The early days of Mansion were really remarkable. The two bets (Pittsburgh/later they had a Tottenham one), the Keno bonus, the daily overlays in their tournies, the fucking pokerdome. Awesome stuff. Their software was good too, like better than a lot of sites that are still about - shame they moved to a network.
I think it's fun to think of the glory days, but there's going to be some opportunity that's dumb for the company to pop up at some point.
Pretty sure that offer on Pittsburgh in the NFL actually moved the line globally because so many people wanted to back the other side elsewhere for no reason other than the offer to 'arb the offer for a risk free bet'. Would love to know how much mansion laid that offer to lose. It was one of the few 'offers' that was so good it couldn't possibly be true but it was.
Pittsburgh Steelers 2006 Superbowl Champs Promotion
Simply visit the MANSION Sportsbook and place a minimum Point Spread (Handicap) bet of USD 1,100 to win USD 1,000 (or currency equivalent) on the Pittsburgh Steelers for their game on Thursday 7 Sep 2006. (00:30 GMT 8 Sep 2006)
If your bet is not a winner, MANSION will refund your losses of USD 1,100 (or currency equivalent).
Took $5.5 million in bets. They sure had deep pockets, and that daily tourney was a gold mine.
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