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    Bodog disabled my account after complaint was filed with SBR

    As many of you know, I filed a complaint against Bodog a few weeks ago because they were refusing to pay me. They told me that to withdraw my funds that I'd either have to establish residency in another state (illegal) or go through a 3rd party in another state and relinquish more than half of my 5 figure balance in a variety of fees. I was specifically told me that these were my 2 options or I would be paid nothing.

    So, I decided to file a complaint with SBR and Lou. Over 2 weeks had passed and no progress had been made. So, I had no choice but to eat half of my balance and accept the out of state 3rd party option.

    I then told my story on several of the forums here because Bodog likes to claim that they have never missed a payout. Well, as it stood for those few weeks, they were stiffing me and were guilty of non-payment.

    Lou and SBR then negotiated on my behalf a settlement in which I would save a grand total of $150 from the $4800 in fees that I had to surrender and they would pay me a week and a half sooner than scheduled.

    So, even though I was being screwed by this disgusting book in the worst way imaginable, I posted thanks to Lou, because he tried as best as he could but could do no better for me. They could not produce a payout option in my name. I made this post in hopes of putting this nightmare behind me.

    Well, today I learned that, once my balance was paid out to the third party (in which I had to travel to another state to boot to eat half of my balance), I received this email from Bodog:

    Dear Mr. xxxxx,
    Your account was disabled since we have no funding or payout options available for you, and we do not anticipate any changes for the foreseeable future.

    We have appreciated your patronage and we wish you the best of luck.

    If you have any other questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.

    Sincerely,


    I was not planning on having anything to do with them anyway but this should be a lesson for anyone who plans on playing with Bodog. They will try and steal from you and when you speak out about it and make a complaint with SBR, they will close your account. I am posting this in hopes that none of you face the theft that I did.
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    what if they actually didn't have a solution for your state? DOJ has tightened the situation with all the offshore bookies lately...

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    They should have stiffed you simply for being an annoying twat.

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    sounds ridiculous!

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    a shame they got away with screwing you out of all those fees, even with lou's help. if they wanted to get you the money cheaper i think they could have come up with something. i must be misssing something. haven't played at bodog in many years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kurkapan View Post
    what if they actually didn't have a solution for your state? DOJ has tightened the situation with all the offshore bookies lately...
    I am a NY resident and Bodog decided to take all of my withdrawal options away from me after Black Friday, when I already had these funds in my account. As many Bodog poker players know, Bodog doesn't like winning poker players and they will screw them in every way imaginable to make their lives miserable. They didn't disable anyone else's account in NY, so it couldn't be the DOJ incident, unless their plans are to steal their money like they stole mine.

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    So basically u got all your $ and caused alot of heat with bodog and yourself publicly and now your mad that they closed your account. If u didn't get paid than maybe u got an arguement but this i cant believe if u even told me.

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    Why would they give a shit if you win at poker?

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    Quote Originally Posted by durito View Post
    Why would they give a shit if you win at poker?
    It makes no sense the stuff that comes out his mouth as i think he is the only 1 that is having issues with them.

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    Bodog continues to may me weekly. If there is an issue, they respond immediately. My winnings are on a much bigger scale...I think you probably pissed them off. Didn't you already start a thread a few days back titled "No longer complaining about Bodog; need new book"?

    I am sure they assumed you were finished playing with them, particularly with the piece of the title thread "...need new book."

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    Quote Originally Posted by thebettor View Post
    Bodog continues to may me weekly. If there is an issue, they respond immediately. My winnings are on a much bigger scale...I think you probably pissed them off. Didn't you already start a thread a few days back titled "No longer complaining about Bodog; need new book"?

    I am sure they assumed you were finished playing with them, particularly with the piece of the title thread "...need new book."

    pissed them off .. grow the fkkk up .. he is being screwed by bodog every way u can imagine .. and your making it sounds like it's his fault bodog is doing this to him ..

    well bodog could not accept deposits from NY residents to begin with .. and problem solved .. but no they keep acceping the deposits .

    get ur stupid a$$ head outta the dirt and look at the issue this guy is having ..

    LOU .. where are u ..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Legions36 View Post
    It makes no sense the stuff that comes out his mouth as i think he is the only 1 that is having issues with them.
    You really prove yourself to have such little knowledge about the gaming industry that it's amazing to me that you talk like such an expert.

    Winning poker players take money off of the table from people who will lose it at sports or in the casino. Most books aren't greedy and understand that people have to win sometimes. Bodog has a different philosophy. They will torture anyone who wins, hence my situation.

    This comes from Bodog themselves:

    http://calvinayre.com/2010/01/18/pok...-poker-player/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chambers99 View Post
    As many of you know, I filed a complaint against Bodog a few weeks ago because they were refusing to pay me. They told me that to withdraw my funds that I'd either have to establish residency in another state (illegal) or go through a 3rd party in another state and relinquish more than half of my 5 figure balance in a variety of fees. I was specifically told me that these were my 2 options or I would be paid nothing.

    So, I decided to file a complaint with SBR and Lou. Over 2 weeks had passed and no progress had been made. So, I had no choice but to eat half of my balance and accept the out of state 3rd party option.

    I then told my story on several of the forums here because Bodog likes to claim that they have never missed a payout. Well, as it stood for those few weeks, they were stiffing me and were guilty of non-payment.

    Lou and SBR then negotiated on my behalf a settlement in which I would save a grand total of $150 from the $4800 in fees that I had to surrender and they would pay me a week and a half sooner than scheduled.

    So, even though I was being screwed by this disgusting book in the worst way imaginable, I posted thanks to Lou, because he tried as best as he could but could do no better for me. They could not produce a payout option in my name. I made this post in hopes of putting this nightmare behind me.

    Well, today I learned that, once my balance was paid out to the third party (in which I had to travel to another state to boot to eat half of my balance), I received this email from Bodog:

    Dear Mr. xxxxx,
    Your account was disabled since we have no funding or payout options available for you, and we do not anticipate any changes for the foreseeable future.

    We have appreciated your patronage and we wish you the best of luck.

    If you have any other questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.

    Sincerely,

    Your Bodog VIP Team
    Bodog. Be A Player.
    vip@bodog.eu
    1-888-396-0922

    I was not planning on having anything to do with them anyway but this should be a lesson for anyone who plans on playing with Bodog. They will try and steal from you and when you speak out about it and make a complaint with SBR, they will close your account. I am posting this in hopes that none of you face the theft that I did.

    no reason to play at bodog .. their odds are horrible .. the only thing they got going for them is their big brand name "bodog" .. that's it .. they are a useless book ..

    u should of made that trip to Costa Rica and showed em who's boss .. weather bodog accepted it or not .. I would of even come with u .. this is how much this case pisses me off

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    Quote Originally Posted by Legions36 View Post
    So basically u got all your $ and caused alot of heat with bodog and yourself publicly and now your mad that they closed your account. If u didn't get paid than maybe u got an arguement but this i cant believe if u even told me.
    Legions are u a troll .. or just really really stupid and naive .. get the hell outta here u stupid twat

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    Quote Originally Posted by Legions36 View Post
    So basically u got all your $ and caused alot of heat with bodog and yourself publicly and now your mad that they closed your account. If u didn't get paid than maybe u got an arguement but this i cant believe if u even told me.
    Incorrect. I have no interest in playing at Bodog any longer. I am trying to protect honest SBR posters from this fraudulent book. I hope that my information, which is indisputable, prevents others from having to deal with situations like I did.

    I opened an account with 5dimes and they have a half dozen deposit AND withdrawal options for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by durito View Post
    They should have stiffed you simply for being an annoying twat.
    Durito .. I really wanna smash ur face against a concrete floor and throw u to the zoo and feed you to the Lions .. that's how annoying and stupid I think you are ..

    have u even followed his case .. u imbecile

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    Losing half your balance to fees is simply being stiffed by another name.

    Why haven't they been downgraded?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jesuseatsnubs View Post
    Legions are u a troll .. or just really really stupid and naive .. get the hell outta here u stupid twat
    That guy is the biggest shill I have ever seen. He doesn't even make it subtle. I'd bet that his ratty apartment is covered with Calvin Ayre posters.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jesuseatsnubs View Post
    Durito .. I really wanna smash ur face against a concrete floor and throw u to the zoo and feed you to the Lions .. that's how annoying and stupid I think you are ..

    have u even followed his case .. u imbecile
    Perhaps you can come down here after you go to Costa Rica and take out Bodog. I'll be waiting, but I'm not holding my breath.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HeeeHAWWWW View Post
    Losing half your balance to fees is simply being stiffed by another name.

    Why haven't they been downgraded?
    That would entail downgrading plenty of other books with high money transfer fees. If you live in the US or play with US facing books it's part of the cost of doing business.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HeeeHAWWWW View Post
    Losing half your balance to fees is simply being stiffed by another name.

    Why haven't they been downgraded?
    They should absolutely be downgraded. Perhaps Lou will evaluate this and do so. It's definitely the right thing to protect the posters here.

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    Yea lou gets to downgrade books, right in between fetching coffees.

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    Quote Originally Posted by durito View Post
    Perhaps you can come down here after you go to Costa Rica and take out Bodog. I'll be waiting, but I'm not holding my breath.
    listen I apologize .. but the way u came in this thread and blaming him for having his account closed for being annoying .. like wtf dude .. that just ain't cool

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    Quote Originally Posted by jesuseatsnubs View Post
    pissed them off .. grow the fkkk up .. he is being screwed by bodog every way u can imagine .. and your making it sounds like it's his fault bodog is doing this to him ..

    well bodog could not accept deposits from NY residents to begin with .. and problem solved .. but no they keep acceping the deposits .

    get ur stupid a$$ head outta the dirt and look at the issue this guy is having ..

    LOU .. where are u ..
    Are you his roomate? Maybe his date? Were you invested in his poker play? Or are you him?

    I swear you don't miss a single chance to be his boy for all negative responses.

    I really don't see why this is so important to you to be his agent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chambers99 View Post
    They should absolutely be downgraded. Perhaps Lou will evaluate this and do so. It's definitely the right thing to protect the posters here.
    Hey u can say anything u want about me for all i care, i got nothing to prove and show off anything. I've got my experience and u have yours. How come i win their and never have any problems, how come all my friends live there and never have any problems even the ones in Ny, and here u are the only one that has a problem probably because u have a really bad attitude thats why. I think the both of u and that jesus person just want to get points thats why your starting these threads everyday and thats why your posts are so close together.

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    I have no problem with Chambers talking about his problems with Bodog because it is his money and I would be extremely frustrated if that happened to me. However this Jesus character doesnt add anything to the argument and only comes to to comment about how bad books are without any person issues. Makes me think he has no money to gamble and is just a degenerate made at certain books he has lost all of his money to.

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    So, um. I don't get it. Why would you want to return to this book anyways? You yourself said you don't like the fees, and there is not many payout options because of your state. I don't see anything wrong bodog did at all. You got paid, at a better rate then they had set and you got your money.
    A bad book would just give you the middle finger if you started to cause trouble.

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    Quote Originally Posted by runner5k View Post
    I have no problem with Chambers talking about his problems with Bodog because it is his money and I would be extremely frustrated if that happened to me. However this Jesus character doesnt add anything to the argument and only comes to to comment about how bad books are without any person issues. Makes me think he has no money to gamble and is just a degenerate made at certain books he has lost all of his money to.
    this jesus Character .. are u serious .. I don't come sportsbook section of the forum to talk .. I mostly am in the MMA section of this forum ..

    I can't help this guy out or post on here to support him .. If I do i am a shill or a troll ?

    dude if ANY book does anyone wrong .. I'll be in support of that person as long as I have a good understanding of the situation and what occured ..

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    bodog fuking suks, fuking thief's

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    Wow, I don't understand Bodog sometimes, very inconsistent

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    Its not Bodog its him.

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    It's all phucked up, but I don't see a problem with disabling your account after this mess. Why would either of you want to deal with each other after this? Move on.

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    I agree with Bodog on the basic principles of this. They were exposed legally by continuing to do business with you. They disabled your account to prevent more exposure.

    The part I don't agree with is how they "taxed" your money with the other processor.

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    A book with a high volume of complaints and a banner at the top of SBR is a bad combo for the player.

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    bodog has an A rating cuz 8 or 9 of 10 players have positive feedback on them worldwide

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