Are limited bettors in sportsbooks really “sharp bettors” or something else?

[Jubilee58]

Every gambling site has their terms, and conditions, and when a gambler infringes on them, they are likely to be restricted. When it comes to sharp gambling, a gambler can be restricted for winning too much, and taking undue advantage of a gambling site.
A lot of crime is going on in the internet, their are gamblers who can track, and hack a gambling site, when this happens, such gambler can be restricted from using a gambling site. Sometimes, the gambling site can equally decide to limit your staking strength, allowing you to only bet with small amount of money, and possibly condition your betting account.

[lombok]

Every gambling site has their terms, and conditions, and when a gambler infringes on them, they are likely to be restricted. When it comes to sharp gambling, a gambler can be restricted for winning too much, and taking undue advantage of a gambling site.
A lot of crime is going on in the internet, their are gamblers who can track, and hack a gambling site, when this happens, such gambler can be restricted from using a gambling site. Sometimes, the gambling site can equally decide to limit your staking strength, allowing you to only bet with small amount of money, and possibly condition your betting account.

The terms and conditions are very important when making sure that you would not run out of technical support or temporary paralanguage of your account without warning. Providers need to take firm action against such illegal activities as hacking or cheating, to ensure their integrity and fairness in relation to all other users. Well, it is a fact that betting limits tend to be viewed as one method that sites can use to control their financial risk profiles. Always do the right thing in order to make your account safe and secure at all times.

[Sandra_hakeem]

what I understand is these are players who consistently make profit, and that’s why bookies don’t like them and eventually limit their accounts. But I’m not sure how true this is, sometimes I also see claims from bettors saying they got limited just because they were winning but at the same time, there are also people who try to abuse promos, multi-account, or use unfair methods, then blame the sportsbook after getting restricted.

So honestly I’m a bit confused on this. Do sportsbooks really limit players just for being profitable, or is this just something some bettors say to protect their image after getting caught doing something against the rules?

In most cases, it's always just a cover up on the restriction they broke. Nobody really wants to throw themselves under the bus, that's why you'll keep seeing hundreds if not thousands of posts on the scam accusation board. The casinos on the other hand can limit a bettor for different reasons, but there are already enough limitations on default.

For those who have experience with this, especially in crypto sportsbooks, what actually triggers limits?
Is it really consistent profit, or more on betting patterns and behavior?

I'll go with betting patterns. Their win limit and the house edge controls the consistent profits.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

If I remember correctly, I think I have come across two thread on this forum that the OPs complained of being limited by the bookie they were using and the reason for such limit was because they staked with a huge amount a few times in a day and won all those bets and the reward was huge.

 You know that there are players that can stake with $50k or more (depending on the book's Max limit), if such player has bet on 4 different tickets with huge amount and all bets won, and they did another bet for same number of tickets and still win, the bookie can just decide to reduce the limit of that lucky player. That's why some players get limited.

To avoid restriction in the platform, a player who has been wining big amount in a casino can stop betting in that casino. Transfer the bankroll to a different casino to avoid a limit. The process should be done repeatedly using different casinos to avoid permanent restrictions. 

Yea, that's the safest thing to do but if you are not yet limited, you should continue gambling on that casino if that's the safest casino for you, there's no fun in transferring funds from one account to another unless the need arises but if you are safe there and not being limited, it's wise to play there until they limit you for winning so much. Perhaps, this experience is not common, I feel it's more common among those player that stake with huge amount.

[AmoreJaz]

Every gambling site has their terms, and conditions, and when a gambler infringes on them, they are likely to be restricted. When it comes to sharp gambling, a gambler can be restricted for winning too much, and taking undue advantage of a gambling site.
A lot of crime is going on in the internet, their are gamblers who can track, and hack a gambling site, when this happens, such gambler can be restricted from using a gambling site. Sometimes, the gambling site can equally decide to limit your staking strength, allowing you to only bet with small amount of money, and possibly condition your betting account.

I don't think a big gambling site would do such restriction. This act may be seen in smaller casinos as they don't have much money in their vault. So if you are really good at your predictions, better go to top tier casinos or bookies. Because they can very well afford you to stake high amount of bets. Also, you can check their min and max bets because before I've seen a bookie which already stated their max allowable bet and that means, they are just having precautions on their limits of funds.

[Awaklara]

Is it really consistent profit, or more on betting patterns and behavior?

I don't know the exact reason why betting sites limit their customers' bets. But certainly, if you have this business and see a customer who consistently wins large amounts with a certain betting pattern, wouldn't that make you want to drive away such a customer? 

Even though the customer comes with a lot of money, when they win, the bookmaker also has to pay out a large amount, certainly a loss. 
But I believe that is not the only reason for betting limits. Basically, they also do not ban customer accounts, only limit bets. But it certainly is inconvenient for those who are used to betting big.

[Questat]

Even though the customer comes with a lot of money, when they win, the bookmaker also has to pay out a large amount, certainly a loss. 
But I believe that is not the only reason for betting limits. Basically, they also do not ban customer accounts, only limit bets. But it certainly is inconvenient for those who are used to betting big.

Bookmakers do not really lose because they are not the house in the same way a casino is, where bettors try to beat the system itself. In sports betting, bookies are mostly just facilitating the lines, and if you notice the line movement, that already shows they are trying to balance the action coming from both sides.

At the end of every game, they still get the juice from the losing bets, so they will survive as long as they have enough volume. Maybe they will limit some bettors, but not really because those bettors are simply winning. Sometimes it’s more about the size of the bets they are placing, to the point that the bookie can no longer comfortably accommodate that action.