DO *NOT* USE EASYBETS!!!!!!!!

[Dukey]

mls,

I hope you were being sarcastic.

I know that getting paid is the most important thing, but that one stipulation shouldn't mean that a book is an "A" book.

Getting paid on time, having problems resolved quickly and amicably, and great customer service, are just some other important factors that should be adhered to before a book should be considered a top-notch book.

Too many people are letting a sportbook's standards slip by the wayside.

"They always pay", is justification enough for some people to say a book is "solid".

Books keep making errors in their lines, and the players are always blamed for "taking advantage of the book". There is the obvious factor of human error, but more often than not, it is lazy bookmaking, lack of staff, and other safety procedures that the book doesn't want to pay for.

Those people who keep blaming the player, and keep defending the practices and mistakes of the sportsbook will guarantee that these offshore books never strive for perfection.

Why should they?

A lot of bettors lower the standards and expectations they expect from a sportsbook. And these sportsbooks know that. The books know that offshore betting is the only way to bet for most people who don't live in Las Vegas, other than illegal bookmaking. So, most of these books do "just enough" to keep their customers happy.

If some of the Las Vegas sportsbooks pulled some of the stunts that these sportsbooks did, it would be front page news, and there would be a riot or demonstration at the sportsbook.

How would I know every time an offshore outlet stiffs Joe Blow? Every time I feel unappreciated, ripped off, or mistreated by a sportsbook, I just have to accept it. How else am I going to bet? I don't want to move to Vegas. I either take my money elsewhere or just stay there and hope I get them back by winning a big chunk from them.

There are books I have been with that I would give a 6 to 7 rating. There are some that were just horrible. I definitely haven't been with any 10's yet.

We the bettors should be hard to please and very demanding. Only then will the sportsbooks go that extra mile.

[The Guesser]

I've been paid by EasyBets many times, and it usually takes 1-2 weeks, but has taken as long as 3 weeks. They tell you that on the Website There is No Cost for the payment as it is sent regular mail from Ireland. If you want quicker payment, I believe one can pay for it. I guess I'm lucky as I've had no problems with EasyBets other than the occassional software glich.

[jpr24628]

I used Easybets a while back ....until one time when i withdrew money...and of course it took forever to get in my hands..When I went to Cash it at my bank they had to hold it for 7 days because the Bank that was on the check was Canadian ...and to find out My bank charged me 17 bucks to cash this check!!! Thats when i decided to close easybets out!!!

[SLAM DUNK]

To Easybets regarding

Basically, she was just following strictly to our in-house rules,hereby any bet placed online will stand. She did not know that the effect was so huge and could result in damaging our business relationship.We have a Supervisor on duty every shift and she might have thought that this was a pretty straightforward problem and she could have had handled it well.
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Why do you have a supervisor on duty? To handle situations that your clerks are NOT qualified to handle.It is Management(and
common sense) 101. I think what everyone would like to hear from you is that this was
a mistake, by a poorly trained employee, and we will make sure that all of are employees are trained to handle customer complaints on a professional level in the future. Then once you make that statement, follow up on it and make sure that ALL of your employees are trained properly. It is very simple.

[AussieVamp2]

Yeah, it is a worry when you keep hearing this stuff. Last NHL season had lots of different NHL lines on one side in particular, so would have been nice to use them, but with Bettorsworld removal and all these stories... yuck.

[yomonte]

I started to post this a few weeks ago but this happened a few months ago. I've only been a member a couple of months at BW. I got a check from easy bets, not for a lot but a check just the same. My bank that cashed that check is taking me to court. I felt it was a good check so its their check now and I still feel the same. But in the long run, are any checks cashable in the US from offshore. I have to add that easybets offered to pay all expenses to the bank to have that check cashed. I made a copy of the e-mail Ebets sent me to hold them off from suing me, but after a month they still wanted me to come pick up the check. If its a good check can they sue me.

[reno]

When I used to play with Easybets--before they devolved into a bad Joke--all of their checks would have "for deposit only" stamped on the back. That by itself was a probably an indication of the problems to come.

[AussieVamp2]

Guesser, they send cheques regular mail? So you are literally waiting for the boat to get in No wonder it takes so long......

[Dot Mix]

Yo Monte

Why are they taking you to court?

Bad check from sportsbook or is your bank refusing to honor that check for another specified reason?

Can you be more specific.

Thanks.....Dot

[PabloSonLoco]

Yeah yomonte...I am interested into know more details of that problem. This scares me since I am waiting for 4 personal checks from them!

[yomonte]

I stated that I still feel the check is good, I just think its costing them a good deal to get it cashed. Easy bets and I both offered to pick up the tab but they said just come and get it. I told the bank that the reason you want me to come pick it up is that its costing you money. EB emailed me saying they would pay the cost also and I showed the bank that note, and that held them off for about a month. They said they cant cash checks from that zone. This has had to happen before. I still feel the check is good, could be a cheesy bank. I'll find out in court.

[PabloSonLoco]

yomonte,

I hope the other guys come into this forum and talk, too, but I think it might be your bank's fault. It sounds like most banks would cash a foreign check, and they're giving you the runaround. For the rest of us that use Easybets, I hope that is the case. I am to receive several checks from them this week (well it's been 3 weeks, where the heck they at?), and I want them to be cashed as smoothly as possible. Let's hear what the other guys say before I go flying off the hinges.

[JohnnyDeMarco]

I'd be very leary of cashing this check or even depositing it. Your bank has to, by law, file a suspicious activity report in a situation like this-especially if they know it is gambling money. ILLEGAL PROCEEDS!

[yomonte]

I've given this more thought in the last 24 hours than I have in total. But illegal proceeds, I wasn't aware of this Johnny, but instead of being hard headed I'm going to pick up the check and have easybets cancel it and redeposit it to my account, build it up on nascar to afford western union. Like i said in my first post it was a small check but a check none the less. My point originally was why do they pay off in checks you can't cash. Pablo, have you ever cashed paper from them before.

[PabloSonLoco]

I have never received a check payout from Easybets. They have credited my credit cards back without issue. That is one sigh of relief. But what Johnny said disturbs me. It's almost as if I am in trouble if I cash one of those checks. I think it's ludicrous that Easybets would make a check appear to be from gambling winnings. You would think an offshore book would make the necessary concessions to have the check cashed as discreetly as possible. Like I said, I have several checks coming to me. The more I talk to people in this forum, the more I get scared about using Easybets.