[Jacey]

I opened a BetOnline account yesterday so that I can participate in an SBR contest, with the prizes being BetOnline funds. I'd received a mailer from them last week and had been planning on opening with them anyway due to good SBR reviews.

I was eating lunch just a little while ago, and got a call from my "account manager" who's name I don't recall. Thanked me for setting up an account with them, noticed I don't have any funds, blah blah. Said I was going to be depositing "a dime, dime and a half" for football season soon. Tells me football starts, what'd he say, this week or something, and asks "are you sure you can't make a deposit?"

Ok, now I just said I was going to dep between $1k-1500 fairly soon, why are you sweating me? The only other sportsbook to call me like that is BetUS, a very highly regarded () book on this site, so........am I overreacting, was this guy just trying to make some deposit quota, or what?

[Steeltown]

Thats funny, Richard from Bet Online called me on Tuesday with the same shit. Two weeks ago I called to deposit 900$ and the girl tells me I should deposit a grand so I could win more. I told her this was disgusting and it was a sure way to piss people off. I mean does she think we are all stupid I asked her. Obviously someone could win more if they were betting it all on one game but they could obviously lose more too I tell her. I went off on her because this was pathetic strategy and I may even stop playing there because of this attempt by her. Can they make it any more obvious they are working on commission?

[Jacey]

Thing is, I don't mind a phone call really, but when asking if I'm sure I don't want to dep now as opposed to like, what, 2-3 weeks, when I just said I opened the account for football.........I guess matchbook just gets all of it

[bigboydan]

Cold calling during this time frame will probably be even more rampant over the next weeks due to preseason football starting.

[bmw530i]

You think they get 5% on commissions?

[dwaechte]

I never got any calls from BetOnline. I feel a little left out.

[Brady2Moss]

Lol, a real book like pinny wouldnt even care about a dime and a half...

[dwaechte]

Lol, a real book like pinny wouldnt even care about a dime and a half...

Yeah, but that's why there are different types of books for different types of players. Can't have all pro catered books like Pinny and Cris.

[max_asdf]

i wonder if anyone does $10 or $5 bets with pinny

do they take thier action?

[bigboydan]

i wonder if anyone does $10 or $5 bets with pinny

do they take thier action?

I'm sure there are players there that wager those types of amounts.

[dwaechte]

I'm sure there are players there that wager those types of amounts.

I started out with Pinny with a $500 deposit and playing 5$ a game. I moved up my betting amounts fairly quickly but I think more than a few people would go that route. If they didn't want small bets they could always raise the minimum bet, which has always stood at $1.

No sense paying extra vig even if you are just betting small amounts, though in hindsight I probably would've done it differently.

[smitch124]

I got a call from Angus at Bet-On-Line, told him I was waiting for regular season to deposit, said he will call me then....can't wait

[accuscoresucks]

yes besides low juice they have the big bonus option which i guess if a player really took advantage of can use the bonus[houses money] and beat them up with it but i honestly would rather have low juice

[max_asdf]

I started out with Pinny with a $500 deposit and playing 5$ a game. I moved up my betting amounts fairly quickly but I think more than a few people would go that route. If they didn't want small bets they could always raise the minimum bet, which has always stood at $1.

No sense paying extra vig even if you are just betting small amounts, though in hindsight I probably would've done it differently.

having the min at $1 is kind of nice

10 team parlays for $1 XDD

[BadNina]

My feelings are hurt. They haven't called me.

[ShamsWoof10]

My feelings are hurt. They haven't called me.

I'm sure they are not the only ones...

[BadNina]

I'm sure they are not the only ones...

Poor Shamsy. He doesn't have anyone who wants to fight with him.

[smitch124]

My feelings are hurt. They haven't called me.

Are you a new sign-up too?

[BadNina]

Are you a new sign-up too?

A couple of months back. But then again, I am a call screener. If it's a number I am not familiar with, I let it go to voice mail.

[Stumpage]

The only call I ever got from them was to tell me they were freezing my account until I promised not to bet so many half-time NBA wagers.....

[accuscoresucks]

My feelings are hurt. They haven't called me.

mabye call them and make a deposit then,isnt this a gamblers forum

[BadNina]

mabye call them and make a deposit then,isnt this a gamblers forum

You did realize I was being facitious, didn't you?

[compaqDikk]

ehh, what saps actually give their real phone #s to books? last time i did that sugarbear plasttered my # on over stall #3 in the jim feist building and i had to get a new #

[big joe 1212]

When I called a few weeks ago to make a $400 deposit they responded, "don't you wanna make it 5". What idiots, so I responded"I wanna make it zero now" I haven't called them back since! They were a solid book for me the last 6 months, I was +2k apx. with them. I'll send my action elsewhere now, with a book with class!