I made a $350 western union deposit yesterday with Hollywood and they gave me a $35 bonus and reimbursed my fees. i didn't ask for the bonus, but today i asked for a payout and they said i haven't rolled it over enough. The website says you have to play 3x the amount of deposit and bonus. That would be $419 x 3 = $1257. Well, Saturday i wagered a total of $509, and today i wagered $770 on the Yankees. That is $1279. They said i have played $727. But that is what i have won, not wagered, so which is correct?
I would guess that your total wagers are based on "amount to win".
Thus if you laid the 770 on the Yanks at -300, you'd have counted $256.67 towards your rollover (770/256.67).
Just an example & a guess, I don't Hollywoods line on that game or their policies, but other books do it this way (Bowmans, for one, I think)
Thus if you laid the 770 on the Yanks at -300, you'd have counted $256.67 towards your rollover (770/256.67).
Just an example & a guess, I don't Hollywoods line on that game or their policies, but other books do it this way (Bowmans, for one, I think)
BHB BASES IT ON THE AMOUNT RISKED, I KNOW THAT MUCH.....IF U RISK 500.00 TO WIN 200.00, YOU ARE STILL WAGERING 500.00 TOWARDS YOUR ROLLOVER.......
BESIDES IF U REALLY WANT YOUR MONEY THAT BAD, JUST FOREGO THE 35.00 BONUS AND WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY....YOU HAD A GOOD DAY ANYWAY......
BESIDES IF U REALLY WANT YOUR MONEY THAT BAD, JUST FOREGO THE 35.00 BONUS AND WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY....YOU HAD A GOOD DAY ANYWAY......
LET US KNOW WHAT U FIND OUT....I THOUGHT HOLLYWOOD WAS A PRETTY GOOD BOOK FROM WHAT I HEARD, AND I LIKE WILL, THE MAIN GUY THERE, FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN..IN FACT THEY ARE NEXT ON MY LIST TO SIGN UP WITH FOR FOOTS....
LET US KNOW.....I DONT LIKE THAT RULE, IF IT IS THE WAY U SAY....
LET US KNOW.....I DONT LIKE THAT RULE, IF IT IS THE WAY U SAY....
O.k., my bad..Misunderstood your post.
So, Hollywood is NOT going by the amount RISKED, they are going by the amount WON?
That is not how ANY book i have used calculates the rollover.
Maybe Will can come in and explain this..Seems strange for a book like Hollywood to do this sort of thing.
Still, i don't think Hollywood is trying to "screw" you out of your $35..
So, Hollywood is NOT going by the amount RISKED, they are going by the amount WON?
That is not how ANY book i have used calculates the rollover.
Maybe Will can come in and explain this..Seems strange for a book like Hollywood to do this sort of thing.
Still, i don't think Hollywood is trying to "screw" you out of your $35..
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".. any schuck can dep, grab the bonus & lay -2400 or so on a Williams sister & cashout the next day with bonus in hand."
Not today, they couldn't
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".. any schuck can dep, grab the bonus & lay -2400 or so on a Williams sister & cashout the next day with bonus in hand."
Not today, they couldn't
Thanks for the responses guys. I don't care about the $35, i just thought if i could get it, why not. They told me they had the manager look at my account, and said i was still short by the $400 or so. Every other book i have used goes by amount risked, so that's why i asked. Just wanted to make sure i wasn't going nuts.
"It was just an example to illustrate why MANY books (as strutts also said) do it this way."
While many books do calculate it this way, it is certainly a distinct minority, because MANY, MANY MORE calculate it using the Risk amount.
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"Lots and lots of books do it this way...and quite frankly, it is the way it should be done."
There's no right way or wrong way. Either method, as long as it is explained in the book's written rules, is acceptable.
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"HOLLYWOOD IS A CLASS BOOK."
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While many books do calculate it this way, it is certainly a distinct minority, because MANY, MANY MORE calculate it using the Risk amount.
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"Lots and lots of books do it this way...and quite frankly, it is the way it should be done."
There's no right way or wrong way. Either method, as long as it is explained in the book's written rules, is acceptable.
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"HOLLYWOOD IS A CLASS BOOK."
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I've played at a lot of books that give bonuses, and I've never encountered this problem. Maybe its because I usually do more than meet the bare minimum requirements. But not to go by the risk amont doesn't make sense.
If you want to go by the win amount, then you should go by the win amount when I bet on a dog. it's nopt fair to say, if you bet on a dog, we go by the risk amount, but if you bet on the favorite, we go by the win amount. Bottom line is even if you bet on a huge -2400 favorite, you still have to do that 3x. So if you are a whore, and you think you're going to make a quick few bucks, by betting on a -2400 favorite, over the long run you will lose far more than you ever made in bonuses.
If you want to go by the win amount, then you should go by the win amount when I bet on a dog. it's nopt fair to say, if you bet on a dog, we go by the risk amount, but if you bet on the favorite, we go by the win amount. Bottom line is even if you bet on a huge -2400 favorite, you still have to do that 3x. So if you are a whore, and you think you're going to make a quick few bucks, by betting on a -2400 favorite, over the long run you will lose far more than you ever made in bonuses.
