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Old 08-19-2008, 12:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default So here is my question about Oddsmaker.com (Only want actual player experiences)

This is the live chat dialogue I had with them about the free promo and I know they are a D- and all of that stuff and just use an A book argument but has anyone who actually followed EVERY rule to a T not been paid out? Every complaint I have read has been where someone broke a rule they said they did not know about but has anyone who actually deposited not been paid or anyone who did the Promo and followed EVERY RULE 100% not get the winnings? I figured what the hell no Deposit neccesary

Mary Joy: The reason why we are giving you the free $200 is for you to be familiar
Mary Joy: with our website
Mary Joy: The rules are very simple
Mary Joy: ABSOLUTELY NO POKER FOR THIS.
Mary Joy: In sports book you can do only straight wager
Mary Joy: NO PARLAYS or TEASERS are allowed
Mary Joy: You can also play all in our CASINO games.
Mary Joy: What we ask you to do is to take the $200 roll over it 15 times and try to bring your account balance over $2500 without exceeding $3500.
Mary Joy: Maximum withdrawal for this promotion is $1000
Mary Joy: Anything over 2500 and not exceeding $3500 will be your winnings
Mary Joy: Once you commit withdrawal the promotion gets expired.

Oh and also you can not deposit until you either win and cash out or lose the promo money

from the rules its basically turn $200 in to 2500-3500 with NOTHING but straight bets minimum 15x roll over so basically if you get up to $2750 after 15x rollover you can cash out $250 and then your account is cleared if you get to $3450 you got $950 in winnings
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Old 08-19-2008, 12:27 PM   #2 (permalink)
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how you finding these deals?
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Old 08-19-2008, 12:29 PM   #3 (permalink)
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It just seems like they get a real bad rap from people to slow to understand the rules, as unfair as the rules may be to someone who broke them they are THE RULES, My personal opinion is oddsmaker is dumb for offering this promo to draw people in because 85% are too stupid to read and understand the rules and end up getting the winnings revoked so they hate the book and refuse to play there ever again, i guess they are assuming most players will not ever get to the withdrawal point and will like the book and just deposit not knowing they never would of got the winnings, the site has TONS of props and a great VIP program as well as free contests I am giving this book the benefit of the doubt on this and seeing what happens with the promo and should I build it up and cash out I may even post up a little with them for the huge number of props they have
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you like any totals today top?
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Old 08-19-2008, 12:31 PM   #5 (permalink)
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how you finding these deals?
They mailed it to me just tell them you got a mailer but lost the promo code and wanted to set up an account and try them with the free play money and have them explain the rules to you and then copy and paste the rules and save them in word or something so if any dispute arises you can show it to them, I have rolled it over once so far and balance is at $389
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you like any totals today top?
1 total I love today Z is Pit/stl over probably post a thread for it later
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Sure go for it.

Deposit $5,000 while you are at it.
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Old 08-19-2008, 12:37 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Yeah but look at those rules. How ridiculous!
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Old 08-19-2008, 12:39 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Question was not if they are an A durito or even if they are huge deposit #1 out worthy I asked if anyone who actually followed every rule they imposed and played there or deposited there and won not been paid because i am yet to see a single case of that, the manager may be a rule hugging prick but I am yet to see a single omplaint where breaking of the rules was not the issue given forfeiting $500 because you made one $50 parlay is unfair if it says NO PARLAYS they even type it in bold, they have the right to do that
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Yeah but look at those rules. How ridiculous!
Yah they are but its free money and if you get on a little roll you can roll that over in like a weeks time if you just dont parlay or play poker thats a possible free thousand bucks
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I am going to bump this a few times today just because i am actually interested in finding the answer to this question out i am not trying to sway anyone to try them or anything I am just curious as to how they are so lowly rated when I have seen no complaints that did not involve a rule violation, not even any slow pay reports it looks like the average pay time from all my research is 2-4 weeks which is not anywhere near A+ book level but certainly not a D- or even a C- for that matter maybe a C or C+ at worst
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Old 08-19-2008, 04:20 PM   #12 (permalink)
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If you know the rules and you're prepared to follow them, take advantage of the promotion, cash out, and get out.
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Old 08-19-2008, 04:30 PM   #13 (permalink)
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No reason not to try. Get the promo and just play your regular straight wagers on there too. Follow all the rules and chip away at it and see what happens. The worst they can do is not pay you, but i think its definitely worth a shot.
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I got the free $100 thing from Oddsmaker in the mail about two weeks ago, signed up, and made sure that I read all of the rules after reading about all of the bad experiences on here and other places. I was able to turn that into $2356 playing blackjack and making a straight bet, and cashed out for $856 minus the $55 fee (used the cash transfer option) on the 7th. It was changed from pending to processed the next Monday, and I'm near the end of the 5-10 business day window, so it appears that they'll pay me, but I'm still waiting for the email confirmation. I'll try to keep you posted.
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I got the free $100 thing from Oddsmaker in the mail about two weeks ago, signed up, and made sure that I read all of the rules after reading about all of the bad experiences on here and other places. I was able to turn that into $2356 playing blackjack and making a straight bet, and cashed out for $856 minus the $55 fee (used the cash transfer option) on the 7th. It was changed from pending to processed the next Monday, and I'm near the end of the 5-10 business day window, so it appears that they'll pay me, but I'm still waiting for the email confirmation. I'll try to keep you posted.
Let us know.

TG, they've been caught changing the terms of these promotions before, just read the forums where they actually advertise and see some of the nonsense.
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Is this promotion available for anyone or do they have to offer it to you? I dont see anything about it on their site
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