Changes to the SBR PRO program for US users.

[TheMoneyShot]

Thanks John! Sorry you have to make all of these moves... but you're making the right adjustments!

[Housemoney]

My renewal is in August, guess I signed up in September. Can I join Heritage via SBR and renew with that deposit, or do I still have to send money to DSI? Sorry, I don't remember the rules.

Good timing SBR, I wanted to put some money offshore for March Madness anyway.

[Bill Dozer]

So why do people who applied/renewed in January and February get fucked while others get a free year?

It's kinda like the cutoff for little league sign up ...ya the kid who was born right before the cuttoff gets screwed and has to play with kids almost a full year older. But on the other hand, you aren't up against the other posters. No reason to be upset because someone else got something cool right?

[RudyRuetigger]

Hi,

I realize this has been answered 4 or 5 times already, and will probably gets asked 4 or 5 times more after my question; But lets say I renewed Dec 12th, then what?





Edit by SBR Lou: Hi bud, John's post already nails this point:


Please shoot me a PM if you have any questions so no one makes the wrong interpretation.

Lou, thanks for the quick answer...but my question was meant as a joke to those that can't read the thread when their questions have been answered numerous times already, just too lazy to read.

[mighty maron]

if the site is so concerned about this, why not change the domain name from .com? to .lv or .eu?

[shari91]

Lets ponder this. How would SBR benefit from the donations unless some shady agreement is met?

Also, lets say things remain the same, it wouldn't be worth it to donate $200 to be pro. I'll pass the feel good moment of the donation just to break even on a gift card. Most likely the gift cards will go up 1000 points anyway.

The one charity so far is Doctors Without Borders. Try to find me a single dodgy element about them.

The other charities that SBR already offered donation partnerships with weren't that quick to respond to set up a way for SBR posters to donate. So yeah, if the charity was BurtRappisaWanker or ShariNeedsANewPairof400DollarLoubitinsFu kkYou then I could understand your beef. A bit. How about you wait until things are announced before you start bitching yet again? Seriously man... for such a sharp guy when you want to be, you complain about an online forum constantly. To try to actually help maybe give John a blueprint for how another sportsbook forum is handling their Points Program. Oh yeah: You can't because it doesn't exist. Give the guy a bit of credit. Just once Rob, seriously.

[GamblerSpirit]

So US citizens get screwed again?

[sportfan]

So if I became pro a few days earlier....I would be good for another whole year? Makes no sense Lou

You should be good for another whole year

Read first post by sbr_John
In coordination with this policy change SBR will extend every current Pro who has an SBR Pro expiration date of February 29th until December 31, 2012 by one year.

Edit by SBR Lou: Please shoot a PM if further clarification is needed.

[RudyRuetigger]

My renewal is in August, guess I signed up in September. Can I join Heritage via SBR and renew with that deposit, or do I still have to send money to DSI? Sorry, I don't remember the rules.

Good timing SBR, I wanted to put some money offshore for March Madness anyway.

Then you are good until 2013.

Yes you can renew pro status thru heritage tho as long as you do it through the links

[sweethook]

to much law and its not on my side , gl sbr

[RudyRuetigger]

if the site is so concerned about this, why not change the domain name from .com? to .lv or .eu?

John doesn't want to be banned from USA

[shari91]

So US citizens get screwed again?

How?

Oh and if you come up with a "how", please say how SBR has inflicted it.

[Monitor-Tan]

Omfg, really? I just got my f**king pro renewed just today... Commonnnnnnnnnnnn

[stuntin909]

how about some points for us jan-feb peeps? I'm almost there for the gift card i want lol

[teaserpleaser]

Thanks John,Bill,Lou, Super Shari, Sam for the bonus year

[GamblerSpirit]

How?

Oh and if you come up with a "how", please say how SBR has inflicted it.

Two wrongs don't make a right. But if I do show "how" then it doesn't matter because SBR had to look out for it's own best interests, because it was pressured. I'm not calling you the bad guys, but this is just BS. I'm just frustrated with our country.

[Monitor-Tan]

Omfg, really? I just got my f**king pro renewed just today... Commonnnnnnnnnnnn

[mr. leisure]

Can`t you just extend everyone that renewed this year ? It doesn`t seem fair to leave out us guys who renewed in jan & feb

[JAKEPEAVY21]

fine by me, I like the 1 year extension..I'm sure other nice options will be available

[Monitor-Tan]

Can`t you just extend everyone that renewed this year ? It doesn`t seem fair to leave out us guys who renewed in jan & feb

Agreed we should get some kind of extension as well, or something.. This one really hurts..

Very unfair indeed..

[MoneyLineDawg]

Can`t you just extend everyone that renewed this year ? It doesn`t seem fair to leave out us guys who renewed in jan & feb

I became pro Jan 3rd.....but sent in my request on December 31, 2011.....unreal

[sportfan]

You should be good for another whole year

Read first post by sbr_John
In coordination with this policy change SBR will extend every current Pro who has an SBR Pro expiration date of February 29th until December 31, 2012 by one year.

Edit by SBR Lou: Please shoot a PM if further clarification is needed.

My bad seems like we're screwed , first was renew date and got edited to expiration date
C'mon sbr
Edit by SBR Lou: Hi bud,

As the post states:

For those members who became Pro or renewed their membership between January 1. 2012 and February 28, 2012, your membership will not be affected. It will be up for renewal on your anniversary date in 2013.

Please shoot me a PM if I can help.

[sportfan]

I became pro Jan 3rd.....but sent in my request on December 31, 2011.....unreal

looks like we don't get 1 year extension bud , mine is Dec 5th

[mr. leisure]

I became pro Jan 3rd.....but sent in my request on December 31, 2011.....unreal

Yeah , I renewed 2nd week of jan if it was 2 weeks earlier i get a free year


C`mon SBR , You can kick us down something .

[playersonly69]

Am I the only worried about how this can be a good change for SBR? How will it be able to make near the same amount of money as before?


Obviously all affiliate deals in place now continue for the next few years, but this is not great AT ALL SBR as a whole

[mighty maron]

John doesn't want to be banned from USA

We differ on opinion in this matter. If you are going to take away more perks from your largest customer base then the least you can do is change the domain name to make the threat more credible. Bovada/Bodog was prudent in this manner.

[onlooker]

if the site is so concerned about this, why not change the domain name from .com? to .lv or .eu?

From my thread: http://forum.sbrforum.com/players-ta...s-get-out.html

Why not make SBR a .eu, .ca, .lv, etc.?

We have a working .ca, sbrforum.ca, and will soon have the .eu working but we plan to have content in those two cases specific to Canada and Europe.

For SBR we have to avoid expensive litigation and error on the side of caution. We are currently about to go to trial with a handicapping group which we will win on some frivolous copyright suit about a poster posting a play on the forum. We will win easily but the legal bills are burdensome.

[Kindred]

really don't think an affiliate portal has anything to worry about...covers owned BEtEd and nothing happened to them after Beted got shut down.

Hopefully you guys find some sponsors to replace the sportsbooks until the U.S. justice department gives up it's persecution of adults who gamble online

[SBR_John]

Two wrongs don't make a right. But if I do show "how" then it doesn't matter because SBR had to look out for it's own best interests, because it was pressured. I'm not calling you the bad guys, but this is just BS. I'm just frustrated with our country.

Me too.

The Pro program has been extremely successful and a lot of fun too. This change is a downer to me personally. SBR needs to get to work now to improve the program from here. I can assure you there will be a lot of effort and innovation to give all members but especially US based members a program that exceeds expectations.

[onlooker]

The Pro program has been extremely successful and a lot of fun too. This change is a downer to me personally. SBR needs to get to work now to improve the program from here. I can assure you there will be a lot of effort and innovation to give all members but especially US based members a program that exceeds expectations.

Looking forward to it John.

[QuangX]

Totally appreciate Sbr extending people sbr pro status for free.(that qualifies) To the people who complaining about the method, before times come again for renewal, just think of it as paying 50 percent off... YOu got 1 year extension for free... Sbr could of just told you, to renew by march, but they gave you a free year....

[WvGambler]

So because I renewed in January, I get half the time that someone who went pro in December gets? I can't understand for the life of me, why My going pro is devalued in this manner.

[mr. leisure]

So because I renewed in January, I get half the time that someone who went pro in December gets? I can't understand for the life of me, why My going pro is devalued in this manner.

Totally unfair for us guys who renewed in jan & feb

[beerman2619]

Same here bro i just went pro doesn't make much sense to me either. People that get a free year of being pro congrats lucky bucks

So because I renewed in January, I get half the time that someone who went pro in December gets? I can't understand for the life of me, why My going pro is devalued in this manner.

[WvGambler]

it's like saying "let's reward 85% of the forum" for no reason. Good for those guys but....I AM THE 15%!!!!!!

I've been pretty loyal to the program. It's been in place two years, and I've Gone pro twice.