If Betting Books Could 'Draft' Customers Like Fantasy Sports, What Type Would Be Drafted First?

Princess they absolutely profile customers.

Algorithm identifies your betting patterns and targets you with specific promotions.
 
Confirmed.

Machine learning models segment customers:

- Whales (high stakes, any win rate)
- Grinders (high volume, negative ROI)
- Casual (low volume, entertainment)
- Sharp (winning, limit immediately)
- At-risk (problem gambling, ethical considerations)

Each segment receives tailored engagement strategy.
 
im definitely in grinder category... high volume negative roi... probably why i get so many deposit bonuses... theyre feeding the addiction...
 
Conor yeah. You're in the "engage and retain" bucket.

They want to keep you active.
 
This discussion has revealed the rather sinister reality that bookmakers actively seek customers with gambling problems, they want Conor not me, they want Princess not Eddie, they want emotional attachment not analytical discipline, the draft metaphor makes this predatory behavior uncomfortably explicit, they are selecting for vulnerability and exploiting it systematically.
 
Prof that's the truth.

Books are predators.

We're the prey.

Some of us more than others.
 
Accurate but incomplete.

Books also need winning bettors briefly to set sharp lines.

Use sharps to price markets then limit them.

Sharps are exploited differently - for information not money.
 
Oli's right. We serve a purpose too.

Just not a profitable one for the books.
 
Summary:

1st Round: High-volume losing bettors (Conor, Princess, recreational whales)
2nd-4th Rounds: Moderate volume mixed results (Taffy, casual bettors)
5th-7th Rounds: Break-even bettors (roster filler)
Undrafted: Winning bettors (Eddie, Klaus, Prof, Oli, Fade)

Sound right?
 
Correct.

This exercise reveals books profit from customer failure.

Anti-meritocratic system by design.
 
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