Do sportsbooks really limit winning bettors?

[Sanitough]

If anyone knows of any proven cases, please share them with us

I can’t really find the stories I read before about this anymore. But I did come across one website just now that talks about bettors getting limited.

Maybe this helps us understand that it actually does happen.

https://about.darkhorseodds.com/guides/dont-get-limited

Sportsbooks can and will limit you. Getting limited or banned is the worst thing that can happen to you as a matched bettor. Getting limited means your max bet amount is restricted to a much lower-than-normal amount. Sportsbooks likely will not tell you if you are limited until you try and bet. MGM is often the first book to limit bettors.

open the link to read more..

[joeperry]

I'm not really sure how it works but I've seen a lot of people from different sites that claimed that they've been limited by the gambling site to bet higher bets but I'm not sure if it's only for big bettors but I personally experienced this in Esports when I tried to place in some lower league and it limits me to place a $10 bet so I think it depends on the number of bets. Though we can't rule out that there's possibility that some gambling sites do limit a player if he/she wins too much.

[shinratensei_]

Winning consistently could be one of reasons why sportbook was limiting its bettor. When they feel their gambler superior than them, so they start to limit their bettor. However, like i said that it's one of reason. There are also other reasons that hard to determine why they limit their bettor. Even when you're betting fair amount, it's not guarantee you're free from being limited.
Nevertheless, the chance to get limited is higher for the account with consistently win.

I've seen some who played in DK got limited due to the consistently winning their bet. Being limited by a sportbook is not just a myth.

[Maus0728]

I doubt that this is true, think of it this way. For 1 bettor that wins, there's probably hundreds if not thousands of bettor that lose so unless that consistency is spread among different bettors and not just 1 bettor then probably there's something fishy going on and at that scenario, it would be understandable that the sportsbook would limit their bettors but to single out 1 consistent winner seems a bit too much. Maybe there are some people that have experienced being limited by the sportsbook but I still have my doubts, maybe the success of a sportsbook is also a factor, less prominent means there's some degree of shadiness to them after all.

[Eternad]

Same with value betting and arbitrage betting. I think this is other reason by casino to remove players that doesn’t gamble the way it was intended.

Consistently winning is very hard to achieve while casino doesn’t explicitly said the reason why user become limited. They just impose the limits and that’s all.

Bettors can only win consistently if they do arbitrage betting because this way they can have a positive EV. Odds provider is the one that limits the players by suggesting it to sportsbook.

[Slow death]

Do you believe that sportsbooks really limit bettors just for winning consistently?

To me it doesn’t fully make sense. Sportsbooks don’t need to beat a bettor’s bankroll, they balance action by moving lines and make money from the juice. If heavy money comes in on one side, odds adjust, problem solved.

So why limit someone at all? Is this actually common, or are some bettors lying to make themselves look good? Saying they got limited because they “win too much” sounds better than admitting losses, bonus abuse, or other issues they don’t want to talk about.

Just because someone claims they were limited doesn’t automatically mean they were a real long-term winner.

Well, until today I've only heard a few people commenting or complaining that they were limited by the betting site, but these are people who haven't posted any proof. Now, I find it strange that people would lie about this, since when their betting amounts were limited, they still continued to use the betting site, and it wouldn't make sense for them to be limited for cheating. When it's a case of cheating, the casino blocks the person's account; they wouldn't let the person continue betting while cheating. That's why I tend to believe that people are telling the truth about being limited because they won a lot and consistently.

[rachael9385]

Do you believe that sportsbooks really limit bettors just for winning consistently?

To me it doesn’t fully make sense. Sportsbooks don’t need to beat a bettor’s bankroll, they balance action by moving lines and make money from the juice. If heavy money comes in on one side, odds adjust, problem solved.

So why limit someone at all? Is this actually common, or are some bettors lying to make themselves look good? Saying they got limited because they “win too much” sounds better than admitting losses, bonus abuse, or other issues they don’t want to talk about.

Just because someone claims they were limited doesn’t automatically mean they were a real long-term winner.

I have seen this happen to a few of my friends that won huge amounts not even consistently but because their wins were more than their losses. Their account got suspended for winning too much, this tells you that the goal of the sport book is to take from you and make you lose, betting was designed to be a losing game, over winning makes the bookies suspect you of cheating even if you are not

[Pandu Geddon]

Just because someone claims they were limited doesn’t automatically mean they were a real long-term winner.

There is definitely suspicion from the bookmaker regarding the betting activities conducted. It’s not automatically the case that when a bettor wins a large amount several times, the bookmaker will limit their bets. There must be other reasons that cause the bookmaker to do so. Different cases may be experienced by betting sites that might be new and do not have enough money to pay out large winnings at one time. But such cases may occur in betting situations that are indeed intended to deceive gamblers.

[DaNNy001]

I have seen many people that are betting through betting agents but no one among them are saying that they want to bet but the betting agents said the betting site is limiting them. So I will think that it is just a lie.

This has not happened to me before but most of us can not have accurate information because we are losing.

Due to kyc verifications their identity is being monitored so this is why as betting agents they would be limited but what if betting agents use betting accounts of other people to bet they would not be able to be spotted...perhaps this is what agents that are really interested in betting actually do to remain undetected..being limited is actually a real thing and many bettors have experienced this at some point

[qwertyup23]

I do not think that sportsbook limit bettors from their winnings.

Remember that online gambling platforms have their mandate the essence of risk that can go both ways- either the player or the house wins based on odds. Given that sportsbetting has their respective rules on how to achieve your winnings, it is nothing but natural for them to accept their loss in the process.

Just because someone claims they were limited doesn’t automatically mean they were a real long-term winner.

There is definitely suspicion from the bookmaker regarding the betting activities conducted. It’s not automatically the case that when a bettor wins a large amount several times, the bookmaker will limit their bets. There must be other reasons that cause the bookmaker to do so. Different cases may be experienced by betting sites that might be new and do not have enough money to pay out large winnings at one time. But such cases may occur in betting situations that are indeed intended to deceive gamblers.

I would have to agree with you on this.

There are probably more reasons on why an account is restricted or limited on a sportsbetting platform. Perhaps they have violated any of the stipulations on their ToS? Perhaps they circumvented a rule that should have been prohibited in the first place? There are lots of factors that can affect the status of your account and I do believe it is NOTHING to do with winning too much on their books.

[bubilas]

Do you believe that sportsbooks really limit bettors just for winning consistently?

To me it doesn’t fully make sense. Sportsbooks don’t need to beat a bettor’s bankroll, they balance action by moving lines and make money from the juice. If heavy money comes in on one side, odds adjust, problem solved.

So why limit someone at all? Is this actually common, or are some bettors lying to make themselves look good? Saying they got limited because they “win too much” sounds better than admitting losses, bonus abuse, or other issues they don’t want to talk about.

Just because someone claims they were limited doesn’t automatically mean they were a real long-term winner.

Bookmakers use odds to balance the two streams of people within a single match, even if they have different opinions on the outcome. But overall, I agree that unscrupulous bookmakers can restrict those who consistently win. I've never personally encountered a bookmaker who wouldn't let me withdraw $60.
It's a small amount, lol, but they were willing to ruin their relationship with me over it.
Even though I'd gone through full verification and sent multiple documents confirming my identity, it wasn't until I contacted support for the fifth time that they unblocked my withdrawal.

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It's hard for me to say whether sportsbooks actually set a winning limit on bettors' bets because I haven't bet a large enough amount to face this type of situation.
However, from my personal observation, as far as I can understand, as you have already mentioned, where maintaining the odds solves the problem, there is no question of limiting, and if you limit, the revenue of the gambling site itself will decrease, and no one would ever want their revenue to be low, so we see unlimited winnings being promoted in most casinos. And so I too, those who spread such talk that they have reached their winning limit are actually lying to show off.

[AbuBhakar]

It's hard for me to say whether sportsbooks actually set a winning limit on bettors' bets because I haven't bet a large enough amount to face this type of situation.
However, from my personal observation, as far as I can understand, as you have already mentioned, where maintaining the odds solves the problem, there is no question of limiting, and if you limit, the revenue of the gambling site itself will decrease, and no one would ever want their revenue to be low, so we see unlimited winnings being promoted in most casinos. And so I too, those who spread such talk that they have reached their winning limit are actually lying to show off.

No, they don’t have winning limits but what they are looking for on user account is their betting behavior and pattern just to achieve high winning percentage.

If you are just a regular that being lucky for the moment, casino will not restrict you regardless of your profit since they are paying out winnings from high roller without a problem.

You will only be limited if your betting pattern is showing that you are doing tricks your winning chance.

[Porfirii]

Nobody win all the time, anyone saying that the win alot or all the time is just desperately trying to hide away from the fact that they are losing at an uncontrollable rate,

If that’s the case, then why are there still reports of gamblers getting limited because they’re winning. If your opinion is correct and it’s really all just luck, then those people claiming they got limited for winning are definitely lying, is that what you’re trying to say?

It was already explained in this thread: some people make these claims to deceive others and sell them advice or secrets that are simply bullshit.

But I still believe that, although rare, some reports of bettors limited for winning too often must be true. It's just about statistics: if so many millions of people in the world bet, some of them have to win beyond all reasonable expectations. This shouldn't be a problem for sportsbooks because they compensate for the loss thanks to the rest of bettors who lose, but in exceptional cases they could decide to block some extraordinarily lucky users, it is not impossible.

[dimonstration]

But I still believe that, although rare, some reports of bettors limited for winning too often must be true. It's just about statistics: if so many millions of people in the world bet, some of them have to win beyond all reasonable expectations. This shouldn't be a problem for sportsbooks because they compensate for the loss thanks to the rest of bettors who lose, but in exceptional cases they could decide to block some extraordinarily lucky users, it is not impossible.

Casino offers rakeback, level up bonuses and other benefits in exchange to wager volume so even if the casino is not actually losing at all on the sportsbook they still paying bonuses to this profitable which was meant as way to return some money to players that already losing.

Some casino already excluding sportsbook on wager count for Rakeback but still the level-up bonus is counted which this profitable player can benefit from on top of their profit from regular bet.

Casino is always part of their profit to the player though bonuses that’s why they hate profitable player.

[acroman08]

Do you believe that sportsbooks really limit bettors just for winning consistently?

I've seen a lot of sportsbetting complaining about being limited after winning constantly, but there's really no way of knowing whether the casino is doing it intentionally or if the casino is following some regulation. That being said, the amount of sportsbettors I've seen complaining about it makes it look like sportsbooks are doing it intentionally.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

So why limit someone at all? Is this actually common, or are some bettors lying to make themselves look good? Saying they got limited because they “win too much” sounds better than admitting losses, bonus abuse, or other issues they don’t want to talk about.

Just because someone claims they were limited doesn’t automatically mean they were a real long-term winner.

I think a couple of times I've actually come across some persons who proved beyond all reasonable doub that the casino they are playing or doing their sports betting on actually limited them for nothing else but winning too much, and to be honest with you, if we are to be realistics, I wouldn't blame the casino for carrying out such action because maybe if I was in their shoes, I would have done the same.

The thing is, gamblers who know too much don't need to show it, they need to be smart with their betting moves to avoid getting limited, casinos don't want someone always draining their profit, even in real life if you start a gaming shop and theres someone who always wins every day and losing nothing back to the business, at a point, you will have to tell that person to stop coming, it's the same thing casinos do but much better since they don't outrightly ban the account, they only limit it to a certain amount of winning only.

[danherbias07]

First, I highly doubt there's a gambler who won a streak that will be too shocking. A 10-win streak is difficult to do what more when it is longer than that. You are right, some claims could just be bogus, and it's either to milk the gambling site or damage their name because the complainant is actually part of another sports betting site or was paid to do it.

I don't think they limit it as long as they are legitimate. Still, it will be difficult to find someone who can prove this because, as I said, it is rare to happen. I believe a reputable sports bookie would not stain their name just because of that, especially if they will see in their system that it's real after investigating it.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Actually I have not experienced it myself but that doesn't mean that it's not true that some bettors are being limited by the sportbook when they win so much. I have seen a few thread last year that complain of being limited by the bookie but it's not a very popular occurrence. I'm not in doubt that some bookies will actually limit the amount that a bettor can stake at once in a game.  I'm trying to remember a thread where the bettor was limited from staking with $5k to just $10 and that's because he claimed to have won huge amount multiple times.

[YOSHIE]

Just because someone claims they were limited doesn’t automatically mean they were a real long-term winner.

I don't know for sure, for now I am still betting on sports under normal circumstances without being restricted by one party/bookie, even if something like you see has happened, it is beyond my understanding.

Honestly, I am more confident as you say below:

To me it doesn’t fully make sense. Sportsbooks don’t need to beat a bettor’s bankroll, they balance action by moving lines and make money from the juice. If heavy money comes in on one side, odds adjust, problem solved.

In my judgment it is reasonable, settling the odds I think seems fair to the sports betting involved and also the trustworthiness of the bookie.