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    tommy83
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    Meridianbet - any info?

    have you got any info about bookie named Meridianbet?
    they offer nice first deposit bonus ( 100% up to 500 euro ) but never heard of them, so wondering that isn't deposit only bookie.

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    Meridianbet (SBR Not Rated) is a Serbian book and a part of Meridian Gaming Limited. Also, it appears to operate remotely out of Malta (class 2 license was issued).

    They do accept Moneybookers as well as offer support to 5 different languages. Not to mention offer Fractional, decimal, and U.S. style odds style format.

    Here are their email address:
    care@meridianbet.com
    info@meridianbet.com
    support@meridianbet.com

    Here are their phone numbers:
    Customer service number: +356.21319493
    Fax number: +356.21319406

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    [SBRFORUM]Meridianbet[/SBRFORUM] doesn't accept players from the following countries:

    USA
    France
    Israel
    Holland (Netherlands)
    Turkey
    Estonia
    Hong Kong
    Philippines

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    I would advise everyone to stay away from this bookmaker.

    I opened account and placed 5 bets which all lost.

    My first bet was a single bet on a match handicap which lost. I then deposited £500 to place a bet on another handicap bet the next day but Meridianbet had changed all handicap bets to a minimum of trebles so i withdrew the £500 out to my Moneybookers account.

    3 days later i deposit again cause the £500 was taken out of my account so i couldnt use it. The 4 bets i placed had lost and i noticed my £500 had been put back into my account.

    I thought nothing of it so i went to place another bet on Monday and i got this message:
    Sorry, you are not allowed to place bets. Current operation can't continue. Please contact our Customer Service
    So i tried to withdrawal my £500 and it wont come out of my account, so i have £500 in my account which i cant get hold of.

    Ive emailed to both of there emails addresses twice but got nothing, the livechat on there website is in fact a message service not livechat. Ive had no email off them saying we need your documents etc or a reason why i cant place bets.

    Also BBD where have you got there number from because i cant see it on there website, unless they took it off.

    If this is how they treat losing customers god help the people who win.

    So my advice is to stay away.
    Last edited by citlec; 01-29-09 at 03:45 PM.

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    Typical Malta book really.

    I can't remember exactly where I obtained the phone number from sir. However I know it wasn't on their website site at all because It took many many hours trying to translate things to English.

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    Still no email about my account and the number you put up BBD just rings and rings.
    I would included them on your scam list.

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    I got a payout for 178 euro yesterday from them via mb, but it took 8 working days

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    Quote Originally Posted by citlec View Post
    Still no email about my account and the number you put up BBD just rings and rings.
    I would included them on your scam list.
    Let me see if I can hunt down another phone number for you sir.

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    Googled for info on them and from online.casinocity.com/sportsbooks/meridianbet there are three sites listed as belonging to meridianbet, one called kladionicameridian.com (primary website) which has contact numbers although maybe only Serbian speakers there. Obviously this is only as good as the info on that site and I don't know if it is the same company.

    Also through google, I found someone posting on a foreign language forum who was also saying he was receiving the "Sorry, you are not allowed to place bets. Current operation can't continue. Please contact our Customer Service" message.

    meridianbet.com is currently offline as far as I can tell.

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    Still no email from them. Looks like ive been conned out of £500

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    BBD,

    I got through to that phone number and it has nothing to do with Meridianbet. Its a number for a sports consultant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by citlec View Post
    BBD,

    I got through to that phone number and it has nothing to do with Meridianbet. Its a number for a sports consultant.
    Try the meridianbet call centre by calling 08000 383 384 (UK) (Outside UK 0044 1235 777000)

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    Thanks for that but im sure that number is for Stan James. It looks like the one i used to use for Stan James but i noticed they have changed there number. Stan James has 2 websites and that number is under the stanjamesuk website. You search the number given into google and Stan James comes up.

    Strangely under my account i have a call centre number ID, but nowhere on the site has a number to ring to use that number ID
    Last edited by citlec; 02-06-09 at 01:32 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by citlec View Post
    Thanks for that but im sure that number is for Stan James.
    When i was placing a bet i got a popup asking me to call it

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    Quote Originally Posted by doowahdiddy View Post
    When i was placing a bet i got a popup asking me to call it
    Then that's proof it's a scam :-(

    http://www.stanjamesuk.com/help/contactus.asp
    "Freephone from the UK08000 383 384"

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    doowahdiddy
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    Seems to be related , live help is online http://82.117.206.193/meridian/

    Meridian
    Sajtwww.kladionicameridian.comE-mailinfo@meridianbet.comTeletekstPink 500-511
    Fox 501-512Telefon011 / 3305 - 222

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    Quote Originally Posted by doowahdiddy View Post
    When i was placing a bet i got a popup asking me to call it
    Did you call the number to find out what they wanted?
    I never got that pop up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by citlec View Post
    Did you call the number to find out what they wanted?
    I never got that pop up.
    No, they ltd me on a bet and ask me to call to place it. Race was off before i got a chance

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    doowahdiddy
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    Oh btw my funds were returned to my account the first time i tried to withdraw, i then withdrew again 30 days after signing up as per the rules and it went through ok

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    Sorry for late answer, but I now found posting. I am not really sure that this license is really in Malta, because Meridinabet is an offlinebookie in Serbia (I am from former Yugoslavia) and you shuld handle this books carefull. This is my experiance with this books and Meridian is investing only money in designs and similar, but not in the real important parts.

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    Still no email and still no money from these con-merchants.
    Its been over a month now i deposit my money and when i make my withdrawal it just gives me a blank page and my money stays in my account.

    Everyone stay away.

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    yes scam book!.

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    Well i finally received a email from them last night saying they need my ID details.

    I sent them my ID details and 31 minutes after sending the email the money was in my Moneybookers account

    Although its still not letting me put bets on but still i have my £500 back.

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    are they really connected with the meridian that has shops throughout the balkans? with all the scam talk, i was beginning to think someone just stole the name to con clients into trusting them...

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    Quote Originally Posted by lys3rg0 View Post
    are they really connected with the meridian that has shops throughout the balkans? with all the scam talk, i was beginning to think someone just stole the name to con clients into trusting them...
    Yes,they have local shops in Serbia,but is very dangerous to play in bookie located in country-few years after the war...Maybe they pay to their local customers-But Meridianbet is really poor with small FAQ sections and few words rules.

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    my experience

    At the beginning of march I opened an account with meridianbet. I thought (and I'm still think) they are same thing with the serbian offline bookie that has shops in Romania.

    2 weeks after that they locked my account without inform me. I sent them few emails and only after that they asked my for scancopies of my documents. I send what they asked and my account was unblock after 1 week (after other few emails).

    Because I can't withdraw yet my money (1st withdraw is permitted only after 30 days after 1st deposit) I tried to place some bets. But no matter the event (or stake for event) I was not able to place bets. The answer was the same:

    • Our automatic risk controls have rejected your bet. Please place your bet via our call centre by calling 08000 383 384 (Outside UK 0044 1235 777000)
    • Sorry, your bet couldn't be accepted.

    After other 2 emails I decided to call that number. But SURPRISE: the number is not of meridianbet the number is from stanjames.

    I tried once again to play several bets but invariable their automatic reply was:


    • Our automatic risk controls have rejected your bet. Please place another bet.
    • Sorry, your bet couldn't be accepted.

    As you can see that number dissapeared from their automatic replay.


    In this moment I'm scared for my money (1500 euros in my account). I send them another email and I tell them I want to close my account (and of course to receive my money as soon as possible). Their answer (really fast indeed) was:

    "we really do not know what kind a problem do you have,
    Meridianbet is really happy to return your money back to you according to the regulations.
    Hope that some different company will be more than happy to have you as a customer.
    Best Regards,Sanja Gardasevic."

    I received this answer after I explained them very clear the problems and I asked them about the phone number.
    I think it's better to avoid this bookie. I hope I will receive my money.
    Last edited by petschovschi; 03-25-09 at 05:44 PM.

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    i sent an email asking in great detail about bonus rollover conditions, since the general rules and bonus terms are all over the place, received a reply quite fast, but they didn't bother to explain everything i asked, so i decided not to jump in... looks like i was lucky.

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    I have a great experience with meridianbet. I am betting with meridianbet online and offline. this post from petschovschi looks like science fiction. I bet that you are mad because you lost your bet. You will be luckier next time, do not worry.

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    I didnt have any trouble here after i got my id oked, withdrew twice without any hassle. They never replied to emails but always to messages left on the live chat

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    New Stuff

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    100% up to 300€ - sports betting (9x rollover)
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    Quote Originally Posted by LionKing View Post
    April 2009.
    2€ Free - No Deposit
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    Quote Originally Posted by LionKing View Post
    I have a great experience with meridianbet. I am betting with meridianbet online and offline. this post from petschovschi looks like science fiction. I bet that you are mad because you lost your bet. You will be luckier next time, do not worry.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LionKing View Post
    I have a great experience with meridianbet. I am betting with meridianbet online and offline. this post from petschovschi looks like science fiction. I bet that you are mad because you lost your bet. You will be luckier next time, do not worry.
    Be sure that everything I wrote here it's real. By the way I have the strong feeling that you are employer of meridianbet (your registered few days ago and your only 2 posts are in this thread where you defend meridianbet...).

    In other order yesterday I made the withdraw for the enitre amount of money from my account. Meridanbet was preety fast because today the money were already in my MB account.
    After what happened to me with this bookie I strongly recommend to avoid meridianbet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LionKing View Post
    I have a great experience with meridianbet. I am betting with meridianbet online and offline. this post from petschovschi looks like science fiction. I bet that you are mad because you lost your bet. You will be luckier next time, do not worry.
    Whats a shit
    I have opened account account , and deposited 300 euro, didt use a bonus. After +/- 10 bets my account was locked because of investigestion, after 4 next weeks I have tried to withdrawn money, unfortunately this option was not available. Support informed me to send a documents, I did it immediately. I was waiting next 2 weeks without any reply, so I asked support - why they treat me like a shit. Next day my account was unlocked , and support credit my account with a freebet..... 2 euro. Unfortunately the max stake I can use after unlock was less than 1 euro. For my last email to support was no reply
    thanks for this freebet, but thi s offer is too generous for me! I cannot play with so high stakes. Until You unlocked my account, I have tried to place a few bets. Max accepted stakes was 0.6 euro or 0.3 euro. So please remove this big freebet from account, and please credit my account with a smaller freebet.
    By the way- can You explain Me, why somebody is malicious for me? Earlier my account was locked almost 2 months without reason, next was limited to stakes lower than 1 euro. Please inform Me what was a reason, I didnt won in meridan big money ( +70 euro it was all my winnings balance), didnt use a bonus campaign, so why?
    dont play in meridanbet, it is just a shit. Do not waste your time !

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    With the current bonus I probably would try it... but the goldvictory case is still to fresh for me atm. I am not judging them, but

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    Petschovschi, you are really funny guy.
    your posts are like more for X-files forum.
    I said that I am betting with meridianbet offline for 7 years and they are huge company with over 500 retail betting shops.
    Your are crying because you had bad week and meridianbet returned your money very fast.
    Maybe their customer service is still not fast enough because they started their
    internet betting 3,4 months ago, but this company is HUGE, and because you did not win the money with them still this does not mean that you have to post Walt Disney Stories.

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