Sportsinteraction stealing 13K from me.

[theinvestigatorcr]

Multiple bets going over the limit.

I agree with the book.

I am 97% sure that they found the mistake because a customer called to get his money back because he exceeded the limit by “mistake”.

I don’t know you, so I don’t if it was a mistake or just bad communication between the book and the clients, but I agree that they have the right to correct the mistake.

 

[valueman]

I'm sorry majbrit - although thinking SIA are a joke, you were on this occassion trying to be a wise guy.

You should have stuck to their pathetic limits and done the rest elsewhere.

 

[peteep]

This is probably the first thread about SIA where a complaint against them isn't legitimate.

I still can't understand why anyone would play with this shit book. Truly stupid.

 

[marmotmesa]

peteep- if you like numbers you have to play there. you just have to play by their rules while you are there. in this instance he did not do that and will pay the price.

 

[majbrit]

Well if you suggest I took shot at them, you may be partly right. Seeing that the first winning bet was graded correctly I proceeded to bet the games I liked at sia.
However all the way I risked my own money doing so.
Now compare to what they did: Did they notify me after my first winning wager that this was not allowed: No! Then one day after when I made another multiple wager: Did they notify me and tell me that this was not allowed: No!
The sat back in their chairs waiting without any risk to see what happened. Then after a full week had passed and I had won a large majority of my bets they decided that there was enough money for them to take and without having ever risked anything they voided the winning bets on games that had long been finished.

 

[SportSavant]

For all those who are blaiming the Cx & backing this crooked sportsbook

Do you honestly beleive that this would have taken place had SIA "Won" these over limit bets....

This is a tactic used (documented in Stanford Wongs book on gambling) to steal money & FU(K people...

maybe he was middling, scalping or trying to take advantage of weak lines but bookies must have control of their software & MUST cancel before the game starts...not AFTER...

Although I know better, how many people fail to read the rules...one would assume that the software takes care of it...

More solid books like 365, pinnacle, intertops show you their limits clearly...

This is nothing but a scam & this guy should have our empathy...not the smart alec comments you have all used above...all bashers should be ashamed of themselves...

 

[UWinSports]

Shouldnt trust SIA with that much $$$$

 

[NickDouglas]

SportSavant, you have a documented bias against SIA. If you actually read the whole thread, you'd see that SIA did in fact return areeff's wagers that were over the limit even though they were losing wagers. Your argument has no leg to stand on.

As for majbrit's comments that SIA should have voided the first winning wager immediately; do you have any idea how much volume SIA deals with on a daily basis? I sure don't, but I am sure it is more that just you & me. They probably did not even know that something was going wrong when the wagers were initially going through. Remember, YOU WERE PLACING MULTIPLE BETS TO CIRCUMVENT THE LIMITS. You weren't placing a single bet over the limit. When you place multiple bets, it is harder to catch wagers that exceed the limit.

If you don't mind the slow grading, the possibility of having to wait a week or so to get paid sometimes, the occasionally sketchy customer service and the low limits, then Sportsinteraction is arguably the best sportsbook on the internet for underdog and under players. The software is easy to use, the offer free transfers to and from your checking account and YOU WILL GET PAID IF YOU FOLLOW THE RULES. What more could you want?

 

[valueman]

As i said if you want to bet at crap books like SIA you take your life in your own hands.

Sure take advantage of a weak line but keep it small - they are rogues and don't need you to give them a reason to rob you blind.

Can't beleive people in north america bet with organisations like this - in the UK, sure you'll hear a lot of complaints against books for not taking the action but robbing you like this - no way people would play!

 

[majbrit]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SportSavant:
For all those who are blaiming the Cx & backing this crooked sportsbook

Do you honestly beleive that this would have taken place had SIA "Won" these over limit bets....

This is a tactic used (documented in Stanford Wongs book on gambling) to steal money & FU(K people...

maybe he was middling, scalping or trying to take advantage of weak lines but bookies must have control of their software & MUST cancel before the game starts...not AFTER...

Although I know better, how many people fail to read the rules...one would assume that the software takes care of it...

More solid books like 365, pinnacle, intertops show you their limits clearly...

This is nothing but a scam & this guy should have our empathy...not the smart alec comments you have all used above...all bashers should be ashamed of themselves...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Thanks man.

 

[drunkguy]

regardless, play by the rules and you will be alright...
I have never had ONE proiblem with SIA.

Of couse, I never tried to scam them by going over the limits..

 

[www.cappersnetwork.com]

Update:

I contactd Denis @ SIA at the request of this gentleman. I was emailed back this morning by Denis. He stated that these bets made over the limit would not be honored.

Denis stated that their limits are clearly posted and they are not going to get into the position of accepting wagers that go above their posted limits. He also made it clear that bets which would of been graded as losses were also voided. This customer did have some wagers graded as losses which were also over the limits and Denis assured me this would be corrected immediately. He attributes this to operator error because the bets that were accepted for over the posted limits were graded manually and he admits some mistakes were made. He also made it clear that all customers affected by this glitch were treated exactly the same.

While this customer will not be credited for the winning bets I consider the resolution satisfactory. Their limits are clearly posted on their site and as long as their policy to void is applied evenly to winning and losing bets AND all customers the same I can't ask for much more.

As always anyone with an issue with SIA or any other Sports Book is welcome to contact me if they ever need assistance.

MC
MCash@BettorsNetwork.com

 

[SportSavant]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> This customer did have some wagers graded as losses which were also over the limits and Denis assured me this would be corrected immediately.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

what a coincidence that these had not been corrected as of yet...human error eh?

 

[www.cappersnetwork.com]

Conspiracy theories aside, mistakes are sometimes made and I am satisfied with the admission as such and willingness to correct.

MC

 

[TheFunkMonkey]

Obviously, you could argue this either way.

1) The player violated the limits.

2) SIA accepted the bets, and then waited a week to void the bets.

Maybe SIA isn't 100% to blame, but I think this is yet another example of how SIA is poorly run. If SIA's system was working, the bets wouldn't have been accepted in the first place!

As long as a book cancels a bet *before* the game, I don't care why they cancel the bet. But when a book decides to cancel bets during/after the game, I think that sets a VERY dangerous precedent. You are basically giving the book carte blanche to screw you.

Hmmmmmmmm. Ever notice that books such as Pinnacle and Olympic rarely have these problems?

By the way, I heard that SIA cancelled bets on the Xavier/La-Lafayette game a couple weeks ago. SIA cancelled the bets because La-Lafayette was listed as "Lafayette" instead of "La-Lafayette". I know there is a Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, but come on! Anybody have info on this?

 

[www.cappersnetwork.com]

I have to disagree. While I tried my best to get SIA to honor the wagers in lieu of their software error I have to say that players need to be held accountable for sticking to the posted rules. SIA's limits are clearly posted and easy to find if you are in doubt.

I do agree that this could go either way though. If SIA let the bets ride and they were only big losers and not big winners we would have a whole different situation on our hands.

I am not a fan of SIA more then anyone else, that is why I help people resolve disputes with them. However, as long as they treat everyone the same when they experience technical difficulties I have to go with what they decide.

There is a little bit more to this then I am reporting to all of you out of privacy for majbrit and SIA but lets just say as a person who represents this industry as a site owner I feel this is a satisfactory resolution.

MC