Originally posted on 01/06/2013:

SBR is just a platform to be a watchdog on the community, a place of discussion, etc. They aren't going to catch every bad guy. If a citizen robs 1M from the local bank, the local policemen don't have to chip in their salaries to reimburse the bank because they did a bad job.

1.5M is not something realistic to expect SBR just to have in their back pocket to dish out. Sure they probably make a decent revenue. But start deducting IT costs, Moderator salaries, sportsbook gifts, HR, public relations, etc, etc, etc etc I'm sure their bottom line isn't as amazing as some of you think. The fact that they give back with an SBR book, and generous gifts is amazing in itself. What other forum in the world offers those perks? They obviously care about their members.

And let's play devils advocate and say SBR makes millions and millions of dollars off ad revenue and they could easily cut a 1.5M check. Okay so if that were true, then why would they collude with betislands to maybe get a small cut of 1.5M pot?

I think that this community has saved many headaches and dollars to people who have been lucky enough to find this site. Sorry for rambling I just think this SBR directed anger is getting kind of out of control. They don't owe you anything. They fcked up and trusted BI and tried to be right by both sides. Even if they knew BI was getting financially bailed out, it is probably best for the "FORUM MEMBERS" by their perspective to not cause mass hysteria and everybody starts withdrawing. They probably thought the best chance for us to get our money was believe BI and that they were getting financially bailed out by EZ, and do their best not to cause mass hysteria pubically destroying both companies cash flow? Destroying all credibility of the website and making it impossible to turn the business around.

Yes on a person by person basis especially when they were taking deposits at the end. That sht was fcked up. But I hardly suspect SBR thought that's how it would play out.

this was a hostage situation. sbr members were the hostages, and sbr was on the phone negotaiting with EZ/BI. if at any point sbr tipped the community about what was going on, you were all going to get shot and killed. they tried to negotiate, but at the end it got ugly and you all got killed anyway.