Originally <a href='https://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/showthread.php?p=31235175'>posted</a> on 10/03/2023:
There are a million stories over there years I am sure and many more to come.
I worked at a book once where I would spend a good chuck of my day making excuses as to why the money hasn't been paid to the player yet. Anywhere from she's in the basement looking into it to all sorts of stupid excuses I can't even remember them all anymore. That was my first experience with an online book back in 2003. Having nothing to comparing it to, and since it was rather early on in the offshore sports betting era, I assumed all these shop were dirt bags. I was having a beer at a pub close by the office when I was someone from the office and we drank a few together. Not long after, 2 big dudes come into the bar and physically removed her from the bar. The next day I was told no socializing with co workers! WTF? Needless to say, I didn't work there long.
Not long after, I helped out an affiliate manager at another book for a few days and met the bosses. They hired me and they were night and day compared to the other place. They paid their players fast. The players trusted them and that created loyalty. They hired good people and treated them well.
When Bush Jr. passed the law in 2006, the offshore industry never was the same. The good books grew but the profit margins shrunk big time. Neteller, fierpay and c redit crads were gone for the most part. Mnoeygran and Werstern Uonion were great but then they started to limit and blacklist players. Chargebacks and higher deposit/payout fees were a real thing. Then the shitty books started up by promising these huge bonuses hoping the players would keep losing. When the players won, then getting paid became a struggle.
There are a million stories over there years I am sure and many more to come.
I worked at a book once where I would spend a good chuck of my day making excuses as to why the money hasn't been paid to the player yet. Anywhere from she's in the basement looking into it to all sorts of stupid excuses I can't even remember them all anymore. That was my first experience with an online book back in 2003. Having nothing to comparing it to, and since it was rather early on in the offshore sports betting era, I assumed all these shop were dirt bags. I was having a beer at a pub close by the office when I was someone from the office and we drank a few together. Not long after, 2 big dudes come into the bar and physically removed her from the bar. The next day I was told no socializing with co workers! WTF? Needless to say, I didn't work there long.
Not long after, I helped out an affiliate manager at another book for a few days and met the bosses. They hired me and they were night and day compared to the other place. They paid their players fast. The players trusted them and that created loyalty. They hired good people and treated them well.
When Bush Jr. passed the law in 2006, the offshore industry never was the same. The good books grew but the profit margins shrunk big time. Neteller, fierpay and c redit crads were gone for the most part. Mnoeygran and Werstern Uonion were great but then they started to limit and blacklist players. Chargebacks and higher deposit/payout fees were a real thing. Then the shitty books started up by promising these huge bonuses hoping the players would keep losing. When the players won, then getting paid became a struggle.