BetIslands to close with player funds

[meckis]

This book looked completely joke from beginning, only bookmaker, betdsi and 5dimes seems solid to trust in offshore imo.

[SplitAces]

SBR protected it's players like cows hearding into slaughter. Yup go this way, good boys, we verified there is nice grass in there, no worries.

[allin1]

My balance was higher than any I have seen mentioned.

6 digits?

[Miz]

My limits were $1000 sides/totals. I got hot the last month and more than doubled my balance. Tried to take a 5k check recently but they said "Sandy" knocked out their processor. I got talked down to a couple $975 p2ps instead. Then lucky me I won another $2500 this past weekend to bring my balance to its highest ($10,700). Just a shitty circumstance that I get burned at my highest fig.

Ditto. I just so happened to win in this account and lost in my others.

[Bill Dozer]

This is horse shit. Any book just wanting the long term losers (which most of us are) could work something out to accept balances up to a certain amount. Whoever takes it over can cut limits or do whatever they want with the "sharps", and there would be no ill will from anyone if they just said "we'll honor balances up to $5K" or something of the sort. They'd be a savior for most of us.

We can always hope some help comes around for some later but it's impossible for a book to cherry pick a few. They'd lose their free money they handed out and get bad press for picking the bones.

[boatboatboat]

JJ Gold saw this coming and wanted no association with a forum that gave the thumbs up to a shop on the verge of implossion.

[5mike5]

JJ Gold saw this coming and wanted no association with a forum that gave the thumbs up to a shop on the verge of implossion.

the REAL players advocate!

[boatboatboat]

but it's impossible for a book to cherry pick a few. .

No it's not.

In fact, I know of a book who might be willing to discuss that option, but I doubt SBR would allow it, because SBR has to much pride.

[JJJ]

wow i knew this Jon guy was full of it and they were on there last leg wtf unreal

[mw00]

feel like sbr led us to the slaughterhouse here

are there any other sportsbook watchdogs?

unfortunately i feel this may be the case but we will prob never get any proof. sad for everyone all around as how can anyone trust any offshores book even if they have been around a long time. i guess play with caution and a big time black eye on sbr. shame on you.

[milwaukee mike]

No it's not.

In fact, I know of a book who might be willing to discuss that option, but I doubt SBR would allow it, because SBR has to much pride.

does it rhyme with fun mice?

[ForgetWallStreet]

So at this point is the money SBR has recovered via disputes even 1% of the amount their busto ratings have directly cost players?

[tarheelfan72]

We can always hope some help comes around for some later but it's impossible for a book to cherry pick a few. They'd lose their free money they handed out and get bad press for picking the bones.

Rollover takes care of the free money problem. And as much as I hate it for people with 5 digits, I don't think honoring balances up to a certain amount would get them bad press with anyone.

Everyone playing this game knows why you can't take over $50K balances of a failed book. Or even take over $3K balances and allow people to cash them out immediately.

[allabout the $$$]

at least i made a nice chunk from my 200 donation

always like to hear posters making money

if you had money tied up in this book im sure you would feel like why did i become an sbr pro if this is the way they treat their clients. they let players get fukked while they knew what was going on

[Milk Money]

I shoulda seen this coming. I thought it was odd the way this book would just give away freeplays like they were growing on trees. When in reality the whole thing was just one big ponzi scheme exactly like Full Tilt. Their business model was such that they really should never have taken big money sharp action.

They obviously mixed players funds with operating funds and in the end the "financial backers" just stole the money. And of course SBR has no choice now but to protect these financial backers because they were sending SBR a monthly check for what turned out in the end to be hush money.

I do appreciate the way SBR finally sucked it up and told "something resembling the truth" today rather than let it drag on by stringing people along.

[5mike5]

always like to hear posters making money

if you had money tied up in this book im sure you would feel like why did i become an sbr pro if this is the way they treat their clients. they let players get fukked while they knew what was going on

luckily im not a bonus taker, so never did deposit at BI....but makes me mad as hell to see good people get robbed...OPs here tried to warn people while sbr was silent

and i totally agree with ur statement....im ASHAMED to be a sbr pro today

[ApricotSinner32]

Ryan Rossi: Hello Grant
Ryan Rossi: how can I assist you?
Grant: So, news is now yall closing?
Grant: http://forum.sbrforum.com/sportsbook...yer-funds.html
Ryan Rossi: Nope, I'm working on helping clients.
Grant: ok...

Wonder if there is any truth to this AT ALL...probably not.

Translation: We need people to deposit and lose their funds before anyone will get paid.

[BigDaddy]

I do appreciate the way SBR finally sucked it up and told "something resembling the truth" today rather than let it drag on by stringing people along.

yeah lets give them a big round of a penetrating applause

unreal

[TryingMyBest]

We can always hope some help comes around for some later but it's impossible for a book to cherry pick a few. They'd lose their free money they handed out and get bad press for picking the bones.

I don't understand how this would create bad press. A book will get bad press for bailing more than 1,000 players out under the condition they can only cover upto a certain balance?

[choo]

so has sbr considered contributing the affiliate dollars garnered from betislands to the pool of players getting stiffed?

[Emily_Haines]

Why is anybody shocked here?

We saw Cory win 40k and SBR said he cheated and the book did not have to pay
We saw Boutin win 32k and SBR said he cheated and the book did not have to pay
We saw Cory win a sizeable amount from Heritage and SBR said he cheated and the book did not have to pay

These were just the big ones and I submitted one complaint against a sponsored book and SBR told me to fuk off.

any issue with a SBR sponsor book always resulted in a ruling that favored the book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now they tell you your funds were safe and clearly they never were not for one second.

I would be getting my money immediately out of some of these other shit books (Heritage, BOL) that mysteriously have high ratings.

[milwaukee mike]

so has sbr considered contributing the affiliate dollars garnered from betislands to the pool of players getting stiffed?

thanks, we all needed a good laugh

[TryingMyBest]

so has sbr considered contributing the affiliate dollars garnered from betislands to the pool of players getting stiffed?

[PaperTrail07]

LOL....hilarious everyone was protecting them and saying they were "good Peeps" ect.....LOL....what a penetrating hustle....

like i said...guy on beach with 3 million....OVER......

[PaperTrail07]

I mean how does this owner walk around feeling safe unless he is up MILLIONS, dude has a target on his back

[CollegePro]

No it's not.

In fact, I know of a book who might be willing to discuss that option, but I doubt SBR would allow it, because SBR has to much pride.

1 v i c e.... we need help!! let Griffin come in here and talk!

[boeing power]

so has sbr considered contributing the affiliate dollars garnered from betislands to the pool of players getting stiffed?

Hahahahahah

[PaperTrail07]

LOL....i had a great laugh here.....remember when BI said hurricane sandy stopped them rfom payouts LOLOLOLOLOL....gimme a fuckkkkn break....i called this a while ago

[PaperTrail07]

guys it was hurricane sandy man....sorry no payouts....keep depositing....were here for you ! LOL.....

If there is a God, I hope they burn in hell for this....

[pavyracer]

guys it was hurricane sandy man....sorry no payouts....keep depositing....were here for you ! LOL.....

If there is a God, I hope they burn in hell for this....

You think God condones illegal gambling?

[PaperTrail07]

I shoulda seen this coming. I thought it was odd the way this book would just give away freeplays like they were growing on trees. When in reality the whole thing was just one big ponzi scheme exactly like Full Tilt. Their business model was such that they really should never have taken big money sharp action.

They obviously mixed players funds with operating funds and in the end the "financial backers" just stole the money. And of course SBR has no choice now but to protect these financial backers because they were sending SBR a monthly check for what turned out in the end to be hush money.

I do appreciate the way SBR finally sucked it up and told "something resembling the truth" today rather than let it drag on by stringing people along.

100%...you said it.....the book was FOUNDED with the intent to steal.....they accomplished their goal and are outty 5,000 now

[wtt0315]

Their backer was some unknown rich guy from new york
f

I mean how does this owner walk around feeling safe unless he is up MILLIONS, dude has a target on his back

[cloverfield]

This is another example not to leave a lot of money in ANY offshore book.
I feel for the person that lost $45k+...that's no small change to have disappear overnight.

[PaperTrail07]

no pavy...i think when someone knowingly does someone wrong....and they say penetrate em.....it could come back around

KARMA

[PaperTrail07]

true....but someone could beat it out of the CEO......