SBR News and Business Wire

Thanks to all who joined us for the 2010 SBR Bash in Las Vegas!

09/01/2010 05:18 PM

9/1/2010 5:18:42 PM -
Congratulations to RonPaul2008 who won the 3rd annual SBR Bash Poker Tourney. RonPaul was last year's SBR Bash Poker runner-up! Posters Dante and dwaechte finished out the top 3 with Monkeyf0cker, Poker_Beast, QuantumLeap, poster's guest, Solobass, and stakebook making up the rest of the final table. Special thanks to Bodog (SBR rating A) poker pro Evelyn Ng for attending for the third straight year. Bodog sponsored the $5,000 in cash prizes to the final table. A big congrats also to SBRforum posters Extra Innings, DeluxeLiner and ZetaPsi808 for pocketing their share of $500 in the SBR Posters Handicapping contest.

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WSEX pays player $1,000

09/01/2010 05:14 PM

9/1/2010 5:14:52 PM -
A WSEX (SBR rating D) player that requested a $1,000 priority check on May 1st has been paid. The player informed SBR that he was offered a $1,000 Moneygram free of charge in place of the check on August 10th. Players with payout updates or new complaints against WSEX are asked to write to help@sportsbookreview.com. WSEX is currently slow-paying $250,000+ to 55 players, with the earlier withdrawal delay dating back to October of 2009.

BetWay winnings forfeiture case update

08/31/2010 04:23 PM

8/31/2010 4:23:39 PM -
BetWay (SBR rating D-) has addressed the sportsbook complaint reported by SBR on August 21st. BetWay confiscated €2,453 in winnings from a player that deposited €500 on April 1st. BetWay accused the player of operating his account within a "shared environment". Following SBR's inquiry into the situation, BetWay stated that the player did not share an IP or physical address with any other account holder, but that his computer was flagged as being connected to other accounts. SBR is still discussing the winnings confiscation with BetWay. To date the player has not confirmed receiving his €500 deposit back.

BetUS confiscates $5,274 from winning bettor

08/30/2010 01:46 PM

8/30/2010 1:46:37 PM -
BetUS (SBR rating D+) has confiscated $5,274 from a winning bettor. The player deposited a total of $4,993 to BetUS and increased his balance to $27,796. BetUS subtracted $5,274 from his balance claiming that the winnings were derived from correlated parlay bets. BetUS tells SBR that losing bets were subtracted from wins of other parlays, defending their confiscation by claiming the player was not being freerolled. BetUS' software has not been modified to automatically prevent wagers with X% correlation, despite the functionality being a common gaming software configuration.

BetUS player: [quote]I deposited money with Betus.com and placed wagers, many of them, and all was well, and for the most part I did well. After a while I was cut back to smaller limits on some wagers, but maintained the account and continued playing. I was then cut off from playing completely, and while I did not agree with the decision, there really was nothing I could do about it, so I requested to be paid out. Several checks did come as indicated, but then I got one check for an odd amount, then no checks for a while, despite still being owed a good deal of money. I called and called them, consistently getting the run around for two weeks, and finally got someone willing/knowledgeable enough to answer my questions. I was then told that "several of the winning bets placed were illegal, and I would not be paid for them, as they were correlated Nascar parlays." I of course was stunned, could not see how they could not pay me for a bet they accepted.[/quote]
Read BetUS statement

Casineto slow-pay #21: player owed $305 since 2009

08/28/2010 11:47 PM

8/28/2010 11:47:42 PM -
Casineto (SBR rating D-) slow-pay #21 has been reported. A player requested $305 in September of 2009 and has not been paid. Casineto addressed the complaint to SBR with the following generic response:

Casineto sportsbook: [quote]We assure you that we will settle the withdrawal request of this player within a short time. We apologize for the inconveniences![/quote]
Casineto is currently slow-paying 21 players a total of $9973.

Globet Sportsbook Moneybookers complaint

08/27/2010 11:45 PM

8/27/2010 11:45:16 PM -
A Globet (SBR rating D+) player has filed a sportsbook complaint. On July 14th he asked for a withdrawal of €1488.50 via Moneybookers, and has yet to receive his funds. This is the second Globet withdrawal complaint reported in August. Globet has not yet discussed the cases with SBR.

Jazz Sportsbook Group payout complaint

08/26/2010 07:59 PM

8/26/2010 7:59:38 PM -

A Jazz Sportsbook (SBR rating C) player has filed a payment complaint. On July 14th he asked for $7500 from Jazz. He was allegedly told the quickest way to receive his funds would be bank wire. The player was reportedly quoted a 20 to 30 day time-frame to be paid. As of August 26th, the bank wire has not been received. The Jazz Sportsbook Group was downgraded to C on June 1st for falling behind on payouts and inefficient eWallet service. On August 21st, an ABC Islands (SBR rating C) sportsbook player reported receiving $2000 over 4 days via Western Union.

BetUS Sportsbook: Scam alert

08/25/2010 09:41 AM

8/25/2010 9:41:11 AM -
BetUS (SBR rating D+) sportsbook confiscates winnings again. One day after BetUS credited a player whose bonus winnings were confiscated, a new complaint has been reported by a player who read SBR's BetUS review.

This player deposited $1000 for a 100% freeplay bonus. The promo required a 12X rollover and 60 day hold. His first bet risked his entire freeplay on an MLB wager with +140 odds. After winning his first bet, he increased his balance to $2950 before going all-in on a -150 MLB moneyline. As that bet was pending, the player discovered he could no longer access his account so he proceeded to contact customer service via telephone. He was allegedly informed that pending the settlement of his wager that his account would be closed due to non-recreational play. His bet won and brought his account balance up to $4,915. After one week the player states he was paid only $3516 by BetUS; minus his $1,400 in freeplay winnings. The player claims BetUS told him he was not entitled to these winnings as his rollover hadn't been filled. | Read Full BetUS report

WSEX player submits withdrawal complaint

08/25/2010 08:59 AM

8/25/2010 8:59:15 AM -
A WSEX (SBR rating D) player reports a withdrawal complaint. The player asked for a $1600 withdrawal on July 11th. His payout has yet to be processed by WSEX. WSEX is currently slow-paying just over $250,000 to the 56 players have written SBR with sportsbook disputes.

BetUS Sportsbook reviews confiscation claim; credits bettor

08/24/2010 09:22 AM

8/24/2010 9:22:22 AM -
BetUS Sportsbook (SBR rating D+) has decided to credit the player from SBR's sportsbook confiscation report. BetUS initially seized $1,350 in freeplay winnings from a player that made a $1000 deposit for a 100% freeplay. The player risked the entirety of his freeplay on Kansas City +135. After winning the bet, his account was closed due to "non-recreational" play and BetUS confiscated the freeplay winnings.