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  • sharpcat
    Restricted User
    • 12-19-09
    • 4516

    #1
    SPORTSBOOK.COM worst book ever
    tired to place a wager on drake +5 started my wager at 1:59 and by the time I was finished the bet had been removed at 2:00. The game did not start until 2:10 and they refused my wager, this is a sight which I have wagered pretty heavily with in the last 6 months and as a valued player this bet should have been honored.

    here is the chat I had with them for 10 minutes up until the tip off of the game

    Please wait for a site operator to respond. You are currently customer 1 in queue. Your wait time will be
    approximately 5 seconds Thank you for your patience.
    Hello, my name is Karl Hill. I'll be assisting you today.
    Karl Hill: Hi Tom, how are you today?
    You: at 2 oclock i placed a wager on drake and my wager was denied
    You: the game still has not started yet
    Karl Hill: What is the line you are trying to place a bet on?
    You: College hoops Drake
    You: +5
    Karl Hill: Please bear with me for a moment while I look into this...
    You: 3 more minutes till tip off
    Karl Hill: When you try to place the wager, what happens?
    Karl Hill: Are getting an error code?
    Karl Hill: Or message?
    You: it allowed me to select the wager when i entered the bet amount it said they were no longer taking action and
    told me to update the browser
    You: It was at exactly 2 o'clock but tip off is not scheduled till 2:10
    Karl Hill: Did you check again if the line was available.
    You: the time said 2:00 I hurried to get my bet in selected the bet than was declined at exactly 2:00 but the game
    is just now starting
    Karl Hill: I am very sorry for any inconvenience caused, when you receive a message saying that the bet is not
    taking action, please go back and double check if the line is still available.
    Karl Hill: Mostly will not.
    You: I did and it was no longer available because at that point it was past 2
    Karl Hill: But if there is a line, please contact us right in the spot.
    You: my point is that the game had not started and my bet was 2 seconds late
    Karl Hill: In that case is nothing I can do, I am very sorry for any inconvenience caused.
    You: 10 minutes later the game has still not started so why can we not put the bet in
    Karl Hill: The lines we post remains at the discretion of our linesmakers.
    You: may I speak to a manager please
    Karl Hill: Sure.
    You: I have wagered over $50,000 dollars with you guys in 6 months and you will lose my business over this
    Karl Hill: Please hold while I transfer you.
    Please wait while I transfer the chat to 'William Greenberg'.
    Hello, my name is William Greenberg. I'll be assisting you today.
    You: hello
    William Greenberg: Good day Thomas. I am the supervisor in duty. How can I assist you?
    You: I am having a problem with a wager I tried to place
    William Greenberg: I can tell from the chat above, yes.
    You: clock said 1:59 when i selected the bet by the time i typed in the bet amount it was 2:00:05
    You: the game was not scheduled for tip off till 2:10
    You: and just started a minute ago
    William Greenberg: The thing is that lines can be taken off the board by our line managers before games start;
    maybe that was the case here; but posting and removal of lines from the board is always subject to Line Managers'
    discretion.
    William Greenberg: Please do not take it personal; this is the way this business is ran.
    You: I will not take it personal but I have wagered a lot of money with you in the past year and today is my last
    day, I will continue my business with the greek and book maker from here out
    You: 5 seconds is nothing when when the game has not even started
    You: for a player who wagers a lot with you
    Chat Window 1/23/10 2:27 PM
    https://server.lon.liveperson.net/hc...674K1058494681 Page 2 of 2
    William Greenberg: I understand. But please also understand that removal of lines from the board by line
    managers can happen a few minutes before events start.
    You: the line was not removed, it was set as 2:00 i was a second late
    William Greenberg: Lines are not taken automatically but manually from the board, Thomas.
    You: but do not worry I will post this on SBR.com and share with other members I guess this is why you guys are a
    D rated book
    You: if drake was not up by 10 right now I am sure you would honor the bet
    William Greenberg: No bet will be honored regardless of the result for events that already started, Thomas
  • SBR_John
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 07-12-05
    • 16471

    #2
    Thats bush but they were professional about it.
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    • sharpcat
      Restricted User
      • 12-19-09
      • 4516

      #3
      5 seconds late, only because of their slow software, and a bet denied on a game that bookmaker had listed at 2:10. The whole time I was arguing with them the game had not even started yet
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      • sharpcat
        Restricted User
        • 12-19-09
        • 4516

        #4
        I started my bet before 2:00
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        • stevek173
          BARRELED IN @ SBR!
          • 03-29-08
          • 27598

          #5
          Originally posted by SBR_John
          Thats bush but they were professional about it.
          Agreed. Plus their Poker is on the Cake network....(salivates)
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          • 1st and Ten
            SBR Hall of Famer
            • 11-13-09
            • 5131

            #6
            Regardless of book or dispute be wary of threatening to post things on the Internet....rarely will it get you anywhere, especially with Jazette.
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            • sharpcat
              Restricted User
              • 12-19-09
              • 4516

              #7
              Was not hoping to get anywhere with it just wanted to let them know what was coming
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              • SBR_John
                SBR Posting Legend
                • 07-12-05
                • 16471

                #8
                Originally posted by sharpcat
                Was not hoping to get anywhere with it just wanted to let them know what was coming
                Its a crapbook no doubt about that. Their cs people are the lowest paid in the industry. I feel sorry for them.
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                • sharpcat
                  Restricted User
                  • 12-19-09
                  • 4516

                  #9
                  Originally posted by SBR_John
                  Its a crapbook no doubt about that. Their cs people are the lowest paid in the industry. I feel sorry for them.
                  I've known this for awhile, the only reason I have continued to deal with them is because I have already done all the credit verifications so payouts are not so bad.

                  They are just mad cuz I have taken them for $5,000 this year looks like they won't get their chance to take it back, I would say that is poor management from a casino owners perspective, isn't the idea usually to comp these guys and keep them around till you win it back?????????
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                  • sharpcat
                    Restricted User
                    • 12-19-09
                    • 4516

                    #10
                    awesome 52-36 Drake, Drake getting 5, **** you sportsbook.com, **** you
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                    • stevek173
                      BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                      • 03-29-08
                      • 27598

                      #11
                      Originally posted by sharpcat
                      I've known this for awhile, the only reason I have continued to deal with them is because I have already done all the credit verifications so payouts are not so bad.

                      They are just mad cuz I have taken them for $5,000 this year looks like they won't get their chance to take it back, I would say that is poor management from a casino owners perspective, isn't the idea usually to comp these guys and keep them around till you win it back?????????
                      Whats the current turnaround time (in your hands) for a DHL payout from them currently?
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                      • Cougar Bait
                        SBR Posting Legend
                        • 10-04-07
                        • 18282

                        #12
                        I love my local. I call the bet in 5 minutes before the start of the game, bet goes down. I run a tab +/- from the start of CFB season until the end of baskets and get paid or pay up at the end. It's great.
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                        • THEGREAT30
                          SBR Hall of Famer
                          • 10-04-08
                          • 8970

                          #13
                          Way back in the day they were okay
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                          • sharpcat
                            Restricted User
                            • 12-19-09
                            • 4516

                            #14
                            Originally posted by stevek173
                            Whats the current turnaround time (in your hands) for a DHL payout from them currently?
                            recently took out 2 $2,500 dollar checks each took about 2 weeks from request till delivery.

                            finishing out the day and closing them out, they will never see their $5,000 again
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                            • JohnAnthony
                              SBR Hall of Famer
                              • 04-30-09
                              • 5110

                              #15
                              I think this is still somewhat in the "grey area" - a little compensation would win me back here.
                              "I have never seen a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A little bird will fall dead, frozen from a bough, without ever having felt sorry for itself."

                              - D.H. Lawrence
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                              • durito
                                SBR Posting Legend
                                • 07-03-06
                                • 13173

                                #16
                                Lol
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                                • sharpcat
                                  Restricted User
                                  • 12-19-09
                                  • 4516

                                  #17
                                  payouts are too slow and they would have to give me the money that I would have won on the game today to even make me think about staying.

                                  wagered well over $50,000 in 6 months and not one single comp, just to turn around and deny a bet that is 5 seconds late on a game that was not set to start for another 10 minutes
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                                  • JohnAnthony
                                    SBR Hall of Famer
                                    • 04-30-09
                                    • 5110

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by sharpcat
                                    payouts are too slow and they would have to give me the money that I would have won on the game today to even make me think about staying.

                                    wagered well over $50,000 in 6 months and not one single comp, just to turn around and deny a bet that is 5 seconds late on a game that was not set to start for another 10 minutes
                                    Where is the action moving? just wondering..
                                    "I have never seen a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A little bird will fall dead, frozen from a bough, without ever having felt sorry for itself."

                                    - D.H. Lawrence
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                                    • sharpcat
                                      Restricted User
                                      • 12-19-09
                                      • 4516

                                      #19
                                      Bookmaker and The greek
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                                      • JohnAnthony
                                        SBR Hall of Famer
                                        • 04-30-09
                                        • 5110

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by sharpcat
                                        Bookmaker and The greek
                                        OK man do your DD and best of luck!
                                        "I have never seen a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A little bird will fall dead, frozen from a bough, without ever having felt sorry for itself."

                                        - D.H. Lawrence
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                                        • sharpcat
                                          Restricted User
                                          • 12-19-09
                                          • 4516

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by JohnAnthony
                                          OK man do your DD and best of luck!
                                          Thanks john!!!

                                          btw whats DD???
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                                          • JohnAnthony
                                            SBR Hall of Famer
                                            • 04-30-09
                                            • 5110

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by sharpcat
                                            Thanks john!!!

                                            btw whats DD???
                                            Due diligence
                                            "I have never seen a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A little bird will fall dead, frozen from a bough, without ever having felt sorry for itself."

                                            - D.H. Lawrence
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                                            • stevek173
                                              BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                              • 03-29-08
                                              • 27598

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by sharpcat
                                              recently took out 2 $2,500 dollar checks each took about 2 weeks from request till delivery.

                                              finishing out the day and closing them out, they will never see their $5,000 again
                                              Well then. Grats on your recent success!
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                                              • sharpcat
                                                Restricted User
                                                • 12-19-09
                                                • 4516

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by stevek173
                                                Well then. Grats on your recent success!
                                                Thanks steve!!! its a shame I am not going to stick around to take more of their money
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                                                • ShamsWoof10
                                                  SBR MVP
                                                  • 11-15-06
                                                  • 4827

                                                  #25
                                                  Ok first off I don't know anyone that bets games so close to start as much as I do... I literally try and wait until the very last second to place them and this happens with every book I am at... Your clock may or may not be exact with theirs and most books (sbrbook to name one) take them down right at 7:00 even if the game has not started yet... I think Sportsbook.com is one of the sites that leaves games up the latest and as I said ALLLLL my bets are last second so I would know this about the books I use (SB, DSI, BM, Tony's, and Greek)....

                                                  The system never CONFIRMED your bet and it said "wagers no longer accepted" which is what I get when I am a hair late... Hoops is the hardest to time and bases is the easiest...

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                                                  • sharpcat
                                                    Restricted User
                                                    • 12-19-09
                                                    • 4516

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by JohnAnthony
                                                    Due diligence
                                                    ahhhhhh!!!

                                                    too many damn abbreviations these days......loll.....gonna have to start teaching this stuff in schools.
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                                                    • JohnAnthony
                                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                                      • 04-30-09
                                                      • 5110

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by sharpcat
                                                      ahhhhhh!!!

                                                      too many damn abbreviations these days......loll.....gonna have to start teaching this stuff in schools.
                                                      Don't worry. Our youth is very familiar with meaningless ones. This one is used mainly in stock trading forums
                                                      "I have never seen a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A little bird will fall dead, frozen from a bough, without ever having felt sorry for itself."

                                                      - D.H. Lawrence
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                                                      • sharpcat
                                                        Restricted User
                                                        • 12-19-09
                                                        • 4516

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by ShamsWoof10
                                                        Ok first off I don't know anyone that bets games so close to start as much as I do... I literally try and wait until the very last second to place them and this happens with every book I am at... Your clock may or may not be exact with theirs and most books (sbrbook to name one) take them down right at 7:00 even if the game has not started yet... I think Sportsbook.com is one of the sites that leaves games up the latest and as I said ALLLLL my bets are last second so I would know this about the books I use (SB, DSI, BM, Tony's, and Greek)....

                                                        The system never CONFIRMED your bet and it said "wagers no longer accepted" which is what I get when I am a hair late... Hoops is the hardest to time and bases is the easiest...

                                                        yeah I made a mistake but as a valued player on a game not starting for 10 more minutes management could have allowed the wager.

                                                        Bookmaker had the line scheduled till 2:10 but unfortunately I had no $$$$ with them at the moment
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                                                        • ShamsWoof10
                                                          SBR MVP
                                                          • 11-15-06
                                                          • 4827

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by sharpcat
                                                          yeah I made a mistake but as a valued player on a game not starting for 10 more minutes management could have allowed the wager.

                                                          Bookmaker had the line scheduled till 2:10 but unfortunately I had no $$$$ with them at the moment
                                                          It's not a mistake bro... You decided to cut it close and it didn't work out... It happens and sometimes it works for you where they may leave games up longer then most books and sometimes it doesn't... It sucks man.. hope it wasn't a middle try...

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                                                          • JohnAnthony
                                                            SBR Hall of Famer
                                                            • 04-30-09
                                                            • 5110

                                                            #30
                                                            sharpcat, why Bookmaker and The Greek? just wondering..
                                                            "I have never seen a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A little bird will fall dead, frozen from a bough, without ever having felt sorry for itself."

                                                            - D.H. Lawrence
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                                                            • sharpcat
                                                              Restricted User
                                                              • 12-19-09
                                                              • 4516

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by JohnAnthony
                                                              sharpcat, why Bookmaker and The Greek? just wondering..
                                                              I have been betting with both lately and hear they are good about payouts, unfortunately for the last six months I keep wiping these 2 accounts out and all the $$$ keeps transferring to sportsbook, but I guess thats good because f them I would rather give to the good books and take from the poor
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                                                              • sharpcat
                                                                Restricted User
                                                                • 12-19-09
                                                                • 4516

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by ShamsWoof10
                                                                It's not a mistake bro... You decided to cut it close and it didn't work out... It happens and sometimes it works for you where they may leave games up longer then most books and sometimes it doesn't... It sucks man.. hope it wasn't a middle try...

                                                                not really the game was no to start for another 10 minutes

                                                                both the greek and bookmaker always accept my bets up until game time no matter what time they have posted, especially on a game not starting for another 10 minutes
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                                                                • JohnAnthony
                                                                  SBR Hall of Famer
                                                                  • 04-30-09
                                                                  • 5110

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by sharpcat
                                                                  I have been betting with both lately and hear they are good about payouts, unfortunately for the last six months I keep wiping these 2 accounts out and all the $$$ keeps transferring to sportsbook, but I guess thats good because f them I would rather give to the good books and take from the poor
                                                                  yeah

                                                                  Do you have a thread or post any picks?
                                                                  "I have never seen a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A little bird will fall dead, frozen from a bough, without ever having felt sorry for itself."

                                                                  - D.H. Lawrence
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                                                                  • sharpcat
                                                                    Restricted User
                                                                    • 12-19-09
                                                                    • 4516

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by JohnAnthony
                                                                    yeah

                                                                    Do you have a thread or post any picks?
                                                                    nah, I mostly just run a couple chase systems and dabble with some middles as far as picks I just pick around 50% like everybody else.

                                                                    you can't beat the math gotta find ways to push it in your advantage
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                                                                    • bigdog3580
                                                                      SBR MVP
                                                                      • 08-22-07
                                                                      • 3675

                                                                      #35
                                                                      I have a friend I go to the horse track with. He waits until the last minute to make his wagers and gets mad when he gets shut out.
                                                                      Moral of the story.... Put your friggin bets in earlier.
                                                                      Alot of NBA games start later than 10 minutes after the top or bottom of the hour. But 10 minutes after is usually the cutoff for wagering.
                                                                      Texas-Uconn started like 20 minutes after the top of the hour today, which is when the cutoff for the game was on sportsbook.com
                                                                      Don't blame the site when it was OE, operator error.
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