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Re: JIMMYMAC VS. ODDSMAKER DISPUTE: THE VERDICT
Munson,
Oddsmaker is hurting for players with large balances. The big fish have been steering clear of this shop for a good while. These kind of offers are meant to attract dime players.
The irony of this whole fiasco is that the book seems to have a problem with players sharing email.
How do they get players' names? by sharing email.
Most books will honor promotions that were forwarded to them by someone else...FACT! and they appreciate the publicity.
It's up to the book to decide who gets what bonus, but NOT after the fact. The bets from Jimmy that were booked by Oddsmaker are the player's property. The book is just not happy that they sent this bonus to an advantage player. This happens all the time. But 9 times out of 10 they PAY the player before cutting his limits or showing him the door...
Bonus abuse may be defined as (but not restricted to) clients cashing out for the purpose of redepositing, or referring new accounts that they are using themselves. Sanctions may be in the form of increased rollover requirements or loss of bonus privileges altogether for the offending account as well as any linked accounts.
I wish they had used this paragraph to punish the player. Even asking him to deposit an amount equal to his winnings and enforcing a rollover on that amount would have been a more creative resolution to the conflict. Certainly, he did not abide by the rules, and Shrink was in a tough spot, no one comes out of this situation whole I'm afraid. A free bonus with no deposit is probably not in anyone's best interest either, I'm afraid.
Can't help but think how many hundreds or probably thousands of these "free $500" offers were mailed out.
Oddsmaker seems to have mailed these offers out in an UNSOLICITED manner.
They mailed (or emailed) them to folks on a mailing list they had of high roller losers..
Hoping to catch their hook in a few whales..
Munson,
Oddsmaker is hurting for players with large balances. The big fish have been steering clear of this shop for a good while. These kind of offers are meant to attract dime players.
The irony of this whole fiasco is that the book seems to have a problem with players sharing email.
How do they get players' names? by sharing email.
Most books will honor promotions that were forwarded to them by someone else...FACT! and they appreciate the publicity.
It's up to the book to decide who gets what bonus, but NOT after the fact. The bets from Jimmy that were booked by Oddsmaker are the player's property. The book is just not happy that they sent this bonus to an advantage player. This happens all the time. But 9 times out of 10 they PAY the player before cutting his limits or showing him the door...