Will Matchbook Pay???

[gym rat]

What are the chances that Matchbook pay player balances? I understand there are no guarantees.

[Ibrakadabra]

There´s always been a bit of mystery surrounding MB financially. But wouldn´t it be a bit too crazy if the new owners has bought the business and decided to leave the US just to find out they can´t afford it?

Let´s hope that ain´t the case, but you never seem to know with the offshores...

[Krashman]

Is it known yet who bought Matchbook?

Another book?

[HedgeHog]

Is it known yet who bought Matchbook?

Another book?

Rumor has is that Lenny of Cascade fame purchased Matchbook.

[Pareto]

I withdrew 2*2500 dollar to neteller yesterday. It arrived a few hours later.

I am sure you will get your money.

[MCherry281]

Terrible book for me. I hope they shut down or whatever. I couldn't get my money out of there and those aholes wouldn't even let me transfer it back to 5dimes or The Greek. Matchbook SUCKS!!!

[wrongturn]

Unless I see my balance being transferred to WSEX, I will keep my hope high.

[FourLengthsClear]

Logically speaking, yes they will.
The new owner would not have made the investment only to face the terrible publicity that slow pays (or worse) would cause.

I am not in the US but withdrew about half my balance, it was paid to my Neteller in around 12 hours.

[omahamoneymaker]

I too would be interested to see when people in US start to get paid. I put in my request early yesterday morning. Balance still shows full in acct.

I think it would be nice if a specific thread for US payment information for matchbook players be started and pinned, I am sure there would be quite a few people interested in this information.

[HedgeHog]

Logically speaking, yes they will.
The new owner would not have made the investment only to face the terrible publicity that slow pays (or worse) would cause.

I am not in the US but withdrew about half my balance, it was paid to my Neteller in around 12 hours.

"Logically" is what you're going with concerning MB? What have they done "logically" in the past year? This new "logical" owner bought a company and kicked out the majority of his clients yesterday. Explain how "logical" this guy is again.

[Johnnythunder]

I think they stiff.

[HedgeHog]

Doubt it, but can't rule it out.

[FourLengthsClear]

"Logically" is what you're going with concerning MB? What have they done "logically" in the past year? This new "logical" owner bought a company and kicked out the majority of his clients yesterday. Explain how "logical" this guy is again.

Didn't Pinnacle do the same thing? The vast majority of sportsbooks do not accept Americans, are they all wrong?

The old Matchbook management failed to capitalise on a captive market in terms of betting exchange and made several bad decisions which alienated market makers and failed to attract enough of the $100 -$200 bettors which should be the lifeblood for genuine liquidity.

The new management have decided to go in a different direction, time will tell if they are able to carve out a niche for themselves.

[bettilimbroke999]

"Logically" is what you're going with concerning MB? What have they done "logically" in the past year? This new "logical" owner bought a company and kicked out the majority of his clients yesterday. Explain how "logical" this guy is again.

Agreed, first off MB is a fuckin strange ass book which imo raises the chance of them stiffing. I mean **** this book never even tells ppl who the owners are (are they located in the states or something?). It used to be WSEX apparently had some sort of ownership or sister book or whatever half-answer you heard whenever someone asked of course now WSEX is stiffing all their players so thats no good, now MB instantly and with no prior warning sells their site apparently completely to uh "new" unknown owners (hell who the **** were the "old" owners) who instantly eliminate 80% of their customers and offers to pay them for some unknown reason by ******* CC rather than wire or b2b (wtf?) and then seeds the markets for 30k on both sides NBA with 1-2 cent lines (basically running a near-juiceless book).

Does any of that seem logical?

[Degenerate]

I'm Aussie & can use Neteller so it's abit different, but MB transferred my $2k balance within 24hrs.

[bettilimbroke999]

This thread need to be changed to will Matchbook pay its US customers, for right now at least its business as usual for the 20% of international customers they have but the 80% that they just kicked to the curb and informed they can only withdraw by CC are understandably worried

[dino]

Making players withdraw to their cc (who never deposited by cc) does not make sense. Is it even possible? I am not sure if merchants are allowed to put a refund back to a cc that was never used to purchase goods from them in the past.

[Johnnythunder]

I just dont think they have any damn money. I've been wondering for months, 'how are they making anything'?

[Santo]

Whether they made money for the last xx months is kinda irrelevant when you have new owners. I doubt the purchase price included any cash.

[bettilimbroke999]

What are you sayin the new owners just squared up their debts as the purchase price?

[Doug]

I think they stiff.

I agree, but hope you are wrong !

[the sink]

I have gotten 4x$2500 wthdrawals last 2days...
but I am not from usa

[Monte]

Rumor has is that Lenny of Cascade fame purchased Matchbook.

Very funny, haven't you been one of the guys who loved them?
I guess you don't have much money there after all, or you wouldn't make assclown jokes

[durito]

Now MB instantly and with no prior warning sells their site apparently completely to uh "new" unknown owners (hell who the **** were the "old" owners) who instantly eliminate 80% of their customers and offers to pay them for some unknown reason by ******* CC rather than wire or b2b (wtf?) and then seeds the markets for 30k on both sides NBA with 1-2 cent lines (basically running a near-juiceless book).

Does any of that seem logical?

this info has been available for months. they were for sale for nearly two years.

[bettilimbroke999]

this info has been available for months. they were for sale for nearly two years.

It doesnt matter that there was some talk on here for 2 years nobody knew anything solid until a couple weeks ago when the "rumor" threads started on here which MB still denied. It also doesnt matter since the real reason they didnt tell anybody was because they didnt have the money to pay them out, this sale basically involved giving the new owners matchbook in exchange for paying back the money they owed to their clients. Hopefully the new owners are able to do that, only time will tell.

[HedgeHog]

Very funny, haven't you been one of the guys who loved them?
I guess you don't have much money there after all, or you wouldn't make assclown jokes

Actually have (had) money at both places, but I know the cash is gone at Cascade. Loved MB a few years ago when it was more liquid. As for the assclown joke, I used a green smiley face so everyone would know it's in jest. Lighten up and pull the stick out of your ass.

[dino]

Sending out checks would be so much easier for them and it's the method most player's prefer. The only information they need to send out a check is the player's address.

[Chuck Sims]

I have refrained from posting because the dimwits on these forums are beyond belief. Same shit when Pinnacle left the U.S. market. Pinnacle is going to stiff blah blah blah.

Matchbook has paid me over $200,000 in the past 18 months. Are they going to stiff you shit heads that are owed a few pennies? No!

If you believe the "new owners" just started running Matchbook yesterday you're dumber than I thought.

[trumpdown]

I have refrained from posting because the dimwits on these forums are beyond belief. Same shit when Pinnacle left the U.S. market. Pinnacle is going to stiff blah blah blah.

Matchbook has paid me over $200,000 in the past 18 months. Are they going to stiff you shit heads that are owed a few pennies? No!

If you believe the "new owners" just started running Matchbook yesterday you're dumber than I thought.

Good to see an official response Chuck. Fair to say you staying here (MB) or pulling out?

[dino]

CC withdrawal or DC withdrawal? Which is better? If your DC is linked to a checking account, then I guess the funds will go directly to your checking account.

[bettilimbroke999]

I have refrained from posting because the dimwits on these forums are beyond belief. Same shit when Pinnacle left the U.S. market. Pinnacle is going to stiff blah blah blah.

Matchbook has paid me over $200,000 in the past 18 months. Are they going to stiff you shit heads that are owed a few pennies? No!

If you believe the "new owners" just started running Matchbook yesterday you're dumber than I thought.

You put Pinny and matchbook in the same boat? Wow

How bout putting Betfair and Cascade in the same boat too

[Hap]

I agree with dino. Why bankwires and not checks? So that the US legal folks get alerted by the > $10,000 wires coming in?

[jackkkk2009]

Rumor has is that Lenny of Cascade fame purchased Matchbook.

if that rumor comes out true, then our money is in danger.

[JoeVig]

Rumor has is that Lenny of Cascade fame purchased Matchbook.

I can't wait till I can make offers on cockfighting.

[patswin]

yes they will pay I see no reason for them not too