Listen up boys..........I'm in agreement that BI Jon is a liar..........and apparently a scumbag. I'm also in the camp that believes SBR knew about serious issues at BI and kept silent for a period of time (due to the business relationship) hoping that somehow BI would find a new backer and everybody would save face. I'm also somebody who posted up at BI. I'm irritated.............I believe SBR could/should have done more to protect it's posters.
With the above in mind........let's all put on our big boy pants and get real about a few things.
1. SBR is a business........this site is here to generate income. The entertainment and info we all gain from this site is just part of the business plan/structure.
2. Those of us living in the U.S..........and sending money offshore for gambling purposes.........are fully aware that not only is our money always at some risk, but that we are......at the very least......pushing the limits of gambling laws.
3. We're not all here participating on a website to feed the hungry or cure disease..........we're here among thousands of other gamblers willingly partaking in an industry that's known to be more than a little bit dirty.
None of the above excuses anything that went down at BI......nor the role that SBR may have played in it. I'm simply stating that to point the finger solely at SBR without looking in the mirror and admitting that the person staring back at you was fully aware of the inherent risks involved with offshore gambling.............is unfair and being dishonest with ones self.
I hope that the SBR community is able to move forward from this as I for one enjoy my time here and find the many characters to be more than a little entertaining.
I'm not looking to debate this post all night.......I have a wife & kids at home that are too important to me to spend my evening poking away at a keyboard. I simply wanted to voice my opinion.