Originally posted on 12/19/2012:

Quote Originally Posted by Betislands View Post
Yes I was the GM at Betislands yes I was one of the operating founders , yes i was the poster for the sportsbook on the forums but I was never the financial backer nor was I the money guy at BI. this is a known fact in the industry and a known fact to SBR. This is not a way for me to " clean my hands " or cop out of the situation.
I started this thread knowing that that insults , hostility and abuse were coming but not death threats to me and my family. I did it out of respect since I posted on SBR for years with Wagerchief and Betislands. For years I always did my best for players and players always got paid.
The financial support for Betislands encountered legal issues that forced it to drastically step away from the picture , contingency plans were in place and for a moment it seemed that things would get better . I stepped away from the company also a known fact to SBR this why for weeks players would call and ask for me and I would not be available at this point payouts were still being sent.
I did whatever was in my power to try and find a home and another sportsbook that would respond for player funds and provide them safety , another known fact to SBR and another verifiable fact by anyone in the business.
Sadly Betislands was turned down by every single option.
I was not expecting any sort of glory or pat in the back , nor am I hiding but the death threats that I have recieved to my family in the last day are not fair to the situation. I went out and did whatever I could to try and get a home for the players offering to pass the full brand and it was turned down looking for financing to somehow be able to pay players.
I did not create and this is not the 1st sportsbook that is crippled by legal actions taken against its financial entities.
Players should turn to SBR for answers and confirm all the things I just posted above and to anyone else in this industry that has information.


JON
1. You held yourself out as the responsible party.

2. You lied to all of us, telling everyone that it was the processors, telling everyone you were away on vacation, telling us how you always replied to everyone, telling us how you always paid everyone, etc., etc.

3. You come on here and post a mea culpa and keep writing the same stories over and over.

4. You accused me of being a sharp and limited me. I told you that your limits were too low for me, I wanted my money back and that it was best if we figure out how to return the money to me and we should both move on. This was in September. Once I indicated that I wanted my money back you stopped answering me.

5. Have I mentioned the part about you posting the same stories over and over?


No one cares what you say Jon, that's the part you don't get. Your business STOLE money from all of us and since we don't know anyone involved except for you, that's where we will vent our frustrations. I'm not saying death threats are appropriate because they are not. But for you to keep telling us how you weren't the backer, weren't the boss, etc., etc., that's not only disingenuous but no one cares. Move on. Find another business. Just keep us all out of it.

We're tired of being lied to and tired of someone stealing our money and then trying to explain it all. There is no explanation. If you didn't take sharp action like you kept telling us you didn't, you would have had enough funds on hand to keep rolling. You took a gamble with our money and when that didn't pay, you want to explain.

Stop it. Go away.