Bosoxfan,,,, You did the right thing.....my guess is your buddy who introduced you will eventually get in touch weeks later and try and smooze things over...maybe not....the % of people who win in sports is so small you wouldn't believe it if I told you.....All books have to do to get rich is find bettors....=very few winners.....you will find another....keep asking around in the bars.....they are everywhere....like cockroaches.....