreadKiller · Answer

I&#x27;ve just been once in LV (in &#x27;06) and for what I remember I just hated the sportsbook&#x27;s in general (Pinnacle, bet365 and the asian books are just in a different threshold regarding juice, betting options etc).My question:The real pros, those for example that in the past decade or so have made their living successfully through betting, are they still grinding using the "medieval" sportsbooks in the strip or did they open offshore accounts/ ensured a way to circumvent online restrictions/ did they moved abroad?Obviously, at least to me, is way more appealing to live in Vegas and bet there instead of using the European/offshore books online but it&#x27;s just seems way more difficult to be successful at the brick and mortar sportsbook (getting -worst lines than online in EVERY single game, limited options regarding bet types, limited options on sports like soccer etc).Thx for all the feedback

refer · Answer

Brick and mortar in vegas is MUCH better if you know what you are doing. Certain books will get much more action on public sides of games because of where they are located in vegas vs "local" books. Biggest difference is with all the competition you can get significantly reduced juice lines in vegas compared to online books

heinz2141 · Answer

First, I&#x27;m not a pro bettor.  I think this Billy Walters interview sums it up well, though.https://www.bettingtalk.com/billy-walters-sounds-sports-betting-las-vegas-time-time-low/There are definitely higher limits offshore and more availability and better odds, but at the end of the day, there is still that risk factor that your money could be gone tomorrow, or seized, or whatever the case may be, so it&#x27;s tough to have huge sums of $ tied up outside LV.  Because of that, or until it&#x27;s legalized in the US, LV will still have a home.

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