Customers that stiffed us

Diarmuid · May 31, 2003

I suppose we hear all the time about Sportsbooks stiffing customers. However, a far more common occurence that posters consistently fail to acknowledge here is customers stiffing sportsbooks. Therefore I am bringing to your attention two stiffs, both of whom deposited by Western Union, but then the funds were uncollectable.

Stiff Number 1.

(name & address edited)

The above is his listing on the database, he stiffed us for $600. From conversations, I know that he found us through the prescription, and I hope he is reading this now. His registered contact in his Neteller account is

(address, telephone, & IP edited)

I have called his phone number and it is a Fax tone. When he won, we paid him withinn 24 hours.

Stiff Number 2.

Has a voice like Ned Flanders from the Simpsons when you leave a message on his answerphone (basically the kind of guy you want to kick around for pleasure).

(name & address edited)

The phone number listed is incorrect according to the lady who answered, so I will not post it here. In any case, if you have any information relating to these, please contact me at 1877.880.3983 or curran@easybets.com

Please do not post personal info like this in the forum.

[This message was edited by The General on May 31, 2003 at 08:12 PM.]

StoneCold+ · May 31, 2003

If you got STIFFED by someone sending WU, well its your own GREED that cost ya.......Let me guess you put the $ in the players acct without confirming with WU?

LIVE AND LEARN

hititslow · May 31, 2003

I am sure that you guys can make up the $$$$>>
don't let a few bad apples ruin it for all of us?

Diarmuid · May 31, 2003

We confirmed the availablility of the funds. Get your facts straight before using the word "Greed" here. Secondly, it seems fine for Sportsbooks to be insulted on a daily basis, and be accused of stiffing customers, but when we get stiffed, what recourse do we have.

If it is for legal reasons, I accept that. Its for the same reason that the US is the most litigious nation on earth, unfortunately, my own home country of Ireland comes a close second.

loveladys7777 · May 31, 2003

Guess its just something this sportsbook had coming!!!I will be honest and tell you guys..I HATE EASYBETS..YOUR A FOOL TO POST UP AT THERE BOOK..A FOOL!! I HAD TO PHONE JAMM THERE SPORTSBOOK A FEW YEARS AGO TO GET PAID!

StoneCold+ · May 31, 2003

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Dermo88:
We confirmed the availablility of the funds. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

If you HAD indeed confirmed, the money would be in your HANDS.......

Diarmuid · May 31, 2003

Judging by the Block Capitals, you might be the guy who bounced a Redicheck for $500 a few years ago....the bad grammar (There instead of their)...bad spelling (JAMM....should be jam).

Anyone with half a brain will be able to see from the post that you can't spell, and probably head down to the Western union office after collecting the welfare check.

Yep.....sounds very like my old friend L P from Oakland, California.

BallRash · May 31, 2003

Dermon,

What book are you with ?

bucsfan67 · May 31, 2003

yeah, i was wondering the same thing?

what "classy" organization do you work for?

u don't know how to verify a western union....?

unless you are a credit shop, it should be impossible for someone to stiff you...unless you employ morons.......

............and judging from your posts

HOPE I SPELLED ALL THE WORDS CORRECTLY...

bhbookie · May 31, 2003

If a player stiffs a book, we should be able to post it. Period.

There are so many fake ass complaints made in these forums against books that did nothing wrong all the time.

Now a book was stiffed or SCAMMED by a player or even worst, a poster here. I for one want to know who it was.

Saying he cant post is hypocritycal. (spelling?)

-scott

BallRash · May 31, 2003

Scott,

I hear ya dude ! But this guy has gone about it the wrong way !

That's JMO

Journeyman · May 31, 2003

There is no proof that the info provided is true ......

Any Western Union money sent should be picked up before put into ones acct. How else can you get stiffed via Western Union if you collect the money first?

bhbookie · May 31, 2003

I hear you. To be honest I havent even read the entire thread.

I just read the title and saw that it was locked or edited or whatever.

Naturally I would want to read about the situation, and see the players info not being disclosed as unfair to a book.

loveladys7777 · May 31, 2003

88,

I understand its not nice to get the shaft!! Do you still stiff gamblers if they win from online checks?

bhbookie · May 31, 2003

After reading I think he could have handled the situation better.

However, still feel his story should be heard. It is the fair thing to do.

bucsfan67 · May 31, 2003

WOW HE SPOTTED YOU FROM YOUR POST?

YEARS AFTER THE FACT.....

KINDA SCARY....

YET, DON'T KNOW TO COLLECT A WESTERN UNION BEFORE CREDITING IT?

DOESNT MAKE MUCH SENSE...

NEXT TIME, MAYBE DRIVE OVER TO THE WESTERN UNION OFFICE, AND GET THE CASH IN HAND FIRST..

TheGeneral+ · May 31, 2003

I put the post back with personal info excluded.

Diarmuid · May 31, 2003

I do feel that I was hasty in posting so quickly, but after trying to contact both of these cases, I was furious. There are people who are very quick to create false alarms about Sportsbooks, but when it comes to a case of defending against fraud, it is prevented.

I don't expect sympathy, but a realistic approach on preventing this for Sportsbooks will benefit customers as well.

loveladys7777 · May 31, 2003

Cash,grass,gas,ass, No one rides for free...Easybets must be really hard up!!! $600 and the world needs to know they got the shaft!

bhbookie · May 31, 2003

Whether the guy knows how to confirm money in or not is not relevant to me.

Even if he MISTAKENLY gave the guys money, before confirming it. Does that make it right for a person to take advantage? I think not.

I for one would not want that type of person playing at BHB. I have made mistakes in the past. and our customers called us and told us. (from the rx actually)

BHB gave a guy a payout and didnt take the money out of his account. He could have made more bets with the money, we would have never known. He being an honest person called and we took the money out. Its nice knowing there are people like that in this world.

I would like to knwo the names, and the whole story, start to finish.

Thanks
-scott