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Old 03-26-2006, 03:44 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default BetOnSport upgrade??? How can you upgrade a book that has open stiff jobs out there?

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How can you upgrade them while they still haven't resolved past debts?
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Old 03-26-2006, 03:47 PM   #2 (permalink)
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What debts? please explain
I play there

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Old 03-26-2006, 04:38 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I also am having difficulty understanding this upgrade.
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Old 03-26-2006, 04:47 PM   #4 (permalink)
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They stiffed a player out of $500,000 years ago. They also stiffed a parlay player out of about $20,000, would have been $35,000 but he begged and lied to get $15,000 out of them.

Until recently, all of the watchdog sites were in unison and refused their advertising.
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Old 03-26-2006, 05:00 PM   #5 (permalink)
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JC, I'm assuming your refering to this

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BetOnSports Plc Group upgraded; BetonSports from C to C+
I can't comment on this upgrade at all. I don't have anything to do with the upgrades and downgrades at all.
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Old 03-26-2006, 07:14 PM   #6 (permalink)
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As the saying goes .... "any news on this" ...
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Old 03-26-2006, 07:20 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Wow! Just recently BetOnSports tried to screw a bettor out of his winning wager and needed SBR's help to get paid. On top of the STIFF jobs this book has never resolved, SBR upgrades this shit book? No doubt there is something behind the scenes we don't know about like kickbacks. There can be no other explanation.

You might as well upgrade BetUS too.
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Old 03-26-2006, 07:21 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I think this is their 3rd upgrade in the last few months. The rating does have a full grade subtraction built in for those incidents which will remain. We have been saying for a while that this book has improved and we hope that it continues. The rating reflects the recent improvement but also they could be a full grade higher if/when they settle their outstanding complaints.
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Old 03-26-2006, 07:25 PM   #9 (permalink)
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I just don't see how they can be higher than D+. That's usually the highest grade you give to books with open no pays that are somehow still open. Time does not forgive debts in this business, at least it shouldn't.
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Old 03-26-2006, 07:43 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Time does not forgive debts in this business, at least it shouldn't.
You're right it shouldnt. If there is anyway we can help resolve this we would be glad to try.

We rate BoS a C+, not an 10, or Platnium or anywhere close to "Recommended" status. We want to rate them and all books fairly based on current information as well as past deeds. Its not an easy balance but we try. We even have to look past them hacking and stealing our site with http://sportsbookaudit.com/ because we want to be fair on the ratings even if they are snakes.
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Old 03-26-2006, 07:46 PM   #11 (permalink)
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hacking and stealing our site with http://sportsbookaudit.com/
Oh man. That is plain sick. How can you even think you could get away with a rip like that.
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Oh man. That is plain sick. How can you even think you could get away with a rip like that.
5Dimes an F- ??
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Old 03-26-2006, 09:27 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Oh man. That is plain sick. How can you even think you could get away with a rip like that.
What a ripoff, lol. They have Pinnacle rated B.
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I've got to go against the company line and agree with JC et al on this one. C+ is too high a rating with the crap they have tried to pull - some of it recently.

And we can only guess what they have done to players who don't know to take their complaints to the posting forums.

This bogus review site is very amusing - ha ha - but it's also weaselly in the extreme and a sign of scamming minds at work. For that alone, I wouldn't allow them above a D. D is a fair rating for snakes IMO.

C+ is equal to books like BetDon and 777rock who are certainly not perfect but they bend over backwards to give good CS and keep virtually spotless records.

Nope, I'm not going along with this one.
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Old 03-26-2006, 09:50 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Dominant. Relentless. Exceptional. These words continually came to mind during our most recent tour of the BoS (BETonSPORTS.com) facilities. With BoS, the clients are the real winners, as this organization oozes professionalism.

I don't know what you guys are talking about. If anything screams distant objectivity, it's the review of BoS above.
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Old 03-26-2006, 10:24 PM   #16 (permalink)
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They have Pinnacle rated B.
at least they got something right on that site

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I've got to go against the company line and agree with JC et al on this one. C+ is too high a rating with the crap they have tried to pull - some of it recently.

And we can only guess what they have done to players who don't know to take their complaints to the posting forums.

This bogus review site is very amusing - ha ha - but it's also weaselly in the extreme and a sign of scamming minds at work. For that alone, I wouldn't allow them above a D. D is a fair rating for snakes IMO.

C+ is equal to books like BetDon and 777rock who are certainly not perfect but they bend over backwards to give good CS and keep virtually spotless records.

Nope, I'm not going along with this one.
Now here is a moderator with integrity. His soul is not for sale.
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