Originally posted on 05/22/2012:

Quote Originally Posted by SBR Lou View Post
It's not uncommon for sportsbooks to have loyalty programs, VIP client programs, etc. You can't let everyone have it no matter what. A guy with the bankroll of a casino whale that is a known card-counter or skilled advantage player isn't going to get flown in on a private jet and have a comped stay for a month.

It's not hard to understand why the program cannot be extended to players whose action is considered too sharp. What's hard to understand is why it's not worn with a badge of honor; instead of met with such scathing criticism. In the few occasions that we know about where a player was cut but lost his points balance, the book made it right.


What in reality is the problem, or are we just speculating that player x y z must have a gripe if they haven't specifically posted on SBR Forum?
I used to have a lot of respect for your opinion, Lou. But you are losing it fast. First it was your defense of BetonLine in the case of the guy that had $45,000 stolen for chip dumping -- where you rubber-stamped BetonLine's theft without, it seems, even a cursory look at the evidence ( which was non-existent ). And, here you are now defending Diamond in their blatant theft of betpoints! I believe Durito is correct when he points out that SBR's position is that this is theft. I did not consider it a "badge of honor" when DSI stole my betpoints -- I considered it a loss of income and a reason to stop playing at DSI. Interestingly enough, a year or two after their theft of my betpoints, DSI called me offering another bonus - even tho I had been previously labeled non-recreational, and actually gave me the betpoints back that had been stolen --- although, as Durito explained, no more new betpoints would get added. So, I know along with many other posters here, that DSI is stealing betpoints and only giving them back to those that know how to work the forums. As I saw you post the other day, only 1% of the gambling public uses these forums -- so we can conclude that the many complaints that show up here about stolen betpoints only accounts for about 1% of the actual number of times DSI has done this. In all seriousness Lou, I don't mean to be disrespectful, but it is beginning to look like you have turned into a shill for sponsor books.