Will internet sports forums even be needed by next year due to legalized betting

[RudyRuetigger]

I hope you are wrong!

Guess we will find out in 5 or 6 weeks when the whole team is in Vegas.

you better hope noone reports sbr owners

isnt this the first bash in usa?

1. tax evasion (assuming the betislands mishap wasnt reported as income)

2. if it was (fraud)

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you better hope noone reports sbr owners

isnt this the first bash in usa?

1. tax evasion (assuming the betislands mishap wasnt reported as income)

2. if it was (fraud)

First bash in USA for a while.

Do you remember when the store stopped selling freeplays to Americans around 2010 or 2011? I wasn't working here at the time, but I remember it being posted that that was done to ensure SBR wasn't breaching UIGEA. I think John knows his legal position and wouldn't be living in the states if he thought there was any risk like that.

As far as Betislands, I was a normal poster at the time so don't know anything directly. But I'd be surprised if anyone apart from the sharp players made any money out of that in the end. I don't know for sure. But it was pretty obvious the place was being run like a hot mess with unlimited reload bonuses, free points, slow moving lines, and seeing everyone winning all the time. Do you remember how hard players there talked Betislands up? I don't recall it needing a lot of SBR encouragement. There was like a cult of players who loved the place, as plenty had probably never won before so easily. Plus SBR is not subject to USA tax laws is it?

You should come to the damn bash Rudy.

[KVB]

...Never sure if you lie on purpose or are genuinely a bit delusional Rudy...

I think it's more of on purpose for attention, but of course the more you lie the harder it becomes to keep track and it's a matter of time before it seems delusional.

At this point it might all be the same.



And I tend to agree, SBR stands to grow immensely in this environment, far from shrinkage.

[firedawg]

First bash in USA for a while.

Do you remember when the store stopped selling freeplays to Americans around 2010 or 2011? I wasn't working here at the time, but I remember it being posted that that was done to ensure SBR wasn't breaching UIGEA. I think John knows his legal position and wouldn't be living in the states if he thought there was any risk like that.

As far as Betislands, I was a normal poster at the time so don't know anything directly. But I'd be surprised if anyone apart from the sharp players made any money out of that in the end. I don't know for sure. But it was pretty obvious the place was being run like a hot mess with unlimited reload bonuses, free points, slow moving lines, and seeing everyone winning all the time. Do you remember how hard players there talked Betislands up? I don't recall it needing a lot of SBR encouragement. There was like a cult of players who loved the place, as plenty had probably never won before so easily. Plus SBR is not subject to USA tax laws is it?

You should come to the damn bash Rudy.

Islands held an A rating at SBR till the ship sank
A ship that was leaking for months by the way
Let’ be honest here

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Islands held an A rating at SBR till the ship sank
A ship that was leaking for months by the way
Let’ be honest here

Not sure it was months. But I recall it seemed pretty obvious the end had come maybe 3 or 4 weeks or so before they announced a buy-out/save the players deal, that never happened in the end.

You could be right though. I never joined BI so wasn't really following the pre-problem news about it too much. Just remember thinking lots of people had gone bonkers over it like I'd never seen before.

[bonzaii]

still its a circular argument. people gambling in the u.s. wont be coming to sbr forum for help with issues which is how many people find out about the forum in the first place. how can sbr have any kind of conversation with u.s. related state stationed sportsbooks, there will be no back and forth going on there

Nonsense, SBR news corespondent JJ Baldy will be on the scene running from book to book with a mic in hand showing of all the current lines and hot ass in his action packed videos. I'm sure theyll hire mediators like Opti and Hman to work with sportsbook managers as well to deal with unwarranted complaints from guys like Rudy.

[bonzaii]

Pretty sure US books will have affiliate deals especially if it gets to the point that everyone can bet in the US.

I'm sure they will but I don't see why they should bother when theyll be able to freely advertise on television networks and all over social media.