Originally Posted by
Bill Dozer
5Dimes has decided to credit Romaine and the other Austrian accounts in full for these parlays. Payment will be sent today.
5Dimes believes it was clear to Romaine that the limit was $200. The player asked for an increase in limits but was told that was as high as 5Dimes would allow on minor league tennis. 5D's caps on parlays have always been the same as allowed on a single bet but this changed about a week earlier with 5Dimes' new software. The player was able to get 100x the straight limit down on parlays. (This software is now corrected and will apply correct limits.)
5Dimes felt the limit was clear and that the player used the parlays to circumvent. However, 5Dimes has always been able to say that if they book the bet, they pay the bet and want to continue to do so without debate. They acknowledge that the rules did not address this exact situation and they recognize that the matter was not addressed when it needed to be.
I personally give credit to 5Dimes for this customer-is-always-right conclusion. I do agree that the player should be paid since he was able to put his funds at risk and also agree with 5Dimes that the player knew he was circumventing limits, at least initially. This might be the industry's very first 20k+ Challenger Tennis parlay.