SBR Store discontinuing sportsbook rewards

**GunShard** · 05-30-11, 03:18 AM

Use your SBR points to prove yourself that you can handicap and manage money.

Attempt to turn 100 sbr points to 10,000 sbr points. Better to lose points than to lose real cash.

**DevilCheese** · 05-30-11, 04:58 AM

there will now be a fuk ton of free pizza in my future

**meckis** · 05-30-11, 05:05 AM

Sportsbook free plays and cash are disabled not only of US costumers, I am from europe and there is no cash or free plays available.

**mighty maron** · 05-30-11, 05:20 AM

WOW so the new menu in the store. not even a sportsbook percentage increase on deposits...nothing.

**nyjets15** · 05-30-11, 05:23 AM

Originally posted by GunShard

Use your SBR points to prove yourself that you can handicap and manage money.

Attempt to turn 100 sbr points to 10,000 sbr points. Better to lose points than to lose real cash.

this is exactly what i'll be doing......or at least prove to myself that i suck

**Wulfman14** · 05-30-11, 05:48 AM

chili dog trying to act all educated and smart. what a lil bitch.

**ArunSh** · 05-30-11, 05:52 AM

Sigh, those sportsbook awards were the main motivation for accruing points here. Without them, dunno if I will even bother.

**RudyRuetigger** · 05-30-11, 05:57 AM

Originally posted by chemicalbrother

yo i thought we had all day today to decide? why are freeplays/cash disabled in the store????

you told us we had until the end of the day today, now they're disabled??

wtf?

bill did say we would have today

**mrmarket** · 05-30-11, 05:59 AM

Originally posted by Slainte

Sportsbook freeplays/cash disabled for everybody not just for US players

Cash/Freeplays are out of the store for everybody. I think they are trying to figure out which books to offer FP/cash for non US players atm. They said pinnacle as a possible option but I don't believe they offer FPs/bonuses besides signup one.

**mrmarket** · 05-30-11, 06:02 AM

Originally posted by SEAHAWKHARRY

Wow was gonna get a freeplay ..today wanted to build up points for better one than legends........what gives..notice says we have untill the 30th...did u mean 1201am est???

FWIW you couldn't get a freeplay as a non pro in any event. You would have had to gone with cash.

**chachi** · 05-30-11, 06:16 AM

Originally posted by mrmarket

Cash/Freeplays are out of the store for everybody. I think they are trying to figure out which books to offer FP/cash for non US players atm. They said pinnacle as a possible option but I don't believe they offer FPs/bonuses besides signup one.

if they allow me to buy Pinny cash with points ... I'm

**SECOND SHIFT** · 05-30-11, 06:39 AM

Thanks for trying. Guess we'll just have to wait and see. Reading through some of these posts is reward enough.

**Wulfman14** · 05-30-11, 06:41 AM

good luck sbr trying to get bet365 on board. they are the stingiest mofos in the business. they don't give their players any incentives to play with them except for a nice sign up bonus

**chachi** · 05-30-11, 06:44 AM

wulf - I got initial signup plus 100 mobile bet offer plus a 100 reload at beginning of soccer season ...

hardly stingy, except on limits after you win a bet or two

**Wulfman14** · 05-30-11, 06:51 AM

Originally posted by chachi

wulf - I got initial signup plus 100 mobile bet offer plus a 100 reload at beginning of soccer season ...

hardly stingy, except on limits after you win a bet or two

i should have been more clear. what i mean is they don't give away anything for free. for example if they join sbr 's program they would have to give free plays/cash away without deposits. and i know for a fact that they don't like doing that. the mobile promo was useless to me because i dont hvae internet on my cell phone and the reload before soccer season of course required a deposit.

for every 100 dollars i deposit , and once I RO that 10-15x they throw me 5-10 dollars cash bonus. they will reward you if you consistently make big cash deposits and roll that over a great many times but i don't know how forthcoming they would be to a program like SBR.

**chachi** · 05-30-11, 07:03 AM

true probably not ...

I used them when I was dutching/scalping a freeplay from elsewhere a lot so they saw me as a net loser and were quite generous

until 3-4 in a row won that is ... then the hammer fell

**Keith Richard** · 05-30-11, 07:06 AM

Geez... I just noticed this. I have never bought any SB freeplays at SBR and guess I will never will now.

**TheBeautifulGame** · 05-30-11, 07:25 AM

SBR store Freeplays/Cash???

I thought people from outside of the United States were still allowed to purchase them??

They are not listed in the store

**justonetime** · 05-30-11, 07:28 AM

I would like to know why also.

**mrmarket** · 05-30-11, 07:29 AM

I think they are transitioning to different books for the FP/Cash offers for non US members. Only time will tell whether they actually return but there is nothing to be done in any event until then.

Here is the main thread about it:

SBR Forum - Sports Betting Talk - Sportsbook Review Forum

http://forum.sbrforum.com/players-talk/1097385-sbr-store-discontinuing-sportsbook-rewards.html

Sports betting and handicapping forum: discuss picks, odds, and predictions for upcoming games and results on latest bets.

**TheBeautifulGame** · 05-30-11, 07:30 AM

Yeah, I'd read a bit of the thread above which is why I thought people outside of the US could carry on like normal and buy the freeplays and cash bonuses that were already there. Oh we'll.

Thanks guys.

**no1here** · 05-30-11, 07:55 AM

within this thread post #134 posted by SBR_John says,
The 30th is the last day to order them. ALL orders will be processed no matter how long after the 30th it takes.

this screws me good as my store checkout wasn't working yesterday

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Edit by SBR Lou: I've sent you a PM.

**SBR Lou** · 05-30-11, 08:00 AM

As of May 30th, 2011, hopefully only temporarily, US based posters will not be offered sportsbook credits, or freeplay bonuses from the SBR Store.

Anybody that didn't get their last order(s) in on time can shoot me a PM today. This is last call guys.

**chachi** · 05-30-11, 08:01 AM

good on ya Lou ...

**tylerguy02** · 05-30-11, 08:50 AM

Awesome! I forgot my BJ account # yesterday and had to wait until today to get it and now no free cash....lame!

**dark star** · 05-30-11, 09:09 AM

Gonna try to cash out now.This does suck

**mikeybets** · 05-30-11, 09:10 AM

of course now that I find this site to use.
gaaaaay
f the us

**excel** · 05-30-11, 09:26 AM

We should still be allowed to purchase freeplays as long as we can prove we aren't a snitch. I would be willing to off someone to prove myself to the outfit.

**jairocon** · 05-30-11, 09:35 AM

Originally posted by meckis

Sportsbook free plays and cash are disabled not only of US costumers, I am from europe and there is no cash or free plays available.

Same here... based in EU - ordered a few times from the store - so SBR can definitely identify me as non-US... but anything sportsbook related is gone from the store. Btw - why this thread was not reposted in the points forum is beyond me... And here I thought we have until today...

Would have placed my order had I known.

**shari91** · 05-30-11, 09:41 AM

Bumping a post from less than 2hrs ago.

Originally posted by Lou

Anybody that didn't get their last order(s) in on time can shoot me a PM today. This is last call guys.

**mrmarket** · 05-30-11, 09:43 AM

I think people need to keep the SBR loyalty system in perspective. The non pros really have no reason to complain. There is no value being given up on their part except for their affiliate tag. An argument can be made that they are foregoing other areas where they could profit but it's up to them to analyze their own situations. Nobody is forcing their hand to join all these books and other than that they get to be involved in the system at no cost to them.

And a $200 balance requirement for SBR Pro membership is not onerous if you're betting offshore either. Many just qualify without any effort because they already carry balances (although the new requirement for opening at a new book is an obstacle most recognize the value nonetheless).

If you're just involved in the points system for the FP's/Cash there is cause for being upset but realize that it's not like SBR planned for the DOJ investigations and subsequent seizures. It was an external event that they adapted to as should you. There are multiple risks when participating in this industry and it's up to individual bettors to plan for various outcomes. Bemoaning the situation when you have little negotiating power is just a futile endeavor.

Yes it sucks that the FP's and Cash were taken away but that's just the way it is. There is cause for hope for those outside the USA though as they already said they were working on getting more FP's and SB cash in the store. And far as loyalty programs in the sports betting industry there is nothing else out there that I know of which compares to SBR.

**strixee** · 05-30-11, 09:46 AM

Why the hell we Europeans can't order free plays at this moment? Plus it's 30th!

**thirtytwo** · 05-30-11, 09:51 AM

Im non-US too. Would love to have an update on when something will be available. Just got enough points today and planned to order, but the store is empty.

**shari91** · 05-30-11, 09:55 AM

Seriously guys, this was posted twice just right above you.

Originally posted by Lou

Anybody that didn't get their last order(s) in on time can shoot me a PM today. This is last call guys.

**Cookie Monster** · 05-30-11, 10:02 AM

SBR mixes usually the cutoff dates. When hey say "this offer expires on 5/30", everyone assumes that you can use the offer on the 30th. However, in the SBR dictionary it means "on the 30th is expired". I got screwed twice with that issue. Fortunately once it went finally in my favor, as I was going to sign up to 5dimes, and it would have netted a $200 bonus with no reduced juice... and later I was able to signup instead at Sportbet, with reduced juice and the best freeplay value (once Betphoenix was out).