[joe blow]

"Word on the street is that VIP.com, one of the first online sportsbooks and casinos is looking to either partner up with or be purchased outright by a big dog in the industry...."

I just read this on Gambling911

[SBR_John]

I think everyone is a seller if they can get anything for it. But wasnt it just bought back for one dollar? This is certainly a buyers market.

[tacomax]

Originally Posted by SBR_John

But wasnt it just bought back for one dollar?

Didn't they take over the player liabilities as well? i.e. they bought the businesses for $1 but the seller took the player balances as part of the deal. I thought that was the case with VIP, Sportingbet and WWTS. Is that right?

And yes, everyone is a seller at the right price - even Calvin Ayre.

[jjgold]

VIP is a dead book, a lemon now

[VIP]

Originally Posted by joe blow

"Word on the street is that VIP.com, one of the first online sportsbooks and casinos is looking to either partner up with or be purchased outright by a big dog in the industry...."

I just read this on Gambling911

if anyone buys or decides to partner up with VIP it is going to be the biggest mistake of their lives.
They bought a business called Nine for $42m dollars just over a year ago ( borrowed money ) , 17m dollars was paid to the 2 owners of that business who very disappeared. The gaming act as one of the best things that happened to Mr Ashetton, and the 2 brothers that owned that business as it covered up the sheer incompetence of their knowledge .The plc inLondon Leisure and Gaming pulled out .They made 3 disinastrous purchases in a period of 1 year . Incredibly Mr Ashetton got away with this and the holding company is in liquidation or close to.He gives the image of a nice upright person that you can trust in business but please this message needs to be got across the forums.200 people lost their jobs in Costa Rica as a result beHWcause they paid 42m for a company that was essentially breaking even.Be careful as Mr Ashetton is a very two faced person and cannot be trusted,and has used the island for very very cheap labour and has a history of abuse in relation to employees rights.

[TyroneGoHome]

You must be one of the 200 people that got fired.

[WWTSblows]

Apparently all the laid-off employees from every sportsbook knows about this forum.

[Seattle Slew]

This is not new information on the rumor scale. The report you saw on gambling911.com was from March 25.

[quote=joe blow;244799I just read this on Gambling911[/QUOTE]

[Santo]

Well the post was from 29 March

[Seattle Slew]

Good point. My mistake.

Originally Posted by Santo

Well the post was from 29 March

[jjgold]

VIP went from a top 10 book to a non factor book now

[michael777]

i have $1 limits at vip

[bigjp5091]

I've got 20K+ in there and haven't been able to get a penny in the last month. Between them and sportsbook.com, I have close to 30K in jeopardy!

Hooray Beer!

[Bill Dozer]

bigjp,
Did they tell you when you can expect a rescheduled payment?

[bigjp5091]

Originally Posted by Bill Dozer

bigjp,
Did they tell you when you can expect a rescheduled payment?

They say check was sent on the 18th, and that wires were sent out on 5/30, 5/31, and 6/1 with one pending for early next week. Wires have been taking about 5 business days, so I would expect to start seeing those on tuesday or wednesday next week and I would think the check via regualr mail would be here by then as well, if they are being straight.

I've been dealing with sportsbook.com for so long I have become a little jaded with the whole process.

I plan on making all future deposits at The Greek, WSEX, and BetJamaica.