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Old 10-24-06, 02:03 PM   #1
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any1 have anything to say about them good or bad ty
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Old 10-24-06, 02:09 PM   #2
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There part of First Fidelity (SBR Rated "B" )
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Old 10-24-06, 04:30 PM   #3
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I have them. they are great a paying out fast. They have awesome early bird bonuses (as much as 40%) b-4 football season. The only down side are there lines are not that great.
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Old 10-24-06, 04:34 PM   #4
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good baseball book.
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Old 10-24-06, 05:22 PM   #5
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Very aggressive marketing. Not nearly as 'attentive' once your money is in. They had a safety issue earlier this year, and I had just made a deposit. They didn't allow me the advertised free Neteller withdrawal, and instead insisted that I pay 8% (!) Neteller fees, or roll the money over. Glad I'm out of there. Never again.
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Old 10-24-06, 06:29 PM   #6
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1 of those books that tells you about 70% bonuses, and it turns out as a 20% freeplay or something like that with a 30 day hold.
The other 50% are for "refer a friend" etc...

Late lines, stupid neteller fee rules, annoying marketing...i see no reason to play there
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Old 10-24-06, 09:51 PM   #7
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I travel with my job and this place calls and calls and calls when I'm gone. My wife will tell them I'm out of town for a week and they keep calling. They literally call every day (sometimes twice) until they get a hold of me. It's ridiculous.

On top of that, they told me I'd have 5% juice on every football game all season, and I never saw that once.

I'd recommend staying away from First Fidelity and their "100% Bonus" consisting of 35% Free Play, 15% Referral, 20% Cash Back on Football Losses, and whatever the hell else b.s. they offer.
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Old 10-24-06, 10:38 PM   #8
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It's their (VERY) late lines that does it for me, not to mention that earlier this month when I called-in, they told me they didn't want my business unless I was prepared to '**' a guy in Lima, Peru - $10,000.
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Old 10-25-06, 02:48 AM   #9
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I joined SBR today, specifically so I could my twopenneth into this thread. Before depositing I asked all the appropriate question of Youwager regarding rollover requirements for the initial bonus, wagering limits and whether it was 'action' or 'risk' that counted towards the rollover.

My mistake was not to copy the chat I had with the customer service rep (actually it was some top guy whose name I can't recall because this was several months ago) who clearly advised that it was 'risk' and not 'action' that counted towards rollover.

When it came to making a withdrawal after completing the rollover, Youwager refused to accept that they had advised 'risk' . They told me it was company policy etc etc to have 'action' as counting towards rollover and that I had several thousand dollars left to wager. I would not stand down on this because to my mind I had asked clearly and been advised to the contrary prior to depositing and asked them to refer to the initial chat conversation.

Their reaction was to point blank refuse to accept my argument, accuse me of being a money line favourite scalper (rubbish because my wagers had been on dogs, favs and spreads) and halved my wagering limit until I met the new rollover figure. (This conversation I did copy).

So it doesnt pay to ask them to see reason. They will just bully you. My only inner chuckle is that I took more money out of the book when I completed the rollover to the new figure.

My advice is to keep away from people who treat their customers with disdain. Needless to say I havent gone back.

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Old 10-25-06, 04:20 AM   #10
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welcome chuba...
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Old 11-30-06, 07:05 PM   #11
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I had the worst experience with YouWager. I've been betting for awhile now with the good books like Cris, Pinn, VIP, etc. But decided to try out a B rated book like Youwager to get the big sing up bonus. That was a mistake depositing with them. After 3 days they suspended online access to my account and told me that I had to call in my bets. I talked to the manager there (Nate) and he was very rude, and he yelled at me and accused me of scalping the bonus by betting the free play on a big underdog and coverring the otherside with a bet in Pinnacle.

First of all...the nerve of him to even discuss my bettng habits with Pinnacle or tell me how to bet my free play bonus. If they suspended accounts for betting underdogs on the free plays they should clearly WARN bettors that they would do this.

They were very offensive and accusatory and unfair. I had to take out my money and forfeit half of my bonus just to not have to deal with them. I will stick to the A books from now on.

I hope anyone else here who might be attracted to YouWager's large bonuses beware .... if you bet like you know what you are doing, they will suspend your account.
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Old 11-30-06, 07:18 PM   #12
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Nate is a jerk.
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Old 11-30-06, 07:32 PM   #13
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I dont bet into books who mails me scratch-off cards
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Old 11-30-06, 08:19 PM   #14
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damn! well ill be honest i dont schill for no one . But uwager has always paid very prompt i might add. there early bird special bonuses are great. 40% b-4 Nfl season usually arounf august. if they ever f\*\*k me Ill be the first to let everyone know i promise!!
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Old 11-30-06, 08:24 PM   #15
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And that 40% bonus would be what exactly HP?
Iam pretty sure its a freeplay, but is it a 40% FP or is it something like a 20% FP + a 20% insurance?
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Old 12-01-06, 02:00 AM   #16
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All I know is some guy names J.D calls me up evry other week and leaves me a message about some"great" bonus they have waiting for me. I used them last year and I gues they are alright. But I am gambling less this year and with Pinnacle/CRIS I really dont have a need for a third book.
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Old 12-01-06, 04:40 PM   #17
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Quote:
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And that 40% bonus would be what exactly HP?
Iam pretty sure its a freeplay, but is it a 40% FP or is it something like a 20% FP + a 20% insurance?
no yosi its a 40% straight up added to your account dont remember the roll over think 4 or 5 times not excatly sure but if you do it b-4 football season no reason during the next 4 months u cant meet the roll over.
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Old 12-01-06, 04:54 PM   #18
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i won a bunch here (15k+) and they paid me promptly. no more bonuses though
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Old 12-01-06, 04:55 PM   #19
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1 of those books that tells you about 70% bonuses, and it turns out as a 20% freeplay or something like that with a 30 day hold.
The other 50% are for "refer a friend" etc...

Late lines, stupid neteller fee rules, annoying marketing...i see no reason to play there
Right, the BetUs Bonus...100% means 20% free-play, 20% to refer a friend and 60% if your friend refers his Gramma.

Lots of good feedback in this thread. YouWager is good to a lot of player post-bonus but the sales department sets the CS department up for some pissed off players.
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Old 12-01-06, 06:56 PM   #20
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they spam your house with junk almost weekly
webiste also sucks, and is slow especially if you have to make a quick pick b4 game time.
they are sorry asses.
pinnacle is the shit
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Old 12-26-06, 12:25 PM   #21
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I see daily real juicy lines here. But i have heard a lot of bad stuff about this bookie somehow. I really do not care about slow payouts really or bad support or whatever as long as i actually get the money eventually.

Can i feel safe putting in 1k$ here or not?
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Old 12-26-06, 12:32 PM   #22
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yes. had them for 2years have cashed out several times for 2k or more no problem. money in my netteller same day if u call by 11am. GL
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Old 12-26-06, 04:48 PM   #23
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I dont bet into books who mails me scratch-off cards
Gotta be the cheesiest advertising gimmick running. I don't want any gimmicks when I want to cash out. Something about YouWager just rubs me the wrong way. Stick with the SBR A-list.
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Old 12-26-06, 07:15 PM   #24
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I dont really care about small details like advertising that you throw away in 2 sec and stuff like that. Just want to know if the money is safe.
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Old 12-26-06, 09:30 PM   #25
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damn! all the negative write ups quess next year Ill go with cris and pinny. Been burned once Ill be damned if I go thru that shiit again. they did send me a 25.00 xmas gift he he
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Old 12-27-06, 12:37 AM   #26
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You played 2 years at FF and didnt have a pinny account?
Amazing...or should i say OMG lol.
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Old 12-27-06, 07:45 AM   #27
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You played 2 years at FF and didnt have a pinny account?
Amazing...or should i say OMG lol.
listen Yoshi I'm taking small steps
went from ESB (english, suckers. betting) who ripped me for 2k
to FF (who have never ripped me off, yet)
to also having a CRIS (what can u say primo number #1)

....think what Ill do for next year is have my bigger bankrolls with Pinny and Cris, and my smaller with FF (to take advantage of the bonuses) what do you think??
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Old 12-27-06, 01:05 PM   #28
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Nate is a jerk.
Ever since my book went down ,all I get is trash from these guys.Are they a spinoff of BOS?
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Old 12-30-06, 12:38 AM   #29
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These guys have been around a long time, and are real old school bookies. They are well known for paying fast.
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Old 12-30-06, 06:19 PM   #30
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ive been playing here for a little while and havent had any issues. the lines can be pretty vanilla, but on friday nights from like 6pm to like 12am PST they have -105 nights on NFL games.
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Old 12-31-06, 01:07 AM   #31
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cris and pinny will probably be strictly who I play with next year happy boy...
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