another sad day for sportsbetting - VIP, Nine, Gameday closing down for good

[goldman40]

i just got done talking to the operator on vip.com and they told me that they will be shutdown at the end of the month due to payment problems another sad day for sports betting.

[Border Gadgie]

Are they closing down completely or just to U.S. customers?

[DustyRhodes]

Completely (nine.com too)

[chase hardy]

That was two good books that I enjoyed. Well all will fall in the end!

[bobbywaves]

i just got done talking to the operator on vip.com and they told me that they will be shutdown at the end of the month due to payment problems another sad day for sports betting.

I have account at VIP, but stopped playing when they banned me from reload bonuses & loyalty cash after cashing out for 100 G's. So I'm not sad to see them go, as DSI & Bookmaker are much better. Their departure is confirmed in my chat below:

You are now chatting with 'Philip'
Your Issue ID for this chat is LTK575079756X
Philip: Thank you for contacting us at VIP.com. How may I help you?
my008859: rumor has it VIP will be shut down at the end of this month due to payment problems. Any truth to this rumor?
Philip: Yes.
my008859: :-(
Philip: Unfortunately due to industry and money processing constraints, we have decided to close the company at the end of this month. All players with balances that meet the minimum payout requirement are welcome to submit withdrawal requests online from now until the end of this month, or continue to play their balances until the end of this month.
my008859: nine & gameday as well?
Philip: Yes, as well
my008859: what is the minimum payout requirement?
Philip: Minimum payout is $260
my008859: do you accept deposits until a certain date?
Philip: There are no deposit options available.
my008859: :-(
Philip: It is unfortunate.
my008859: When were you going to notify players? I didn't receive an e-mail from VIP about this closing.
Philip: We are notifying players as from today.
my008859: where will you work, can you collect unemployment insurance where you live?
Philip: Is there anything else I can help you with?
my008859: apparently not
Philip: Have a nice day
Philip: Bye.
Chat session has been terminated by the site operator.

[saintjames]

i agree with bobby...vip cut my limits when i was killing them in nfl&ncaa football & im glad to see them sink

[jackkkk2009]

That's a bad news for players like playing at that company...

[Nookx]

People will eventually become more outraged on a daily basis when the people in the world continue to lose more and more rights in almost every country, especially here in the U.S.

[Hareeba!]

so if your balance is less than $260 you can kiss it goodbye ?

[rm18]

so if your balance is less than $260 you can kiss it goodbye ?

you have time to build ip up or can chip dump it is poker room

[Seattle Slew]

From the web site.

Thought they were heading in this direction after shutting off US deposits on July 4.

[jjgold]

Only the strong and ahead of the curve books will survive

[Brock Landers]

play at Olympic books

[DwightShrute]

Sad day for me personally. I worked there a few years ago. Great people. Management were incredible. Treated me incredibly well. Made some great friends. They used to be the biggest employer in Curacao.

[Monte]

Another book without a half-competent line manager fails, no loss ^^
I was shown the door after betting 2 slow moving nba lines for a lousy $500 each, joke book.

[bookie]

But kudos to VIP for closing the right way.

[MB]

Damn! I've been there for 9 yrs. They always payed me. Well, might as well try to go out with a bang

[lyon804]

In time offshore books will be fewer than fewer. If Greek or Bookmaker ever close than you know the end is here.I reccommend you get a trust worthy local.

[AimingHigh]

Jeez. Sad times, indeed. Good to see them close down honestly, though, not just run with the $$.

[_zofo_]

Another one bites the dust. Arrggg!

[gafl]

The circle just keeps getting smaller and smaller. Sad to see good rated books close.

[wrongturn]

used to be one of the top books. wow

[TexansFan]

You know things are bad when a book closes before football.

[BrianLaverty]

It was obvious this was gonna happen when they shut down all US Customers... obviously can't compete with the European books. Gonna miss the 100% bonus but there lines were ehhhhh

[Igetp2s]

Got booted a long time ago. No big loss.

[wrongturn]

perhaps they know there won't be football this year?

[thisisit]

NOOOOOOOOOOO i will miss the 100% bonus, and the free points. As someone else said though, this is the proper way to close.

[slapshot]

would be interesting to know what the financial status is of other books...big ones like pinnacle greek 5dimes etc

[HedgeHog]

Only the strong and ahead of the curve books will survive

Wow, can I use this as my signature?

[John Dough]

would be interesting to know what the financial status is of other books...big ones like pinnacle greek 5dimes etc

I'll go out on a limb and say pretty damn healthy.

[SBR_John]

It was obvious this was gonna happen when they shut down all US Customers... obviously can't compete with the European books. Gonna miss the 100% bonus but there lines were ehhhhh

Agreed. I guess they just rode what they had as far as they could. These guys got going in the mid 90's. They were true industry pioneers. Happy retirement!

[Monte]

Pioneers of anti-bookmaking lol...no line management and picking out everyone who bet the good lines.
If that is bookmaking iam JJGold's unborn son.

[Hareeba!]

Pioneers of anti-bookmaking lol...no line management and picking out everyone who bet the good lines.
If that is bookmaking iam JJGold's unborn son.

yep

VIP remains to this day as the only book to ever actually boot me out as opposed to reducing my limits to virtually nothing.

[relaaxx]

will miss that 100% bonus every year

[LMAOFISH]

Maybe they would have done a little better if they accepted Canadians.. I asked them a few months ago why they didn't and they claimed that it was because it's "illegal" to gamble online in Canada and the US. Way to lump us in with those guys!