I've been with WWTS for a few years and never had reason to doubt their integrity. So when I logged into my account recently and found that it had been shut down -- with everything in the account captured by WWTS -- I just assumed it was a computer error.
It was not.
The story that unfolded confirmed every horror story we've all heard about offshore betting. Quite simply, it goes like this:
Bettors (like myself) are being told that deposits made as much as a year ago were invalid because WWTS was not able to receive compensation from local banks. Of course, money sent to WWTS was, indeed, debited by the bettors' local banks, so they are out the size of the deposit. In my case, the amount that remained in my account was less than the depost, so WWTS simply seized what was left.
I realize that this sounds bizarre and out of character from a reputable betting shop. But this scandal is quite real and I am not alone.
Let the bettor beware.
It was not.
The story that unfolded confirmed every horror story we've all heard about offshore betting. Quite simply, it goes like this:
Bettors (like myself) are being told that deposits made as much as a year ago were invalid because WWTS was not able to receive compensation from local banks. Of course, money sent to WWTS was, indeed, debited by the bettors' local banks, so they are out the size of the deposit. In my case, the amount that remained in my account was less than the depost, so WWTS simply seized what was left.
I realize that this sounds bizarre and out of character from a reputable betting shop. But this scandal is quite real and I am not alone.
Let the bettor beware.