Seems absurd to me that the book would have any right to keep the player(s) money.
Real courts routinely throw out unrelated evidence from unrelated incidents so as not to prejudice a jury against a defendant. The same would apply here -- the fact that BSkiller may or may not have a checkered past with games played or not played with other books is irrelevant to the case here.
The fact is, the book has ZERO evidence to accuse the player(s) of anything. No same IPs (although even that would not be an incriminating piece of evidence on its own: I have a friend who often uses my computer to bet into his own account, and vice versa because we are often in each other's homes/offices), and no extended history of 'middling', just one lousy game. It's absurd that the book would think they have even the slightest bit of right to keep anything.
It's also amazing that the book suddenly 'wisens up' to alleged ploys and 'scams' only when the player requests a payout. They didn't suddenly discover that there may be something fishy going on with both accounts when BSkiller tried to cash out -- you can bet that they knew it all along and kept their mouths shut in the hopes that he/they would lose all their money. And why not? If they make a stink before he requests a payout, they risk having their name dragged through the mud via a debate on the Rx and elsewhere. And if they wait and keep their mouths shut, the likelihood is that the player loses his money. On the off-chance that he wins more (as happened here) they can always rely on 'suddenly discovering that he was middling/taking advantage of two accounts'. Can't lose either way.
It's a dirty trick played by an unscrupulous book. Just as books have statutes of limitations delineating how long a player has a right to complain about a misgraded wager, so too should they have a maximum amount of time to void what they perceive to be an invalid bet. Paying off the winnings, deluding the player into thinking he has X number of dollars, and then pulling the rug out from under him when he requests a payout is a dirty trick.
Although I see nothing wrong with middling (what's the difference if you decide to play the other side or some other player does...the book WANTS action on the other side, that's why they made the line attractive!), and I have never opened two accounts with phony names, nor have I ever taken advantage of bonuses (prefer not to get em at all..less headache), I for one would never ever post up with Blockbuster Bets because of this debate. This thread demonstrates without a doubt that they're a dirty, cheating, low, devious book. Even if they end up paying off this BSkiller fellow and his supposed brother, the fact that they've tried to hold on to ALL of his money (!!!!) proves what kind of sham operation they run.
Shame on you. You've already lost my potential business, and probably many other people's as well.