I don't know if anyone have previously or recently brought this topic up for discussion but if it already exist, please point it out so I can lock this one.
For the sports bettors in the house, I believe that you are already familiar with what cashout means in sports book, for those that doesn't know or doesn't use the option, cashout is an option in bookies that allows bettors to settle their bets even before the game ends.
Instead of you to be waiting for the final result of that game, the bookie would offers you an amount of money based on how your bet is currently performing. You could cashout out less than the amount you staked or above the amount you staked but not above your potential win.
So, the main question is that, why does bookies not automate this option. Would it be a disadvantage to them if they allow it?
I see where you're headed, but I don't think casinos would automate that because if they do they'll definitely be on the losing side. I trust gamblers would want to abuse the option by making consecutive amount of bet and setting a small cashout gain from all of them though this might be risky as well as every betting strategy but chances are that if this is implemented it might result to more loses to the casino. Though similar thing like this exit the trading and it still doesn't make tge trader be more profitable.