You guys will not believe this, I am almost ashamed of myself for trying as hard as I did on this. Should have known it was hopeless! The player knew all along he wouldn't get paid and I should have listened. After dealing with WSEX and they way they insisted on them not keeping what is not theirs ($40,000) and then dealing with Pino for such a small figure it is crystal clear why we need to stay in the larger established books. This guy has fought like a crazy man with his last dollar on the line. I am very fearful of anything this Pino guy is associated with. I can not believe the other FutureBet books are run in this manner. If so it has got to be BAD NEWS for everyone involved.
Here's the latest excuse in why Pino won't pay. He won't pay now because I will not say what he wants me to on the forums about this. He still feels he is doing me a favor or something by paying his players. We worked out a deal so even though the player DID NOT DO ONE THING WRONG he would accept about 2/3rd's of what he is owed. He is owed $939 but Pino said he would pay if he could keep the $350 bonus, though the player had fulfilled all requirements of it we both reluctantly agreed. Like the player quite frankly I was gettng tired of Pino and the excuses, the player decided to take what he could and move on as this is a lost cause. NOW Pino just wrote back and says he doesn't have a problem with the player, I am the reason he won't pay!!? LOL. I won't say what he wants me to say in order for this player to get his $600 or so. I told Pino I would post that "the issue has been resolved between the parties" and leave it at that. Or I would post nothing at all, his choice. Neither is acceptable. Even though I have not seen one iota of proof of wrongdoing whatsoever he wants me to say things like "Pino has the right to protect hmself from player abuse". Or "Pino has the right to enforce his rules and protect himsef from professional bettors". He wants me to go to bat for him and insinuate the player was wrong. I will not do that Pino, EVER! You have just found your latest excuse to keep this man's money. What is funny is that Pino keeps tellng me how bad the site is and how he never reads it, now he is using this as an excuse to be a stiff? LOL. Wants me to spin it as Pino is right, not a chance brother!! I would not lead anyone into a place like yours Pino, you are clueless. Anything you can think of to grope on as a reason to stiff this guy huh? Pathetic.
I am done with this one. First Pino insisted he knew nothing of this dispute. He swore at his office he never got my call or any of the 5 emails the RX sent. They went to his office but they needed to be addressed specificaly to Pino, his employees probably threw them away he said. I was being dirty to him by posting on it here and used the wrong addy on purpose he alleged. Later he said his site probably had them blocked from here and no one got an e-mail. Why take a chance at getting some business Pino? Anyway he led us to believe had he gotten them he might have taken care of it but it wasn't his fault. Then he was outraged about the site and used that excuse, since he was not an advertiser he is being singled out, has nothing to do with him stiffing the player. Then he got around to the player excuse, how he believed this guy was a "professional bettor". Truth is Pino cut this guys limits in DECEMBER to $200!! Now he owes $939 in August and can't pay it because he was a professional? LOL.
The final reason he will use is because he has a problem with me the player will not get paid, othwerwise Pino would have paid all along. THIS MAN AND THIS BOOK IS A DEAD STIFF JOB. He sounds excactly like BetFlamingo and others who have completely cut off paying anyone. It was one excuse after another, never his falt. One person or series of events to blame, never him. I have let the player know he won't be getting paid but he knew it all the time. OVER LESS THAN $600 THIS GUY HAS FOUGHT TOOTH AND NAIL TO GET OUT OF PAYING WHAT HE OWES. I have never seen a book so desperate to hold on to money. Earlier Pino bragged how loaded he was and how much more he had than I did. It's always the one's who swear it isn't about the money who have none at all. Concession after concession was made yet he still won't pay. Buy your husband something nice with the money Pino, it's obvious you need it. And do not ever write me again about this case, I have ZERO respect for you and your books. You are a laughingstock to the industry. I would laugh if this was not so pathetic. More coming on this issue later....
[This message was edited by Patrick McIrish on August 26, 2003 at 05:01 AM.]
